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2000 studio album by Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown
Double Shot!
Studio album by Snooky Pryor and Mel Brown
Released2000 (2000)
RecordedOctober 18 and 19, 1999
StudioLiquid Recording Studio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenreBlues
Length57:28
LabelElectro-Fi Records
ProducerAndrew Galloway, Sandra B. Tooze
Snooky Pryor chronology
Snooky Pryor: Shake My Hand
(1999) 		Double Shot!
(2000) 		Super Harps II
(2001)
Mel Brown chronology
Neck Bones & Caviar
(1999) 		Double Shot!
(2000) 		Homewreckin’ Done Live
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings

Double Shot! is the first blues album recorded by harmonica player Snooky Pryor and guitarist Mel Brown. It was produced by Andrew Galloway and Sandra B. Tooze and was recorded on October 18 and 19 1999 at Liquid Recording Studio in Toronto, Ontario. It was released by Electro-Fi Records in 2000 with a running time of 57:28, and received a Juno Award nomination for Blues Album of The Year.

Track listing

  1. "Dirty Rat" (W. M. Thornton, M. Laylar) – 4:50
  2. "Ruby Mae" (Mel Brown) – 4:55
  3. "Early in the Morning" (Leo Hickman, Dallas Bartley, Louis Jordan) – 4:28
  4. "Big Leg Woman" (Johnny Temple) – 7:31
  5. "Snooky and Mel Boogie" (James Pryor) – 1:38
  6. "Rock This House" (James A. Lane) – 4:03
  7. "Let Your Hair Down, Woman" (James Pryor) – 5:20
  8. "So Fine" (Johnny Otis) – 3:14
  9. "That's All Right" (James A. Lane) – 6:48
  10. "Do The Boogaloo" – (James Pryor) 5:05
  11. "Ease My Mind" (Mel Brown) – 5:25
  12. "Work 'Til My Days Are Gone" (James Pryor) – 3:34

Personnel

  • Snooky Pryor – harmonica, lead vocal (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12)
  • Mel Brown – guitar, lead vocal (2, 6, 9 and 11), second vocal (3)
  • The Homewreckers (1, 2, 3, 5 and 9):
    • John Lee – piano
    • Al Richardson – bass
    • Jim Bodreau – drums
Michael Fonfara – piano (4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11)

References

  1. Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  2. "Electro-Fi Records". Electrofi.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  3. "The JUNO Awards | Canada's Music Awards". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  4. "512-577-4454 | RODENT CONTROL CEDAR PARK, TX | Rodent Control Cedar Park, Texas". Melbrownblues.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  5. "Double Shot! - Snooky Pryor | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. "Double Shot! - Snooky Pryor | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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