SILAS HOGAN "Trouble" LP NM/NM Excello, 1971
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AMG Artist Biography by Rovi Staff
In the collection of local Louisiana blues stars who made their mark on phonograph records bearing the Excello imprint under the aegis of Crowley producer Jay Miller, Silas Hogan was a local phenom who finally had a chance to record at a time when the commercial appeal of his sound was waning in the national marketplace. Hogan recorded for Excello from 1962 to early 1965, seeing the last of his single releases issued late that year.
Sometime in the late '20s Silas learned the basics of the guitar from his two uncles, Robert and Frank Murphy, who later went on to influence the idiosyncratic style of Robert Pete Williams. Learning his trade by playing assorted house parties and picnics in the local vicinity, by the late '30s Hogan was working regularly with guitarist Willie B. Thomas and fiddler Butch Cage, making the local juke joint circuit his newfound home. A move to the Baton Rouge area in the early '50s brought changes to his music. Armed with a Fender electric guitar and amp, Hogan formed his first electric combo -- the Rhythm Ramblers -- becoming one of the top drawing cards on the Louisiana juke joint circuit. In 1962, at the ripe old age of 51, Hogan was introduced by Slim Harpo to producer Jay Miller, and his recording career finally began in earnest. The recordings he produced in the Crowley studio were solid, no-frills performances that mirrored the many variants of the "sound of the swamp." After a few singles, Hogan's recording career came to an abrupt halt when Miller clashed with the new owners in 1966, ending the flow of Crowley product on the label. No longer an Excello recording artist, Hogan disbanded his group, going back to his day job at the Exxon refinery near Baton Rogue. The chance to record came around again in the '70s, with Hogan cutting sides for labels like Arhoolie and Blue Horizon while remaining active on the Southern blues festival circuit for pretty much the rest of the decade. With as little fanfare as his Excello singles were greeted in the marketplace, Hogan quietly passed away in January of 1994.
Silas Hogan ?– Trouble
Label: Excello ?– EX 8019 Format: Vinyl, LPCountry: US Released: 1971 Genre: Blues Style: Harmonica Blues
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Out And Down Blues 2:52 A2 You're Too Late Baby Written-By – Dee*, Hogan* 2:05 A3 I'm Goin' In The Valley 2:04 A4 So Long Blues 3:00 A5 I'm Gonna Quit You Baby 2:21 A6 If I Ever Needed You Baby 2:58 A7 Trouble At Home Blues Written-By – Dee*, Hogan* 2:25 B1 Lonesome La La 2:08 B2 Baby Please Come Back To Me 2:48 B3 Airport Blues 2:32 B4 Just Give Me A Chance 2:20 B5 Darck Clouds Rollin' 2:45 B6 Early One Morning 2:50 B7 I'm In Love With You Baby 2:16Companies etc
- Distributed By – Nashboro
- Copyright (c) – Excellorec Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Aesthetics, Inc.
- Bass – Isaiah Chairman, Leslie Johnson (2), Rufus Thibodeaux
- Compiled By – Mike Vernon
- Drums – Burnell Hayney
- Guitar – Silas Hogan
- Harmonica – Sylvester Buckley, Whispering Smith
- Lead Vocals – Silas Hogan
- Photography By – Aesthetics, Inc.
- Producer – J. Miller*
- Written-By – West*, Hogan*
Notes
Silas Hogan (vcl, gtr) with various accompaniments, including... (musicians listed as in credits, but without indications on which tracks each person plays).Liner notes Mike Leadbitter (co-editor, Blues Unlimited) (Acknowledgements to Terry Pattison)
Runout etchings "MPaul" in cursive.
Etiquette credits production to J. Miller, but there is no mention about the producer on the cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etching): EX 8019 A MPaul
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etching): EX 8019 A MPaul
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MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.
NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.
VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.
VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.
GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.
POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
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