1 	The Things I Used To Do 	4:40
2 	Tribute To Jimmy Reed 	5:27
3 	Don't Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand Will Do 	5:22
4 	Sweet Home Chicago 	4:43
5 	Hold That Train 	7:33
6 	Don't Tell Me 'Bout A Man 	3:13
7 	Mama Says 	7:05
8 	What's The Matter With The Mill 	3:11
9 	Stormy Monday Monologue 	4:10
10 	They Call It Stormy Monday 	10:21

Dorothy Ellis aka Miss Blues - Member of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of fame and Oklahoma Blues hall of Fame. Miss Blues is not a songbird. She doesn't chirp, tweet or warble. Her diaphragm is a blacksmith bellows blowing chunks of lung and larynx, past vocal chords like cables from the Golden Gate Bridge. Her throat scores the same dainty factor as a garbage disposal unit. In a fog you could plant her at the bow of the ship singing "The Things I used To Do" and the lighthouse keeper would beam in you. Miss Blues (Dorothy Ellis) makes a blues song sound like it is supposed to sound: anguish under a bully cock whip, reverberating through fractured souls to African yesteryear.

She came into the world at a time when Texan's were struggling to recover from the great depression combined with the 12 year long dust bowl drought. Miss Blues grew up in the westTexas cotton fields hearing tales of slavery from her great-grandmother. The song Stormy Monday is no piano bar ditty, when Miss Blues puts her profound pathos into lyrics meant to reflect a baby being torn from it's mother's arms to be sold by the plantation owner. When she recorded it, her great body shook as she ripped words from her soul, like fireballs to be at fellow man. Her interpretation from T. Bone Walker's arrangement of an old slave song laments the hellish everyday of a black slave. The recording session took place largely in Salina, Kansas at Blue Heaven Studios, a church building of some majesty converted to the religion of the Blues. These are songs that you, her fans requested. In her words," YOU WANTED IT, I DID IT, NOW BUY THE DAMNED THING!"

Miss Blues has carved out a legion of die-hard fans over sixty years with her Texas Shouting style Blues, bludgeoning the walls of the Juke joints. If the Blues were any purer than this, it would distill whiskey and cut diamonds.

Joining Blind Dog Smokin' on this CD is the elegant Englishman Aynsley Lister. Perhaps he should been nicknamed "Lister the Blister" as his blistering licks set fire to some steak and potato Blues. The Hammond organ B3 fattens the songs as Wichita's Tommy Carlyle dedicates his talent to his favorite Blues lady. Each musician wanted to do her justice, because in addition to her talent, she is a kind and emphatic woman who endears herself to those who know her. Affectionately named Miss Blues at just 8 years old, Dorothy Ellis shows no sign of slowing down. In 2010 she was the special guest artist for B.B King and Buddy guy in Lampe, Missouri where she receiving a 5 minute standing ovation. --cdbaby.com

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1. Goin Down Slow
2. Black Rat
3. Sinkin', Sinkin', Sinkin'
4. Comfortable Man
5. More Jelly
6. Sell My Monkey
7. Trapped
8. Leave Me Alone
9. Cold Mountains

Miss Blues - Vocals
Roland Junior Bacon - Bass
Jason Coomes - Guitar, Mixing
Chuck Gullens - Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Carl Gustafson - Harmonica, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Chris Lund - Guitar 

We have all seen the Blinddog Smokin' ads in the classifieds of the major blues mags. They are, of course, Laramie Wyoming's hardest working blues band. But who is Miss Blues? Hailing from Direct, TX, Dorothy Choncie Ellis has been singing her famous "Texas Shout" style of blues since the early 40s. The blues was a way of life in her early years. It was common to have Sunday dinner on the ground, walk barefoot to save her shoes, drink well and spring water, wear flour sacks dresses, pick cotton and feel a million miles from nowhere.

