Label: Arhoolie Records.
Recording Time: 107 minutes.
Release Date: November 3, 1992 (orig. release 1961).
Recording Date: February 15, 1937 - September 10, 1960.
Release Info: Compilation (CD 374) Studio Recording, Reissue.
Styles: Acoustic Texas Blues, Country Blues, Regional Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Texas Blues.
I'm the Boss Card in Your Hand, 1937-1960 stands as the definitive Black Ace collection to date -- not only does Arhoolie's CD reissue include the entirety of their original 1960 release, but it also appends previously unissued material from the same session and even tosses in a half-dozen tracks from his 1937 Decca label debut. Thanks largely to its steadfast refusal to fit easily into any kind of regional genre pigeonhole, Ace's music possesses a beautifully timeless quality; and though he's a poignant vocalist, the real treat here is his slide guitar mastery, as instrumentals like "Ace's Guitar Blues" and "Bad Times Stomp" reveal a unique hybrid sound successfully bridging the gap between the Delta and Hawaiian styles. ~ Jason Ankeny
Over 60 Minutes Of Classic Texas Blues.
"Black Ace" (B.K. Turner) was a great Texas blues singer and one of the few exponents of the flat Hawaiian guitar blues style to have been recorded. This CD contains almost his entire recorded legacy.
Credits: Black Ace (B.K. Turner) - composer, guitar (national steel), primary artist, vocals; Paul Oliver - liner notes; Wayne Pope - design; Chris Strachwitz - compilation producer.
Tracks: 1. I Am The Black Ace; 2. Bad Times Stomp; 3. Drink On, Little Girl; 4. Santa Fe Blues; 5. New Triflin' Woman; 6. Evil Woman Blues; 7. 'Fore Day Creep; 8. Little Augie; 9. Your Legs' Too Little; 10. No Good Woman; 11. Santa Claus Blues; 12. Golden Slipper; 13. Hitchhiking Woman; 14. Ace's Guitar Blues; 15. Beer Drinking Woman; 16. Ace's Guitar Breakdown; 17. I've Been In Love With You, Baby; 18. Trifling Woman; 19. Black Ace; 20. You Gonna Need My Help Someday; 21. Whiskey And Women; 22. Christmas Time Blues; 23. Lowing Heifer.
Recorded By - Black Ace (tracks: 1 to 3, 13), Chris Strachwitz (tracks: 4 to 12, 14 to 17), Paul Oliver (tracks: 4 to 12, 14 to 17).
Tracks 1 to 12 originally issued on Arhoolie LP F 1003.
Tracks 14, 16, 17 previously unreleased.
Tracks 4 to 12, 14 to 17 recorded in Fort Worth, TX, August 14, 1960.
Tracks 1 to 3, 13 recorded in Fort Worth, TX, September 10, 1960.
Tracks 18 to 23 recorded in Chicago, IL, February 15, 1937.