Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane

Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane is an album by the American blues musician Willie Dixon, released in 1984.[2][3] Dixon supported the album with a North American tour.[4]

Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane
Studio album by
Willie Dixon
Released1984
GenreBlues
LabelPausa[1]
ProducerWillie Dixon
Willie Dixon chronology
What Happened to My Blues
(1976)		 Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane
(1984)		 Willie Dixon: Live (Backstage Access)
(1985)

Production

The album was recorded in California, with most of it finished by 1982.[5][6] Dixon is backed by his Chicago All-Stars.[7] Typical of Dixon's writing, the album addresses topical issues such as religious dogma ("Pie in the Sky") and nuclear war ("It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace").[8] Dixon called the latter song his favorite of all the ones that he had written.[9]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[11]
Quad-City TimesB−[12]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "the music, with the honky-tonk flourishes of piano player Lafayette Leak, and the solemn wail of harmonica player Billy Branch, is consistently engaging."[8] The Quad-City Times determined that the album "lacks the reckless spontaneity of his better groups."[12]

AllMusic deemed it a "decent modern album by the prolific legend."[10]

Cover versions

Soon after the album's release, Tina Turner added a cover version of the title track to her live set.[8] "Flamin' Mamie" was covered by Koko Taylor on Queen of the Blues, released in 1985.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Earthquake and Hurricane" 
2."It Don't Make Sense (You Can't Make Peace)" 
3."After Five Long Years" 
4."Everything's Got a Time" 
5."Wigglin' Worm" 
6."Flamin' Mamie" 
7."Grave Digger Blues" 
8."Pie in the Sky" 

References
  1. Komara, Edward M. (November 19, 2006). Encyclopedia of the Blues. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415926997.
  2. Inaba, Mitsutoshi (November 19, 2011). Willie Dixon: Preacher of the Blues. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810869936.
  3. "Bug Buddies". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 38. Oct 6, 1984. p. 58.
  4. Perry, Jonathan (Aug 23, 1984). "Blues legend coming to town". Daily Hampshire Gazette. p. 26.
  5. Floyd Jr., Samuel A., ed. (1999). International Dictionary of Black Composers. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1884964273.
  6. "End of the (touring) road nears for blues great Willie Dixon". Courier News. Jan 29, 1982. p. B2.
  7. Pareles, Jon (30 Jan 1992). "Willie Dixon, Musician, 76, Dies; Singer and Writer of Classic Blues". The New York Times. p. B9.
  8. Lacey, Liam (23 Aug 1984). "Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane Willie Dixon and the Chicago All-Stars". The Globe and Mail. p. E5.
  9. Garabedian, Steven (July 2015). "'It Don't Make Sense': Willie Dixon, the Blues, War, and Peace". Peace & Change. 40 (3): 287. doi:10.1111/pech.12131.
  10. "Mighty Earthquake & Hurricane". AllMusic.
  11. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 37.
  12. "Willie Dixon Mighty Earthquake and Hurricane". Quad-City Times. Go!. May 17, 1984. p. 21.
  13. Salter, Rosa (16 Aug 1985). "Koko Taylor's Mainstream Blues". The Morning Call. p. D1.
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