Standing My Ground
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| Standing My Ground | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Label | Alligator | |||
| Producer | Jim Bateman, Clarence Brown | |||
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Standing My Ground is an album by the American musician Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, released in 1989.[1][2] Brown supported the album with a North American tour.[3] Standing My Ground was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Recording.[4]
Brown played guitar, piano, violin, and drums.[5] He wrote seven of the album's songs.[5] Terrance Simien contributed on accordion.[6] "What Am I Living For" is a cover of the Chuck Willis song.[7] As on other albums, Brown avoided songs in the Mississippi Delta blues style, considering them too loud and too negative.[8] The album title refers in part to Brown's refusal to stick to certain musical genres despite pressures from record labels.[9] "Born in Louisiana" is about life along the Louisiana-Texas border.[10] "Cool Jazz" is an instrumental.[11]
