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Cuffed Collared & Tagged

Swamp Dogg

Cuffed Collared & Tagged

Fat Possum
LP $25.45

12/24/2013 767981128818 

 


CD $14.25

12/24/2013 767981128825 

 


***One of the great characters in rock and soul music is JERRY WILLIAMS, better known as the eccentric, idiosyncratic, and always entertaining SWAMP DOGG (no relation to Snoop Doggy Dogg). A Virginia native, Williams invented his own legend by claiming that he had little proper schooling, only to wake up one day and find himself a musical genius (his words). Actually, Williams is very talented, and an early association with Jerry Wexler and Phil Walden led to him working for a number of years as a producer, engineer, and occasional songwriter with Atlantic in the ‘60s. At decade’s end, however, he decided that the time was right to unleash Swamp Dogg’s singular view of the world on an unsuspecting public. The initial result was one of the most gloriously gonzo soul recordings of all time, Total Destruction to Your Mind. Along with living up to its title, it was a renegade chunk of not-quite-commercial music, with an unforgettable (though fuzzy) cover shot of the portly Dogg in his underwear. Although undeniably great, Total Destruction to Your Mind is one of the most obscure soul records ever made. That, however, has nothing to do with the music, which rocks in a way reminiscent of Solomon Burke or Wilson Pickett. The album’s charm may have to do with Dogg’s world view: part libertarian politics; part Zappa-style critiques of commerciality and capitalism; and part horny male, the latter defining for better and worse his view of women. Although he spent years working in the industry, Dogg was simply not the standard-issue soul type. And that was good. Dogg continued to make records, albeit infrequently, after 1969, some good, a few great, and most all extremely difficult to find. With contemporary soul sounding increasingly mannered and sterile, Dogg’s yelling, screaming, and general craziness is missed. Thankfully, he hasn’t disappeared for good, although he only makes records when he feels like it. His release, Surfin’ In Harlem, came out in 1991. And as is often the case with quirky “legends,” what he’s up to at any given time is the source of wild speculation. It would be wise to not count him out; just when you think this Dogg is down and out, he sneaks up and bites you.

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