Show Me the Way Home, Honey

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 8

Styles: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Piedmont Blues, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 2003
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 157,0 MB
Time: 68:36
Art: full

1. Vaughan Quartet - It's Just Like Heaven - 3:12
2. Red Headed Fiddler - The Steeley Rag - 2:36
3. Gitfiddle Jim - Paddlin' Blues - 3:19
4. Dilly & His Dill Pickles - Sand Mountain Drag - 3:23
5. Dock Boggs - Sugar Baby - 3:00
6. King Solomon Hill - My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon - 3:11
7. Stripling Brothers - The Lost Child - 3:07
8. Frank Hutchinson - The Train That Carried My Girl From Town - 3:04
9. Bo Weavil Jackson - You Can't Keep No Brown - 2:52
10. Wright Brothers Quartet - Mother Is With The Angels - 2:59
11. Dick Reinhart - Rambling Lover - 2:53
12. Skip James - 4 O'Clock Blues - 2:52
13. Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters - Yellow Rose Of Texas - 2:53
14. Johnny Barfield - Gonna Ride Till The Sun Goes Down - 2:54
15. Ed Bell - Mamlish Blues - 2:36
16. Ted Sharp, Hinman and Sharp - Robinson County - 3:10
17. Dennis McGee - Valse Des Vachers - 2:39
18. David Miller - Jailhouse Rag - 2:43
19. Tommy Johnson - I Want Someone To Love Me - 2:57
20. Uncle Dave Macon and McGee Bros. - Tennessee Tornado - 3:16
21. Frank Jenkins - Roving Cowboy - 2:59
22. Shelor Family - Big Bend Gal - 2:49
23. Rev. W.M. Mosley - Yes Tis Me - 3:01

Notes: Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the eighth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s that, taken together, project a vital and energetic rural, early 20th century America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Volume 8 is a little heavier on the blues side of things and includes such rare gems as Dock Boggs' banjo blues set piece "Sugar Baby," Skip James' haunting rendering of "4 O'Clock Blues" (made especially precious by sounding like it was recorded in a hail storm), Frank Hutchison's sleek and timeless "The Train That Carried My Girl from Town," and Francis Jenkins' ancient sounding fiddle ballad, "Roving Cowboy," which sounds a bit like an inland sea shanty. Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on most of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 8 is a welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series.

Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 8



• Pink Anderson - Pink Anderson Vol. 3: Ballad & Folksinger
• Blind Willie McTell - Blind Willie McTell 1927-1933

Oznake: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Piedmont Blues, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 7 of 8

Styles: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 2003
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 160,5 MB
Time: 70:07
Art: full

1. Dilly & His Dill Pickles - Bust Down Stomp - 3:18
2. Jimmie Tarlton - Dixie Mail - 3:22
3. King Solomon Hill - Times Has Done Got Hard - 3:14
4. East Texas Serenaders - Mineola Rag - 2:44
5. Sheffield Male Quartet - Christ Arose - 3:03
6. 'Gitfiddle Jim' - Rainy Night Blues - 3:14
7. Three Tobacco Tags - Good Gal Remember Me - 3:01
8. Red Headed Fiddlers - Texas Quickstep - 2:53
9. Ed Bell - Ham Bone Blues - 2:49
10. David Miller - Cannonball Rag - 2:48
11. Fiddlin John Carson & His Virginia Reelers - Little More Sugar medley - 3:07
12. Bo Weavil Jackson - Devil and my Brown Blues - 2:57
13. Stripling Brothers - Horseshoe Bend - 3:00
14. Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Primrose Hill - 2:56
15. Skip James - Hard Luck child - 3:06
16. Uncle Dave Macon & Sam McGee - Go On, Nora Lee - 3:09
17. Dennis McGee - Jeunes Gens Campagnard - 2:44
18. Jay Bird Coleman - I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordon Some Of These Days - 3:09
19. Uncle Pete & Louise - Only A Tramp - 3:01
20. Ben Jarrell & Frank Jenkins - Jack of Diamnds - 2:48
21. Son House - Dry Spell Blues, part 1 - 3:11
22. 'Ted' Sharp, Hinman & Sharp - Pike's Peak - 3:10
23. Old Southern Sacred Singers - I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go - 3:15

Notes: Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the seventh installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic rural, early 20th century America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Volume 7 includes such rare gems as Jimmie Tarlton's impressive "Dixie Mail," Skip James' haunting "Hard Luck Child," an unhinged fiddle and banjo duet by Ben Jarrell and Francis Jenkins on "Jack of Diamonds" and the first part of Son House's classic two-part 78 rpm recording of "Dry Spell Blues." Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on most of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 7 is a welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series.

Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 7



• Alan Lomax - Texas Folk Songs
• The 2nd South Carolina String Band - Hard Road

Oznake: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 6 of 8

Styles: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Piedmont Blues, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 2002
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 157,5 MB
Time: 68:47
Art: full

1. Birkhead & Lane - Robinson County - 3:06
2. Floyd County Ramblers - Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party - 3:09
3. Mississippi Moaner - It's Cold In China - 2:51
4. Parker & Dodd - Sail Away Lady - 2:59
5. Uncle Dave Macon & The Fruit Jar Drinkers - I'm Goin' Away In The Morn - 3:08
6. Tenderfoot Edwards - Seven Sister Blues - 2:55
7. Virginia Mountain Boomers - Cousin Sally Brown - 2:54
8. Girls Of The Golden West - Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo Git Along Little Doggies - 2:46
9. Skip James - Cherry Ball Blues - 2:50
10. Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston - Milwaukee Blues - 3:20
11. Weems String Band - Davy - 2:55
12. Eli Framer - God Didn't Make Me No Monkey Man - 3:13
13. Eck Robertson - Sally Gooden - 3:11
14. Jess Johnston & Byrd Moore - My Trouble Blues - 3:10
15. Charley Patton - Prayer Of Death - Part 2 - 2:49
16. Red Headed Fiddlers - Cheat 'Em - 2:33
17. Dewey & Gassie Bassett - Jesus Paved The Way - 2:42
18. Louie Lasky - Caroline - 2:51
19. The Swamp Rooters - Swamp Cat Rag - 3:07
20. Reaves White County Ramblers - Ten Cent Piece - 3:03
21. Blind Joe Reynolds - Ninety Nine Blues - 2:40
22. Jess Hillard & His West Virginia Hillbillies - Rolling River - 3:27
23. Turney Brothers - At The Cross - 2:56

Notes: Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the sixth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic early-20th century rural America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Vol. 6 includes such rare gems as Isaiah Nettles' (listed here under his moniker "the Mississippi Moaner") quirky "It's Cold in China Blues," Skip James' haunting "Cherry Ball Blues," an energetic "Davy" by the Weems String Band, and the second part of Charley Patton's two-part 78-rpm recording of "Prayer of Death." Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on several of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 6 is another welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending series.

Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 6



• Violin, Sing The Blues For Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949
• Emmett Miller - Minstrel Man From Georgia

Oznake: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Piedmont Blues, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 5

Styles: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, Regional Blues, String Bands, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 2002
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 158,6 MB
Time: 69:16
Art: full

1. Sam McGee - Railroad Blues - 3:17
2. Floyd County Rambler - Step Stone - 3:02
3. Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - 2:50
4. Weems String Band - Greenback Dollar - 3:10
5. Jimmie Davis - Doggone That Train - 2:48
6. Eli Framer - Famer's Blues - 3:06
7. Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston - No Room For A Tramp - 3:15
8. Garland Brothers & Grinstead - Just Over The River - 2:49
9. Ben Covington - Mule Skinner Moan - 3:03
10. Reaves White County Ramblers - Shortening Bread - 2:54
11. J.P. Nestor & Norman Edmonds - Black-Eyed Susie - 2:59
12. Buddy Boy Hawkins - A Rag Blues - 3:00
13. Roy Harvey & Jess Johnston - Railroad Blues - 3:22
14. Grayson County Railsplitters - Way Down In North Carolina - 2:31
15. The Swamp Rooters - Citaco - 3:04
16. Unknown - Pistol Blues - 3:02
17. Murphy Brothers Harp Band - Boat Song March - 3:02
18. Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers - I've Got No Honey - 2:59
19. Wilmer Watts & Lonley Eagles - Bonnie Bess - 2:57
20. Blind Joe Reynolds - Cold Woman Blues - 2:57
21. Wyzee, Tucker & Lecroy - Hamilton's Special Breakdown - 2:54
22. Bull Mountain Moonshiners - Johnny Goodwin - 2:56
23. Charley Patton - Some Happy Day - 3:09

Notes: Each volume in Yazoo Records' Times Ain't Like They Used to Be series (this one is the fifth installment) collects 1920s and '30s commercial 78s, and taken together they project a vital and energetic early-20th century rural America of jug and string bands, country blues players, fiddlers, banjoists, sacred singers, and musical roustabouts of every conceivable rustic style imaginable. This process makes each volume remarkably similar even as the particular artists and songs included on each may be tremendously different. Vol. 5 includes such gems as Sam McGee's bright "Railroad Blues," Skip James' classic and striking "Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues," a breakneck version of "Black-Eyed Susie" by string band great J.P. Nestor, and a unusually hopeful blues treatment of "Some Happy Day" from Charley Patton. Since everything is drawn from exceedingly rare 78s, many of which were played to death by their original owners, there is a fair amount of ambient needle noise on several of these tracks, but that only adds to the overall feel of history actually coming alive that is inherent to these kinds of compilations. Well selected, varied, and artfully sequenced, Times Ain't Like They Used to Be, Vol. 5 is yet another welcome addition to a hopefully never-ending

Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 5



• Various - Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 1 of 8
• Various Artists - Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 2 of 8

Oznake: Various, Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, Regional Blues, String Bands, Traditional Folk

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 4 of 8

Styles: Prewar Blues, String Bands, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 1999
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 161,7 MB
Time: 70:37
Art: full

1. Jimmie Tarlton - Lowe Bonnie - 3:24
2. William Harris - Early Morning Blues - 2:51
3. Burnett & Rutherford - Billy In The Lowground - 3:10
4. Dixon Brothers - Rambling - 3:13
5. Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Every Day In The Week Blues - 2:57
6. Sweet Brothers - I Got A Bulldog - 2:52
7. Cliff Carlisle - Tom Cat Blues - 2:54
8. Hi Henry Brown - Preacher Blues - 3:29
9. Kessinger Brothers - Salt River - 3:09
10. Golden Melody Boys - Blushing Bride - 2:31
11. Georgia Yellow Hammers - Kiss Me Quick - 2:52
12. Charlie Patton - Magnolia Blues - 3:13
13. Anglelas Le Jeunne - Perrodin Two Step - 3:02
14. Fiddling John Carson - Bachelor's Hall - 3:08
15. Tommy Johnson - Walking Shoes - 3:06
16. Stripling Brothers - Wolves Howling - 3:28
17. James Cole & His Washboard Band - Mistreated The Only Friend You Had - 3:12
18. Martin & Hobbs - Havana River Guide - 3:08
19. Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers - I Want Two Wings To Veil My Face - 2:46
20. Jess Hillard & His West Virginia Hillbillies - Make Down The Bed And We'll Sleep Together - 3:15
21. Skip James - Special Rider Blues - 3:03
22. Watts & Wilson - Walk Right In - 2:45
23. Rev. Rice & Congregation - Leaving All To Follow Jesus - 2:57

Notes: A collection of classic recordings from the 1920s and 30s featuring many all-time great performances of early American traditional music. This series is a fascinating overview of traditional American musical styles from the Civil War to the 1920s, including fiddle tunes, rags banjo songs, religious selections, old ballads, blues, etc.

Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 4



• The 2nd South Carolina String Band - Hard Road
• Luther Dickinson And The Sons of Mudboy - Onward & Upward

Oznake: Prewar Blues, String Bands, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 3 of 8

Styles: Delta Blues, Prewar Blues, String Bands, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazzoo
Released: 1999
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 159,9 MB
Time: 69:52
Art: full

1. Blind Willie Johnson - I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole - 3:06
2. Ashley's Melody Men - Bath House Blues - 2:53
3. Frank Hutchison - Worried Blues - 3:18
4. Jelly Jaw Short - Snake Doctor Blues - 3:26
5. East Texas Serenaders - Acorn Stomp - 2:53
6. Carlisle Brothers - Sal Got a Meatskin - 2:53
7. Sleepy John Estes - Streetcar Blues - 3:16
8. Luke Highnight & His Ozark Strutters - Fort Smith Breakdown - 2:47
9. Wilmer Watts & His Lonely Eagles - Sleepy Desert - 3:06
10. Son House - Walking Blues - 2:56
11. Allison's Sacred Harp Singers - Sweet Rivers - 3:11
12. Williamson Brothers - Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand - 3:26
13. Charlie Patton - Mean Black Cat - 2:57
14. Lowe Stokes - Billy in the Lowground - 3:04
15. Jelly Roll Anderson - Good Time Blues - 2:44
16. Fiddling John Carson - Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over - 2:53
17. Fruit Jar Guzzlers - Steel Driving Man - 3:05
18. Skip James - I'm So Glad - 2:50
19. Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers - Rok About My Sara Jane - 3:23
20. Cap, Andy & Flip - I'm Taking My Audition to Sing Up in the Sky - 3:11
21. Buster Johnson & James Cole's Washboard Band - Undertaker Blues - 3:03
22. Oscar Harper's Texas String Band - Sally Johnson - 2:34
23. Fa Sol La Singers - I'll Stay on the Right Road Now - 2:49

Notes: The beauty of the anthologies in this series is that the fine music is accompanied by liner notes that help the uninitiated to understand and savor the performers as well as the performances. When I was no longer able to stomach the latest packaged acts being spoon-fed to us by the music industry, I stopped listening to recorded music. Then, on a hunch, I started to explore roots music, much of it on the wonderful Yazoo label. These songs reward repeated listening accompanied by liner note reading and biographical books on favorite performers. So much of what is best in life is hidden, because when it becomes too popular, the commerce machine rushes in and spoils it. These recordings are immune to that phenomenon and will never be stripped of their human warmth, artistry, sincerity and emotional power. Newcomers should keep in mind that "blues" music as performed in most bars and clubs is far removed from its origins -- stripped down, rehashed, sanitized, electrified -- and ruined. I hate that kind of music, but I love the old recordings, where the soul still shines through on each performance. There are numerous sub-genres in roots music that are almost completely unknown to most people today. Shocking, even weird at first listen, they provoke the attentive listener's curiosity and present an opportunity for an adventure in personal exploration. Enjoy. ~ amazon
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Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 3



• Alan Lomax - Texas Folk Songs
• Various - White Country Blues 1926-1938

Oznake: Delta Blues, Prewar Blues, String Bands, Acoustic Blues, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Old-Timey, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Blues Roots, Vol.1: The Mississippi Blues

Styles: Delta Blues
Label: Storyville
Released: 1969
File: mp3 @320K/s (from vinyl)
Size: 79,3 MB
Time: 34:39
Art: front + back

A1 0:00 - Four O'Clock In The Morning
A2 2:53 - Bye Bye Baby Blues
A3 4:32 - Sugar Mama
A4 6:35 - I Don't Want You No More
A5 9:47 - I Can Seen My Baby In My Dreams
A6 11:47 - Big Road Blues
A7 15:52 - Someday Baby

B1 0:00 - Long Road Blues
B2 2:25 - Pony Blues
B3 5:18 - Rising Sun Blues
B4 7:40 - 21 Below Zero
B5 10:20 - Goin' Back Home
B6 12:55 - Down Here By Myself

Personnel:
Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires (Guitar B4), (Vocals B4)
Arthur Weston (Guitar A7), (Vocals A7)
Avery Brady (Guitar A4), (Vocals A4)
Big Joe Williams (Guitar A1, A3, A5, A7, B1, B3, B5), (Vocals B1)
Big John Henry Miller (Guitar B6), (Vocals B6)
Jimmy Brewer (Guitar A6), (Vocals A6)
Johnny Young (Guitar B2, B4), (Vocals B2)
Bert Logan (Vocals A1)
Ruby McCoy (Vocals B3)
Coot Venson (Harmonica A3, B1), (Vocals A3)
Willie Lee Harris (Harmonica A5, B5), (Vocals B5)
Jimmy Brown (Violin A5, B5), (Vocals A5)
Russ Logan (Washboard A1)
Roosevelt Charles (Guitar A2), (Vocals A2)
George Robertson (Harmonica A7)
Jimmy Lee Miller (Guitar B6)
Jimmy Brown (Violin A5, B5), (Vocals A5)

