Thursday, March 5, 2015

Hot Blooded Mama by Smokin' Willie (1972)


I don't know too much about this band, other than two main points. First, they were a bluesy/pysch band from Southern Indiana in the early 70's who did most unique cover versions of popular songs such as Get Ready, House of the Rising Sun, and A Whiter Shade of Pale. The other fact about the band is that there only LP is highly sought-after. Apparently, only 500 copies were made and many unsold copies were destroyed in the 1990's. Once interest in the band's sound was reignited, the value of their first pressing vinyl shot up.

Here is a tune which is indicative of their sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpfwuzUel4

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