William Clarke spent decades refining one of the most commanding harmonica voices in West Coast blues, drawing deep from the well of George "Harmonica" Smith and Big Walter Horton while developing a style unmistakably his own. Released in 1996 on Alligator, Hard Way arrived near the end of his life and stands as a full expression of that mastery, the kind of record that reminds you how much soul a single instrument can carry. Tracklist 1. The Boss (4:27) 2. Five Card Hand (3:32) 3. Fishing Blues (3:14) 4. Evil (3:32) 5. Letter From Home (5:05) 6. My Mind Is Working Overtime (3:14) 7. Last Monday Morning (5:56) 8. Moten Swing (4:10) 9. Blues Is Killing Me (6:09) 10. Don't Treat Me Wrong (3:05) 11. Respect Me, Baby (4:31) 12. Other Side Of Town (3:16) 13. Walkin' (4:40) UPC: 014551484226Label: Alligator RecordsRelease Date: 7.16.96Format: CD
