Arbee's Blues

Arbee’s Blues lays testament to bluesman Arbee Stidham’s triumph over a long depression, a consequence of an accident that forced him to give up the saxophone in the mid-1950s. Along his route to recovery, the musician picked up the guitar, and this album—over half an hour of plaintive Chicago blues and swinging boogie-woogie—is one result. Stidham’s deep, grizzly voice and understated guitar licks weave through Memphis Slim’s piano/organ riffs and Jump Jackson’s beats on snare. See the liner notes for more about Arbee, his blues, and the lyrics that recount them.

Track Listing

101	Good Morning Blues Arbee Stidham	01:52
102	Falling Blues Arbee Stidham	04:09
103	Blue and Low Arbee Stidham	03:01
104	Misery Blues (Calypso) Arbee Stidham	02:23
105	My Baby Left Me Arbee Stidham	02:26
106	In the Evening Arbee Stidham	02:58
201	Walking Blues Arbee Stidham	03:12
202	I’ve Got to Forget You Arbee Stidham	03:35
203	Standing on the Corner Arbee Stidham	02:10
204	Careless Love Arbee Stidham	04:20
205	Tell Me, Mama Arbee Stidham	03:42