ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART - DOWN IN THE ALLEY

A modern day artist makes a traditional country blues recording, and what a treat it is! Featuring banjo, mandolin, the resonator guitar, and Youngblood's big soulful voice, this is a CD that combines an original interpretation on some old country blues classics while maintaining the full respect of their origins. Joyful, lively, mellow, and at times mournful, this will not disappoint. As it is a modern recording it will make exploring traditional country blues easier for anyone who finds the poor quality of the originals more distracting than romantic. I would also recommend this as an addition to the collection of any blues fan. In 1997 Youngblood won the W.C Handy Award for Best New Artist. In 2003, he was nominated for a Grammy for this album - Down in the Alley.