(2021) Alex Chilton – Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street


Review:
Omnivore’s new release documents the late Alex Chilton’s 1999 show at Memphis’ New Daisy Theater when Chilton and the Hi Records Rhythm Section tore through a spirited assortment of oldies including “Maybellene,” “Lucille,” “Where Did Our Love Go,” and “Big Boss Man.” Memphis is a city with music in its blood. When Fred Ford, co-founder of the Beale Street Music Festival, was diagnosed with cancer, David Less organized Fredstock, a fund raiser to help with his medical bills. Less contacted Memphis legend Alex Chilton (The Box Tops, Big Star), who was living in New Orleans, to ask him to participate. Alex said he didn’t have any musicians to play with in Memphis, so Less suggested the Hi Rhythm Section (the band behind classics from artists including Ann Peebles, Ike & Tina Turner, O. V. Wright, Otis Clay, and Al Green). Alex replied, “That will work.” This previously unissued live set contains versions of soul classics from The Supremes and Otis Clay, rock numbers from Chuck Berry and Little Richard, and even a cover of the KC & The Sunshine Band title track. Available on CD, Digital, and LP, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street was recorded at the New Daisy Theater in Memphis in 1999, during Fredstock.





Tracklist:
01 - Boogie Shoes (Live)
02 - Precious, Precious (Live)
03 - 634-5789 (Live)
04 - Kansas City (Live)
05 - Lucille (Live)
06 - Big Boss Man (Live)
07 - Where Did Our Love Go (Live)
08 - Maybelline (Live)
09 - Hello Josephine (Live)
10 - Trying to Live My Life Without You (Live)


Media Report:
Genre: rock'n'roll, soul
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits