Hound Dog Taylor

Beware of the Dog (Alligator)

Beware of the Dog is a live performance of Hound Dog dating back to 1974. More than just "the blues," Taylor's music crackles and bites with the collective sorrows and joys of this richly soulful musician.
Hound Dog is joined here by the House Rockers- Brewer Phillips on guitar and Ted Harvey on drums. Together they beat out some exciting versions of well known blues classics-"Dust My Broom," "Rock Me" - as well as some of Taylor's personal testimony -"Freddie 's Blues" and "Let's Get Funky." The recording is a little rough-edged, but who cares? Hound Dog Taylor doesn't need the audio cosmetics to get across- the music itself says all that needs to be said.