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James 'Son' Thomas - Beefsteak Blues

Size: 106,7 MB
Time: 45:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Delta Blues, Country Blues
Label: Evidence
Art: Full

01. Mama Don't 'low No Guitar Playin' Round Here (3:50)
02. Big Fat Mama (3:34)
03. Beefsteak Blues (3:46)
04. Rock Me Mama (2:09)
05. Catfish Blues (6:33)
06. Standing At The Crossroads (4:58)
07. Highway Sixty One Blues (3:18)
08. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (2:53)
09. Stormy Monday (3:17)
10. Catfish Blues (4:03)
11. Smokey Mountain (3:06)
12. Hoochie Coochie Man/Tune In Next Time (4:03)

Down-and-dirty blues don't get any downer or dirtier than James "Son" Thomas. A former sharecropper and grave digger (as well as an accomplished sculptor) who was shot by an ex-wife, Thomas, to put it mildly, lived the blues life he sang about. Eventually his hard road took him all the way to the White House, where he sang the blues for the Reagans (those noted blues lovers) in 1982. This Evidence collection of early-'80s performances features Thomas accompanying himself on acoustic and electric guitar on a set of blues standards associated with his Mississippi Delta mentors Elmore James, Arthur Crudup, and Sonny Boy Williamson. Compare the two versions of "Catfish Blues" for an example of what "unexpurgated" really means. ~Review by Joel Roberts

Thanks to Marc.
Beefsteak Blues



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Oznake: James 'Son' Thomas

James 'Son' Thomas - Mississippi Delta Blues Man

Styles: Delta Blues
Label: Swingmaster
Released: 1981
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 106,0 MB
Time: 46:18
Art: full

1. Big Leg Woman - 4:10
2. High Brown - 4:45
3. Whiskey Headed Woman - 2:26
4. Devil Blues - 4:45
5. Take A Little Walk - 2:57
6. Cool Water Blues - 4:11
7. Lonesome Road Blues - 3:54
8. Black Rat - 3:18
9. Hard Time Blues - 4:22
10. Catfish Blues - 4:09
11. My Black Mare - 3:43
12. Bull Cow Blues - 3:34

Personnel:
James 'Son' Thomas - Guitar, Vocals

Notes: Born in Eden, Mississippi, United States, Thomas was known as a folk artist for his sculptures made from un-fired clay which he dug out of the banks of the Yazoo River. His most famous sculpted images were skulls (often featuring actual human teeth) which mirrored his job as a gravedigger and his often stated philosophy that "we all end up in the clay". In 1985, Thomas had his work featured in the prestigious Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. where he was introduced to Mrs. Nancy Reagan then First Lady. Thomas' skulls can also be found on display in several blues museums throughout Mississippi including the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale and the small Leland Blues Museum in Leland. Thomas played at numerous blues festivals and private parties throughout the area including the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival in Greenville.
His later performances saw him accompanied by Swiss harmonica player Walter Liniger. Thomas was recorded by several small record labels and is probably best known for his album Gateway to the Delta which was recorded by Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, although he remains an obscure figure outside of dedicated blues communities.
In the 1970s, he appeared in the following films: Delta Blues Singer: James "Sonny Ford" Thomas, Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Bluesmen, and Mississippi Delta Blues.
He died in 1993 in Greenville, Mississippi, from a combination of emphysema and a stroke.
Thomas is buried in Leland and memorialized by a headstone placed in 1996 by the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund and paid for by John Fogerty. His epitaph consists of lyrics from one of his songs. His son, Pat Thomas, continues to play and perform his father's songs.
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