If You Can Beat Me Rockin'... is the second studio album by American blues musician Gary B. B. Coleman.[3][4][5] The album was released in 1988 by Ichiban Records label.
Reception
Niles J. Frantz of AllMusic stated: "He was influenced by Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, and Lightnin' Hopkins, along with country & western, cajun, and early rock & roll."[1] In his review for The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues Gérard Herzhaft commented "The best album yet from this strange southern bluesman. Sometimes luckluster but sometimes also very tasty."[2]
Track listing
Personnel
- Gary B.B. Coleman – producer, lead guitar, bass, rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Harold Banks – backing vocals, drums
- Mike McDaniels – backing vocals
- Sheryl Martin – backing vocals
- Henry Whitting – bass (track 2)
- Mike Alexander – bass
- Bryan Rochon – drums
- Bobby Jones – keyboards
- Frank Amato – keyboards (bass)
- Mike McDaniels – rhythm guitar
- Rick Morris – rhythm guitar (track 2)
References
- ^ a b Frantz, Niles J. "If You Can Beat Me Rockin'... - Gary B.B. Coleman | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of the Blues. Virgin. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7535-0226-6. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (1992). Encyclopedia of the Blues-2nd (p). University of Arkansas Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-61075-139-1. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Barkley, Roy R.; Association, Texas State Historical (2003). The Handbook of Texas Music. Texas State Historical Association. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-87611-193-2. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ Santelli, Robert (2001). The Big Book of Blues: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Penguin Books. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-14-100145-6. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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