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Double Dealin

Tracklist:
   1. Double Dealing 4:46 
   2. It Ain't Safe 4:05 
   3. When My Blood Runs Cold 5:14 
   4. Smooth Sailing 4:21 
   5. Don't Try To Explain 4:06 
   6. Mercenary Baby 4:02 
   7. Ain't Doin' Too Bad 4:49 
   8. Where Can A Man Go 5:00 
   9. 3 Handed Woman 4:51 
 10. Doin' Bad, Feelin' Good 3:18 
 11. 4 Little Boys 5:58 
 12. Remember The Day 3:13

Review:
Lucky Peterson has fired off the finest CD of his amazing career. A child prodigy who appeared on The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show, he has matured into a bonafide triple threat who has performed with Etta James, Otis Rush, B.B. King and Albert Collins. The singer/guitarist/organist was certainly well-groomed. Lucky's father is bluesman James Peterson, and his first record (at age 5!) was produced by Willie Dixon. The title track fires up the boilers and the Jimmy McCracklin classic is a perfect showcase for Peterson's searing guitar and smooth vocals. When My Blood Runs Cold, co-written with his father, sports a textbook blues guitar intro, and John Cleary's crisp, haunting piano backing polishes the trim. Cleary, who sparkles on Smooth Sailin,' and tickles the ivories on Ain't Doin' Too Bad, also wrote the funky Doin' Bad, Feelin' Good, fine vehicles for the Texicali Horns. Peterson's hymn-like Hammond B3 sets the tone for a near-religious experience on Keb Mo's Don't Try to Explain, illustrating how far he has come as a vocalist and also featuring wife Tamara on background vocals. Peterson's gospel influence is no surprise, having led him to a 1966 collaboration with Mavis Staples. His forays into R&B and soul were honed by Little Milton and Bobby Blue Bland. Mercenary Baby is a jumpy, upbeat comeback tune, and Andre Williams' classic Three Handed Woman chronicles a woman who is "right handed, left handed, underhanded too!" Another touching effort is 4 Little Boys, the true story of his grandmother's deathbed plea to his grandfather to persevere in raising their four sons. There are 12 tracks here, all of them gems. Lucky Peterson is recognized as one of the most talent young bluesmen around today, and for good reason. Listening to this stellar CD--an inspiring blend of Petersons's guitar, vocals and organ-will leave blues fans triple dealin'.

Met dank aan Motormuijs!