Blues Roots, Vol.1- The Mississippi Blues



• John Henry Barbee - I Ain't Gonna Pick No More Cotton
• Various - Blues Roots: Give Me The Blues

Oznake: Delta Blues, Big Joe Williams, Various

Various Artists - Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 2 of 8

Styles: Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 1997
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 159,6 MB
Time: 69:44
Art: full

1. Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers - John Henry Blues - 3:13
2. Allen Shaw - Moanin' the Blues - 3:01
3. Ernest Stoneman & Kahle Brewer - Lonesome Road Blues - 3:00
4. Bobby Leecan & His Need More Band - Washboard Cut Out - 2:56
5. Henry Thomas - Bob McKinney - 2:57
6. Fiddling John Carson & His Virginia Reelers - Swanee River - 3:18
7. Richard 'Rabbit' Brown - James Alley Blues - 3:08
8. Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers - Sail Away Ladies - 2:59
9. Cannon's Jug Stompers - The Rooster's Crowing Blues - 3:03
10. A.A. Grey & Seven Foot Dilly - Tallapoosa Bound - 3:13
11. The Shelor Family - Billy Grimes the Rover - 2:46
12. The Massey Family - Brown Skin Girl Down the Lane - 2:45
13. Joe McCoy - You Know You Done Me Wrong - 3:14
14. Sid Harkreader & Gradey Moore - Old Joe - 2:53
15. Blind Alfred Reed - Beware - 3:11
16. Wilmer Watts & The Lonely - Knocking Down Casey Jones - 3:12
17. Tommy Bradley - Four Day Blues - 3:13
18. Georgia Crackers - Riley the Furniture Man - 3:06
19. Emmett Lundy & Ernest Stoneman - Piney Woods Girl - 2:46
20. Louie Blue - State Street Rag - 2:49
21. Tweedy Brothers - Sugar In The Ground - 3:07
22. Southern Moonlight Entertainers - Then I'll Move To Town - 2:51
23. Rev. D.C. Rice - Lord Keep Me With A Mind - 2:51

Notes: Like volume one, this presents 23 examples of early American rural music, mastered from rare 78s of the 1920s and 1930s. And like volume one, the names here will challenge the expertise of all but the most fanatical collector; only Uncle Dave Macon, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Henry Thomas, and maybe Blind Alfred Reed will be familiar. It's a valuable sampler of non-urban sounds as captured in the early days of the recording industry, when primitive technology and marketing naivete ensured that the music was virtually unadulterated. Fiddles, banjos, and plaintive, spirited vocals abound. Bobby Leecan's jugband romp "Washboard Cut Out" is the most exuberant track; Rev. D.C. Rice's gospel number "Lord Keep Me with a Mind" starts off in a more somber mood, but soon evolves into a jubilant New Orleans-styled arrangement.
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Times Ain't Like They Used To Be Vol. 2



• Various - Oh Brother, Best Of Southern Blues
• Corey Harris & Henry Butler - Vü-Dü Menž

Oznake: Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 1 of 8

Styles: Country Blues, Pre-War Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk
Label: Yazoo
Released: 1997
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 162,7 MB
Time: 71:04
Art: full

1. Prince Albert Hunt - Blues In A Bottle - 3:26
2. Charlie Jordan - Dollar Bill Blues - 3:00
3. Bascom Lamar Lundsford - Lost John Dean - 2:48
4. A.A. Gray & Seven Foot Dilly - Streak of Lean, Streak of Fat - 3:05
5. Richard 'Rabbit' Brown - Sinking Of The Titanic - 3:49
6. Dykes Magic City Trio - Tennessee Girls - 3:04
7. Bob Campbell - Shotgun Blues - 2:56
8. J.P. Nestor & Norman Edmonds - Train On The Island - 2:58
9. The Four Wanderers - The Fault's In Me - 3:13
10. Happy Hayseeds - The Tail Of Halley's Comet - 2:43
11. Oaks Family - Wake Up You Drowsy Sleeper - 2:58
12. Louie Lasky - How You Want Your Rollin' Done - 2:49
13. Frank Blevins & His Tar Heel Rattlers - Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - 3:03
14. Memphis Jug Band - On The Road Again - 2:51
15. Buell Kazee - The Dying Soldier - 3:09
16. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Voice Throwin' Blues - 3:03
17. Wilmer Watts & The Lonely Eagles - Been On The Job Too Long - 3:13
18. Ken Maynard - Fannie Moore - 3:34
19. Nugrape Twins - I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape - 2:57
20. Carson Brothers & Sprinkle - The Old Miller's Will - 3:02
21. Winston Holmes & Charlie Turner - Skinner - 2:50
22. Southern Moonlight Entertainers - How To Make Love - 3:15
23. Grayson & Whitter - Old Jimmie Sutton - 3:07

Notes: These are 23 rare 78s from the 1920s and 1930s, chosen to illustrate the wide range of "early American rural music" that made its way onto disc in the early days of the recording industry. This will not get nearly as much press as Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music box, yet it's on par with that ballyhooed re-release as an overview of the roots of American roots music, so to speak. Styles vary from country blues and fiddle hoedowns to banjo music and jug bands. The Memphis Jug Band is the only name here that might be familiar to more than the most well-versed folk historians. Highlights include J.P. Nestor and Norman Edmonds' "Train on the Island," a frenetic string band gallop; the Four Wanderers' eerie gospel tune, "The Fault's in Me"; and Ken Maynard's "Fannie Moore," a direct predecessor of country music in its vocal phrasing.
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Times Ain't Like They Used to Be Vol. 1



• Various - Roots of the Blues
• Jack Owens - Blues At Home 8: Recorded In Bentonia, Mississippi (1978-1982)

Oznake: Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Broke, Black & Blue: An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities

Styles: Delta Blues, Country Blues, Early American Blues
Released: 2005
Label: Proper
Art: full (booklet)

Broke, Black & Blue is an excellent combination of issues barrelhouse , boogie , vaudeville , and delta blues CDs gathered in four chronologically ordered and it also features a 40-page booklet filled with extensive data and multiple photos.
Edited by the label Proper , Broke, Black & Blue is divided into four parts: Volume 1, entitled "Up Country Blues", includes songs recorded between 1924 and 1928, stars like Frank Stokes and Tommy Johnson are with semi-strangers as Emery or Johnnie Glen Head. Also worth a mention the likes of Luke Jordan , Barbecue Bob, Sippie Wallace and Ishman Bracey .
The second volume, "Broke and Hungry Blues" begins with a theme of Rube Lacy dated in 1928 and continued until 1930, on this journey we find Henry Townsend , Peg Leg Howell , Joe Callicot, Son House and Lonnie Johnson and other not so well known artists to form a complete and wonderful repertoire.
Volume 3, "Good Whiskey Blues" is a good example of the blues in the decade of the 30: Blind Willie Reynolds, Carr & Blackwell, Big Joe Williams , Blind Boy Fuller, Jazz Gillum and Tommy McClennan , classics like "The Twelves (Dirty Dozens) "Kokomo Arnold, or" Back Door Blues "by Casey Bill Weldon rub shoulders with lesser-known topics such as "Never Mind Blues" (Georgia Boyd) or "Prisioners Blues" (George Clarke).
Finally, the fourth CD titled "Jumpin 'at the Club Blue Fame", contains the 40 issues. It is in this volume which includes unreleased tracks from Johnny Temple, the band of Jimmie Gordon and Lee Brown . Bukka White , Big Maceo and Memphis Slim are among those who complete the exquisite cast.
Broke, Black & Blue label is a true gem, many rarities only edited in the old 78's are just the icing for one of the best and most complete directories I can find a variety of blues. The information the script provides the theoretical note and data necessary for the set to become one of my most prized possessions labels.
This chronology of rare and authentic classic is absolutely essential for me and probably for scholars and lovers of country-blues. For the rest of us, this post and set of 4 CDs mentioned here is a diffuse cloud of unknown names, subjects with a horrible sound, voices from beyond the grave and tune instruments ... ~ bluescomentado

Oznake: Various, Delta Blues, Country Blues, Early American Blues

VA - Violin, Sing The Blues For Me: African-American Fiddlers 1926-1949

Size: 173,2 MB
Time: 72:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Delta Blues, Pre-War Blues, String Bands, Old Timey
Label: Old Hat
Art: Front

01. Johnson Boys - Violin Blues (3:21)
02. Andrew & Jim Baxter - K.C. Railroad Blues (3:31)
03. Peg Leg Howell - Beaver Slide Rag (3:21)
04. Mississippi Mud Steppers - Alma Waltz (2:56)
05. Tommie Bradley - Window Pane Blues (3:16)
06. Alabama Sheiks - Travelin' Railroad Man Blues (3:01)
07. Whistler & His Jug Band - Pig Meat Blues (3:11)
08. Frank Stokes - Right Now Blues (3:07)
09. Bo Chatmon - East Jackson Blues (2:59)
10. Mobile Strugglers - Memphis Blues (2:53)
11. Tennessee Chocolate Drops - Vine Street Drag (2:51)
12. Kansas City Blues Strummers - Broken Bed Blues (2:34)
13. Eddie Anthony, Henry 'Rubberlegs' Williams - Lonesome Blues (2:53)
14. Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Shakedown (3:05)
15. Tommie Bradley - Adam And Eve (3:02)
16. Henry Son Sims - Tell Me Man Blues (3:19)
17. Tom Nelson - Blue Coat Blues (3:04)
18. Booker Orchestra - Salty Dog (2:42)
19. Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers - Baby, Please Don't Go (3:25)
20. Mississippi Sheiks - Stop And Listen Blues No. 2 (3:17)
21. Cow Cow Davenport - Stealin' Blues (2:32)
22. Andrew & Jim Baxter - The Moore Girl (3:00)
23. Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band - Highway 61 Blues (2:50)
24. Louie Bluie - Ted's Stomp (2:43)

As Marshall Wyatt's thorough liner notes explain in the accompanying 32-page booklet, the violin had a more prominent role in early blues than has often been supposed. Violins were far more apt to be played than guitars in the 19th century, and even when the blues began to be recorded in the 1920s, violins were still often used, although they weren't as apt to be featured on disc as the guitar and other instruments were. This 24-track compilation (with only one cut dating from after 1935) includes some fairly recognizable blues names like Peg Leg Howell, Howard Armstrong, Cow Cow Davenport, the Mississippi Sheiks, the Memphis Jug Band, Charley Patton (accompanying Henry Sims), and Big Joe Williams (a 1935 version of his signature tune "Baby Please Don't Go"), although many of the performers are far more obscure. The material tends toward the more good-timey and folky side of the rural blues tradition; the violins can get into a hoedown kick, as on Peg Leg Howell's "Beaver Slide Rag," or get into a rapid ragtime mode, as on Louie Bluie & Ted Bogan's "Ted's Stomp." Because of the chronological span and wide roster of artists represented, it's a good overview of violin-informed early blues, a subgenre that hasn't gotten a whole of attention. And check out Frank Stokes' "Right Now Blues" to get your head spun around when you hear a lyric that was repeated in Chuck Berry's classic "Reelin' and Rockin'." ~Review by Richie Unterberger

Thanks to DrPeak.
Violin, Sing The Blues For Me



• Lonnie Johnson - Blues Roots, Vol. 8: Swingin' With Lonnie •
• The Blue Rider Trio - Early Morning Blues •

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Oznake: Various, Prewar Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands

Various - White Country Blues 1926-1938

Styles: Country Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Country, Acoustic Blues, Traditional Bluegrass
Label: Legacy
Released: 1993
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 167,4 + 153,1 MB
Time: 73:07 + 66:54
Art: front + back

Disc 1
1. Frank Hutchinson/K.C. Blues - 3:04
2. Frank Hutchinson/Cannon Ball Blues - 3:23
3. Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers/Leaving Home - 3:04
4. Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers/If The River Was Whiskey - 3:07
5. Cauley Family/Duplin County Blues - 2:40
6. Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton/Sweet Sarah Blues - 3:01
7. Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton/Frankie Dean - 3:13
8. Riley Puckett/A Darkey's Wail - 2:55
9. Clarence Green/Johnson City Blues - 2:59
10. The Carolina Buddies/Mistreated Blues - 3:09
11. Tom Ashley/Haunted Road Blues - 3:15
12. Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans/Steel Guitar Blues - 2:52
13. Carlisle & Ball/Guitar Blues - 3:01
14. Carlisle & Ball/I Want A Good Woman - 3:21
15. Cliff Carlisle/Ash Can Blues - 2:58
16. Val & Pete/Yodel Blues (Part 1) - 3:14
17. Val & Pete/Yodel Blues (Part 2) - 2:51
18. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bouchillion/Adam & Eve (Part 2) - 3:16
19. W.T. Narmour & S.W. Smith/Carroll County Blues - 3:01
20. Charlie Poole With The North Carolina Ramblers/Ramblin' Blues - 2:59
21. Frank Hutchinson/Worried Blues - 3:22
22. Frank Hutchinson/Train That Carried The Girl From Town - 3:01
23. Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland/Lonesome Weary Blues - 2:53
24. W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys/Bear Cat Mama - 2:19

Disc 2
1. Blue Ridge Ramblers/ Jug Rag - 2:52
2. Prairie Ramblers/ Deep Elem Blues - 3:19
3. Clayton McMichen/ Prohibition Blues - 3:03
4. Larry Hensley/ Match Box Blues - 2:55
5. Callahan Brothers/ Somebody's Been Using That Thing - 2:48
6. Homer Callahan/ Rattle Snake Daddy - 3:04
7. Homer Callahan/ My Good Gal Has Thrown Me Down - 2:42
8. W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys/ Dirty Hangover Blues - 2:20
9. W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys/ Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues - 2:32
10. Asa Martin & His Kentucky Hillbillies/ Lonesome, Broke And Weary - 2:28
11. Cliff Carlisle/ Chicken Roost Blues - 2:32
12. Cliif Carlisle/ Tom Cat Blues - 2:52
13. Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs/ Oozlin' Daddy Blues - 2:55
14. Bill Cox & Cliff Hobbs/ Kansas City Blues - 2:47
15. Ramblin' Red Lowery/ Ramblin' Red's Memphis Yodel No. 1 - 2:48
16. Anglin Brothers/ Southern Whoopie Song - 2:26
17. Allen Brothers/ Drunk And Nutty Blues - 3:08
18. Allen Brothers/ Chattanooga Mama - 3:35
19. Smiling Bill Carlisle/ String Bean Mama - 2:25
20. Smiling Bill Carlisle/ Copper Head Mama - 2:26
21. Bill Cox/ Long Chain Charlie Blues - 2:47
22. Bill Cox/ Georgia Brown Blues - 2:47
23. Al Dexter/ New Jelly Roll Blues - 2:33
24. The Rhythm Wreckers/ Never No Mo' Blues - 2:39

Notes: White Country Blues 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue is an excellent, revealing 48-track, double-disc collection culled from the Columbia, American and OKeh vaults. All of the material on this double-disc set was recorded by country artists that drew heavily from the blues, whether it was incorporating the genre into their own compositions or covering blues and hokum songs. Though there are several stars, such as Roy Acuff, many of the performers on White Country Blues are obscure, especially for listeners whose knowledge of country music stops at Hank Williams. That is one of the many reasons why White Country Blues is invaluable. It's a thoughtfully compiled and thorough historical reissue that presents a wealth of rare, fascinating material. While it might not always be an easy listen, it's remains an essential purchase for any comprehensive country collection.

