Year: 1989
Time: 37:45
Size: 86,8 MB
Label: Black Top Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Full
Tracks Listing:
1. Oh Lawdy, My Baby - 3:28
2. Lipstick Traces - 3:18
3. Young Girl - 2:53
4. Out of Nowhere - 3:39
5. You're So Fine - 2:48
6. Mailman Blues - 2:54
7. Wella Wella Baby-La - 2:32
8. Kiss of Fire - 2:36
9. It's Your Thing - 2:42
10. Playgirl - 2:43
11. West Side Baby - 4:40
12. Cheeta - 3:26
It’s a testament to Snooks Eaglin's authenticity that even at the peak of '80s-style synthetic production techniques he could still make a recording that had all the vim and vigor of a sweaty New Orleans bar just after midnight. Out of Nowhere might not have the organic production of Eaglin’s '60s and '70s work, but just listen to “Mailman Blues” and try to deny its irrepressible energy. Eaglin was often pigeonholed as a modern-day bluesman, but this 1989 release proves he was anything but ordinary. It’s not just that he's equally fervent about Charlie Christian–style electric swing (“Out of Nowhere”) and '70s-era street funk (The Isley Brothers' “It’s Your Thing”). It’s that he can take a Louis Armstrong standard like “Kiss of Fire” and reinvent it in his own image as an elastic flamenco arranged for solo guitar. Eaglin was living proof not only of New Orleans’ musical ingenuity but also of his unparalleled flair for individual style.
Snooks Eaglin (born January 21, 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died February 18, 2009) was a guitarist and singer in New Orleans. His real name was Fird Eaglin, Jr. He has also been referred to as Blind Snooks Eaglin.His vocal style is reminiscent of Ray Charles; indeed, in the 50s, when he was in his late teens, he would sometimes bill himself as "Little" Ray Charles. He is generally regarded as a New Orleans R&B artist playing a wide range of music from blues, rock 'n' roll, jazz, country to Latin music. In his early years, he also played some straight ahead acoustic blues.His ability to play a wide range of songs and his ability to perfectly understand and make the tunes his own has earned him the nickname the "human jukebox." Eaglin has claimed in interviews that his musical repartoire to be as wide as 1,000 songs. At live shows, he usually did not prepare set lists, and what he was about to play was totally unpredictable, even to his bandmates. He played songs that come to his head, and he also took requests from the audience. "Out of Nowhere" is another wonderful selection of Eaglin-ized oldies ranging from Crescent City chestnuts by Tommy Ridgley, Benny Spellman, and Smiley Lewis to such unexpected fare as Nappy Brown's "Wella Wella Baby-La," the Isleys' "It's Your Thing," and the Falcons' "You're So Fine." Guitarist Anson Funderburgh's band is utilized for backup on half the set; a combo sporting saxophonist Grady Gaines is heard on most of the rest (Eaglin goes it alone on "Kiss of Fire").
Out of Nowhere
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