RAW MISSISSIPPI BLUES, STRONG VOCALS WITH GREAT BAND.

Poor Country Boy

Are you ready for him, because he sure is ready for you. He's bad, he's smooth, he's Harold Cagler.. Harold is remeniscient of what blues is supposed to be. He's got humor, style and he's serious. His CD Poor Country Boy is refreshing and down with it. Check out this first tune.
1. " Poor Country Boy" gets down to business, telling it like it is. This tune is talkin' about the truth. You can almost smell the country air and the smoked barbeque.
2. Learn To Love Me"- You can really chill out at any time, with Harold and his company of bad mama jamas. The guitar just rolls along with some great vocals to back it up.
3. "TV Mama" - this tune has got humor, high-steppin' guitar pickin' and the organ playing is stone cool.
4. "That Ain't Right" - You can just feel it tuggin' at your heart strings. What a sweet mellow sound.
5. "It Hurts Me Too" - oh, heck yeah!! Harold's blend of voice, blues guitar and a dynamic backup band with David McKean on guitar, Roger Smith on bass guitar, Skip Easterling on keyboard and Mike McKean on drums are serving us up some pure blues!
6. "Crazy ‘Bout Oklahoma" - the old blues finger-poppin', hip-swinging down home sound.
7. "Sweet Home St. Joe" gets you juke-joint jumpin' in the wee hours, you feel me?
8. "Chains Of Love" is romance in action. It makes you feel like you're slow dragging in the basement with the blue light on, getting your groove on.
9. "Knockin' On My Door" - that's real blues guitar licks; y'all listen and learn! With that classic blues voice, he really makes you feel it.
10. "Blues, Blues, Blues" - Last but not least, this tune gets right down to business, really telling it like it is sure enough.
Harold Cagler has really got it going on. The CD entitles Poor Country Boy is a real, get down with the blues gem.

Ann Sowell

This is Harold Cagler’s second “tradional Blues” CD
Borne in St. Joe, Louisisnna in 1934, one of three children , Harold grew up strongly influenced by his father, a brick factory worker who also was a bluesman singing in local jukes in the area. When Harold was still pre-teen aged he began singing publically and sang with local musicians in Jukes and blues clubs in Louisiana and Mississippi.
He became driver for Percy Stoval in 1954, as Stoval toured the region promoting blues personalities and this led to Harold driving for and working with Jimmy Reed in and around Pensacola, Florida up to a final performance with Reed at the Branch Inn in Slidell, Louisianna in 1957.
Harold has continued singing the songs he loves, songs made legendary by his friend and mentor, over the years and began actually recording in 2001, a number of gosphel CD’s.
… Helen Thomas…