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The boastful title is no exaggeration; this is a welcome return for the classic Chicago blues sideman, who, primarily because of the misfortune of his music being exploited by other musicians, took a self-imposed retirement for nearly 30 years. It's especially rewarding since Williams -- whose work you hear on early Howlin' Wolf, Otis Spann, Bo Diddley, Billy Boy Arnold (who guests here) sides -- hadn't played a lick during that time, keeping his guitar stashed under his bed. He sounds like he never put the instrument away on this album, the first cohesive disc under his own name ever. Aided by comparative youngsters Tinsley Ellis, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Rusty Zinn, along with a 21-year-old Sean Costello, Williams holds the spotlight like the pro his is. Though well into his sixties when this was recorded in 2001, he sounds remarkably vibrant, completely confident, and totally in his element. Whether reprising past glories like the magnificent instrumental "Moanin' for Molasses" along with Costello (who had revived the tune as the title track to his third release) or "Lucky Lou," which most blues fans will immediately recognize as the opening to Otis Rush's "All Your Love" (but was nicked from Williams), or writing new originals like the slow blues of "She Found a Fool and Bumped His Head," the guitarist sounds like he's thrilled to be recording again. That enthusiasm infects the band and pervades this album with a glow all too seldom felt when bluesmen attempt comebacks, e
Lucky Lou
Jody Williams
Come Over to My House
Jody Williams
Lifelong Lover
Jody Williams
You May
Jody Williams
Moanin' For Molasses
Jody Williams
Monkey Business
Jody Williams
I'm Coming Back Again
Jody Williams
She Found a Fool and Bumped His Head
Jody Williams
Jive Spot
Jody Williams
Brown Eyes and Big Thighs
Jody Williams
Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am
Jody Williams
What You Gonna Do!
Jody Williams
Henpecked and Happy
Jody Williams