How'd a White Boy Get the Blues?
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| How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? | ||||
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Blind Pig | |||
| Producer | Popa Chubby | |||
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How'd a White Boy Get the Blues? is an album by the American musician Popa Chubby, released in 2001.[1][2] It was his first album for Blind Pig Records.[3] Popa Chubby supported the album with a North American tour.[4] The title track was a minor hit in Europe.[5]
The album was produced by Popa Chubby.[6] He played a signature Gibson Flying V, which he chose in tribute to Albert King, as well as a 1966 Stratocaster.[7][8] He raps on the opening track, "Daddy Played the Guitar and Mama Was a Disco Queen".[9] Popa Chubby played most of the instruments, using samples, sitar, slides, and dobro on the album.[8] He thought that most of the songs described finding sustentation in music.[10] "It's a Sad Day in New York City When There Ain't No Room for the Blues" criticizes NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani for making the city a less diverse place.[11]
