''Raisin' Cain'' is an album by

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-win ...

, released in 1980 by

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. A retrospective album review for

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by William Ruhlmann notes the mix of

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, and New Orleans rhythm and blues/

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tunes lacks any compositions by Winter. Ruhlmann gave the album three out of five stars and concluded:

Track listing

Side1 #"The Crawl" (Raymond Victorica, Wayne Shuler)2:05 #"Sittin' in the Jail House" (Robert Ross)3:19 #"

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" (

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)5:35 #"New York, New York" (Rob Stoner)5:10 #" Bon Ton Roulet" (

Clarence Garlow Clarence Joseph Garlow (February 27, 1911July 24, 1986) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who performed in the R&B, jump blues, Texas blues and cajun styles. He is best known for his recording of the song " Bon Ton Roula", which ...

)4:43 Side 2 #"

Rollin' and Tumblin' "Rollin' and Tumblin'" (or "Roll and Tumble Blues") is a blues standard first recorded by American singer-guitarist Hambone Willie Newbern in 1929. Called a "great Delta blues classic", it has been interpreted by hundreds of Delta and Chicago b ...

" (

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)3:25 #"Talk Is Cheap" (Jim Liban)3:40 #"Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" (Jon Paris)5:30 #"Don't Hide Your Love" (Jon Paris)3:26 #"Mother-in-Law Blues" ( Don Robey)2:53 #"Walkin' Slowly" (Earl "Connelly" King)3:19

Personnel

guitar, vocals *Jon Parisbass, guitar, harmonica *Bobby Torellodrums *Tom Strohmansaxophone *

Dan Hartman Daniel Earl Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) was an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Among songs he wrote and recorded were " Free Ride" as a member of the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits ...

piano *Dave Stilltambourine

References

{{Authority control 1980 albums Johnny Winter albums Albums produced by Johnny Winter Blue Sky Records albums