White Country Blues: 1926-1938 A Lighter Shad of Blue, Disc 1
White Country Blues: 1926-1938 A Lighter Shad of Blue, Disc 2



• Various Artists - Fonotone Records 1956-1969
• Old Crow Medicine Show - Tennessee Pusher

Oznake: Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Old-Timey, String Bands, Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Various

VA - Biddle Street Barrelhousin'

Size: 171,6 MB
Time: 73:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Piano Blues
Label: Delmark
Art: Front

01. Speckled Red - Oh, Red! (2:30)
02. Speckled Red - Dad's Piece (4:47)
03. Speckled Red - Goin' Down Slow (3:24)
04. Henry Brown - 21st Street Stomp (4:14)
05. James Crutchfield - Levee Blues (5:01)
06. James Crutchfield - Blow North Wind (4:26)
07. James Crutchfield - How Long Blues (4:32)
08. Speckled Red - Mike Cow Blues (4:11)
09. Speckled Red - Black Gal (4:07)
10. James Crutchfield - Black Gal (4:54)
11. James Crutchfield - Ora-Nelle Blues (4:21)
12. James Crutchfield - Pearly May Blues (4:58)
13. James 'Stump' Johnson - Snitcher's Blues (1:47)
14. James 'Stump' Johnson - Blues For Lindy (2:30)
15. Lawrence Henry - St. Louis Blues (4:01)
16. Lawrence Henry - Memphis Blues (2:35)
17. Henry Brown - Goin' Down To Becky Thatcher (3:57)
18. Speckled Red - All On Account Of You (3:00)
19. Speckled Red - Wilkins Street Stomp (3:43)

By the late 1920s, Biddle Street was the site of most blues activity in St. Louis; 13 of the 19 songs here are never before released performances - features Speckled Red, Henry Brown, Stump Johnson, Jame Crutchfield & Lawrence Henry.

Biddle Street Barrelhousin'



• VA - Bukka White & Others: Blues At Home 7 •
• Memphis Piano Red - Blues At Home 4 •

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Oznake: Various

Various - Roots of the Blues

Styles: Blues Revival, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Field Recordings, Traditional Folk, Work Songs
Label: New World Records
Released: 1977
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 113,9 MB
Time: 49:46
Art: front

1. Henry Ratcliff, Bakari-Badji - Louisiana/Field Song from Senegal - 2:46
2. John Dudley - Po' Boy Blues - 2:32
3. Tangle Eye - Katie Left Memphis - 2:11
4. Leroy Miller & a group of prisoners - Berta, Berta - 2:57
5. Fred McDowell & Miles Pratcher - Old Original Blues - 4:11
6. Ed Young & Lonnie Young - Jim and John - 2:15
7. Alec Askew - Emmaline, Take Your Time - 1:08
8. Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher - Buttermilk - 3:23
9. Leroy Gary - Mama Lucy - 1:37
10. Miles Pratcher & Bob Pratcher - I'm Gonna Live Anyhow Till I Die - 2:35
11. Tangle Eye & a Group of Prisoners - No More, My Lord - 2:48
12. Rev. Crenshaw & the Congregation of New Brown's Chapel (Memphis) - Lining Hymn and Prayer - 3:37
13. Fred McDowell - Death Comes a-Creepin' in my Room - 3:17
14. Congregation of New Brown's Chapel (Memphis) - Church-House Moan - 1:54
15. Bessie Jones - Beggin' the Blues - 2:13
16. Rose Hemphill & Fred McDowell - Rolled and Tumbled - 2:54
17. Fred McDowell, Miles Pratcher & Fannie Davis - Goin' Down the Races - 4:18
18. Forrest City Joe - You Gotta Cut that Out - 3:00

Notes: This fine concept recording by Alan Lomax compares an American and a Senegalese (Africa) holler. It also includes elements of work songs, Black string bands, church music, and other styles that fed into the blues before moving on to early blues styles themselves. The rarity of most of the cuts would make this a gem, even without Lomax's analysis. AMG
This title is no longer available from New World Records, but, however you may Download Liner Notes

Roots of the Blues



• Various - Angola Prison Spirtuals
• Mississippi John Hurt - The Complete Studio Recordings

Oznake: Various, Blues Revival, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Field Recordings, Traditional Folk, Work Songs

Various - Rural Blues Vol.1, 1934-56

Styles: Pre-War Blues, Country Blues
Label: Document
Released: 1993
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 170,1 MB
Time: 74:19
Art: full

1. Up and Down Building K.C. Line - Willie Lane - 2:57
2. Prowlin' Ground Hog - 2:44
3. Too Many Women Blues - 2:26
4. Howlin' Wolf - 2:47
5. Black Cat Rag - 2:39
6. Black Cat Rag [Alternate Take] - 3:00
7. T.P. Railer - 2:44
8. Lonesome Blues - 2:32
9. All My Money Is Gone - 2:48
10. Move It on Over - 2:40
11. Go 'Way from My Door - 3:01
12. Locked in Jail Blues - 2:28
13. You've Gotta Lay Down Mama - 2:38
14. Baby Blues - 3:26
15. Baby Please Don't Go - 3:05
16. Down at the Depot - 3:06
17. Alabama Boogie - 2:46
18. Blind's Blues - 2:15
19. Mississippi Boogie - 3:10
20. One O'Clock Boogie - 3:00
21. If You See Me Lover - 3:06
22. I Want a Slice of Your Pudding - 3:03
23. Lonesome Old Jail - 3:00
24. Greyhound Blues - 2:37
25. My Baby Ooo - 3:06
26. I Need a Hundred Dollars - 3:01

Personnel:
Guitar & Vocals
Black Diamond (7-8)
D.A. Hunt (23-24)
Monroe Moe Jackson (10-11)
Johnny Beck (12-13)
Willie 'Little Brother' Lane (1-6)
John Lee (14-18)
One String Sam (25-26)
Guitar, Vocals & Kazoo
Julius King (19-22)
Piano & Vocals
Goldrush (9)

Notes: Document's Rural Blues, Vol. 1 is a delightful collection of the complete recorded works of Willie Lane, Black Diamond, Goldrush, Monroe Moe Jackson, Johnny Beck, John Lee, Julius King, D.A. Hunt, and One String Sam, none of them exactly household names, drawn from rare and obscure 78s recorded between 1934 and 1956. That no one sticks around for more than a few tunes gives this collection a refreshing feel of variety and vitality, and Willie Lane and John Lee in particular prove to be real finds, both of them strong guitar players and able vocalists. Lee's take on the oft-covered "Baby Please Don't Go" is a gem, featuring the entirely unexpected accompaniment of a cane flute or whistle that gives the song a bright, surreal tone. The two selections from white country blues singer Monroe Moe Jackson, "Move It on Over" and "Go 'Way from My Door," are also revelations, as Jackson's jagged, gravel-packed voice hits places that would make Tom Waits jealous. It is interesting to note that the most recent recordings presented here, "My Baby Ooo" and "I Need a Hundred Dollars" by One String Sam, tracked in 1956, are the ones that sound the most ancient, with Sam's one string diddley bow giving both pieces an eerie, spooky resonance. This is a wonderful archival collection, and the rarity of the tracks it presents only makes it more valuable.

Rural Blues Vol.1, 1934-56



• Kokomo Arnold - Blues Classics Vol.1
• Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues

Oznake: Various, Pre-War Blues, Country Blues

Various - Ragtime Blues Guitar 1927 - 1930

Styles: Pre-War Blues, East Coast Blues, Rag, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues
Label: Document
Released: 1991
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 166,4 MB
Time: 72:41
Art: front + back

1. Blind Blake - Dry Bone Shuffle - 2:43
2. William (Bill) Moore - One Way Gal - 3:17
3. William (Bill) Moore - Ragtime Crazy - 3:03
4. William (Bill) Moore - Midnight Blues - 2:45
5. William (Bill) Moore - Ragtime Millionaire - 3:10
6. William (Bill) Moore - Tillie Lee - 3:03
7. William (Bill) Moore - Barbershop Rag - 2:58
8. William (Bill) Moore - Old Country Rock - 3:03
9. William (Bill) Moore - Raggin' The Blues - 3:01
10. Tarter and Gay - Brownie Blues - 3:00
11. Tarter and Gay - Unkown Blues - 3:05
12. Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton - Myrtle Avenue Stomp - 2:57
13. Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton - D.C. Rag - 3:19
14. Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton - Chicken Wilson Blues - 3:08
15. Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton - House Snake Blues - 3:06
16. Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton - Frog Eye Stomp - 2:34
17. Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton - Station House Rag - 2:35
18. Bayless Rose - Jamestown Exhibition - 2:49
19. Bayless Rose - Black Dog Blues - 3:09
20. Bayless Rose - Original Blues - 2:47
21. Bayless Rose - Frisco Blues - 3:09
22. Willie Walker - Dupree Blues - 3:30
23. Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag (Take 1) - 3:11
24. Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag (Take 2) - 3:08

Personnel:
Blind Blake - Guitar & Percussion (1)
William Moore - Guitar & Vocals (2-9)
Stephen Tarter - Guitar & Vocals (10-11)
Harry Gay - Guitar (10-11)
George 'Chicken' Wilson - Guitar (12-17), Kazoo (13,16,17)
Jimmy 'Skeeter' Hinton - Harmonica (14-17), Washboard (12,13,16,17)
Bayless Rose - Guitar (18-21), Vocals (19,20)
Willie Walker - Guitar & Vocals (22-24)
Sam Brooks - Guitar (22-24), Vocals (22)

Notes: This disc contains some of the classic recordings in the ragtime blues tradition.
The eight tracks by William Moore, his only issued recordings, have long been favourites with collectors of this genre. Moore (1894 - 1948) was a barber in Tappahannock, Virginia, and performed ragtime songs and gentle blues to his own beautiful guitar accompaniments. Tarter and Gay provide two sophisticated ragtime duets from 1930, while Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton offer more rural entertainment with some lively ragtime numbers for guitar, harmonica & washboard from 1928. Bayless Rose performs three ragtime - influenced blues in the East Coast tradition & one classic rag, "Jamestown Exhibition".
The final performers are better known. The great Blind Blake is represented with a typically virtuoso rendition of "Dry Bone Shuffle", with appropriate percussion. The final three tracks are the only issued recordings by the legendary South Carolina guitar genius Willie Walker. His breathtaking guitar playing, which Josh White likened to Art Tatum's piano style, still impresses today.
This is a wonderful compilation, and showns clearly how ragtime influenced the East Coast guitar blues tradition. Anyone who buys this is guaranteed hours of enjoyment. ~ B.D. Tutt
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Ragtime Blues Guitar 1927 - 1930



• John Henry Barbee - I Ain't Gonna Pick No More Cotton
• Memphis Jug Band with Cannon's Jug Stompers

Oznake: Various, Prewar Blues, East Coast Blues, Rag, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues

Various - Living Country Blues USA: An Antology (3 Disc set)

Styles: Country Blues, Delta Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues
Label: Evidence Music
Released: 1999
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 170,5 MB
Time: 73:35
Art: full

Distilled from a 14 record anthology originally issued only in Germany during the early 80’s the story behind this reissue is almost as intriguing as the music contained on its three silver platters. On a fall day in 1980, two Germans hopped into an old battered station wagon crammed full of portable recording equipment and a few borrowed guitars. Heading south they embarked on an odyssey (echoing Alan Lomax) to record the startling number of blues and gospel musicians contained on this set wherever they could find them. Their travels took them from vacant fields to cramped clapboard shacks, from rickety back porches to ramshackle juke joints. The majority of tunes were taped on Mississippi soil, but artists from D.C., Maryland, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee also make appearances. Best of all many of the musicians have direct lineal connections to the early giants of the pre-War blues era and aren’t shy about showing off the influences.
There are the requisite guitar pickers, but also fife and drum bands, field hollers and a fair share of oddities including Lonnie Pitchford master of the one-string amplified diddley bow (basically a wooden plank twisted with baling wire and plugged into a tiny guitar amp). He crafts an incredible trance-inducing version of Hooker’s “Boogie Chillun” on his primordial axe. Several other tunes feature the jangling lead guitar and throaty vocals of one James “Son” Thomas backed by the scraping bass lines of Cleveland “Broom Man” Jones on broom handle. Other obscure but equally brilliant stylists abound. There’s raucous street corner testifying from the likes Cora Fluker, a woman who erected a wooden church in her front yard solely for the purpose of spreading the Lord’s message, and from Flora Molton and Her Truth Band, a motley aggregate that delivers the down-home message of brotherly love via guitar, casaba, tambourine, and harmonica. The impressive array of string stylists that populate the majority of selections are rounded out by the kitchen knife wielding slide lunatic Cedell Davis and a cantankerous backwoods preacher who answers to the name Boyd Rivers.
Overall, the set is akin to a prodigious sideshow for the more arcane realms of the blues bizarre. Many of the tunes are familiar but under the passionate labors of these musician they are recast in weird and wonderful ways. These are raw and primitive renderings to be sure, but ones that are brimming with plenty of the bare veracity that make the blues so contagious in the first place. The liners are magnificent and paint the colorful lives of these performers with vividly descriptive prose. The three and a half hours and 60 tracks housed on these discs may sound like a generous helping, but the into this deep river of song for an enlightening (and sometimes harrowing) swim down the realization that there were hundreds of hours taped will leave you craving to hear more. I could go on gushing praise about these discs, but it’s just as easy to offer up this summary advice. Shell out the thirty or so bucks; shuck down to your skivvies and dive lesser traveled tributaries of the blues. By DEREK TAYLOR

Oznake: Various, Pre-War Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Piedmont Blues

VA - Bukka White & Others: Blues At Home 7

Size: 136,0 MB
Time: 58:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Country Blues, Piano Blues, Memphis Blues
Label: Mbirafon
Art: Front

01. Bukka White - I'm Getting Ready, My Time Done Come (2:55)
02. Bukka White - The Aberdeen Blues (3:21)
03. Bukka White - Booker T.'s Doctor Blues (4:52)
04. Bukka White - Brownsville, Tennessee (3:09)
05. Bukka White - My Theme Song (Bed Springs Blues) (4:04)
06. Bukka White - Talking About Old, Talking About Young (Feat. Hammie Nixon) (1:53)
07. Bukka White - Christmas Eve (2:57)
08. Dewey Corley - Stop And Listen (3:13)
09. Dewey Corley - Just A Dream (3:16)
10. Dewey Corley - Fishing In The Dark (2:48)
11. Dewey Corley - Blues Jumped A Rabbit (3:44)
12. Dewey Corley - Dresser Drawer Blues (2:24)
13. Dewey Corley - Yancey Special (1:55)
14. Dewey Corley - Big Legged Woman (3:57)
15. Laura Dukes - Stack O'lee Blues (2:21)
16. Laura Dukes - Jimmy, You Are My Heart And Soul (2:21)
17. Laura Dukes - I Got To Get Myself Somebody To Love (1:45)
18. Laura Dukes - Little Laura's Blues (3:02)
19. Laura Dukes - Doggone My Soul (1:58)
20. Laura Dukes - Bricks In My Pillow (1:58)

The three Memphis blues musicians featured in this album were all recorded on the memorable day of 27 December 1972: Bukka White at his home; Laura Dukes at Furry Lewis’ home; and Dewey Corley at Memphis Piano Red’s home.

