Boo Boo Davis – Drew Mississippi (Black & Tan Records).

Boo Boo Davis is a Delta man through and through and for this recording he has brought that experience into the 21st century. He has teamed up with Ramon Goose from Nublues to produce a fusion of raw blues and modern beats. The opening track, Tell Me What You Do, is modern slide guitar led blues that is an interesting mix of old and new. Boo Boo’s voice certainly sounds like the real deal. Let Me Love You has acoustic licks but still has that same modern groove and the scratching and mixing is exciting. Boo Boo returns to electric slide for Who Stole The Booty. I believe that artists such as Little Axe pioneered this style of music and Davis pulls it off perfectly. The alternating between electric and acoustic continues with the eponymous title track. This is acoustic but with added strings this time and this adds up to a great effect over the traditional Delta blues. The funky and energetic guitar is the making of Got To Make It Right Now – Howlin’ Wolf for the 21st century.

Tryin’ To Survive is the weakest track on the album. The vocal is fine, as is the music, but the content is a bit suspect. I’m more at home with the grungy blues of Got The Blues In My Heart with its modern drum beat and the uplifting Made Me Cry. This acoustic Delta blues is one of the highlights. Walking Down A One Way Street continues in the acoustic vein and although it is not a blues as such, it has the same sentiments. Unfortunately it doesn’t really offer anything original. Boo Boo saves the best for last. The dramatic Standing In The Cotton Fields is stripped to the bare bones and as far as acoustic blues goes, this is the business.

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David Blue.