I finally got my hands on a copy of the live CD recorded by singer and harmonica player Big Bones (see his MySpace page at Big Bones) together with Paul Pena back in 1991.
Paul Pena is a minor Blues legend that wrote hit songs like "Jet Airliner" and "Gotta Move" (which is a favorite in recent years of the Derek Trucks Band).
A guitarist and singer who became legally blind at an early age, Paul Pena led a life that was sometimes charmed, and sometimes full of pain. When he passed away in the fall of 2005, I started searching for his recordings...
"Giant Killers" Paul Pena and Big Bones
This is a live acoustic set, but it has some nice surprises, such as guest (instrumental) performances by Alvin Youngblood Hart on a couple of songs, and when you hear Paul Pena's incredibly deep voice on songs such as "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac", you might not believe such notes are possible in a human!
Big Bones plays solid harmonica and also has a fairly deep and full voice on most of the songs. Paul Pena plays resophonic slide guitar on all tracks, and sings on a few.
I'm so glad I got my hands on this CD,
and you can also get yourself a copy by contacting Big Bones directly:
Big Bones Email
Paul Pena links:
The official Paul Pena website
Article on Paul in CV MusicWorld
Paul Pena memorial page on Friends of Tuva website
Paul Pena entry in Wikipedia
Eli Dr. Blues Marcus - Blues, Blues, Blues, and some other stuff too...
4 comments:
Hello!!
I´m a Paul Pena fan.I´ve tried to contact with big bones but i couldn´t.
Is there any posibility to get giant killers trough you?
would you mind to share it?
Pleeease.
I AM BIG BONES I RECORDED GIANT KILLERS IN 1991, NOT KNOWING THIS WOULD SOMEDAY BE A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT, BUT IT IS.
THIS CD IS AVAILABLE THROUGH ME bigbonesblues@yahoo.com
Here is Big Bones (aka P.J. Norris) current site where you can buy this album: www.gangsterblues.com
-his webmaster :)
I also tried to contact Big Bones, but had no reply. I emailed bigbonesblues@yahoo.com and received no reply. Do you know of another way to get the Giant Killers performance? Or another way to contact Big Bones?
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