The seventh volume of the “Blues At Home” Collection, this CD features one of the major Mississippi bluesmen to be rediscovered during the blues revival of the '60s. Born near Houston, Mississippi, sometime between 1903 and 1909, Bukka White learned to play guitar and piano at an early age. From 1930 through 1940, he recorded for Victor, Vocalion, OKeh, and the Library of Congress several amazing titles characterized by strong rhythms, powerful bottleneck slide guitar, and original, very personal lyrics. In 1963, after nearly 20 years of obscurity, he was luckily rediscovered in Memphis, Tennessee. From that moment, Bukka entered the Blues Revival folk festival circuit, performing in the U.S. and abroad and also recording various albums, mostly in studios or during public appearances on concert stages and in coffeehouses. This CD features the complete relaxed session recorded at his private home in Memphis on December 22, 1972, in the stately presence of Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon. Although very short in duration (23:29), the session delivers surprisingly crisp and clear sound quality and contains some of Bukka's most spirited and authentic material ever recorded after his rediscovery. Also featured on this CD is some unusual material by former jug band members Dewey Corley on piano and Laura Dukes on ukulele, recorded on the same day, December 22, 1972.
Son of the accordion player Will Corley, Dewey Corley was born in 1897 in Memphis, Tennessee; other sources report St. Louis, Missouri, or Halley, Arkansas. He left home when he was a boy and starting hoboing on freight trains until he settled in Memphis in 1916, where he lived ever since. As a child he learned how to play harmonica; then, in Memphis, the bull-fiddle (one-string bass), kazoo, jug, and piano. In 1934, he recorded for the OKeh label with the Memphis Jug Band, playing the jug. During the late '30s and '40s, he collaborated with several artists and bands, including Jack Kelly's South Memphis Jug Band, Laura Dukes, Van Hunt, Frank Stokes, Sleepy John Estes, Joe Hill Louis, John “Piano Red” Williams' trio, and Willie Borum with whom he teamed up quite often. In 1940, the Application for a Social Security Number reports his home address as 316 Beale Street, and he was not married. According to Willie Borum, Dewey then married a "fat lady" whom Borum mentions as Mrs. Emma Corley. They separated later at an unknown date. Dewey sings about this woman in several blues featured on the CD. After World War II he started his own Beale Street Jug Band, performing on the bull-fiddle until the early '60s. Rediscovered by George Mitchell in 1967, he recorded several pieces on vocal, bull-fiddle, and kazoo, accompanied by Walter Miller on guitar, released on Arhoolie and Fat Possum Records. He also recorded material for Bengt Olsson and Gene Rosenthal (Adelphi Records) with different accompanists, Willie Morris among others. In 1969 and 1971, he participated in blues festivals held in Memphis and Wolf Trap National Park, Virginia. After the recordings I made in Memphis in December 1972, at John Williams' and Mose Vinson’s homes, Dewey fell into oblivion, and there is no report of further musical activities before his death in 1974.
Laura Dukes was born in 1907 in Memphis, Tennessee. Her father, Alex Dukes, had been a drummer in W.C. Handy's band at the turn of the century, just when Handy composed his three famous blues. One of four children, Laura made her first appearance on stage as a performer in 1912 at the age of five. Starting her professional activities in the early '20s as a dancer and singer in local clubs on Beale Street, she performed during the late 1920s and 1930s for medicine shows and carnivals touring in various states. She also regularly performed on Beale Street during those years. In 1933, she met the blues guitar player Robert Nighthawk (Robert McCollum) and learned guitar from him, but she soon preferred to switch to the banjo-ukulele. The two spent several years traveling together and performing, especially in juke joints in the East St. Louis area where they had met. In 1934 she recorded with the Memphis Jug Band; Laura knew and gigged with Dewey Corley when he played bull-fiddle with the band. From 1944 to circa 1956, she performed with the South Memphis Jug Band at house parties and clubs in and near Memphis. Between 1956 and 1966, she played only at home and for neighbors; she made a comeback in the late 1970s, appearing frequently in the Memphis area, in particular at the Blues Alley nightclub, and is featured in several documentary programs. She also worked for 27 years in a church nursery, taking care of children through the 1970s and '80s. The December 1972 recordings cut at Furry Lewis’s house present her only and probably best work as a solo performer for variety and skill on the ukulele. This material has been remastered and republished for the first time in its total integrity on this CD. The 1982 interview with Laura Dukes can be found in volume 14 of this series. All tracks have been fully digitally remastered in 2013 from the original tapes. ~Giambattista Marcucci

Bukka White & Others: Blues At Home 7



• VA - Chicago Blues: The Chance Era •
• Memphis Minnie - Queen Of The Blues •

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Oznake: Various, Bukka White, Dewey Corley, Laura Dukes, Memphis Blues, Country Blues, Piano Blues

Various - Angola Prison Spirtuals

Styles: Work Songs, Gospel
Label: Arhoolie
Released: 2003
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 172,3 MB
Time: 75:15
Art: full

1. I'm On My Way
Andy Mosely- vocal; Robert Pete Williams- guitar
2. Church On Fire With The Word Of God
Robert Pete Williams- vocal & guitar
3. What Shall I Do
Robert 'Guitar' Welch- vocal & guitar
4. Brother Norah
Angola Quartet: Willy Rafus- lead vocal, with Edward James, Ollie Brown & Burnel Jones
5. Little School Song
Tom Dutson- vocal; Robert Pete Williams- guitar
6. Dyin' Soul
Robert Pete Williams- vocal & guitar
7. Let My People Go
Roosevelt Charles- vocal
8. So Much Is Happenin' In The News
Robert Pete Williams- vocal & guitar
9. Dig My Grave With A Silver Spade
om Dutson- vocal; Robert Pete Williams- guitar
10. Brother Mosely Crossed The Water
Andy Mosely- vocal & washboard; 'Hogman' Maxey- guitar
11. I'm Stranded On The Banks Of Ole Jordan
Angola Quartet # 2: Willy Joe- lead, with Roosevelt Charles, Edward James & Willie McGee
12. I'm Goin' Back With Him When He Comes
Robert Pete Williams- vocal & guitar
13. The Old Ship Of Zion
Rev. Benjamin E. Osborne with congregation
14. When I Lay My Burden Down
Robert Pete Williams- vocal & guitar
15. See How They Done My Lord
Angola Quartet (six) from Camp A
16. Be With Me Jesus
Angola Quartet (six) from Camp A
17. Rise And Fly
Angola Vocal Group- unidentified lead singers
18. I Know I Got Religion
Andy Mosely- vocal & washboard; 'Hogman' Maxey- guitar
19. Jesus
Andy Mosely- vocal & washboard; 'Hogman' Maxey- guitar
20. I Take Jesus (Do Lord, Remember Me)
Angola Choir (Murray Ted Macon- director)
21. Each Day (Life's Evening Sun)
Angola Choir (Murray Ted Macon- director)
22. Steal Away To Jesus
Angola Choir (Murray Ted Macon- director)


Notes: The power of African American prison spirituals is without equal. If it were not for the work of a few intrepid ethnomusicologists these songs would have vanished from the collective memory of American music. Fortunately Dr. Harry Oster travelled through Louisiana in the early 1960's and recorded this music before it vanished from the tradition. Most of these tracks were released in the 1960's on LP. Now, for the first time, they are available on CD with 9 tracks that have never been commercially available. The legendary singer and guitarist Robert Pete Williams is heard on several of these raw and emotive cuts.

Originally released on LP on the Folk-Lyric label, Angola Prison Spirituals was recorded in the late '50s by the renowned folklorist and song collector Dr. Harry Oster. The first 13 cuts come from that glorious album, and for the CD reissue, Chris Strachwitz has added nine more tracks -- two from their excellent Robert Pete Williams volumes and seven more that have never been issued in any form before, all of which were recorded by Oster. Prisoners in the Angola Penitentiary recorded virtually everything here. Williams is most notable for his career after prison, but his songs here are far different from his other blues music: the disregard he has for traditional song form and its meter and rhyme lends an eerie, very present quality to the spirits evoked in his texts. Elsewhere, the chants by the Angola Vocal Group give rise to the notion that the songs considered to be traditional African-American spirituals are also constructs put on the culture by whites. Tom Dutson and Williams perform together on "Brother Norah," with its deep, ancient roots in otherworldly harmonies, and "Dyin' Soul" is spookier and more mournful than anything that most would recognize as arising from the spiritual canon. But it is on "Rise and Fly" by the Angola Vocal Group that listeners can hear the timelessness of the blues and the primitive, pre-Thomas Dorsey gospel music that sounds as if it came from field hollers more than the church pew. There isn't any music anywhere more powerful than this. There isn't any music closer to tearing the veil that separates the worlds of spirit and flesh; there isn't any music that echoes the beat of the human heart, the fear and hope in its soul, or the passion in the grain of its voice like this music does. There isn't any music like this anywhere.
Thom Jurek, Allmusic

Angola Prison Spirtuals



• Fabrizio Poggi & Chicken Mambo - Spirit Of Mercy: A Collection
• Cora Fluker - Look How The World Has Made A Change

Oznake: Various, Work Songs, Gospel

Various - Angola Prisoners' Blues

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Early American Blues, Acoustic Louisiana Blues, Blues Revival
Label: Arhoolie
Released: 1952-1958
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 180,9 MB
Time: 78:58
Art: front

1. Prisoner's Talking Blues - Robert Pete Williams
2. Stagolee - Hogman Maxey
3. Electric Chair Blues - Guitar Welch
4. Black Night Is Fallin' - Hogman Maxey
5. Some Got Six Months - Robert Pete Williams
6. I'm Gonna Leave You Mama - Guitar Welch
7. I'm Lonesome Blues - Robert Pete Williams
8. Angola Bound - A Capella Group
9. Worried Blues - Hogman Maxey
10. Josephine - Guitar Welch
11. Soldier's Plea - Clara Young
12. Moon Is Rising, The - Odea Mathews
13. I'm Still In Love With You - Thelma Mae Joseph
14. I Miss You So - Vocal Group
15. Hello, Sue - Butterbeans
16. Fast Life Woman - Hogman Maxey
17. Careless Love - Otis Webster
18. Have You Ever Heard The Church Bells Tone - Roosevelt Charles/Otis Webster
19. 61 Highway - Guitar Welch
20. Strike At Camp I - Roosevelt Charles


Notes: Among the 3800 convicts in the desolate flatland of the prison farm at Angola, Louisiana, there were a surprising number of talented performers. Several of them were recorded and interviewed by folklorist Dr. Harry Oster between 1952 and 1960, and some of this material was originally issued on his Folklyric label. These are raw, powerful, largely improvised personal blues stories, as well as traditional songs. This CD features many previously unreleased items including the haunting monologue from Roosevelt Charles which ends the record, as well as unreleased tracks by women singers Odea Mathews, Clara Young and Thelma Mae Joseph.
All previously unreleased, except 1 - 7 which were on Arhoolie LP 2011

Blues doesn't get more authentic than this.... Odea Mathews echoes Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey in a surprisingly delicate voice while her sewing machine keeps time. Thelma Mae Joseph brings a bleak, desolate quality to her warbling of the pop tune 'Since I Fell for You' while the prison laundry machines rumble away behind her. But the star of the stunning set is unquestionably murderer Robert Pete Williams. This disc starts with his 'Prisoner's Talking Blues,' a rambling rumination on the state of his health and the deprivation of his family. Williams lightly strums Oster's guitar under this grim, unself-conscious monologue, climaxed by his breaking into sullen song: 'Sometimes I feel like committing suicide.
(Joel Selvin — San Francisco Chronicle)

Angola Prisoners' Blues



• Smoky Babe & Herman E. Johnson - Louisiana Country Blues •
• Various - Oh Brother, Best Of Southern Blues •

Oznake: Various, Early American Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Louisiana Blues, Blues Revival

Various - Blues Roots: Give Me The Blues

Styles: Chicago Blues, Acoustic Blues, Piano Blues, Delta Blues
Released: 1979
Label: Storyville
File: mp3@320K/s (from vinyl)
Size: 205.2 MB
Time: 89:38
Art: front

Side 1
1. Smoky Babe - Boogy - 2:40
Smoky Babe (vocals, guitar)

2. Avery Brady - I Don't Want You No More - 2:57
Avery Brady (vocals, guitar)

3. Doug Quattlebaum - Good Woman Blues - 4:44
Doug Quattlebaum (vocals, guitar)

4. Huddie Ledbetter - Frankie And Albert, parts 1 + 2 - 2:38
Huddie Ledbetter (vocals, guitar)

5. Arthur Weston - Someday Baby - 1:36
Arthur Weston (vocals, guitar), George Robertson (harmonica)

6. Big Joe Williams - Long Road Blues - 2:13
Big Joe Williams (vocals, guitar)

7. Big Bill Broonzy - You Better Mind - 2:12
Big Bill Broonzy (vocals, guitar)

Side 2
8. Clarence Edwards - Mean Old Frisco - 3:23
Clarence Edwards (vocals, guitar), Cornelius Edwards (guitar), Butch Cage (fiddle)

9. Bert Logan - Four O'Clock In The Morning - 2:47
Bert Logan (vocals, guitar), Russ Logan (vocal, washboard), Big Joe Williams (guitar)

10. Big Joe Henry Miller - Down Here By Myself - 4:14
Big Joe Henry Miller (vocals, guitar), Jimmy Lee Miller (guitar)

11. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - 21 Below Zero - 2:40
Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires (vocals, guitar), Johnny Joung (guitar)

12. Johnny Young - Green Door Blues - 4:03
Johnny Young (vocals, mandolin), John Lee Graunderson (guitar), John Wrencher (harmonica)

13. Arthur Weston - Roll Me Over Slow - 2:41
Arthur Weston (vocals, guitar), Big Joe Williams (guitar), George Robertson (harmonica)

Side 3
14. Champion Jack Dupree - Back Door Special - 2:47
Champion Jack Dupree (vocal, piano)

15. Roosevelt Sykes - Southern Style Piano - 5:29
Roosevelt Sykes (piano)

16. Henry Brown - Low Down Drag - 4:39
Henry Brown (piano)

17. Memphis Slim - Funky Blues - 4:25
Memphis Slim (piano)

18. Jimmy Yancey - Yancey Special - 4:17
Jimmy Yancey (piano)

19. Sunnyland Slim - Sunnyland's Boogie - 2:57
Sunnyland Slim (piano)

Side 4
20. Speckled Red - Cow Cow Blues - 3:36
Speckled Red (vocal, piano)

21. Otis Spann - The Skies Are Blue - 3:36
Otis Spann (vocal, piano)

22. Memphis Slim - A Letter Home - 3:05
Memphis Slim (vocal, piano)

23. Otis Spann - Boots And Shoes - 3:15
Otis Spann (vocal, piano)

24. Memphis Slim - Rebecca Blues - 4:55
Memphis Slim (vocal, piano), Sonny Boy Williamson (vocal, harmonica)

25. Willie Mabon - I'm The Fixer - 3:04
Willie Mabon (vocal, piano), Billy Emerson (organ), Lacy Gipson (guitar), Jack Myers (bass), Al Duncan (drums)

26. Champion Jack Dupree - I Just Want To Be Free - 4:32
Champion Jack Dupree (vocal, piano)

Notes: Recorded mostly between 1960 and 1965, except track 4 NY 1939 and track 18 Chicago 1950
05. Jimmy Brewer - Big Road Blues, Even though shown on the cover as well as on the label track listing and even though there's a picture and a short bio of Jim Brewer in the liner notes - this Jim Brewer track is actually / erraneously? not included; instead there's the following Arthur Weston track !!! ~ www.wirz.de

Blues Roots: Give Me The Blues, part 1
Blues Roots: Give Me The Blues, part 2

or

Ziddu



• Memphis Minnie - Queen Of The Blues •
• Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Alone & Acoustic •

Oznake: Big Bill Broonzy, Big Joe Williams, Champion Jack Dupree, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Doug Quattlebaum, Leadbelly, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Piano Blues, Roosevelt Sykes, Sunnyland Slim, Various

Various - Classic Appalachian Blues From Smithsonian Folkways

Styles: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues Folk
Label: Folkways
Released: 2010
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 152,0 MB
Time: 66:23
Art: full

1. Sticks McGhee - My Baby's Gone - 3:45
2. Big Chief Ellis with Cephas and Wiggins - Louise Blues - 5:14
3. Doc Watson - Sitting on Top of the World - 2:57
4. John Jackson - Railroad Bill - 3:34
5. Bill Williams - Don't Let Your Deal Go Down - 2:15
6. Pink Anderson - You Don't Know My Mind - 2:35
7. J. C. Burris - Blues Around My Bed - 2:54
8. Reverend Gary Davis - Hesitation Blues - 3:15
9. Brownie McGhee - Pawn Shop Blues - 3:01
10. Archie Edwards - The Road is Rough and Rocky - 3:23
11. Carl Martin, Ted Bogan and Tommy Armstrong - Hoodoo Blues - 5:13
12. Lesley Riddle - Red River Blues - 2:04
13. Sam Jackson - Walking Cane Peg Leg - 2:30
14. Etta Baker - One Dime Blues - 3:43
15. Roscoe Holcomb - Mississippi Heavy Water Blues - 2:13
16. Josh White - Outskirts of Town - 3:02
17. Baby Tate - See What You Done Done - 2:31
18. Marvin and Turner Foddrell - I Got a Woman - 2:50
19. John Tinsley - Girl Dressed in Green - 1:56
20. E.C. Ball - Blues in the Morning - 3:36
21. Sticks McGhee - Wine Blues (Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee) - 3:42


Credits

Notes: The "mountain cousin" of the Delta blues, Appalachian blues bears the stamp of a distinctive regional blend of European and African styles and sounds born at the cultural crossroads of railroad camps, mines, and rural settlements. Drawn from deep within the Folkways collection and from historic live recordings at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the music of bedrock blues performers such as Pink Anderson, Lesley Riddle, Etta Baker, John Jackson, and Doc Watson shines bright, claiming Appalachia as a key cradle of American acoustic blues. 21 tracks, 66 minutes, 40-page booklet.
This is the 18th release overall and the fourth blues release in the Classic series from Smithsonian Folkways. Click here to learn more about this enjoyable introduction to the diverse repertoire of American music.

