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STRIPPED DOWN

1.Killin' In The Name Of The Lord - 3:30
2. Whacha Tryin T'Do - 1:50
3. Lonely Times - 3:43
4. I've Got One Thing - 2:28
5. Little Joey Got A Guitar - 2:28
6. The Leprechaun - 4:10
7. Never Get Over You - 2:51
8. Killin' Ground - 3:19
9. I'll Be Goin' There - 3:00
10. Shout It Out Loud - 3:09
11. Prayin' - 3:53
12. Front Porch Blues #2 - 7:04

PURCHASE CD

Joe Richardson - Guitar, Harp, Vocals

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This CD is by far the finest Joe Richardson release to date. Stripped Down is hauntingly intimate in it's bare bones blues style. Gorgeous and multidimensional, Joe's musical expressions are never predictable and always insightful. This collection of songs displays Joe's remarkable vocal abilities in ways that are often witnessed only in his live performances.

In a review of Joe's first release with Viewpoint Records, Joe was described as one of the few truly gifted innovators. This is strongly apparent in this, his third Viewpoint release.

In the ten years that I have worked with Joe it has been my privilege to witness the creation of hundreds of songs. all of them enticing, all of them waiting to be preserved. Every song on this CD is a Joe Richardson original with the exception of Lonely Times, which was written nearly 15 years ago by Joe's father. Finally, it has found it's proper place on this collection of masterpieces. These timeless stories could only be accompanied by timeless guitars, with the exception of the Wonker -Donker of course, a one stringed instrument built in the studio specifically for the Leprechaun song.

The vintage guitars featured are a 1964 Gibson J-50 flat top, a 1937 Martin R-18 f-hole arch top, a 1941 Gibson ES-125, a 1943 National Trojan wood body, and a 1932 metal body Dobro. All Joe Richardson songs have what I like to call 'gems' in them, a special part that you look forward to hearing, this disc is absolutely rich with them, and will certainly spend long lengths of time in your player. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have.

Christy Popp

www.joerichardsonexpress.com

Credits:
Written & Produced by: Joe Richardson
Engineered by Jim Vollentine
Lyrics to Lonely Times: TE Richardson
Executive Producer: Jack Rock