2016 studio album by Bobby Rush
Porcupine Meat blues musician Bobby Rush . It was released by Rounder Records on September 16, 2016.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Billboard Top R&B Albums[ 5]
Porcupine Meat won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Track listing
All songs written by Bobby Rush, except "Got Me Accused" by Bobby Rush and Scott Billington , and "Snake in the Grass" and "Catfish Stew" by Bobby Rush, Scott Billington, and Johnette Downing.
"I Don't Want Nobody Hanging Around"
"Porcupine Meat" (featuring Vasti Jackson )
"Got Me Accused"
"Snake in the Grass"
"Funk o' de Funk"
"Me, Myself and I" (featuring Joe Bonamassa )
"Catfish Stew"
"It's Your Move" (featuring Dave Alvin )
"Nighttime Gardener" (featuring Keb' Mo' )
"I Think Your Dress Is Too Short"
"Standing on Shaky Ground"
"I'm Tired" (Tangle Eye Mix)
Personnel
Musicians
Bobby Rush – vocals, harmonicaVasti Jackson – guitarShane Theriot – electric and acoustic guitarsDavid Torkanowsky – Hammond B-3 organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hohner D6 clavinet
Cornell Williams – bass, background vocals
Jeffrey "Jellybean" Alexander – drums
Kirk Joseph – sousaphoneBarney Floyd – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jeff Albert – trombone
Jeff Watkins – tenor saxophone
Khari Allen Lee – alto saxophone
Roger Lewis – baritone saxophone
Charles "Chucky C" Elam III – background vocals
Johnette Downing – background vocals
Scott Billington – percussionJoe Bonamassa – guitar on "Me, Myself and I"Dave Alvin – guitar on "It's Your Move"Keb' Mo' – guitar on "Nighttime Gardener"Production
Produced by Scott Billington
Recording, mixing: Steve Reynolds
Assistant engineers: Nick Guttman, Matt Grondin
Assistant engineer: Jake Eckert
Mastering: Paul Blakemore
Musical director: Vasti Jackson
Horn arrangements: Jeff Albert
Photography: Rick Olivier
Art direction, cover, book backpage design: Carrie Smith
Package Design: Jimmy Hole
Thanks to Dave Clements and the Circle Bar
Dave Alvin recorded by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Ct. Studio, Los Angeles, CA. Session co-produced by Jeff DeLia
Joe Bonamassa recorded by Angelo Caputo, assisted by Sean Madden, at NightBird Recording Studios, West Hollywood, CA
Keb' Mo' recorded by Kevin R. Moore II aka P. Roosevelt at Treehouse, Los Angeles, CA
References
^ Nadal, James (September 29, 2016). "Bobby Rush: Porcupine Meat " . All About Jazz . Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 . ^ Mitchell, John (December 8, 2016). "Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat : Album Review" . Blues Blast Magazine . Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 . ^ Deming, Mark. "Porcupine Meat " . AllMusic . Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 . ^ "Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat" . Blues Magazine . Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .^ "Bobby Rush | Biography, Music & News" . Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2024 .^ Coleman, Alex (February 12, 2017). "Oldest Living Mid-South Blues Man Bobby Rush Wins Grammy Award" . WREG . Memphis, Tennessee. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 . ^ Threadgill, Jacob (February 13, 2017). "Bluesman Bobby Rush Wins 1st Grammy at Age 83" . The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved February 13, 2017 . ^ Barnes, Mo (February 13, 2017). "83-Year-Old Blues Legend Bobby Rush Wins 1st Grammy" . Rolling Out . Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017 .