Classic Appalachian Blues From Smithsonian Folkways



• Brian Blain - New Folk Blues •
• Shawn James - Shadows •

Oznake: Various, Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, folk

Various - Back Porch Blues [King Snake]

Styles: Contemporary Blues, Acoustic Blues, Swamp Blues, Acoustic Harmonica Blues
Released: Jun 3, 1997
Label: King Snake
File: mp3 @320kbps
Size: 115 MB
Time: 48:57

1. Sugar Mama Blues performed by Bob Nelson
2. Arthritis performed by Floyd Miles
3. Standing in the Fire performed by Bill Wharton
4. Credit Card Blues performed by Smokehouse
5. Dead Cat Luck performed by Eric Culberson
6. Head in the Bottle performed by Ace Moreland
7. Whole Lotta Ash performed by Troy Turner
8. Flyright performed by Mark Hodgson
9. Short Hair Woman performed by Bob Nelson
10. Way off in That Jazz performed by Jeff Howell
11. Cocky Rooster performed by Floyd Miles
12. Screamin' Woman performed by Bill Wharton
13. Them Jelly Blues performed by Smokehouse
14. Big Foot Woman performed by Mark Hodgson
15. Gates of Hell performed by Ace Moreland

Notes: Great find if you can get it because it is a lot of rare songs on it that's just beautiful to hear haven't seen in 20 years ago and it still is important today as it was then totally awesome everybody should have it.

Back Porch Blues



• Kat Danser - Baptized By The Mud •
• Mountain Men - Hope •

Oznake: Various, Contemporary Blues, Acoustic Blues, Swamp Blues, Harmonica Blues

VA - Chicago Blues: The Chance Era

Size: 164,3+166,0 MB
Time: 69:14+69:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Memphis Blues
Label: Charly Records
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. John Lee Hooker - Miss Lorraine (3:01)
02. John Lee Hooker - I Love To Boogie (3:10)
03. Little Walter - That's Alright (Ora Nelle Blues) (2:37)
04. Homesick James - Lonesome Old Train (2:52)
05. Homesick James - Williamson Shuffle (2:37)
06. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - About To Lose My Mind (2:29)
07. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - My Baby Left Me (2:32)
08. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - Some Day Little Darling (3:07)
09. Lazy Bill Lucas - She Got Me Walking (3:00)
10. Lazy Bill Lucas - I Had A Dream (2:55)
11. JB Hutto - Price Of Love (2:59)
12. JB Hutto - Pet Cream Man (2:26)
13. JB Hutto - Lovin' You (2:29)
14. Homesick James - Whiskey Headed Woman (2:41)
15. Homesick James - 12th Street Station (2:39)
16. Homesick James - Wartime (2:55)
17. Johnny Williams - Silver Haired Woman (2:40)
18. Johnny Williams - Fat Mouth (2:32)
19. Willie Nix - Nervous Wreck (2:28)
20. Willie Nix - No More Love (2:49)
21. Homesick James - The Woman I Love (My Home Is In Georgia) (2:40)
22. Homesick James - Dirty Rat (2:19)
23. Jimmy Eager - Baby Please Don't Throw Me Down (2:58)
24. Jimmy Eager - I Should Have Loved Her More (2:55)
25. John Lee Hooker - Graveyard Blues (3:12)

CD 2:
01. John Lee Hooker - Road Trouble (2:53)
02. John Lee Hooker - Talkin' Boogie (3:04)
03. Little Walter - I Just Keep Loving Her (2:26)
04. Homesick James - Homesick (3:04)
05. Homesick James - Williamson Boogie (2:52)
06. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - Which One Do I Love (Sometimes I Wonder) (2:50)
07. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - Rhythm Rock Boogie (2:36)
08. Arthur 'Big Boy' Spires - Tired Of Being Mistreated (2:26)
09. Willie Nix - Just Can't Stay (2:38)
10. Willie Nix - All By Myself (2:48)
11. Lazy Bill Lucas - My Baby's Gone (2:41)
12. Lazy Bill Lucas - I Can't Eat,can't Sleep (2:44)
13. JB Hutto - Combination Boogie (2:14)
14. JB Hutto - Dim Lights (2:42)
15. JB Hutto - Things Are So Slow (3:04)
16. Homesick James - Johnnie Mae (2:44)
17. Homesick James - Farmer's Blues (3:07)
18. Homesick James - Lonesome Blues (2:46)
19. Sunnyland Slim - Roll,tumble And Slip (I Cried) (3:19)
20. Sunnyland Slim - Train Time (4 O'clock Blues) (3:14)
21. Homesick James - Long Lonesome Day (2:22)
22. Homesick James - Late Hours At Midnight (2:18)
23. JB Hutto - Now She's Gone (3:12)
24. Jimmy Eager - Please Mr. Doctor (2:50)
25. John Lee Hooker - 609 Boogie (2:50)

The opening two or three cuts on this 50-song, 140-minute compilation sound ominously rough and ragged, and I'm not talking about the music, but the sources. But then the quality rights itself, and the rest is above-average quality early Chicago blues. Chance Records was never as big as Chess, though they shared a few artists like John Lee Hooker (as John L. Booker) and Sunnyland Slim (as "Delta Joe") in common, but it managed to get its share of worthwhile blues and R&B records out during its four years of active life. John Lee Hooker opens disc one with a pair of wildly chaotic, raw blues tracks, "Miss Lorraine" and "I Love to Boogie," that were probably recorded in the back of a local record store. A single side by Little Walter dating from 1947, originally cut for Ora Nelle Records and issued by Chance as "Ora Nelle Blues," is another primordial treasure contained on this CD, and the surface noise of these early sides can be forgiven under the circumstances. Arthur "Big Boy Spires" stood to be Chance's answer to Muddy Waters, based on "Some Day Little Darling" and "My Baby Left Me," but the big surprise on these sides is Lazy Bill Lucas, an Arkansas-born bluesman, who attacks his songs (especially "I Had a Dream") with bristling aggressiveness at the piano and the microphone, ably backed by Louis Myers in a searing set of guitar workouts. J.B. Hutto only cut six commercial sides for Chance before vanishing into the relative obscurity of club performances in Chicago, and then re-emerging on the folk-blues revival scene courtesy of Vanguard Records a decade later. The six sides here are worth their weight in gold -- loud, defiant blues that manage to be both raw in sound and smooth in execution, with a crunchy yet dexterous guitar sound and wonderfully expressive vocals -- check out "Lovin' You," maybe the best piece of blues ever cut in Chicago that didn't come from Chess. The 14 cuts by Homesick James (John Williamson Henderson) here represent more of this man's music than almost anyone has heard in 45 years -- he also appears to have been the first artist to actually record for Chance. And lo and behold, Tampa Red also shows up -- sans guitar, alas -- as Jimmy Eager, doing a trio of cuts that outclass much of the rest of his late career output; cut in 1953, they mark the tail end of Red's commercial career as a full-time bluesman, and one only wishes that he, and not Vee Jay Records alumnus L.C. McKinley, were playing the guitar on those cuts, but he was signed to Victor, and they were even less amused than companies like Chess about label-hopping by their artists. ~Review by Bruce Eder

Chicago Blues: The Chance Era CD 1
Chicago Blues: The Chance Era CD 2



• Various Artists - Fonotone Records 1956-1969 (5 Disc Box set) •
• Various - Canned Heat Blues: Masters Of The Delta Blues •

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Posted by kamane

Oznake: Various, Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Memphis Blues

VA - Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 3 (1927-1962)

Size: 116,1+125,7 MB
Time: 49:49+53:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues, Country, Gospel, Do-wop, Rockabilly
Label: Document Records
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Lead Belly - Christmas Is Coming (1:04)
02 Rev. J.M. Gates - Gettin' Ready For Christmas Day (2:55)
03 Victoria Spivey - I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus (3:00)
04 John Lee Hooker - Blues For Christmas (3:26)
05 Dee Dee Ford - Good Morning Blues (2:33)
06 The Penguins - Jingle Jangle (2:20)
07 Magnolia Five - The Holy Baby (2:37)
08 Fairfield Four - Go Tell It To The Mountain (2:37)
09 Cordell Jackson - Rock And Roll Christmas (2:47)
10 Coy McDaniel & Shorty Warren - Christmas Choo Choo Train (2:31)
11 Davies Sisters - The Christmas Boogie (2:10)
12 Thelma Cooper - I Need A Man (1:49)
13 Jimmy McCracklin - Christmas Time Part 1 (2:19)
14 Bumble Bee Slim - Santa Claus Bring Me A New Woman (2:36)
15 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordon - Baby Its Cold Outside (2:41)
16 Amos Milburn - Christmas Comes Once A Year (2:23)
17 Freddy King - Christmas Tears (2:46)
18 Jo Poovey - Santa's Helper (1:56)
19 Fiddlin' John Carson - Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over (2:46)
20 Dexter Gordon - Jingle Jangle Jump (2:21)

CD 2:
01 Lightnin' Hopkins - Santa (3:45)
02 Jimmy McCracklin - Christmas Time Part 2 (2:14)
03 Hop Wilson - Merry Christmas Darling (3:07)
04 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy) (3:02)
05 Ozie Ware With Duke Ellington's Hot Five - Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back (2:56)
06 Rev. Rice's Sanctified Singers - Who Do You Call That Wonderful Counsellor (2:45)
07 Spartanburg Famous Four - Go Where I Send Thee (2:24)
08 The Ravens - Silent Night (2:49)
09 The Youngsters - Christmas In Jail (2:03)
10 Jackson Trio - Jingle Bell Hop (2:29)
11 Cordell Jackson - Be-Boppers Christmas (1:58)
12 Vernon Dalhart - Santa Claus That's Me! (2:43)
13 Lil McLintock - Don't Think I'm Santa Claus (3:10)
14 Walter Davis - New Santa Clause (3:03)
15 B.B. King - Christmas Celebration (2:36)
16 The Larks - Christmas To New Year's (2:31)
17 The Five Keys - It's Christmas Time (2:49)
18 Oscar Mclolli & His Honey Jumpers - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus (2:31)
19 Billy Ward & His Domioes - Ringing In A Brand New Year (2:12)
20 Ella Fitzgerald - The Secret Of Christmas (2:44)

You hold in your hands the third volume of Blues, Blues Christmas, our most wide-ranging collection yet, jumping genres from blues, gospel, jazz, rock, doo-wop and country spanning the 1920's through the 1960's, many songs which have not been anthologized before. Now that you have all three volumes, you do of course?, you have hours and hours of music for that next Christmas party, enough music until the eggnog runs out!

Hooray for Christmas!
Christmas comes but once a year, and to me it brings good cheer,
And to everyone, who likes wine and beer
Happy New Year is after that, happy I'll be that is a fact
That is why I like to hear, folks I say that Christmas is here

Those lines were Sung by Bessie Smith when she recorded “At The Christmas Ball” in November 1925 for Columbia which not only kicked off a tradition of Christmas blues songs, hundreds of which have been recorded through the years, but looked back to an older tradition. Most of the pre-war Christmas blues recordings have been collected on our first two anthologies but there are a few leftover gems by Bumble Bee Slim, Victoria Spivey, Lil McClintock and Walter Davis. From the post-war era some fine Christmas blues from Leadbelly, Amos Milburn, B.B. King, Jimmy McCracklin, John Lee Hooker and Thelma Cooper. We hear from a fine contingent from the Lone Star State including Lightnin' Hopkins, Hop Wilson and Freddy King. We turn our attention to the religious side with selections by Rev. JM Gates, Rev. D.C. Rice, Magnolia Five, The Fairfield Four and the Spartanburg Famous Four.
Jumping across the tracks we spotlight some fine country and rockabilly performers including Joe Poovey, Cordell Jackson, Fiddling' John Carson, Coy McDaniel & Shorty Warren, the Davis Sisters and Vernon Dalhart. If you're talking about country, real country music, the first of what we know today as "country music" was broadcast by radio and recorded for phonograph by Fiddlin' John Carson. We bring you a batch of Christmas vocal group numbers I know all too well by the Penguins, The Ravens, The Five Keys, The Larks, Billy Ward and His Dominoes, The Youngsters and The Jackson Trio. In the late 1940's, early 1950's the clear delineation between blues, R&B and vocal group music got a little fuzzy with groups becoming harder to classify, eventually morphing into rock and roll. From that era we feature holiday platters by Dee Dee Ford and Oscar McLolli. We jump to the jazz side of the street with selections by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Jordan, the Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon Quintet and a pair by Duke Ellington.

Merry Xmas to all

Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 3 1927-1962



• VA - Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 (1926-1958) •
• VA - Blues Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955) •

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Posted by kamane

Oznake: Various

VA - Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 (1926-1958)

Size: 147,0+146,5 MB
Time: 61:33+61:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Various
Label: Document Records
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Lloyd Glenn - (Christmas) Sleigh Ride (1:51)
02 Blind Lemon Jefferson - Christmas Eve Blues (2:55)
03 Heavenly Gospel Singers - When Was Jesus Born (3:13)
04 The Voices - Santa Clause Boogie (2:38)
05 Lightnin' Hopkins - Merry Christmas (2:34)
06 The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus (2:22)
07 Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas, Pt. 1 (2:27)
08 Blind Blake - Lonesome Christmas Blues (3:42)
09 Mickey Champion & The Nic Nacs - Gonna Have A Merry Xmas (2:57)
10 Reverend Charles Watkins - Christmas Morn' (2:44)
11 Jesse Thomas - Xmas Celebration (2:33)
12 Leo Watson - Jingle Bells (2:37)
13 Cecil Grant - It's Christmas Time Again (2:47)
14 The Pilgrim Travellers - I'll Be Home For Chrismas (2:29)
15 Reverend Emmett Dickinson - Christmas, What Does It Mean To You (2:51)
16 Lucy Smith Jubilee Singers - There Was No Room At The Hotel (3:02)
17 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Silent Night, Holy Night (2:36)
18 Lil' Son Jackson - New Year's Resolution (3:03)
19 Charley Jordan & Verdi Lee - Christmas Tree Blues (2:56)
20 Lionel Hampton - Merry Christmas Baby (3:19)
21 Bubber Johnson - It's Christmas Time (3:05)
22 Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run (2:42)

CD 2:
01 Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers - God Gave Us Christmas (3:13)
02 Lowell Fulson - Good Party Shuffle (Christmas Party Shuffle) (2:50)
03 Lester Williams - Winter Time Blues (2:33)
04 The Marshall Brothers - Mr. Santa Boogie (2:29)
05 Wings Over Jordan - Sweet Little Jesus Boy (3:11)
06 Fats Waller - Swingin' Them Jingle Bells (2:59)
07 Lucy Smith Jubilee Singers - Seeking For Me (2:48)
08 Smokey Hogg - My Christmas Baby (2:21)
09 Gatemouth Moore - Christmas Blues (2:50)
10 The Orioles - Oh Holy Night (2:07)
11 Alphabetical Four - Go Where I Send Thee (2:42)
12 Mary Harris - No Chrsitmas Blues (3:03)
13 Little Willie Littlefield - Merry Xmas (2:53)
14 Reverend A.W. Nix - Begin A New Life On Christmas Day, Pt. 1 (3:04)
15 Casey Bill Weldon - Christmas Time Blues (2:39)
16 Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Merry Christmas Baby (2:41)
17 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - When They Ring The Golden Bell (2:29)
18 Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers - Silent Night Holy Night (3:00)
19 Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly - Christmas Time Blues (2:46)
20 The Voices - Santa Claus Baby (2:27)
21 Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas Baby (3:12)
22 The Orioles - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (2:52)

The idea of Christmas themed blues and gospel numbers stretches back to the very dawn of the recorded genres. "Hooray for Christmas" es Bessie Smith to kick off her soon to be classic "At The Christmas Ball" , which inaugurated the Christmas blues tradition when it was recorded in November 1925 for Columbia. A year later, circa December 1926, the gospel Christmas tradition was launched when the Elkins-Payne Jubilee Singers recorded Silent Night, Holy Nightť for Paramount Records. After these recordings it was off to the races with numerous Christmas blues numbers recorded by singers of all stripes, a pace that continued as blues evolved into R&B and then rock and roll. For some reason there are far fewer gospel Christmas songs although there were plenty of Christmas sermons in the 1920s and 1930s when recorded sermons rivalled blues in popularity among black audiences.

