http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2599&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rssMany people in various music circles consider Luther Allison (1939-1997) to be the Jimi Hendrix of the blues. Allison took a Chicago Blues skeletal frame and added his own interpretive embellishments of soul, reggae, jazz, funk and rock. Like Hendrix, Allison would lose himself in guitar mantras and often jam his shows out for up to four hours. In his youth, he was the second youngest of fifteen kids living in a house on the cotton fields of Widener, Arkansas. Allison played the organ in church and sang Gospel as a child. He grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry and B.B. King on his father's radio, which inspired him to hang out in blues clubs during his teenage years. He befriended Charles Waters (son of Muddy) when he was eighteen. Before long, this friendship lead to a priceless musical education; Allison was soon sitting in with Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Howlin' Wolf. - Eric SheaModern Bluesen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2599&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Many people in various music circles consider Luther Allison (1939-1997) to be the Jimi Hendrix of the blues. Allison took a Chicago Blues skeletal frame and added his own interpretive embellishments of soul, reggae, jazz, funk and rock. Like Hendrix, Allison would lose himself in guitar mantras and often jam his shows out for up to four hours. In his youth, he was the second youngest of fifteen kids living in a house on the cotton fields of Widener, Arkansas. Allison played the organ in church and sang Gospel as a child. He grew up listening to the Grand Ole Opry and B.B. King on his father's radio, which inspired him to hang out in blues clubs during his teenage years. He befriended Charles Waters (son of Muddy) when he was eighteen. Before long, this friendship lead to a priceless musical education; Allison was soon sitting in with Muddy Waters, Elmore James, and Howlin' Wolf. - Eric Shea http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085782&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Sun, 1 Jan 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 2085782 tra.2085782 Luther Allison art.2599 0.0 Blue Streak alb.221623 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/5/5/395595_170x170.jpg 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Move From The 'Hood tra.2085782 222000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085782&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085782&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.330689&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 330689 tra.330689 Luther Allison art.2599 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Red Rooster tra.2710763 252000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710763&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710763&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483889&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 483889 tra.483889 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Live In Chicago alb.317333 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/7/7/437718_170x170.jpg 2001-08-24 00:00:00.0 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Cherry Red Wine tra.483889 516000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483889&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.483889&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667639&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 11667639 tra.11667639 Luther Allison art.2599 0.0 Live In Chicago Vol. 1 alb.11660141 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/4/4/904472_170x170.jpg 2006-04-28 00:00:00.0 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 false It Hurts Me Too tra.11667639 459000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667639&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667639&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2417259&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 2417259 tra.2417259 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Home Of The Blues alb.284848 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/9/5/1655977_170x170.jpg 1999-07-27 00:00:00.0 1999-08-10 00:00:00.0 true Luther's Blues tra.2417259 381000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2417259&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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Love tra.11668579 382000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11668579&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11668579&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667640&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 11667640 tra.11667640 Luther Allison art.2599 0.0 Live In Chicago Vol. 1 alb.11660141 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/4/4/904472_170x170.jpg 2006-04-28 00:00:00.0 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 false Medley: Gambler's Blues/Sweet Little Angel tra.11667640 625000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667640&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667640&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667635&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 11667635 tra.11667635 Luther Allison art.2599 0.0 Live In Chicago Vol. 1 alb.11660141 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/4/4/904472_170x170.jpg 2006-04-28 00:00:00.0 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 false Bad Love tra.11667635 615000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667635&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667635&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667633&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Tue, 24 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 11667633 tra.11667633 Luther Allison art.2599 0.0 Live In Chicago Vol. 1 alb.11660141 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/4/4/904472_170x170.jpg 2006-04-28 00:00:00.0 1999-08-24 00:00:00.0 false Cherry Red Wine tra.11667633 516000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11667633&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/1/0/870143_170x170.jpg 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true Fight tra.10988203 256000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10988203&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10988203&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10988202&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 10988202 tra.10988202 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Rich Man alb.10967477 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/1/0/870143_170x170.jpg 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 2006-03-28 00:00:00.0 true Freedom tra.10988202 350000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10988202&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10988202&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.423515&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 423515 tra.423515 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Soul Fixin' Man alb.304272 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/2/9/409295_170x170.jpg 1994-04-01 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Freedom tra.423515 285000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.423515&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.423515&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085006&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Fri, 1 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 2085006 tra.2085006 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Live In Chicago alb.317333 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/7/7/437718_170x170.jpg 2001-08-24 00:00:00.0 1999-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is tra.2085006 360000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085006&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2085006&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16838767&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 16838767 tra.16838767 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Blues Classics: Sweet Home Chicago alb.16830243 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/5/8/1128597_170x170.jpg 2006-06-25 00:00:00.0 2006-06-25 00:00:00.0 true Sweet Home Chicago - Live tra.16838767 297000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16838767&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16838767&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710772&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 2710772 tra.2710772 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Bad News Is Coming alb.115550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/7/6/1656748_170x170.jpg 2001-04-24 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Take My Love (I Want To Give It All To You) tra.2710772 261000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710772&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710772&variant=data&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2710765&variant=play&rws=%2Fluther-allison%2Ftop-tracks.rss Modern Blues Sat, 1 Jan 1972 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Luther Allison on Rhapsody Online 2710765 tra.2710765 Luther Allison art.2599 0.99 Bad News Is Coming alb.115550 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/7/6/1656748_170x170.jpg 2001-04-24 00:00:00.0 1972-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Raggedy And Dirty tra.2710765 221000 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