Luther Allison - Live In Paradise (1997) - DVD

Coming of age in the 1960's Chicago bluesman Luther Allison found himself among a handful of electric guitarists able to bridge the gap between old-line blues audiences and younger fans of rock 'n' roll. Born the son of Arkansas cotton farmers, with 14 brothers ans sisters, Allison studies the blues at the feet of the masters - Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James and Otis Rush. Recorded live in April 1997 at Theatre St. Gilles on La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, Luther Allisons LIVE IN PARADISE captures the legendary guitarist in the final months of a career that spanned five decades. (Allison joined his mentors in "blue heaven" when he passed away the following August) Allison performs 18 songs during this high-energy 2 1/2 hour concert, including his own compositions "I'm Back", "Bad Love", "Parking Lot" and "Serious". Allison also lends his signature style to the Rolling Stones' classic "You Can't Always Get What A You Want", Billy Preston's "You Are So Beautiful" and Elmore James' "The Sky Is Crying".

-I'm Back
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-Living In The House Of Blues
(Jerry Lynn Williams)

-You Don't Know
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-Bad Love
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-It's A Blue Thing
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-Move From The Hood
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-Watching You (Cherry Red Wine)
(Luther Allison)

-Pain In The Streets
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-Will It Ever Change?
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-There Comes A Time
(Luther Allison/James Solberg)

-Just As I Am
(Luther Allison/James Solberg/Sandy Caroll)

-Parking Lot
(Luther Allison)

-Low Down And Dirty
(Bernard Allison)

-The Sky Is Crying
(W. Elmore James) Longitude Music Co.

-Serious
(Luther Allison/Michael Carras)

-...If I Were You
(Luther Allison)

-You Can't Always Get What You Want
(Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) Abkco Music, Inc. (BMI)

-You Are So Beautiful
(Billy Preston/Bruce Fisher) Almo Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Irving Music,
Inc. (BMI)