Welcome to The Rippers "listening booth" on the world wide web! Nothing quite captures the spirit of our "live" performances (thank God!), but we've recorded a couple of numbers from our live sets to give you a feel for what we sound like. They're offered in both MP3 format ("big" 3 to 4 meg files, so they'll take "quite" a bit of time to load on a 56k modem,) and smaller WAV files (500-ish k, a pretty quick download). Need an MP3 player? Go here and get yourself one for free.

  1. Worried Life Blues...MP3 version or WAV version -- an old Maceo Merriweather number, in an arrangement by Robben Ford. The Professor's handling the vocal here...
  2. It Hurts Me, Too... MP3 version or WAV version -- the Elmore James number. Features the Professor on slide and Mike on vocals.
  3. Blues Ain't Nothin'... MP3 version or WAV version -- a Johnny "Clyde" Copeland scorcher, featuring Mike on vocals.
  4. She Caught the Katy... MP3 version or WAV version -- written by Taj Mahal and Yank Rachel, this tune features the Professor on harmonica and vocal.
  5. Done Somebody Wrong... MP3 version or WAV version -- the Elmore James tune popularized by the Allman Bros. on their Fillmore album; features the Professor on slide and harp, with Mike handling the vocal chores.
  6. Hey, Bartender... MP3 version or WAV version -- The old Floyd Dixon tune, featuring the Professor on lead vocal (he had the most "experience" for this number!
  7. I Ain't Drunk ... MP3 version or WAV version -- A favorite of ours from Albert Collins' repertoire, again featuring the Professor on lead vocal.
  8. Dangerous Mood ... MP3 version or WAV version -- a great song from Keb Mo, with the Professor on vocal...
  9. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out... MP3 version or WAV version -- the "really" old Jimmy Cox song made popular by both Bessie Smith and, much later, Derek and the Dominoes. Nobody (and I mean *nobody*) sings it like Mike!

Well, that's all we'll inflict on you for now. We'll be posting some acoustic music and some originals (Be afraid... be *very* afraid...!) in the not too distant future, so do check back soon. Need some more info? Please feel free to drop us a line!

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