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"What can an old man do but sing the blues? It's you, my darlin', girl that I hate to lose." -Dr. G.B. Burt

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What can an old man do but sing the blues? asks Dr. Burt in the song that gave this album its name. The question has its merits, and the four artists presented on this CD confirm that unrequited love, poverty and injustice have lost none of their edge with time.

All beneficiaries of the Life Maintenance and Emergency Relief programs set up by Tim Duffy's Foundation, Pattman, Holeman, Hanks and Burt show that the blues can describe old people's ailments as effectively as they expressed young people's frustrations during the Depression. At the turn of the new millennium, their music remains relevant and continues to chronicle the woes of the "invisible man" once celebrated by Ralph Ellison.

This beautifully compiled album/video features music from some of Music Maker's most experienced and passionate bluesmen. -Sebastian Danchin

Track Listing: 1/Neal Pattman-Going Down Slow 2/Boo Hanks-Girls Crazy About Me 3/John Dee Holeman-Mistreated Blues 4/Dr. Burt-Clock on the Wall 5/John Dee Holeman-Little Queenie 6/Dr. Burt-Ain't That Loving You Baby 7/Boo Hanks-Pickin' Low Cotton 8/Neal Pattman-Catfish Blues 9/Boo Hanks-Trouble 10/John Dee Holeman-Early Letter Blues 11/Dr. Burt-What Can An Old Man Do 12/Neal Pattman-Neal's Testimony 13/Neal Pattman-Prison Blues 14/Boo Hanks-Restless Blues 15/Dr. Burt-Come On In This House 16/John Dee Holeman-Chapel Hill Boogie

Licensed from Pinnacle Productions, LLC/Music Maker Relief Foundation, ©2009 PINNACLE Productions, LLC (CD),©2009 Music Maker Relief Foundation (DVD), ©2009 DIXIEFROG Records