Artist  William Clarke 
Album Title  Blowin' Like Hell 
Date of Release  1990 (release) inprint 
Genre  Blues 
Styles  Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, 
        Electric Harmonica Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Chicago Blues 
Time  47:47 
  
The title says it all. William Clarke cooks on this one, his first CD. And 
these are new sounds. Songs like "Lollipop Mama," "Gambling for My Bread," 
and "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" (all written by Clarke) are just great tunes. 
"Must Be Jelly" won Clarke a W.C. Handy Award for blues song of the year in 
1991. I find myself humming them. Clarke's timing and music are right on the 
money. With the great Alex Schultz on lead guitar. There is no doubt that 
Clarke is one of the few modern bluesmen who are exploring and extending the 
amplified blues harp tradition without violating any of its principles. No 
one plays chromatic blues harp with this kind of passion and sheer conviction. 
Hear for yourself.
 - Michael Erlewine 
 
   1.   Lollipop Mama (Brown) - 3:42 
   2.   Lonesome Bedroom Blues (Jones) - 5:40 
   3.   Gambling for My Bread (Clarke) - 3:24 
   4.   Greasy Gravy (Clarke) - 3:32 
   5.   Trying So Hard (Clarke) - 3:35 
   6.   Cash Money (Clarke) - 3:42 
   7.   Must Be Jelly (Clarke) - 7:00 
   8.   Sweet Angel's Gone (Clarke) - 4:40 
   9.   Looking to the Future (Clarke) - 4:06 
   10.   Drinking by Myself (Clarke) - 5:45 
   11.   Blowin' Like Hell (Clarke) - 2:41 
 
       
 
William Clarke  -  Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals 
Johnny Young  -  Bass (Electric), Guitar (Electric) 
Eddie Clark  -  Drums 
Greg Allen  -  Photography 
Willie Brinlee  -  Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Bass (Acoustic) 
Steve F'dor  -  Piano 
Rick Holmstrom  -  Guitar 
Fred Kaplan  -  Piano 
John Marotti  -  Trombone, Trumpet 
John Marx  -  Guitar 
Glenn Nishida  -  Engineer, Mixing Assistant 
Alex Schultz  -  Guitar, Bass (Electric) 
Dick Shurman  -  Liner Notes 
Jonny Viau  -  Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Baritone 
Zach Zunis  -  Guitar 
Matt Minde  -  Design