The true greats of blues music generated enormous excitement and awe in their audiences. They did so with flamboyant showmanship; with aloof, tough delivery; with elegance and charisma; with passionate virtuosity; with all sorts of styles, but always with original talent and awesome presence.

Whiteboy Slim, (Maurice Richard Libby), carries the blues tradition. His raw, authoritative delivery is obviously born of his respect for the music. He bows to the sounds that have traditionally portrayed American troubles, laying them under today's influences to create genuinely modern music.

Slim says it best himself: ""I stay true to the spirit of the music, walking the tightrope between the spiritual and the profane. I play old tunes by Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf - all the greats - and unusual stuff like some Fats Waller. I do a lot of original tunes as well: twelve bar blues with lyrics that speak to contemporary experience. I'm sure not going to try to write like a sharecropper from Mississippi.""

The debut CD, Homemade, has won many plaudits. It is one of the most extraordinary independent releases you'll ever hear, not least because Whiteboy Slim runs the gamut of his instrumental talent, playing guitar, slide guitar, bass and harmonica behind his infectious vocals. Several tracks from the album have received international airplay, including the wonderful Slow Down Baby, on which Slim growls alongside a sumptuous slide guitar and harmonica interplay. Don't miss the live version, supported by Whiteboy Slim's Ad Hoc Blues Posse!

	I'm Still Here The title song from the 2010 CD. This song won "Best Blues Song" at the Toronto Exclusive Magazine Musice Awards in 2010		Blues
	Live Wire A little from The Meters, a little from Iggy Pop. All Blues and all Whiteboy Slim		Blues
	Hold On, It Must Be Love A bit of an Albert King feel.		Blues
	Brown Skin Woman Simple Acoustic Blues		Blues
	I'm Still here A little funky, a little swing, this tune is both tradtional blues and a bit outside the box.		Blues
	Jingle Bells It's Jingle Bells. The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues
	Mary Had a Baby An old Spiritual given a more bluesy sound. The artist has designated this song as non-chartable.		Blues

DMD Compact Disc Online Homemade a Tribute to the Year of the Blues--eleven tracks in various blues styles all done in the inimitable Whiteboy Slim style.

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Stoneman	10/22/2012 1:14:56 AM Great music! Love it! Much respect, Stoneman
Conversation Suicide	10/18/2009 8:08:50 AM Jesus, what a fuckin' catalog of BLUES tunes! Tired as hell right now, but stumbled upon your page and LOVE the content and GRIP of blues tunes. Just gotta figure out which one is right for pHLeGm Phavourite Country & Blues
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