Name: From Lake Mary
Brand: Dunbar, Scott
SKU: 235830
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From Lake Mary

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Album: From Lake Mary
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Who Been Foolin' You	More Info...
2)	Little Liza Jane	More Info...
3)	Memphis Mail	More Info...
4)	Vicksburg Blues	More Info...
5)	Forty-Four Blues	More Info...
6)	That's Alright Mama	More Info...
7)	Easy Rider	More Info...
8)	Richard Daley Blues	More Info...
9)	Sweet Mama Rollin' Stone	More Info...
10)	Blue Yodel	More Info...
11)	Goodnight Irene	More Info...

Album: From Lake Mary
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Who Been Foolin' You	More Info...
2)	Little Liza Jane	More Info...
3)	Memphis Mail	More Info...
4)	Vicksburg Blues	More Info...
5)	Forty-Four Blues	More Info...
6)	That's Alright Mama	More Info...
7)	Easy Rider	More Info...
8)	Richard Daley Blues	More Info...
9)	Sweet Mama Rollin' Stone	More Info...
10)	Blue Yodel	More Info...
11)	Goodnight Irene	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Scott Dunbar.
Recorded live at Lake Mary, Old River Lake, Mississippi. Includes liner notes by Karl Michael Wolfe.
Personnel: Scott Dunbar (vocals, guitar).
Recording information: Lake Mary (Old River Lake), MS (1970).
Photographer: Parker Dinkins.
Arranger: Scott Dunbar.
Recorded on the obscure Japanese label Ahura Mazda in 1970, From Lake Mary is the only known document of Scott Dunbar's music. Taped in what is clearly the room of a house, the album retains a back-porch feel. Musically, Dunbar seems a holdover from an earlier era, employing techniques popular among Mississippi blues singers in the 1920s and 1930s. He moans and slurs lines, stretches phrases, and sings in multiple voices (voice projection being an often employed gimmick of prewar players like Charley Patton and Son House). His falsetto is reminiscent of Skip James. An impeccable rhythmic sense is evident on traditional tunes like "Little Liza Jane" and "Vicksburg Blues," Dunbar stomping his foot in perfect time, picking and strumming his strings with snappy energy. Most interesting are "Blue Yodel," made famous by Jimmie Rodgers, and the traditional folk waltz "Goodnight Irene," which closes the album. ~ John Duffy

Professional Reviews

CMJ (9/11/00, p.26) - "...A true delight for fans of homespun, good-time blues..."

Living Blues (11-12/00, p.76) - "...Most certainly a labor of love...bringing back the music of a pleasingly idiosyncratic blues stylist..."