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Title: Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite - Louisiana Country Boy

Artist: Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite

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A longtime sideman of Zydeco King Clifton Chenier and later C.J. Chenier, Harry Big Daddy Hypolite steps into the spotlight for the first time with Louisiana Country Boy, his solo debut. If you share the tastes of APO Records' CEO Chad Kassem, you'll wonder, after hearing this recording, how this soulful voice and natural charisma have gone relatively unnoticed for so long.

Deep down in rural Louisiana, Hypolite, a self-confessed poor boy, has been honing his blues since he could talk - first in Creole French and then in English (both languages are represented on this release). The results are heartfelt confessions of real-life hard times.

"Nobody gave me a chance before," Hypolite said. "But I said, 'I'm going to show 'em what I can do.' For me, this comes from deep in my soul. I want to play the blues, and I want to tell people about my Creole French heritage."

These are deep, unpolished, gravely blues. In short, this is the real stuff - the blues of undiluted emotion. Louisiana Country Boy is also full of zydeco - a genre Hypolite said is not always played the way masters like Clifton Chenier intended it to be.

Tracklisting :

1. The Sun Is Shining
2. Milk Cow Blues
3. Colinda
4. Someday
5. Wine Spodee-O-Dee
6. For Better Or For Worse
7. Just A Little Bit
8. You Used To Call Me
9. Hog For You Baby
10. Louisiana Country Boy
11. Big Bad Girl
12. I'm Coming Home

Reviews:

"The disc debut of South Louisiana blues guitarist Harry Hypolite is undoubtedly one of the best surprises of the year...Aficionados of Louisiana and southern blues in general will likely be enthralled by this offering as this Creole bluesman is diamond in the rough. His dee... Read More

- Reviewed by BluesMan, Derbyshire (United Kingdom), on 11/03/2004.

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