James Harman Band - 1987 - Those Dangerous Gentlemens [192]

This is one of the finest examples of contemporary blues recorded in the last twenty years. The band boasted a strong rhythm section with Willie J. Campbell on bass and Steven T. Hodges on drums, but what really sparked the band on this album was the twin guitar attack of Hollywood Fats (who died of heart failure at 32 before this album was released) and a then 27-year-old Kid Ramos. Then, of course, there is Harman's propulsive harmonica playing. Harman wrote or co-wrote all tracks with his bandmates except for Dennis Linde's "My Baby's Gone." Whether they were performing swamp blues numbers like "Voodoo Love," slow blues like "I've Been Lovin' You" (with shared lead vocals by Bonnie Bramlett) or romping through the Bo Diddley beat of "Kiss of Fire," The James Harman Band proved themselves to be one of the most exciting bands on the blues circuit.

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