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The Blues Never Die! is an album by the blues pianist and vocalist Otis Spann, recorded in Chicago in 1964 and released by the Prestige label the following year.[1][2]

The Blues Never Die!
Studio album by Otis Spann
Released	1965
Recorded	November 21, 1964
Studio	Chicago
Genre	Blues
Length	33:46
Label	Prestige PR 7391
Producer	Samuel Charters
Otis Spann chronology
The Blues of Otis Spann (1964) The Blues Never Die! (1965) Otis Spann's Chicago Blues (1966)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	[5]
Record Mirror	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Boasting fellow Chicago blues dynamo James Cotton on both harmonica and lead vocals, The Blues Never Die! is one of Otis Spann's most inspired albums ... Spann and Cotton enjoy a very strong rapport on this consistently rewarding date."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Otis Spann except where noted

1. "The Blues Never Die" − 3:40
2. "I Got a Feeling" − 2:50
3. "One More Mile to Go" (James Cotton) − 3:45
4. "Feelin' Good" (Cotton) − 3:25
5. "After Awhile" − 3:57
6. "Dust My Broom" (Elmore James) − 2:40
7. "Straighten Up, Baby" (Cotton) − 2:30
8. "Come On" − 2:38
9. "Must Have Been the Devil" − 2:38
10. "Lightnin'" (Cotton) − 2:40
11. "I'm Ready" (Muddy Waters) − 3:03

Personnel

• Otis Spann − vocals, piano
• Dirty Rivers − guitar
• James Cotton − harmonica, vocals
• James "Pee Wee" Madison − guitar
• Milton Rector − bass
• S. P. Leary – drums

References

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