Going hand in hand with Christmas is quite a number of New Year songs, a good vehicle for juxtaposing the problems of the past year with the glimmer of hope that the upcoming year will bring better fortune. Whether these artists sung these numbers as part of their regular repertoire is unclear but it is almost certainly the case that many of these songs were recorded at the prompting of the record companies. Like any business they were always looking for a new angle or gimmick to sell records and advertised these boldly, often with full-page ads, in black newspapers like the Chicago Defender.

Perhaps you think this is a bit cynical but then you probably still believe in Santa Clause and good will towards men! Well, sit back, tip a glass of holiday cheer and enjoy our survey of Yuletide classics spanning the 1920s through the 1950s, a simpler, more wholesome time!

Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 1926-1958 CD 1
Blues, Blues Christmas Vol. 2 1926-1958 CD 2



• VA - Blues Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955) •
• Various Artists - Fonotone Records 1956-1969 (5 Disc Box set) •

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Oznake: Various

VA - Blues Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955)

Size: 178,3+181,0 MB
Time: 75:20+76:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Country Blues, Gospel Blues, Piano Blues, Others
Label: Document Records
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - Christ Was Born On Christmas Morn (3:25)
02 Titus Turner - Christmas Morning Blues (2:31)
03 The Cats & The Fiddle - Hep Cat's Holiday (2:31)
04 Ralph Willis - Christmas Blues (2:36)
05 Willie Blackwell - Junior's A Jap Girl's Christmas For His Santa Claus (4:55)
06 Butterbeans & Susie - Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (And Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree) (3:16)
07 Jimmy Butler - Trim Your Tree (1:54)
08 Gatemouth Moore - Christmas Blues (2:54)
09 Harry Crafton With Doc Bagby Orchestra - Bring That Cadillac Back (2:38)
10 Bertha 'Chippie' Hill - Christmas Man Blues (2:57)
11 Cecil Gant - Hello Santa Claus (2:52)
12 Bumble Bee Slim - Christmas And No Santa Claus (3:04)
13 Felix Gross - Love For Christmas (2:35)
14 Lonnie Johnson - Happy New Year Darling (2:36)
15 Tampa Red - Christmas & New Year's Blues (3:22)
16 Amos Milburn - Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby (2:52)
17 Julie Lee & Her Boyfriends - Christmas Spirit (2:45)
18 Bessie Smith - At The Christmas Ball (3:23)
19 Rev. A. W. Nix - How Will You Spend Christmas (3:20)
20 Harmon Ray - Xmas Blues (2:40)
21 Jimmy Witherspoon - How I Hate To See Xmas Come Around (3:01)
22 Joe Turner With Pete Johnson & His Orchestra - Christmas Date Boogie (2:32)
23 Sugar Chile Robinson - Christmas Boogie (2:12)
24 Leadbelly - The Christmas Song (2:41)
25 Lighnin' Hopkins - Happy New Year (3:12)
26 Rev. Edward Clayborn - The Wrong Way To Celebrate Xmas (2:25)

CD 2:
01 Bo Carter - Santa Claus (3:12)
02 Black Ace - Christmas Time Blues (Beggin' Santa Claus) (2:44)
03 Mary Harris - Happy New Year Blues (3:08)
04 Charlie Jordan - Christmas Christmas Blues (3:23)
05 Johnny Otis Orchestra - Happy New Year, Baby (2:43)
06 Little Esther & Mel Walker With Johnny Otis - Faraway Christmas Blues (3:18)
07 Sonny Boy Williamson I - Christmas Morning Blues (3:22)
08 Leroy Carr - Christmas In Jail (3:10)
09 Kansas City Kitty - Christmas Mornin' Blues (3:08)
10 Rev. J.M. Gates - Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail (2:52)
11 Rev. J.M. Gates - Death Might Be Your Santa Claus (2:59)
12 Blind Lemon Jefferson - Happy New Year Blues (2:53)
13 Smokey Hogg - New Year's Eve Blues (2:40)
14 Larry Darnell - Christmas Blues (2:52)
15 Sons Of Heaven - When Was Jesus Born (2:39)
16 J.B. Summers With Doc Bagby's Orchestra - I Want A Present For Christmas (2:28)
17 Sonny Parker With Lionel Hampton Orchestra - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (2:41)
18 Roy Milton Solid Serenaders - New Year's Resolution Blues (2:27)
19 Sonny Boy Williamson Ii, His Harmonica & Houserockers - Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues (2:32)
20 Roosevelt Sykes - Let Me Hang My Stockings In Your Christmas Tree (2:53)
21 Elzadie Robinson - The Santa Claus Crave (3:18)
22 Walter Davis - Santa Claus (3:00)
23 Victoria Spivey - Christmas Morning Blues (3:24)
24 Boll Weevil - Christmas Time Blues (3:09)
25 Floyd Dixon - Empty Stocking Blues (3:01)
26 Mabel Scott With Les Welch & His Orchestra - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (2:13)

Christmas and the blues might seem at first like a strange combination, given that the music of the holiday season is usually joyful, hopeful, and bright, but no other time of the year is so good at showing you what you don't have, and what you can't get, and if you have the blues at Christmas, well, it's going to be a pretty heavy dose. This generous two-disc set from Document Records features 52 tracks of vintage African-American Christmas-themed blues and gospel pieces (with a couple of street sermons thrown in) recorded between 1925 and 1955, ranging from down-and-out laments and jailhouse moans to surprising (and occasionally risqué) requests for what Santa can bring down the chimney. Highlights on the first disc include the opening track, the joyous "Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn," recorded in 1925 by comedian and female impersonator Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon; Harry Crafton's "Bring That Cadillac Back" (a Cadillac might not be the best gift if your girlfriend likes to ramble) from 1947; Tampa Red's amazing, ringing slide guitar tone on "Christmas and New Year's Blues" from 1936; and the bizarre, disturbing field recording of "Junior's a Jap Girl's Christmas for His Santa Claus," sung by Willie Blackwell for Alan Lomax in Arkansas in 1942. Other high points include the charming "Christmas Boogie," recorded in 1950 by piano prodigy (he was only ten years old when this recording was made) Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson and the intense, bottled-up street-corner sermon "The Wrong Way to Celebrate Xmas," recorded by Rev. Edward Clayborn in 1928. The second disc yields even more holiday gems, including the bottleneck guitar attack of Black Ace (Babe Karo Lemon Turner) on 1937's "Christmas Time Blues (Beggin' Santa Claus)"; Leroy Carr's stark and brilliant "Christmas in Jail" from 1929; a breezy, bouncing "When Jesus Was Born" by gospel harmony quartet the Sons of Heaven (who were really the Selah Jubilee Singers doing a little moonlighting -- which they did often, also recording as the Jubilators, the Southern Harmonaires, and the Larks) from 1948; and the sparse, stunning "Christmas Time Blues" by the mysterious Boll Weavil (Willie McNeil), also from 1948. A marvelous collection, Blues, Blues Christmas is a refreshing addition to the more standard holiday material that prevails during the season. ~Review by Steve Leggett

Blues Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955) CD 1
Blues Blues Christmas Vol. 1 (1925-1955) CD 2



• Funny Papa Smith - The Original Howling Wolf, 1930-1931 •
• Blind Willie McTell - Searching The Desert For The Blues •

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Oznake: Various, Country Blues, Gospel, Piano Blues

Various Artists - Fonotone Records 1956-1969 (5 Disc Box set)

Styles: Folk, Blues, Gospel, Traditional, Old-Time Music, Country, Bluegrass, Spirituals, Jug Bands, String Bands
Recorded: 1956-1969
Released: 2005
Label: Dust-to-Digital
File: mp3; 320 Kbps
Size: 886.0 MB
Time: 354:00 min.
Art: full


Joe Bussard (born Joseph E. Bussard, Jr. in Frederick, Maryland, July 11, 1936) is an American collector of 78-rpm records.
Based in Frederick, Maryland, Bussard maintains a collection of more than 25,000 records, primarily of American folk, gospel, and blues from the 1920s and 1930s, believed to be the largest in the world.
He was the subject of a documentary film, Desperate Man Blues, and his collection was mined for a compilation CD, Down in the Basement. He has gleefully shared his collection, which includes many only-known-copies of records (not to mention best-known-copies) with numerous reissue labels as well as with individuals for whom he has taped recordings from his collection for a nominal sum for decades.
From 1956 until 1970, he ran the last 78 rpm record label, Fonotone, which was dedicated to the release of new recordings of old-time music. Among these were the first-ever recordings by guitarist John Fahey, as well as hundreds of other performers.

In 1956 teenaged record collector Joe Bussard decided to track some of his guitar-playing National Guard buddies in his parent's basement in Frederick, MD, and Fonotone Records, America's last operating 78 rpm label, was born. Deliberately anachronistic, Bussard sought to emulate the jug band, blues, and early country 78s that he so treasured (and collected) from the 1920s and 1930s, and he and his friends took on pseudonyms that echoed the names of the artists who recorded during that fabled era at the very dawn of the American recording industry, essentially creating a mythical musical landscape that was stubbornly (even defiantly) out of touch with the technology and musical trends of the 1950s. Part hobby, part hoax, and partly a statement on what Bussard saw as the ongoing degradation of pop music, Fonotone released an impressive number of handmade 78s before Bussard finally officially folded the label in 1969. This elaborate five-disc box set, it comes housed in a cigar box with postcards, an extensive booklet, and even a Fonotone church key bottle opener, finally brings the work of Bussard's little lost label into the digital light of the 21st century. It has to be viewed as a little ironic, given Bussard's aversion to the technological advancements of the recording industry and his complete disgust at almost anything recorded after 1934, but here you have it, all laid out in zeros and ones, and what emerges is an at times brilliant facsimile of Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music. But where Smith's anthology, which collects actual 78s from the 1920s and 1930s (the 1997 reissue of the anthology on CD actually drew on nearly pristine 78s from Bussard's vast personal collection), shines with the mysterious glow of a half-remembered vernacular past, the Fonotone set, which attempts to re-create that era, replaces the mystery with what amounts to cleverness and creative mischief. That doesn't mean that the music presented here isn't interesting, it frequently bursts forth with a wonderfully chaotic energy, but it is a bit like building a scale model of the Grand Coulee Dam out of Popsicle sticks. The end result is fascinating to look at, but being a re-creation, it lacks the intangible presence (and no doubt the utility) of the original. Still, the Fonotone records were a lot of fun, and discovering the real identities behind the pseudonyms is a big part of that fun. Birmingham Bill is actually Mike Seeger. Kid Future is a young Stefan Grossman. B. Sam Firk is Mike Stewart. Blind Robert Ward is Bob Coltman. And the first recordings of iconoclast John Fahey are here, under the name Blind Thomas, in what is a sort of dress rehearsal for his Blind Joe Death persona. Bussard himself appears as part of a whole range of jug and string band groups with names like the Mississippi Swampers, the Tennessee Mess Arounders, the Back Alley Boys, and so on. There are some actual field recordings here, as well, including a pair of tracks from black Appalachian banjo player Clarence Fross that could slip undetected into any Alan Lomax collection. There is also a good deal of bluegrass music, the only postwar musical style ever allowed on a Fonotone record, which is a further irony, since bluegrass probably did more than even rock & roll to kill off the jug and string band tradition that Bussard so admired. Arguably the most effective cuts are a trio of songs that drop the old-time façade long enough to comment directly on contemporary events. Bussard and Bob Coltman's "The Death of John Kennedy," recorded immediately after Kennedy's assassination in November of 1963, is particularly arresting, as is Bussard's "The Flight of Astronaut John Glenn" and Coltman's (as Blind Robert Ward) "The Voyage of Apollo 8" (which Bussard mischievously couples with "Don't Ask for the Moon" on the flip side). By stepping out of the 1920s and addressing the present (yet in a manner and style that mimics the past), Bussard and company actually accomplish what they had been after all along, making the old-time music speak in a contemporary context. In the end, though, most of the music in this fascinating box fails to match its template, but as a stubborn attempt to turn back the musical hands of time, Bussard and Fonotone Records created a brilliant faux universe that works much like that replica of an 18th century schooner perfectly re-created to scale inside a clear glass bottle. The marvel is in the attention to detail, and by default, the imaginary sea it conjures. So here you have it, a mythical 78 rpm universe that mimics a real one, all set forth under the glass of 21st century digital technology. Just suspend belief, add some imagination, and sail away. Don't expect sonar, though, or, heaven forbid, an electric guitar. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Booklet

Oznake: Bluegrass, Gospel, Jug Band, Old-Timey, String Bands, Traditional Country, Traditional Folk, Various

Various - Canned Heat Blues: Masters Of The Delta Blues

Styles: Country Blues, Delta Blues
Label: Bluebird
Released: 1992
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 161,0 MB
Time: 70:20
Art: front

1. Furry's Blues - 3:14
2. I Will Turn Your Momney Green - 3:13
3. Mistreatin' Mama - 3:09
4. Dry Land Blues - 3:08
5. Cannon Ball Blues - 3:05
6. Kassie Jones Part 1 - 3:08
7. Kassie Jones Part 2 - 3:04
8. Judge Harsh Blues - 3:06
9. Cool Drink Of Water Blues - 3:37
10. Big Road Blues - 3:24
11. Bye Bye Blues - 3:12
12. Maggie Campbell Blues - 3:40
13. Canned Heat Blues - 3:39
14. Lonesome Home Blues - 3:23
15. Big Fat Mama Blues - 3:14
16. Saturday Blues - 3:30
17. Left Alone Blues - 3:31
18. Leavin' Town Blues - 3:30
19. Brown Mama Blues - 3:35
20. Trouble Hearted Blues - 3:27
21. The Four Day Blues - 3:22


Personnel:
Walter 'Furry' Lewis tracks 1-8
Tommy Johnson tracks 9-15
Ishman Bracey tracks 16-21

Notes: Of these tracks from 1928-eight by Furry Lewis, seven by Tommy Johnson, six by Ishman Bracey-the Johnsons are among the great events in American music. With Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson, Tommy Johnson was one of the three leading Mississippi bluesmen, featuring a pure, aristocratic tenor voice, a sweet, shimmering vibrato, near-yodel octave leaps and a busy guitar style. His 'Canned Heat Blues' is a classic, with, unusually, a sustained lyric theme, while 'Cool Drink of Water Blues,' 'Big Road Blues' and 'Maggie Campbell Blues' have probably been even more influential. Bracey, almost as fluent and stylized as Johnson, is an intriguing eclectic who ranges from near-private intimacy to a preaching manner; his lyrics are the most surreal of these three singers. The utterly engaging Lewis is the most old-fashioned singer of this threesome, with a taste for vivid, idiosyncratic lyrics. In 'Cannon Ball Blues' he claims, 'I can't play no music, and I sure can't sing no blues.' Don't believe a word of it. ~ chicago tribune (11.06.1992)

Canned Heat Blues: Masters Of The Delta Blues



• Bo Carter - Twist It Baby: Bo Carter 1931-1940 •
• Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes - Ain't It Lonesome •

Oznake: Various, Walter 'Furry' Lewis, Tommy Johnson, Ishman Bracey, Country Blues, Delta Blues

VA - Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey

This 5 Compact Disc, Grammy winning set of 106 songs, by 96 artists clocks in at over 6 hours, all recorded by our President and founder Chris Strachwitz. It comes in a large format 12 x 12 inch box. Inside, we put together a big 68 page color book, filled with over 120 photos from the Arhoolie Archives, and a 41,000 word history of Arhoolie Records by music writer Elijah Wald. Each song has it's own description detailing Chris' fascinating journey through America's musical landscape. This is 40+ years of authentic, raw, down home roots music, all in one amazing package.

