HAMMIE NIXON
''TAPPIN' THAT THING''
1984
52:13
1/It's a Good Place to Go
Hammie Nixon/2:17
2/Bottle up and Go
Huddie Ledbetter / Traditional/2:12
3/Kansas City Blues
Traditional/4:14
4/You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Oh, Baby)/4:06
5/Skinny Mama
Traditional/2:56
6/Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Sonny Boy Williamson II / Sonny Boy Williamson I/2:48
7/Sugar Mama Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson II / Sonny Boy Williamson I/3:13
8/Tappin' That Thing
Hammie Nixon/3:39
9/The Judge He Pleaded (Viola Lee Blues)
Noah Lewis/2:47
10/My Baby Left Town
Traditional/4:00
11/Brownsville Blues
Estes / Sleepy John Estes/3:47
12/You're Gonna Look Like a Monkey When You Get Old
Traditional/2:07
13/Hammie's Windy Blues
Hammie Nixon/2:49
14/Corrina, Corrina
Bo Chatmon / J. Mayo Williams/5:20
15/Jesus on the Mainline
Traditional/3:33
16/Holy Spirit, Don't Leave Me
Hammie Nixon/2:25
Dr. David Evans /Guitar, Vocals
Richard Hite /Guitar, Jug, String Bass
John Hunninen /Guitar
Hammie Nixon /Guitar, Harmonica, Jug, Kazoo, Vocals
Bob Vinisky /Jug
REVIEW
by Cub Koda
Former Sleepy John Estes musical partner moves out on his own with this collection of solo recordings from the early 1980s. Produced by David Evans for a small record company run out of the University of Memphis (High Water), these recordings find Nixon laying down vocals and working his magic on jug, kazoo and harmonica in more of a jug band setting. This compilation brings together both sides of a High Water single, an entire vinyl abum on the same label and the inclusion of three previously unissued tracks, all recorded between 1982 and 1984. That Nixon still had a lot of gas left in the tank is very evident from the energetic versions of "Sugar Mama," "It's a Good Place to Go," "Viola Lee Blues," "Bottle Up and Go," "Kansas City Blues" and the title track. The inclusion of drums on three tracks blasts the music further into the realm of an amplified session, but Nixon retains his country edges regardless of setting.
BIOGRAPHY
by Michael Erlewine
Harmonica player Hammie Nixon was born on January 22, 1908, in Brownsville, TN. An orphan at a young age, he was raised by foster parents. He began his career as a professional harmonical player in the 1920s, but also played the kazoo, guitar, and jug. He performed with Sleepy John Estes for more than 50 years, first recording with Estes in 1929 for the Victor label. He also recorded with Little Buddy Doyle, Lee Green, Charlie Pickett, and Son Bonds.
Nixon helped to pioneer the use of the harmonica as an accompaniment instrument with a band in the 1920s. Previous to that time, it had been mostly a solo instrument. He played with many jug bands. After Estes died, Nixon played with the Beale Street Jug Band (also called the Memphis Beale Street Jug Band) from 1979 onward. Hammie Nixon died August 17, 1984.
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''TAPPIN' THAT THING''
1984
52:13
1/It's a Good Place to Go
Hammie Nixon/2:17
2/Bottle up and Go
Huddie Ledbetter / Traditional/2:12
3/Kansas City Blues
Traditional/4:14
4/You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Oh, Baby)/4:06
5/Skinny Mama
Traditional/2:56
6/Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Sonny Boy Williamson II / Sonny Boy Williamson I/2:48
7/Sugar Mama Blues
Sonny Boy Williamson II / Sonny Boy Williamson I/3:13
8/Tappin' That Thing
Hammie Nixon/3:39
9/The Judge He Pleaded (Viola Lee Blues)
Noah Lewis/2:47
10/My Baby Left Town
Traditional/4:00
11/Brownsville Blues
Estes / Sleepy John Estes/3:47
12/You're Gonna Look Like a Monkey When You Get Old
Traditional/2:07
13/Hammie's Windy Blues
Hammie Nixon/2:49
14/Corrina, Corrina
Bo Chatmon / J. Mayo Williams/5:20
15/Jesus on the Mainline
Traditional/3:33
16/Holy Spirit, Don't Leave Me
Hammie Nixon/2:25
Dr. David Evans /Guitar, Vocals
Richard Hite /Guitar, Jug, String Bass
John Hunninen /Guitar
Hammie Nixon /Guitar, Harmonica, Jug, Kazoo, Vocals
Bob Vinisky /Jug
REVIEW
by Cub Koda
Former Sleepy John Estes musical partner moves out on his own with this collection of solo recordings from the early 1980s. Produced by David Evans for a small record company run out of the University of Memphis (High Water), these recordings find Nixon laying down vocals and working his magic on jug, kazoo and harmonica in more of a jug band setting. This compilation brings together both sides of a High Water single, an entire vinyl abum on the same label and the inclusion of three previously unissued tracks, all recorded between 1982 and 1984. That Nixon still had a lot of gas left in the tank is very evident from the energetic versions of "Sugar Mama," "It's a Good Place to Go," "Viola Lee Blues," "Bottle Up and Go," "Kansas City Blues" and the title track. The inclusion of drums on three tracks blasts the music further into the realm of an amplified session, but Nixon retains his country edges regardless of setting.
BIOGRAPHY
by Michael Erlewine
Harmonica player Hammie Nixon was born on January 22, 1908, in Brownsville, TN. An orphan at a young age, he was raised by foster parents. He began his career as a professional harmonical player in the 1920s, but also played the kazoo, guitar, and jug. He performed with Sleepy John Estes for more than 50 years, first recording with Estes in 1929 for the Victor label. He also recorded with Little Buddy Doyle, Lee Green, Charlie Pickett, and Son Bonds.
Nixon helped to pioneer the use of the harmonica as an accompaniment instrument with a band in the 1920s. Previous to that time, it had been mostly a solo instrument. He played with many jug bands. After Estes died, Nixon played with the Beale Street Jug Band (also called the Memphis Beale Street Jug Band) from 1979 onward. Hammie Nixon died August 17, 1984.
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