Vinyl 1LP tracklist:
1. Henry Thomas: Fishing Blues (1928) (2:42)
2. Henry Spaulding: Cairo Blues (1929) (2:42)
3. Charley Jordan: Keep It Clean (1930) (2:45)
4. Kokomo Arnold: Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934) (2:50)
5. Texas Alexander: Section Gang Blues (1927) (2:54)
6. Freddie Spruell: Let's Go Riding (1935) (2:57)
7. Sam Butler (Bo Weavil Jackson): You Can't Keep No Brown (1926) (2:44)
8. Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas: Pick Poor Robin Clean (1931) (3:10)
9. Hambone Willie Newbern: Roll And Tumble Blues (1929) (2:59)
10. Gus Cannon: Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home (1927) (3:09)
11. King Solomon Hill: My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon (1932) (3:04)
12. Lottie Kimbrough: Rolling Log Blues (1928) (3:18)
13. Mississippi Bracey: Cherry Ball (1930) (3:13)
Editor's info:
This album brings to the fore classic early blues masterpieces that deserve to be heard and allows the limelight to fall on some of the lesser-known country blues masters. Essential listening for any blues connoisseur, this is an adventure into some of the more hidden recesses of country blues.
The Rough Guide To Unsung Heroes Of Country Blues
Very little is known about many of these featured early blues artists, other than the simple fact that their classic recordings are like arrows through time and have a cutting edge coolness which defies the age in which they were recorded. These tracks are essential listening for any blues connoisseur, and an adventure into some of the more hidden recesses of country blues.
There is no space for the likes of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson or Son House in this roll of honour, as it’s time for the usual suspects to stand aside and let the limelight fall on some of the lesser-known country blues masters, whose brilliance has always been slightly under the radar. This handpicked selection of beautifully re-mas....... more
Tracklista edycji winylowej 1LP:
1. Henry Thomas: Fishing Blues (1928) (2:42)
2. Henry Spaulding: Cairo Blues (1929) (2:42)
3. Charley Jordan: Keep It Clean (1930) (2:45)
4. Kokomo Arnold: Old Original Kokomo Blues (1934) (2:50)
5. Texas Alexander: Section Gang Blues (1927) (2:54)
6. Freddie Spruell: Let's Go Riding (1935) (2:57)
7. Sam Butler (Bo Weavil Jackson): You Can't Keep No Brown (1926) (2:44)
8. Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas: Pick Poor Robin Clean (1931) (3:10)
9. Hambone Willie Newbern: Roll And Tumble Blues (1929) (2:59)
10. Gus Cannon: Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home (1927) (3:09)
11. King Solomon Hill: My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon (1932) (3:04)
12. Lottie Kimbrough: Rolling Log Blues (1928) (3:18)
13. Mississippi Bracey: Cherry Ball (1930) (3:13)
Editor's info:
This album brings to the fore classic early blues masterpieces that deserve to be heard and allows the limelight to fall on some of the lesser-known country blues masters. Essential listening for any blues connoisseur, this is an adventure into some of the more hidden recesses of country blues.
The Rough Guide To Unsung Heroes Of Country Blues
Very little is known about many of these featured early blues artists, other than the simple fact that their classic recordings are like arrows through time and have a cutting edge coolness which defies the age in which they were recorded. These tracks are essential listening for any blues connoisseur, and an adventure into some of the more hidden recesses of country blues.
There is no space for the likes of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson or Son House in this roll of honour, as it’s time for the usual suspects to stand aside and let the limelight fall on some of the lesser-known country blues masters, whose brilliance has always been slightly under the radar. This handpicked selection o....... more