Album: Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD A 1954-1965
Size: 180,4 MB
Time: 78:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full

01 Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues (3:44)
02 K.C. Douglas - Mercury Blues (2:49)
03 Mance Lipscomb - Shake, Shake Mama (2:52)
04 Lil' Son Jackson - Cairo Blues (2:31)
05 Robert Curtis Smith & Wade Walton - Barbershop Rhythm (2:26)
06 Willie Thomas & Butch Cage - One Thin Dime (4:47)
07 Hodges Brothers, The - Charmin' Betsy (2:54)
08 Alex Moore - Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues (3:07)
09 Black Ace - I Am The Black Ace (4:16)
10 Big Joe Williams - Brother James (3:38)
11 Mercy Dee - Lady Luck (2:48)
12 R.C. Smith - Don't Drive Me Away (2:27)
13 Zydeco Announcer - Zydeco Introduction (0:54)
14 Albert Chevalier - Bernadette Chere (3:57)
15 Lightnin' Hopkins - Bald Headed Woman (3:51)
16 Blind James Campbell - Baby Please Don't Go (2:20)
17 Rev. Louis Overstreet - Believe On Me (2:41)
18 George Lewis - Low Down Blues (5:12)
19 J.E. Mainer - The Country Blues (3:02)
20 Hackberry Ramblers - Crowley Waltz (2:14)
21 Booker T. Washington White - She'll Be Comin' 'round The Mountain (3:03)
22 Clifton Chenier - Ay, Ai Ai (2:26)
23 Mississippi Fred McDowell - Write Me A Few Lines (3:37)
24 Mance Lipscomb - James, Charlie (3:35)
25 Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues (3:04)

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Album: Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD B 1965-1971
Size: 182,2 MB
Time: 78:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full

01 John Jackson - Cindy (2:10)
02 Big Mama Thornton - Little Red Rooster (4:27)
03 Isom Fontenot - La Betaille (1:34)
04 Balfa Brothers & Nathan Abshire - Calcasieu Waltz (3:29)
05 Eibisberger Duo - Almlied (2:30)
06 Del McCoury - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight (2:41)
07 Jerry Hahn Quintet - In The Breeze (6:29)
08 Juke Boy Bonner - Going Back To The Country (2:59)
09 Johnny Young - Sometimes I Cry (2:54)
10 Earl Hooker - Two Bugs And A Roach (4:20)
11 John Littlejohn - Dream (4:48)
12 Bee Houston - Things Gonna Get Better (3:11)
13 Sonny Simmons - Visions (6:09)
14 Bongo Joe - I Wish I Could Sing (3:15)
15 Whistlin' Alex Moore - Boogieing In Strasbourg (5:07)
16 Big Joe Williams - The Death Of Doctor King (2:53)
17 Lightnin' Hopkins - Please Settle In Vietnam (4:14)
18 Johnny Woods & Mississippi Fred McDowell - Shake 'em On Down (3:09)
19 Los Pinguinos Del Norte - El Desesperado (5:17)
20 New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, The - Creole Belles (3:03)
21 Charlie Musselwhite - Finger Lickin' Good (3:56)

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Album: Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD C 1971-1979
Size: 170,0 MB
Time: 73:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full

01 Austin Pitre - Church Point Breakdown (3:13)
02 Original Herberstein Trio - Gstanzelm Aus Dem Freistriztal (3:36)
03 Charles Ford Band - Gibson Creek Shuffle (3:48)
04 L.C. 'Good Rockin' Robinson - Ups And Downs (6:20)
05 Willie Perryman - You Ain't Got A Chance (2:56)
06 Alphonse 'Bois Sec' Ardoin & Sons - Home Sweet Home (3:19)
07 Bill Neely - Satan's Burning Hell (2:43)
08 Narciso Martínez - Luzita (2:02)
09 Trio San Antonio - Yo Me Enamore (3:47)
10 Trio San Antonio - Borracho Perdido (2:22)
11 J.C. Burris - One Of These Mornings (I'm Checkin' Out) (3:50)
12 Clifton Chenier - Allons A Grand Coteau (Let's Go To Grand Coteau) (3:15)
13 D.L. Menard - Under The Green Oak Tree (En Bas Du Chene Vert) (4:19)
14 Chavela Ortiz - Besos y Copas (3:54)
15 Robert Shaw - Fast Santa Fe (Bear Cat) (1:57)
16 Any Old Time String Band - I'll See You In C-U-B-A (4:50)
17 Conjunto Alma Jarocha - El Balaj (2:08)
18 Los Caporales de Panuco - La Gata (3:37)
19 Klezmorim, The - Beym Rebns Sude (At The Rebbe's Meal) (3:07)
20 Cheese Reed - J'ai Laisse De La Maison (2:25)
21 Don Santiago Jimenez, Sr. - Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio (2:52)
22 Lydia Mendoza - Mi Problema (2:50)

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Album: Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD D 1979-1991
Size: 165,9 MB
Time: 71:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full

01 Flaco Jimenez - Grítenme Piedras Del Campo (3:35)
02 John Delafose - Co-Fe (Why) (2:13)
03 Rose Maddox - Single Girl (2:10)
04 Canray Fontenot - Bee De La Manche (2:24)
05 Hector Duhon & Octa Clark - Bosco Stomp (3:15)
06 Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - Negra Ausencia (2:43)
07 Michael Doucet - La Chanson De Cinquante Sous (3:27)
08 Preston Frank - Shake What You Got (2:21)
09 Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - 'Tits Yeux Noirs (Little Black Eyes) (3:53)
10 Wade Fruge - The Chill Of A Saturday Afternoon (2:11)
11 Chuck Guillory - Jolie Blonde (3:34)
12 Rebirth Brass Band - Here To Stay (P.I.E.) (3:54)
13 Katie Webster - I Know That's Right (3:49)
14 Lawrence 'Black' Ardoin - I've Been There (3:06)
15 Flaco Jimenez - Mentiste Cuando Dijiste (3:25)
16 Los Campesinos De Michoacan - Aguililla (2:25)
17 Odile Falcon - La Reine De La Salle (The Queen Of The Dance Hall) (0:58)
18 Michael Doucet - Chanson De La Sagesse (Ballad Of Wisdom) (2:29)
19 Beausoleil - Hot Chili Mama (3:39)
20 C.J. Chenier - Check Out The Zydeco (3:20)
21 Valerio Longoria, Sr. - El Canoero (4:31)
22 Los Gavilanes De Oakland - Corrido Del Mono (Ballad Of 'The Monkey') (3:27)
23 Omar Shariff - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town (4:27)

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Album: Arhoolie 40th Anniversary: The Journey CD E 1992-2000
Size: 160,8 MB
Time: 69:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Label: Arhoolie
Art: Full

01 Paramount Singers, The - Mother (3:22)
02 Chatuye - Gumagarrugu (4:39)
03 Aziz Herawi - Khandan-E Amaturi III (4:36)
04 Ivan Cuesta - A Ti, Colombia (3:05)
05 Treme Brass Band - Food Stamp Blues (9:17)
06 Roma Wilson - Ain't It A Shame (2:23)
07 Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - J'ai Ete Au Bal (6:47)
08 Los Cenzontles - La Mal Sentada (2:21)
09 Rose Maddox - Falling For You (2:50)
10 Paomares Del Bravo - Los Traficantes Del Bravo (3:48)
11 Sonny Treadway - Jesus Will Fix It For You (4:21)
12 Csokolom - Medved Na Lancu (The Bear On The Chain) (1:43)
13 Jose Antonio Moreno - Jale Griego (2:21)
14 Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - El Corrido De Esquiel Hernandez (5:03)
15 Campbell Brothers, The - What's His Name... Jesus! (8:22)
16 Aubrey Ghent - Just A Closer Walk With Thee (4:28)

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• Billy Flynn - Chicago Blues Mandolin •
• Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee & Big Bill Broonzy - The Bluesmen •

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Oznake: Various

VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 4

Size: 118,2 MB
Time: 50:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues
Label: Music Mecca
Art: Front

01 Thorbjorn Risager - Here I Am (3:20)
02 H.P. Lange, Hugo Rasmussen, Troels Jensen - St. Peter And The Rich Man (3:13)
03 The Ramblers - Don't Ever Try (4:30)
04 Tim Lothar - In It For The Ride (3:06)
05 Bobadavdaw - Keep On Walkin' (3:08)
06 Skipper Just Frost - Sadan Ligger Landet (4:12)
07 Klaus B. Jensen - Don't Talk To Me (0:05)
08 Peter Nande - Slo' Poke (5:29)
09 Blue Junction - It's Up To You (4:09)
10 Big Creek Huggy Bear - Let Me Be Something To You (3:46)
11 Ladies Sing The Blues - Have You Tried It In The Bush (3:00)
12 Kenn Lending - Ain't But One Thing (4:12)
13 N'city Blues - Corina (3:20)
14 Live Bleeding Fingers - My Babe's Friend (3:10)
15 Max Wolff - Your Doggone Daddy (2:07)

Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 4



• VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 3 •
• VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 2: The Blues Bands •

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Oznake: Various, Denmark, Thorbjorn Risager, Peter Nande, Ladies Sing The Blues

Various - Jugband Specials: 25 Great Original Recordings 1926-1935

Styles: Jug Band
Label: Retrospective Records
Released: 2009
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 179,3 MB
Time: 76:10
Art: front

1. Memphis Jug Band - Memphis Shakedown - 3:05
2. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Walk Right In - 2:58
3. Jimmie Rodgers & The Louisville Jug Band - My Good Gal's Gone Blues - 2:48
4. Memphis Jug Band - Stealin', Stealin' - 2:59
5. Johnny Dodds & The Dixieland Jug Blowers - Hen Party Blues - 3:19
6. Clarance Williams & His Jug Band - Chizzlin' Sam - 3:08
7. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Bring It With You When You Come - 2:47
8. Hattie Hart & The Memphis Jug Band - Cocaine Habit Blues (Take A Whiff On Me) - 2:51
9. The Dixieland Jug Blowers - Boodle-Am-Shake - 3:13
10. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Pig Ankle Strut - 3:07
11. Elder Richard Bryant & His Sanctified Singers - Come Over Here - 3:06
12. Earl Mcdonald & His Original Louisville Jug Band - Louisville Special - 3:05
13. Memphis Jug Band - K.C. Moan - 2:33
14. Bobbie Leecan And His Need-More Band - Washboard Cut Out - 2:58
15. Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band - Red Ripe Tomatoes - 3:09
16. Daddy Stovepipe - The Spasm (You Rascal, You) - 2:53
17. Whistler & His Jug Band - The Jug Band Special - 3:10
18. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Viola Lee Blues - 3:10
19. Birmingham Jug Band - Giving It Away - 3:07
20. Memphis Jug Band - You May Leave But This Will Bring You Back - 3:06
21. King David's Jug Band - Tear It Down - 3:09
22. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Minglewood Blues - 3:44
23. Memphis Jug Band - Little Green Slippers - 2:57
24. Brother Williams Memphis Sanctified Singers - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - 2:48
25. Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band - Beale Street Breakdown - 2:50


Notes: This collection is very much the cream of the crop for Jug Band Music from the 20's and 30's. So many of the classic Jug Bands are here: The Memphis Jug Band, Gus Cannon's Jug Band, King David's Jug Band, The Dixieland Jug Band... For a one-disc collection, it packs a lot classics: "Walk Right In", Cocaine Habit Blues, Minglewood Blues, Tear It Down, Boodle Am Shake, so many songs later covered by the likes of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Maria Muldar, the New Christy Minstrels, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Grateful Dead, this CD is a great introduction to Jug Band Music without drifting all the way into the Hokum of Tampa Red and/or Barbecue Bob. Larger doses may be found in the JSP Box Sets Memphis Jug Band with Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers and Memphis Shakedown: More Jug Band Classics as well as Ruckus Juice & Chitlins, Vol. 1and Ruckus Juice & Chitlins, Vol. 2.

Jugband Specials: 25 Great Original Recordings 1926-1935



• Dave Van Ronk - Ragtime Jug Stompers •
• The Even Dozen Jug Band - Jug Band Songs Of The Southern Mountains •

Oznake: Jug Band, Various

VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 3

Size: 142,7 MB
Time: 61:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues
Label: Music Mecca
Art: Front

01 Lightnin' Moe - This Is My Time (3:03)
02 Poorboy Poul - Scarecrow Blues (4:23)
03 Fat Tuesday - Check It Out (4:02)
04 Paul Banks - Electricity (4:59)
05 The Fried Okra Band - In A Place Where I Can't Be Called (3:12)
06 Nisse Thorbjorn - Let's Go Out (2:31)
07 Mezzy Slide & The Crew - Time To Go (4:37)
08 Kenny Brown & Troels Jensen - Bluesman (2:42)
09 One-Eyed Mule - Long Gone Man (3:22)
10 H.P. Lange & The Delta Connection - Whiskey Take Me (3:21)
11 Tim Lothar Petersen - Lil' Miss K (3:58)
12 Peter Nande - King Of Bad Excuses (3:12)
13 Mama's Blues Joint - Missing You (3:48)
14 MC Hansen - A Penny For Your Thoughts (3:44)
15 Turnip Greens - Carry Me Down The Aisle (4:24)
16 David Kampmann - Along The Nevski (6:13)

Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 3



• VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 2: The Blues Bands •
• VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 1 •

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Oznake: Various, Fat Tuesday, Lightnin' Moe, Mama's Blues Joint

Various - Pye Blues Legends In London (3-disc set)

In many respects, England was a more hospitable home for the blues in the mid-/late-1950's than America was -- where even labels such as Chicago's Chess usually limited their blues LPs to collections of singles. In England it was possible for artists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee to record entire LPs while touring. Pye/Nixa Records reissued these sides many times, but it wasn't until 2003 that the current owner of their library, Castle Communications, did a state-of-the-art digital remastering of their three classic U.K. albums, Broonzy's Tribute to Big Bill (1955), White's Blues and . . . (1956), and Terry and McGhee's Sonny, Brownie & Chris (1958), with full annotation. The music is a mix of virtuoso acoustic blues with some small jazz-style group accompaniment, from some top players, including Chris Barber and Phil Seamen, all of which is worth hearing and a lot of which is filled with surprises for all of us. ~Bruce Eder

Album: Josh White - Pye Blues Legends In London (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:40
Size: 86.3 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2003

[3:03] 1. How Long Blues
[5:40] 2. Careless Love
[2:58] 3. Oh Lula
[4:23] 4. St. Louis Blues
[3:41] 5. Kansas City Blues
[2:46] 6. I Had To Stoop To Conquer You
[2:57] 7. I Know How To Do It
[4:41] 8. Dink's Blues
[3:01] 9. Mint Julep
[4:24] 10. Good Morning Blues

Pye Blues Legends In London (Disc 1)

Oznake: Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, Various, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Acoustic Blues

VA - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 2: The Blues Bands

Size: 160,9 MB
Time: 68:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues
Label: Music Mecca
Art: Front

