King of the Houserockers' magic captured "live" in club performances. Raw energy and high spirits. Grammy nominee. "Natural for partying, drinking and talking loud"--ROLLING STONE

Ironically, Hound Dog Taylor didn't live to see the release of this, his first "live" album. He died of cancer in Chicago on December 17, 1975, at the age of 59. The music, cover, and title of this album are exactly as Hound Dog and I originally planned them, before we knew of his illness. This isn't one of those somber "memorial" albums. Hound Dog wouldn't have wanted that. He wanted to be remembered with the same kind of irreverance that he put into his music, and into his life. As he used to tell me, "When I die, don't have a funeral--have a party!"
--Bruce Iglauer