Various – West Coast Guitar – Masters Of West Coast Guitar 1946-1956 – 4CD

West Coast guitar skills were hugely influential in the development of blues- and rock-guitar. The popular dictum was that T-Bone Walker was the sole source of inspiration but the men that succeeded him, including Pete ‘Guitar’ Lewis, Jimmy Nolen and Robert Kelton, created a leaner, meaner blues-based style that had a wider appeal. Like Walker, Gene Phillips straddled the line between jazz and blues, as well as being a gifted lap-steel player. In fact, the only man to closely emulate Walker was Pee Wee Crayton.
Beyond all speculation is one fact: those West Coast artists produced a fine body of work, which has been insufficiently acknowledged or celebrated.
Listen. This is a group of artists dead-set on entertaining - and on demonstrating their considerable artistry.

Track Listing:

CD1:  
Johnny Otis / Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 1. Boogie Guitar - 2:37   Pee Wee Crayton: 2. Don't Ever Fall in Love - 3:00   Gene Phillips: 3. Big Legs - 2:59   Jimmy Nolen: 4. Strawberry Jam - 3:14   Monte Easter / Jimmy Nolen: 5. Slow Freight Back Home - 2:42   James Reed / Lafayette Thomas: 6. Roughest Place in Town (Tin Pan Alley) - 3:02   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 7. Goomp Blues - 2:53   Lloyd Glenn / Gene Phillips: 8. Rampart Street Jump - 3:09   Pee Wee Crayton: 9. Bounce Pee Wee - 2:56   Tiny Webb: 10. Tiny's Down Home - 3:01   Jimmy Nolen: 11. You've Been Goofing - 2:40   Lafayette Thomas: 12. Weekend Blues - 3:07   Pee Wee Crayton: 13. Brand New Woman - 2:46   Johnny Otis & Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 14. New Orleans Shuffle - 2:42   Gene Phillips: 15. Slippin' & Slidin' - 2:28   Pee Wee Crayton: 16. Texas Hop - 3:07   James Reed & Lafayette Thomas: 17. My Mama Told Me - 2:47   Willie "Bo" Thomas: 18. Bo's Boogie - 2:30   Monte Easter & Jimmy Nolen: 19. New Orleans Hop - 2:28   Gene Phillips: 20. I Wonder What the Poor Folks Are Doin' - 2:45   Pee Wee Crayton: 21. Rockin' the Blues - 2:33   Lafayette Thomas: 22. Don't Have to Worry - 2:45   Linda Hopkins & Pete Guitar Lewis: 23. Doggin' Blues - 3:11   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 24. Raggedy Blues - 2:23   Pee Wee Crayton: 25. Poppa Stoppa - 2:39

CD2:
Jimmy McCracklin / Robert Kelton: 1. Blues Blasters Shuffle - 3:08   Pee Wee Crayton: 2. Central Avenue Blues - 2:43   Jimmy Nolen: 3. Wipe Your Tears - 2:53   Johnny Otis / Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 4. Hangover Blues - 2:53   Gene Phillips: 5. Punkin' Head Woman - 2:35   Jimmy Wilson & Lafayette Thomas: 6. Tin Pan Alley - 3:08   Pee Wee Crayton: 7. Pappy's Blues - 2:34   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 8. Crying With the Rising Sun - 3:06   Jimmy Wilson & Lafayette Thomas: 9. Things Ain't What They Used to Be - 2:37   Jimmy Nolen: 10. It Hurts Me So - 2:27   Pee Wee Crayton: 11. Blues After Hours - 3:04   Lloyd Glenn / Gene Phillips: 12. Midnight Boogie - 2:39   Gene Phillips: 13. Stinking Drunk - 3:02   Monte Easter / Jimmy Nolen: 14. Blues in the Evening - 3:17   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 15. Louisiana Hop - 2:35   Pee Wee Crayton: 16. Crying and Walking - 3:00   Jimmy Wilson / Lafayette Thomas: 17. Call Me Hound Dog - 2:15   Jimmy Nolen: 18. Strollin' With Nolen - 2:25   James Reed & Lafayette Thomas: 19. My Love Is Real - 2:55   Lloyd Glenn / Gene Phillips: 20. Levee Blues - 2:52   Pee Wee Crayton: 21. Tired of Travelin' - 2:45   Lafayette Thomas: 22. Weekly Blues - 2:37   Jimmy Nolen: 23. I Can't Stand You No More - 2:44   Pee Wee Crayton: 24. Fillmore Street Blues - 2:16   Johnny Otis / Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 25. Head Hunter - 3:04