01. Thorbjorn Risager Blue 7 - Hold On (3:17)
02. Blue Junction - Introduced To The Blues (3:20)
03. The French Cabaret - Sweet Surrounding Cure (3:09)
04. Troels Jensen & The Healers - Someone Shot The Blues (3:50)
05. Sp Just Frost - Shake That Ass (4:45)
06. Peter Thorup, Thor Backhausen - Go' Mandag (4:48)
07. Mike Andersen Band - Same Damn Time (Feat. Al Agami) (3:40)
08. Dan Klarskov, The Honeydrippers - What Is Wrong With You (2:38)
09. Wet Cat Blues Band - Mojo Blues (5:00)
10. Kenn Lending Blues Band - Black Clouds (6:23)
11. Smalltown - On And Off The Blues (3:45)
12. M.C. Hansen Band - Freedom For Sale (5:57)
13. The Organizers - Space Cadets (6:37)
14. Marton Olsens Blues Overdrive - Feelin' Kind Of Blue (4:06)
15. Nande & The Big Difference - Don't Count The Chickens (4:07)
16. L.P.S Blues Band - Stuck With The Blues (2:55)

Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 2



• Tom Feldmann - Lone Wolf Blues •
• Carolina Slim - Blues From The Cotton Fields •

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Oznake: Various, Acoustic Blues

Various - Every Road I Take: The Best Of Contemporary Acoustic Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:56
Size: 105.2 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Pony Blues
[3:00] 2. Keb Mo - Love Blues
[3:06] 3. R.L. Burnside - Long Haired Doney
[3:14] 4. David Guy & Guy Davis - Georgia Jelly Roll
[3:45] 5. Tab Benoit - Rainy Day Blues
[2:17] 6. Corey Harris - Take Me Back
[3:28] 7. Sue Foley - Every Road I Take
[3:57] 8. Dr. John - Mac's Boogie
[3:11] 9. Rory Block - Joliet Bound
[2:35] 10. John Hammond - Riding In The Moonlight
[3:49] 11. Chris Smither - Memphis In The Meantime
[4:42] 12. Steve James - Stack Lee Blues
[5:17] 13. Woody Mann - Little Brother


Every Road I Take: The Best of Contemporary Acoustic Blues doesn't do a bad job of living up to its title, sampling tracks from some of the most acclaimed blues artists of the late '90s. There is material from artists like R.L. Burnside, Keb' Mo', Rory Block, Tab Benoit, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and more, painting a rich and diverse portrait of the wealth of talent keeping the tradition alive. ~ Steve Huey

Guy Davis (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, washboard); Keb' Mo' (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica); John F. Hammond, John Hammond, Jr. (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Chris Smither (vocals, guitar, sound effects); Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, R.L. Burnside, Steve James, Tab Benoit, Willie Nelson, Woody Mann (vocals, guitar); Rory Block, Sue Foley (vocals, acoustic guitar); Bob Gay (saxophone); Dave Keyes, Dr. John (piano); Brad Hatfield (keyboards); Joe Ferry (acoustic bass, sound effects); Harvie Swartz (acoustic bass).

Recording information: Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA; Edit Masters, Chatham, NY; Fire Station Studio, San Marcos, TX; Loft Studio; Microsound Studios, New York, NY; Mixing Lab, Newton, MA; Mixolydian Studios, Lafayette, NJ; Orpheus Music, New York, NY; Pedernales Studios, Spicewood, TX; Red Zone Studios, Burbank, CA; Soundtrack Studios; The Loft, Bronxville, NY; Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, LA.

Every Road I Take: The Best Of Contemporary Acoustic Blues

Mo' Albums...
• Joe Turner - Big Joe Is Here
• Clara Ghimel - Every Night Of The Week

Oznake: Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart, Chris Smither, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, John Hammond, Keb' Mo', R.L. Burnside, Rory Block, Steve James, Tab Benoit, Various, Woody Mann, Contemporary Blues

Tony McPhee & Friends - Two in One

Styles: British Blues, Acoustic Blues
Recorded: 1968/1969
Released: 1998
Label: BGO
File: mp3@320K/s
Size: 249,0 MB
Art: front + back


Notes: These two compilations, paired up here on a double-CD set, were just among the many to come out in the late '60s dedicated to British blues. And every single one seemed to feature the remarkable Jo-Ann Kelly (simply one of the best blues singers of any time and place, who sadly died in 1990) and Tony McPhee, who'd go on to greater fame and fortune and guitarist and leader of the Groundhogs. They were among the leading lights of the scene, and the ones who rose above (even if, ridiculously, Kelly didn't think her voice had matured). But the richness of the scene can be heard from the presence of artists like Andy Fernbach, Simon & Steve, and Dave Kelly, brother to Jo-Ann. John Lewis -- who'd re-emerge after the heady days of punk as Jona Lewie and score a couple of U.K. novelty hit singles -- Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts (best described as a jug band, one which, like Lewie, earned a pair of British hits), and those who vanished without trace, like Jim Pitts and Graham Hines. The very best of them channel the spirit of the Mississippi Delta in their singing and playing -- to hear Kelly and McPhee together on "Oh Death" is a spiritual experience -- but the first of the two CDs actually seems to have more depth about it, while the second is content to settle for throwaways like "Crazy With the Blues" or Lewis's "London's Got the Blues," which don't seem to do anyone any favors. The first disc, produced by Mike Batt (of Wombles fame) has more sonic depth, while McPhee's work behind the board on the second is thin -- which is surprising, given the fact that some of the tracks, like "She's Gone" by the John Mayall-sounding Andy Fernbach Connexion, feature full electric bands. As snapshots of a time and place, these compilations are invaluable; they let us reflect on the fact that British blues isn't an oxymoron, and that, for a while at least, the quality approached that of Chicago, Memphis, or even Clarksdale. ~ AMG

Oznake: Tony McPhee, Acoustic Blues, British Blues, Various

Various Artists - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 1

Time: 58:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Label: Music Mecca
Art: Front

01 Paul Banks - Gods Perfect Miracle (5:10)
02 Jorgen Lang - Twelve Gates To The City (4:15)
03 L.P. Simonsen - Life Without You (3:47)
04 Jacob Rathje - Wild Bill Jones (3:51)
05 H.P. Lange - Crossroads Blues (3:34)
06 Troels Jensen - Stick Around (4:40)
07 Borge 'Biceps' Jensen - That's All Right (3:13)
08 Kim Gutman - Dark Was The Night (4:56)
09 Homesick Mac - Let's You And I Have Some Fun (2:43)
10 Hans Knudsen - Ain't Nobody's Business If We Do (3:40)
11 Nisse Thorbjorn - Goin' To Gainsville (4:20)
12 Neil Stanford - Cc Rider (3:53)
13 Kenn Lending - Cold Winds Are Blowin' (3:49)
14 Esben Just - Sick And Tired (6:07)

Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vol. 1



• Mississippi Millie - Acoustic Delta Blues •
• David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - The World Don't Owe Me Nothing •

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Oznake: Various, Denmark, Acoustic Blues

Various - Texas Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:06
Size: 119.3 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[2:54] 1. Big Maceo Merriweather - Texas Blues
[2:38] 2. Son Becky - Midnight Trouble Blues
[2:33] 3. Smokey Hogg - Penitentiary Blues
[2:28] 4. Black Boy Shine - Gamblin Jinx Blues
[3:04] 5. Texas Alexander - Broken Yo-Yo
[2:50] 6. Black Ivory King - The Flying Crow
[2:57] 7. Bessie Tucker - Key To The Bushes Blues
[3:00] 8. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Matchbox Blues
[3:16] 9. Dallas String Band - I Used To Call Her Baby
[2:50] 10. Hattie Burleson - Sadies Servant Room Blues
[2:41] 11. Jesse 'babyface' Thomas - Blue Goose Blues
[2:34] 12. Texas Tommy - Jail Break Blues
[2:51] 13. Joe Pullum - Cows See That Train Comin'
[2:49] 14. Pinetop Burks - Jack Of All Trades
[3:04] 15. Rob Cooper - West Dallas Rag
[2:56] 16. Sammy Hill - Cryin For You Blues
[3:28] 17. T-Bone Walker - I Got A Break Baby
[3:05] 18. Whistlin Alex Moore - West Texas Woman


Commonly regaled as a definitively American musical form, the blues are in fact a living amalgam of social, cultural and artistic antecedents both indigenous and otherwise. African-derived rhythms and folklore intersected with traditions extrapolated from European, Latin and Polynesian sources—with everything falling into the simmering melting pot that describes the music. Distinct styles were the product of both regional experimentation and the proliferation of commercial recordings. As a cross-pollinating musical ecosystem in the early part of the 20th century, the state of Texas was one of the most scattered and distinctive; the blues forms that arose within its arbitrary boundaries were equally so.

Texas Blues

Mo' Albums...
• Frank Muschalle - Battin' The Boogie
• Marshall Lawrence - House Call

Oznake: Bessie Tucker, Big Maceo Merriweather, Joe Pullum, Pinetop Burks, Smokey Hogg, T-bone Walker, Texas Alexander, Various, Texas Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson

Various - Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows (1926-1937)

Styles: Old-Timey, Appalachian, Minstrel, String Bands, Acoustic Blues, Jug Band, Songster
Label: Old Hat Records
Released: 2005
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 167,4 + 163,2 MB
Time: 73:07 + 71:16
Art: front

Disc 1
1. Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah - The Spasm - 2:52
2. Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett - Tanner's Boarding House - 3:05
3. Lil McClintock - Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - 3:06
4. Dallas String Band with Coley Jones - Hokum Blues - 3:14
5. Shorty Godwin - Jimbo Jambo Land - 2:57
6. Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers - Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - 2:57
7. Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - 2:59
8. Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright - The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man - 3:14
9. Jim Jackson - Bye, Bye, Policeman - 3:03
10. Walter Smith - The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom - 2:56
11. Allen Brothers - Bow Wow Blues - 3:21
12. Beans Hambone & El Morrow - Beans - 2:53
13. Stovepipe #1 and David Crockett - A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - 3:08
14. Grant Brothers & Their Music - Tell It To Me - 2:57
15. Carolina Tar Heels - Ain't No Use Working So Hard - 3:08
16. Walter Cole - Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean - 2:47
17. Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet - C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - 2:54
18. Banjo Joe - My Money Never Runs Out - 2:53
19. Henry 'Ragtime Texas' Thomas - Railroadin' Some - 3:19
20. Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers - Traveling Man - 2:55
21. Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop - G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - 3:01
22. Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers - Baby All Night Long - 2:47
23. Chris Bouchillon - Born In Hard Luck - 3:19
24. Memphis Sheiks - He's In The Jailhouse Now - 3:11

Disc 2
1. Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - Gonna Tip Out Tonight - 3:09
2. Sam McGee - Chevrolet Car - 3:09
3. Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers - It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - 2:58
4. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Bring It With You When You Come - 2:45
5. Blind Sammie - Atlanta Strut - 3:11
6. Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers - Go Along Mule - 3:07
7. Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band - Casey Bill - 2:48
8. Frank Stokes - I Got Mine - 3:06
9. Chris Bouchillon - Hannah - 2:57
10. Bogus Ben Covington - Adam & Eve In The Garden - 2:42
11. Alec Johnson & His Band - Mysterious Coon - 3:15
12. Carolina Tar Heels - Her Name Was Hula Lou - 2:59
13. Three Tobacco Tags - Reno Blues - 2:39
14. Papa Charlie Jackson - Scoodle Um Skoo - 3:17
15. Frank Hutchison - Stackalee - 3:05
16. Walter Smith - The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough - 2:59
17. Hezekiah Jenkins - Shout You Cats - 3:08
18. Tommie Bradley - Nobody's Business If I Do - 2:58
19. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Sweet Sixteen - 2:52
20. Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright - Ticklish Reuben - 2:40
21. Jim Jackson - I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop - 2:52
22. Dallas String Band with Coley Jones - Shine - 3:01
23. Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers - The Gypsy - 3:21
24. J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers - Kiss Me Cindy - 2:06

Notes: Before motion pictures... before radio... before television... the traveling medicine shows brought entertainment to America. Flamboyant pitch doctors roamed the land, hawking their tonics, elixirs, and miracle cures, and with them came a host of singers, dancers, comedians, banjo pickers, blues shouters, jug blowers, string ticklers, and minstrel men. The shows died out by mid-20th century, but not before a handful of seasoned veterans left their musical legacy on phonograph records. Here are 48 classic performances by such colorful names as Pink Anderson, Daddy Stovepipe, Shorty Godwin, Gid Tanner, Banjo Joe, the Three Tobacco Tags, and many more—well over two hours of this extraordinary music. A 72-page color booklet details the fascinating history of the medicine shows with a profusion of rare photographs, artifacts, illustrations, full discography, and song descriptions. Three years in the making, the new release from Old Hat Records is a groundbreaking survey of music from the American medicine show, that peculiar form of theater that merged entertainment with merchandising. Good For What Ails You is a two-CD set that delivers a generous mix of 48 songs, many available nowhere else, first recorded nearly 80 years ago and now remastered with digital clarity.

Good For What Ails You was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Album Notes and Best Histornical Album. ~ Old Hat Records

“Like Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, these 48 tracks provide a fine introduction to what Greil Marcus called ‘the old, weird America.’ If nothing else, such a cornucopia of delights will cure the modern day blues.” –Casper Llewellyn Smith, Guardian Unlimited, July 16, 2006

Bluebird“Factor in assorted skillet lickers, jug stompers, fruit jar drinkers, ramblers, crackers, tarheels and tobacco tags, and you have a buried history of vernacular music, therapeutic culture and politics second to none. Recommended; or rather, prescribed.” –Brian Morton, The Wire, November 2005

“When you go out on tour and play with different bands every day, or you play in bars all the time, your tastes start to become very selective... What I’m listening to most of the time at present is an album called Good For What Ails You, which is an album of songs that people used to listen to at medicine shows all over the States. It’s quite an interesting album and I think that people would be well advised to pick it up.” –Jack White, White Stripes, December 2005

Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937



• Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back •
• The Juggernaut Jug Band - Jugstaposition •

Oznake: Various, Old-Timey, Appalachian, Minstrel, String Bands, Acoustic Blues, Jug Band, Songster

Various - Oh Brother, Best Of Southern Blues

Styles: Early American Blues, Harmonica Blues, Acoustic Blues, Pre-War Country Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Memphis Blues
Label: Northquest
Released: 2005
File: mp3 @320K/s
Time: 29:18
Art: front

Disc 1
1. Bessie Tucker - Penitentiary - 3:33
2. Sonny Boy Williamson - I'm Dealing With The Devil - 2:49
3. Muddy Waters - Burying Ground Blues - 2:32
4. Blind Blake - Police Dog Blues - 2:50
5. Lucille Hegamin - Land Of Cotton Blues - 3:05
6. Blind Boy Fuller - Bus Rider Blues - 2:43
7. Josh White - Blood River Blues - 2:49
8. Hot Lips Page - Uncle Sam Blues - 3:20
9. Big Maceo Merriweather - County Jail Blues - 2:52
10. Bumble Bee Slim - Hard Rocks In My Bed - 2:40

Disc 2
1. Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues - 3:41
2. Charley Patton - High Sheriff Blues - 3:10
3. Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Rock Me Mamma - 2:58
4. Son House - My Black Mama (Part 1) - 3:10
5. Tommy McClennan - Bottle It Up And Go - 2:50
6. Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - 2:51
7. Robert Johnson - Phonograph Blues - 2:40
8. Roosevelt Sykes - Give Me Your Change - 3:04
9. Big Joe Williams - Please Don't Go - 2:50
10. Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie - 3:21

Notes: Do you need an explanation or anything, what you hear is a true classic blues. This was the beginning. After that something happened, I call that the real Blues.

Oh Brother, Best Of Southern Blues

• The Hound Kings - Unleashed •
• Eric & Suzy Thompson - Dream Shadows •

Oznake: Various, Early American Blues, Harmonica Blues, Memphis Blues, Prewar Blues, Country Blues

VA - I Have To Paint My Face

Oznake: Various, Country Blues, Delta Blues, Harmonica Blues