In his brief career, terminated by his imprisonment in 1963 for double-murder, AUBURN 'PAT' HARE was influential well beyond his popularity.  An incendiary guitarist, he had an instantly recognisable style, alternating heavy power chords with single-string, bluesy runs. His playing on James Cotton's 'Cotton Crop Blues' featured one of the first-ever recorded solos which demonstrated the potential of an over-amplified electric guitar.  This compilation is built mostly around the Memphis stalwarts of the time, Bobby Bland, Rosco Gordon &  Junior Parker............

1. REWARD FOR MY BABY- WALTER BRADFORD
2. LOVE FOR ME BABY- WALTER BRADFORD
3. LUCY DONE MOVED- LC HUBERT
4. AIN'T NO USE- ROSCO GORDON
5. WE'RE ALL LOADED- ROSCO GORDON
6. BABY NO NO!- BIG MEMPHIS MA RAINEY
7. BLUE AND LONESOME- HOUSTON STOKES
8. CAN'T UNDERSTAND- JUNIOR PARKER
9. MY BABY- JAMES COTTON
10. HARMONICA JAM- HOT SHOT LOVE
11. WOLF CALL BOOGIE alt take- HOT SHOT LOVE
12. HIGH- KENNETH BANKS
13. HART'S BREAD BOOGIE- BILLY RED LOVE
14. COTTON CROP BLUES- JAMES COTTON
15. HOLD ME IN YOUR ARMS- JAMES COTTON
16. I'M GONNA MURDER MY BABY- PAT HARE
17. BONUS PAY (AIN'T GONNA BE THAT WAY)- PAT HARE
18. I WANNA RAMBLE- JUNIOR PARKER
19. FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS- MUDDY WATERS
20. DON'T GO NO FURTHER- MUDDY WATERS
21. PRETTY BABY- JUNIOR PARKER
22. GOT MY MOJO WORKING- MUDDY WATERS
23. FURTHER UP THE ROAD- BOBBY BLAND
24. EVIL- MUDDY WATERS
25. I WON'T GO ON- MUDDY WATERS
26. CLOSE TO YOU- MUDDY WATERS
27. HEY, HEY- MUDDY WATERS
28. I GOT MY BRAND ON YOU- MUDDY WATERS live