Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough

Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough is the second EP by American blues-rock duo The Black Keys. This tribute EP is a collection of covers from Fat Possum Records bluesman, Junior Kimbrough, who died in 1998. The title is a reference to Chulahoma, Mississippi, location of "Junior's Place", a juke joint bought by Kimbrough around 1992 and operated after his death by his sons until it burned down on April 6, 2000. The Black Keys have covered Ki... more

Chulahoma: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough is the second EP by American blues-rock duo The Black Keys. This tribute EP is a collection of covers from Fat Possum Records bluesman, Junior Kimbrough, who died in 1998. The title is a reference to Chulahoma, Mississippi, location of "Junior's Place", a juke joint bought by Kimbrough around 1992 and operated after his death by his sons until it burned down on April 6, 2000. The Black Keys have covered Kimbrough in their 2002 debut album, with "Do the Rump", and with "Everywhere I Go" on their second record Thickfreakness. In 2005 they contributed a "My Mind is Ramblin'" cover to the Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough tribute compilation, which also features Iggy Pop & The Stooges and Spiritualized. Chulahoma is the band's last record with Fat Possum Records, as they have since signed to Nonesuch Records. All tracks by Junior Kimbrough [*] "Have Mercy on Me" uses additional instruments, organ and bongos, which is very unusual for The... less