CD3:
Pee Wee Crayton: 1. Huckle Boogie - 2:36   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 2. Midnight in the Barrelhouse - 3:07   Jimmy Nolen: 3. Strawberry Jam - 3:09   Gene Phillips: 4. You Can't Come Back Home - 2:32   Lafayette Thomas: 5. Lost Mind - 3:19   Pee Wee Crayton: 6. Louella Brown - 3:23   Johnny Otis / Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 7. Freight Train Boogie - 2:34   Monte Easter / Jimmy Nolen : 8. Midnight Rider - 2:39   Gene Phillips: 9. Honky Tonk Train - 2:59   Pee Wee Crayton: 10. Forgive Me - 2:48   Jimmy Nolen: 11. How Fine Can You Be - 2:17   Lafayette Thomas: 12. Deep South Guitar Blues - 3:06   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 13. Scratchin' - 2:41   Gene Phillips: 14. Ramblin' Woman - 3:22   Jimmy McCracklin / Lafayette Thomas: 15. I Wanna Make Love to You - 2:28   Pee Wee Crayton: 16. I'm Your Prisoner - 3:05   Jimmy Wilson / Lafayette Thomas: 17. Big Town Jump - 2:42   Jimmy Nolen: 18. The Way You Do - 2:28   Gene Phillips: 19. To Each His Own, Brother - 2:58   Willie "Bo" Thomas: 20. I Don't Know What's Happening Baby - 2:33   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 21. Ooh Midnight - 2:46   Jimmy McCracklin / Lafayette Thomas: 22. Take a Chance - 2:55   Jimmy Nolen: 23. After Hours - 2:39   Pee Wee Crayton: 24. Good Little Woman - 2:33   Gene Phillips: 25. Crying Won't Help You None - 2:33

CD4:
Lafayette Thomas: 1. The Thing - 2:15   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 2. One Nighter Blues - 2:49   Pee Wee Crayton: 3. Dedicating the Blues - 3:04   Gene Phillips: 4. Women, Women, Women - 2:53   Jimmy Nolen: 5. Strollin' With Nolen - 2:25   Lafayette Thomas: 6. Weekend Blues - 3:08   Johnny Otis / Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 7. Aint Nothin' Shakin' - 2:29   Pee Wee Crayton: 8. Answer to Blues After Hours - 3:02   Gene Phillips: 9. Big Fat Mama - 2:45   James Reed / Lafayette Thomas: 10. You Better Hold Me - 2:35   Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 11. Chocolate Pork Chop Man - 2:53   Jimmy McCracklin / Robert Kelton: 12. South Side Mood - 2:54   Pee Wee Crayton: 13. California Woman - 3:24   Johnny Otis /: Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 14. Honky Tonk Boogie - 2:50   Jimmy Nolen: 15. Strawberry Jam - 3:00   Gene Phillips: 16. Fatso - 2:29   Jimmy McCracklin / Lafayette Thomas: 17. Beer Tavern Girl - 2:55   Pee Wee Crayton: 18. Rock Island Blues - 2:54   Jimmy Nolen: 19. Let's Try It Again - 2:24   Johnny Otis / Pete "Guitar" Lewis: 20. You Got Me Cryin' - 3:01   Gene Phillips: 21. Hey Lawdy Mama - 2:51   Jimmy Nolen: 22. Don't Leave Me No More - 2:47   Pee Wee Crayton: 23. Blues for My Baby - 2:38   Jimmy Wilson / Lafayette Thomas: 24. Instrumental Jump - 2:14   Gene Phillips: 25. Big Bug Boogie - 2:34