⬇️ ALVIN 'Yougblood' HART ⬇️
(Gregory Edward Hart)
(5CD)
Hart was born in Oakland, California, and spent some time in Carroll
County, Mississippi, in his youth, where he was influenced by the
Mississippi country blues performed by his relatives. Hart is known as one
of the world's foremost practitioners of country blues. He is also known
as a faithful torchbearer for 1960s and 1970s guitar rock, as well as
western swing and traditional country.
His style has been compared to Lead Belly and Spade Cooley. Bluesman Taj
Mahal once said about Hart: "The boy has got thunder in his hands." Hart
himself said, "I guess my big break came when I opened for Taj Mahal for
four nights at Yoshi's."
His debut album, Big Mama's Door, came out in 1996. In 2003, Hart's album
Down in the Alley was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional
Blues Album. In 2005, Hart received a Grammy Award for his contribution to
Beautiful Dreamer – The Songs of Stephen Foster.
Hart was featured in the 2003 Wim Wenders film The Soul of a Man, which
was featured in Martin Scorsese's film series The Blues. Hart was also
featured in the documentary Last of the Mississippi Jukes.
Hart appeared in the film The Great Debaters in 2007, playing a 1930s
juke-joint musician.
In 2010, Hart teamed up with friends Jimbo Mathus and Luther Dickinson to
form the South Memphis String Band. Their first album, Home Sweet Home,
was nominated for “Best Acoustic Album” at the 2011 Blues Foundation Music
Awards. The group released a second album, Old Times There, in early
2012. (Wikipedia)