In 1987, when Snooks Eaglin made his debut on the Black Top label with Baby, You Can Get Your Gun, few would have guessed that the legendary bluesman was embarking on a fruitful and creative second (or third) career at an age when others would be considering retirement. Culled from his five exceptional albums for Black Top, The Crescent City Collection is a fine sampling of Eaglin's unique musical gumbo of old-fashioned New Orleans R&B, second-line parade rhythms, and guitar fretboard fireworks. This makeshift best-of highlighting Eaglin's later career is a great place for the uninitiated to introduce themselves to Crescent City music. Recommended.
Snooks Eaglin
The Crescent City Collection
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AllMusic Review by Brian Beatty
Track Listing
| Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |||
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| 1 | 3:51 | |||||
| 2 | 2:50 | |||||
| 3 | 3:27 | |||||
| 4 | 3:25 | |||||
| 5 | 3:34 | |||||
| 6 | 4:13 | |||||
| 7 |
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3:04 | ||||
| 8 | 4:52 | |||||
| 9 | 2:41 | |||||
| 10 | 3:14 | |||||
| 11 | 3:15 | |||||
| 12 | 3:17 | |||||
| 13 | 2:13 | |||||
| 14 |
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3:26 | ||||
| 15 | 4:00 | |||||
| 16 |
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2:52 |
