Border Town Legend
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| Border Town Legend | ||||
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| Released | January 30, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Gem/Lone Star | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 50:45 | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
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Border Town Legend is an album by the American musician Long John Hunter, released on January 30, 1996, by Alligator Records.[1][2] The album title refers to the many years Hunter spent playing in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez nightclubs.[3] Border Town Legend was one of the most played albums on blues radio the year of its release and was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award.[4][5] Hunter supported it with a North American tour.[6]
Produced by Tarry Owens and Jon Foose, Border Town Legend was recorded at Gem/Lone Star Studio, in Austin.[7][8] Hunter wrote nine of the album's twelve songs.[9] He was most influenced by B. B. King, rather than Texas blues musicians, but tried to find his own sound; he considered himself more an entertainer than an accomplished musician.[10][11] Hunter used a horn section on many of the tracks.[12] "John's Funk" is an instrumental.[13] "Everybody Knows" is a cover of the O. V. Wright song.[14]
