"Downhome Blues" was the title track to a million selling album for the Malaco label in 1982. Arzell Hill [born 30th September 1935, Naples, Tx] was first a gospel singer in the vocal group the Spritual Five but he moved to California to record for his brother and then for the Duke label. His work was critically well received, however commercial success didn't follow until 1977 when signed to the Columbia label. By1980 he was at Malaco doing songs written by George Jackson. One was "Downhome Blues" that spwaned a new genre of soul blues and sparked renewed interest in the music for black America.
The track was taken from "Best of ZZ Hill" on Malaco, but neither it nor the eponymous album is currently in print.
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