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🎸 WORKING MAN BLUES (full album) — 1968 Shuffle Train Groove
(2025, Great! Records)

About the Album

WORKING MAN BLUES is a powerful 15-track compilation dedicated to the grit, rhythm, and enduring spirit of the blue-collar worker.

Set in a 1968 crossover blues jam style, this album channels the chain-gang energy and storytelling focus of classic blues.

This is music built on a shuffle train groove at 102 BPM—relentless, rhythmic, and sweaty. The collection captures that moment when electric blues fused with Southern soul horns and the dynamic arrangements of West Coast R&B, creating a pure live-band fever.

The Era and The Influence: Crossover Blues (1968)

The Crossover:
1968 was a pivotal moment where the raw intensity of classic Chicago blues was reborn through Memphis soul and polished L.A. studio sound, bridging blues, soul, and rock.

Key Figures:
This record honors the swagger of T-Bone Walker (L.A. electric blues), the chain-gang vocal power of Sam Cooke, and the open-string electric finesse of Albert King (Memphis soul-blues).

Interesting Shift:
This era marked the blues becoming less tragic and more defiant—a soundtrack for pushing through hardship, powered by tight rhythm sections and soaring electric leads.

The Sound We Honor: Boogie Locomotive & Talking-Harp Duet

The album is built around gritty swing and a raw, analog aesthetic:

The Groove:
A relentless boogie locomotive rhythm. Round, percussive Fender Precision Bass. Dry snare shuffle. Tight ride cymbal.

Vocals / Harmonica:
Raspy tenor vocals, answered instantly by distorted bullet-mic harmonica through a Supro amp—creating a lively talking-harp duet in stereo.

Guitars:
Lead guitars in open-G slide, Fender Bassman + Jensen speaker, pushing the amp until it crackles.
Rhythm guitar uses Tele bridge chops driving constant triplet motion.

The Mix:
Analog imperfection embraced. Two amps hard-panned for gritty stereo depth. Natural bleed gives the music its live-band fever.

The Mission

WORKING MAN BLUES is a tribute to resilience.
A perfect playlist for anyone wanting high-energy electric blues, powerful storytelling, and the unmistakable 1968 crossover sound.

🎙️ The Human Element (Great! Records)

At Great! Records, we honor the emotional weight of human musicianship.
Every track is curated and mastered to preserve the raw, soulful feel of real blues performance.

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