Slim Harpo was the point man of the 1950s Louisiana Swamp/Blues movement. Harpo, along with Lightnin' Slim, Lazy Lester, Lonesome Sundown, and a dozen other downhome artists, recorded for A&R man J.D. Miller in Crowley, Louisiana. The records were then issued on the Excello label, based in Nashville.
Harpo's relaxed, almost lazy, performances set the tone for his subsequent work. His warm, languid voice enhanced the sexual metaphor of "I'm A King Bee", which was later recorded by the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones also covered the pulsating “Shake Your Hips", which Harpo first issued in 1966, while the Pretty Things, the Yardbirds and Them featured versions of his songs in their early repertoires.
Later, the riff from Harpo's hit "Shake Your Hips" was used in the ZZ Top hit "La Grange," and the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1972 album, Exile On Main Street. Harpo enjoyed a notable US Top 20 pop hit in 1966 with "Baby Scratch My Back" (also a number 1 R&B hit), which revitalized his career.
Other well known artists who covered his songs include Stevie Ray Vaughan and LouAnn Barton on the mysterious missing Nashville bootleg album with Double Trouble, including Baby Scratch My Back and Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu.
Never a full-time musician, Harpo had his own trucking business during the 1960s, although he was a popular figure in the late 1960s blues revival, with appearances at several renowned venues including the Electric Circus and the Fillmore East.
Tracklist:
01. Baby Scratch My Back 1965.mp3
02. I Got Love If You Want It 1957.mp3
03. I'm A King Bee 1957.mp3
04. Little Queen Bee 1964.mp3
05. Shake Your Hips 1966.mp3
06. Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu 1968.mp3
07. Buzz Me Babe 1960.mp3
08. Buzzin' 1963.mp3
09. Rainin' In My Heart 1961.mp3
10. Still Rainin' In My Heart 1964.mp3
11. Late Last Night 1960.mp3
12. Tip On In, Part 1 1967.mp3
13. Bobby Sox Baby1961.mp3
14. Don't Start Cryin' Now 1961.mp3
15. I Need Money 1964.mp3
16. Strange Love 1958.mp3
17. Rock Me Baby 1976.mp3
18. Blues Hang-over 1960.mp3
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