artist: Mississippi Heat CD title: Handyman label: Van der Linden catalog# VDL-103 genre: blues release date: 1999 UPC# 6-60355-07462-2 distributed worldwide by Blue Loon Records

song titles One More Chance / Excuse Me / Handyman /  These Men Look Good To Me Farewell to S.P. Leary / Cornell Street Boogie / Ghost Daddy / Dog In My Back Yard / Don't Cross Me / It Hurts To Be Lonesome / Payday / Stay With Me / Johnnie Boy

personnel Pierre Lacocque (harp & vocals), Katherine Davis (vocals), Barrelhouse Chuck (piano, organ, & vocals), George Baze (guitar & vocals). Ike Anderson (bass). Kenneth Smith (drums)

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with special guests: Billy Boy Arnold (harp & vocals), Carl Weathersby (guitar), Zora Young (vocals), Wilbert Crosby (guitar), Greg Guliuzza (guitar), Bernard Reed (bass), Michael Freeman & Michel Lacocque (percussion)

What the critics say "Listening to the 13 original cuts is like a trip back in time - to a better place, quite frankly, than most of today's blues bands are unwilling to go" - Rock & Blues News "This unique blues collective plays it's heart out over 13 sparely arranged, convincing tunes. The two-step snap of the title tune is appealing" - Blues Scene Quarterly "Thanks for sending the Mississippi Heat CD. I love it!" -  Natchel Blues "Great album - a little more punch than past Mississippi Heat albums. Phenomenal harpwork." - BLUESprint "The 13 tracks on this CD - all originals - are patterned after the classic Chicago blues sound. Pierre Lacocque's harp is soaring, particularly on the instrumental 'Corner Boogie' . Keyboardist Barrelhouse Chuck Goering is commanding on the piano and organ, as is George Baze, former long-time member of Junior Wells' band on guitar. The band is tight, and the Lyrics are as poignant as blues lyrics get." - Detroit Blues Review