This grand old lady of the blues uses her storied past to her advantage on this 9 track, 50 minute disc. With an aged and aching growl, Miss Blues has the perfect voice for "Goin Down Slow".

She and Carl share the vocal duties on the humorous "Comfortable Man" with its sexual lyrics. "Sinkin'" is dedicated to her stepmother and tells her tragic story. With conviction, lyrics are delivered which include: 'I had a little house, like a fool I gave him the title, now I ain't got no house and he even pawned my bible'. "Sell My Monkey" is an uptempo tune which is refreshing after a series of relaxed, traditional blues. Pure, electric blues that is played the way they used to feature on "More Jelly" and "Cold Mountains".

From an interview in Southwest Blues magazine, Miss Blues is quoted, 'Each song I sing takes on its own individual form. I didn't get up one morning and say, hey, I am gonna be a blues singer. I lived the blues in the cotton patch, servant quarters, cooking in white kitchens, being broke, hungry, abusive grandmother, and feeling trapped in a bad situation.' That lifestyle has produced a raw, emotive, passion in her voice which leaps off the disc. Sure, its an acquired taste that won't necessarily attract new listeners but those who enjoy real blues will love it. ---Tim Holek, mnblues.com

A fifth CD by Wyoming blues-rock band Blinddog Smokin' but here they host special guest Miss Blues (Dorothy Ellis). The step was absolutely right. Lady brings enormous passion to this album with her raw and deep voice which in combination with band's work (particular attention should be paid to amazing guitar playing of Jason Coomes) delivers emotional, lowdown, driving Blues. In spite of what is plaid, covers or original compositions, result is all the same - true Blues.

This lady sings the BLUES! Bad thing is Dorothy Ellis was discovered late. Hope it's not too late.

This is what Blinddog's official web-page says about her: "Miss Blues is a carnival with a dress on. How an entertainer of this magnitude, has slipped through the cracks of fame and fortune is a sad testimony to the MTV generation, that apparently has no room on their tv screens for a heart this big. This woman is more fun than a tickling uncle. Her personality spills all over the room like the bubbles of a run-away washing machine. And she can sing! Like the primal scream of a locomotive bursting out of a mountain tunnel."

Passionate, fiery, bursting album! Highly recommended! ---Dimitri, amazon.com

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01. Blood Running Cold [03:43]
02. Billie's Blues [04:47]
03. Bad Prospects [04:04]
04. Rub Board Boogie [01:49]
05. Trapped [04:43]
06. Midnight Cry [04:11]
07. Sinkin Sinkin Sinkin [06:07]
08. It's Gonna Rain [02:54]
09. Cold Mountains [06:47]

Dorothy Ellis: Vocals
Rodd Hibbard: Guitar
Mark Lyon: Guitar
Chris Henson: Lead Guitar
Don Skinner: Bass
Joe Skinner: Drums
Mike Hardwick: Drums
T.Z.Wright: Piano,Organo
Robert Riggs: Harmonica
Frank Zona: Saxophone

For Dorothy Choncie Ellis, the road from Direct, Texas has been a long glorious trip. Orphaned at an early age, self determination and love for life and people has led her into many adventures of living. Think for a minute about the young girl from Direct, whose Mama carry instilled in her a love and respect for books and learning. From the cotton fields to servant quarters, Dorothy pursued education, earning a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma. Her journey has brought her close to a Doctorate, but she has other passions as well. All along the way, Dorothy belted out Big-Time Blues, and self-published "For Blacks Only", a collection of memories in 1979. Dorothy became "Miss Blues" when "You is one black rat" was blaring on the wind up Victrola. She has performed with Richard "Groove" Holmes, Little Joe Blue, Drink Small and others; she opened for Bo Diddley, has appeared at many blues festivals including Arcadia Blues Festival, Pinedale Blues Festival, Southwest Blues Heritage Fest, Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival and more. Miss Blues, Dorothy Ellis, has the soul of the blues inside her. ---cdbaby.com

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