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September 2003

Graham Clarke

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Yellow Dog Records, out of Memphis, Tennessee, is building up a terrific catalog of releases.  Another Yellow Dog release, Mark Lemhouse's Big Lonesome Radio, was reviewed last month in Blues Bytes by Arthur Shuey, so I'm here to affirm the positive.  Lemhouse, an Oregon native, moved to Memphis several years ago and woodshedded with Fat Possum recording artist Robert Belfour.  Lemhouse is an excellent guitarist, who plays electric, acoustic, lap steel, and National Resonator, with great taste in cover tunes, including acoustic takes on tracks by Tampa Red, Johnny Shines, Yank Rachell, Charley Patton, and Charles Brown (a neat take on "Driftin' Blues" that sounds nothing like the original).  There's also some sparks that fly as Lemhouse plugs in for a cover of Fred McDowell's "What's the Matter with Papa's Little Angel Child" and also for "No One Can Forgive Me But My Baby" from Tom Waits.  Lemhouse's original tunes are also impressive, particularly "Electra 225", and "Jealous Moon".  There's also a cover of Charlie Feathers' rockabilly tune, "One Hand Loose".  Keep an eye on Mark Lemhouse.  His debut shows tons of promise and will leave wanting more.

Recommend this CD to a friend!

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