The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw
Artist: Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Review by Charles "Dutch" Metzker
The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw is the third album by the blues/rock band Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Its name refers to Elvin Bishop, whose role shifted to lead guitar after Mike Bloomfield departed to form the Electric Flag. Released in 1967, the album marked a slight shift in the band’s sound towards R&B and was the first Butterfield record to feature a horn section which included a young David Sanborn on alto sax.
It was released on the Elektra label, with a total playing time of 44:29, and reached #52 on the American Billboard 200 chart in 1968.
Tracks are described according to their order on the original vinyl version.
Side 1 Track 1: One More Heartache, written by Smokey Robinson et al.
Track 2: Driftin’ and Driftin’, by Charles Brown etc.
Track 3: I Pity the Fool — (not Mr. T on the A-Team) — by Deadrick Malone.
Track 4: Born Under a Bad Sign, by William Bell and Booker T Jones. Has been covered a LOT!!!
Side 2 Track 1: Run Out of Time by P. Butterfield and Gene Dinwiddie.
Track 2: Double Trouble by Otis Rush.
Track 3: Drivin’ Wheel by Roosevelt Sykes.
Track 4: Droppin’ Out by P. Butterfield and Tucker Zimmerman.
Track 5: Tollin’ Bells by Willie Dixon.
Band members are: Paul Butterfield, harmonica and vocals; Elvin Bishop, guitar; Mark Naftalin, keyboards; Bugsy Maugh, bass and vocal on Drivin’ Wheel; Paul Wilson, drums. Featuring Gene Dinwiddie on tenor sax, David Sanborn on alto sax, and Keith Johnson on trumpet.
