Masters of West Coast Guitar 1946 - 1956. Compiled and Annotated by Neil Slaven. 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. CD A: 1. J.OTIS/PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Boogie Guitar 2.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Don’t Ever Fall In Love 3.GENE PHILLIPS: Big Legs 4.JIMMY NOLEN: Strawberry Jam 5.MONTE EASTER/J. NOLEN: Slow Freight Back Home 6.JAMES REED/L. THOMAS: Roughest Place In Town (Tin Pan Alley) 7.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Goomp Blues 8.LLOYD GLENN/G. PHILLIPS: Rampart Street Jump 9.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Bounce Pee Wee 10.TINY WEBB: Tiny’s Down Home 11.JIMMY NOLEN: You’ve Been Goofing 12.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: Weekend Blues 13.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Brand New Woman 14.JOHNNY OTIS/P ‘G’LEWIS: New Orleans Shuffle 15.GENE PHILLIPS: Slippin’ & Slidin’ 16.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Texas Hop 17.JAMES REED/L. THOMAS: My Mama Told Me 18.WILLIE ‘BO’ THOMAS: Bo’s Boogie 19.MONTE EASTER/J. NOLEN: New Orleans Hop 20.GENE PHILLIPS: I Wonder What The Poor Folks Are Doin’ 21.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Rockin’ The Blues 22.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: Don’t Have To Worry 23.LINDA HOPKINS/P ’G’ LEWIS: Doggin’ Blues 24.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Raggedy Blues 25.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Poppa Stoppa CD B: 1.J. McCRACKLIN/R. KELTON: Blues Blasters Shuffle 2.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Central Avenue Blues 3.JIMMY NOLEN: Wipe Your Tears 4.J. OTIS/P. ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Hangover Blues 5.GENE PHILLIPS: Punkin’ Head Woman 6.JIMMY WILSON/L. THOMAS: Tin Pan Alley 7.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Pappy’s Blues 8.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Crying With The Rising Sun 9.JAMES REED/L. THOMAS: Things Ain’t What They Used To Be 10.JIMMY NOLEN: It Hurts Me So 11.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Blues After Hours 12.LLOYD GLENN/G. PHILLIPS: Midnight Boogie 13.GENE PHILLIPS: Stinking Drunk 14.MONTE EASTER/J. NOLEN: Blues In The Evening 15.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Louisiana Hop 16.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Crying And Walking 17.JIMMY WILSON/L. THOMAS: Call Me Hound Dog 18.JIMMY NOLEN: Strollin’ With Nolen 19.JAMES REED/L. THOMAS: My Love Is Real 20.LLOYD GLENN/G. PHILLIPS: Levee Blues 21.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Tired Of Travelin’ 22.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: Weekly Blues 23.JIMMY NOLEN: I Can’t Stand You No More 24.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Fillmore Street Blues 25.JOHNNY OTIS/P. ’G’ LEWIS: Head Hunter CD C: 1.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Huckle Boogie 2.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Midnight In The Barrelhouse 3.JIMMY NOLEN: Strawberry Jam 4.GENE PHILLIPS: You Can’t Come Back Home 5.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: Lost Mind 6.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Louella Brown 7.JOHNNY OTIS/P ‘GTR’ LEWIS: Freight Train Boogie 8.MONTE EASTER/J. NOLEN: Midnight Rider 9.GENE PHILLIPS: Honky Tonk Train 10.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Forgive Me 11.JIMMY NOLEN: How Fine Can You Be 12.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: Deep South Guitar Blues 13.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Scratchin’ 14.GENE PHILLIPS: Ramblin’ Woman 15.J. McCRACKLIN/L. THOMAS: I Wanna Make Love To You 16.PEE WEE CRAYTON: I’m Your Prisoner 17.JIMMY WILSON/L. THOMAS: Big Town Jump 18.JIMMY NOLEN: The Way You Do 19.GENE PHILLIPS: To Each His Own, Brother 20.WILLIE ‘BO’ THOMAS: I Don’t Know What’s Happening Baby 21.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Ooh Midnight 22.J. McCRACKLIN/L. THOMAS: Take A Chance 23.JIMMY NOLEN: After Hours 24.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Good Little Woman 25.GENE PHILLIPS: Crying Won’t Help You None CD D: 1.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: The Thing 2.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: One Nighter Blues 3.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Dedicating The Blues 4.GENE PHILLIPS: Women, Women, Women 5.JIMMY NOLEN: Strollin’ With Nolen 6.LAFAYETTE THOMAS: Weekend Blues 7.JOHNNY OTIS/P’G’ LEWIS: Aint Nothin’ Shakin’ 8. PEE WEE CRAYTON: Answer To Blues After Hours 9.GENE PHILLIPS: Big Fat Mama 10.JAMES REED/L. THOMAS: You Better Hold Me 11.PETE ‘GUITAR’ LEWIS: Chocolate Pork Chop Man 12.J. McCRACKLIN/R. KELTON: South Side Mood 13.PEE WEE CRAYTON: California Woman 14.JOHNNY OTIS/P’G’ LEWIS: Honky Tonk Boogie 15.JIMMY NOLEN: Strawberry Jam 16.GENE PHILLIPS: Fatso 17.J. McCRACKLIN/L. THOMAS: Beer Tavern Girl 18.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Rock Island Blues 19.JIMMY NOLEN: Let’s Try It Again 20.JOHNNY OTIS/P’G’ LEWIS: You Got Me Cryin’ 21.GENE PHILLIPS: Hey Lawdy Mama 22.JIMMY NOLEN: Don’t Leave Me No More 23.PEE WEE CRAYTON: Blues For My Baby 24.JIMMY WILSON/L. THOMAS: Instrumental Jump 25.GENE PHILLIPS: Big Bug Boogie