Pee-Wee Get My Gun
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| Pee-Wee Get My Gun | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Fat Possum | |||
| Producer | Matthew Johnson, Bruce Watson | |||
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Pee-Wee Get My Gun is the debut album by the American musician T-Model Ford, released in 1997.[1][2] Ford was 75 years old when the album was released.[3] He supported it by touring with labelmate R. L. Burnside; the dates represented the first time Ford had performed outside of Mississippi.[4][5]
Ford wrote all of the album's songs, although he was not shy about lifting ideas from other songwriters.[6][7] He was backed by his drummer, Tommy Lee "Spam" Miles.[8] Frank Frost played keyboards on some of the tracks, despite the fact that he did not get along with Ford and had to be goaded by coproducer Matthew Johnson to participate in the recording sessions.[9] The producers decided to keep Ford's mistakes, which included bad tunings and coughing fits.[10] Many of the songs reference the violent acts that Ford had both administered and received.[11]
