| Honey, After Hours | 4 |
A long time ago, This album was requested when I was posting a bunch of out of print things – and I’m finally making good on that promise. Trix Records was one of the best of the blues labels in post-war era though it never had the break through artists that would help propel Chess and others to major label status. This album Detroit After Hours is a collection of their musicians playing on the same piano and recored live at a house in Detroit’s “The Valley” a former black neighborhood that was the center of black entertainment after the war and was demolished over time in the 70s and 80s to make way for a freeway. The music is lively and really capture the spirit of a blues after hour party and all these songs are wonderful.
Pick a song or pick the full album.
Chuck Smith – The Train Is Coming (1973)
Detroit After Hours Vol. 1 (zip file)
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Peter thanks for posting this – it’s been 20 years since I heard this album on my record player. Thanks so much for digging this lost gem up. Will be anxiously awaiting any future lost gems!
lemme listen, i’ll get back to you
Wow that was odd. I just wrote an extremely long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t
appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Anyway,
just wanted to say superb blog!
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