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In 1980, German blues enthusiasts Axel Kustner and Siegfried Christmann traveled throughout the southern U.S. documenting the ... Full Descriptionsongs of country blues performers, many of whom had never been recorded. The results (originally released on vinyl in the early '80s) have been compiled on this three-CD collection, and it's a treasure.
The most well-known players here are Cephas & Wiggins, Sam Chatmon, Hammie Nixon, and Guitar Frank--but don't let that put you off. Not only are their songs great (John Cephas's solo-guitar "Chicken Can't Roost too High for Me" is a beautiful blend of classical, blues, and ragtime), but Lonnie Pitchford's "Boogie Chillen," played on a one-string electric guitar, is a shimmering, dissonant boogie delight (it's perhaps creepy enough to scare Jon Spencer and R.L. Burnside out of the music biz). James "Son" Thomas's dark, salacious take on "Catfish Blues" makes most rappers and rockers sound as tame as Celine Dion.
This marvelous set collects not only blues singer/guitarists, but pianists, jug-blowers, fife & drum bands, and unaccompanied singers and field hollerers. LIVING COUNTRY BLUES not only preserves a lot of fine and timeless American roots music; it's recorded history.
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CD 1: Mississipi Moan
01. Catfish Blues - James Son Thomas
02. Bye Bye Blues - Arzo Youngblood
03. Gonna Cut You Loose - Eddie Cusic
04. You Gonna Take Sick and Die - Boyd Rivers
05. Maggie Campbell Blues - Boogie Bill Webb
06. Sittin' on the Top of the World - Sam Chatmon
07. Move Daniel - Cora Fluker
08. My Babe - Othar Turner
09. Boggie Chillen - Lonnie Pitchford
10. Bull Cow Blues - James Son Thomas
11. Stop and Listen Blues - Sam Chatmon
12. Swing, Swing - Arzo Youngblood
13. Jazz Boogie Woogie - Stonewall Mays
14. Jesus Is on the Mainline - Boyd Rivers
15. Shake Your Money Maker - Lonnie Pitchford
16. Rock Me Mama - James Son Thomas
17. Big Road Blues - Boogie Bill Webb
18. My Daddy Was a Jockey - Sam Chatmon
19. That's the Boogie - Napoleon Strickland
20. Vicksburg Blues - Sam Chatmon
21. Mississippi Moan - Walter Brown
22. When I Lay My Burden Down - Othar Turner
CD 2: Lonesome Road Blues
01. Lonesome Road Blues - Guitar Frank
02. Baby Please Give Me a Break - Archie Edwards
03. Road Is Rough and Rocky, The - Archie Edward
04. Come on in My Kitchen - Guitar Silm
05. Bye And Bye / I'm Going To See The King - Flora Molton/The Truth Band
06. Chimney Hill Breakdown - Guitar Frank
07. Railroad Bill - Guitar Frank
08. Chicken Can't Roost Too High For Me - John Cephas
09. Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad - Cephas & Wiggins
10. Do Lord Remember Me - Archie Edwards
11. Jelly Roll Baker - Guitar Frank
12. I'm Feelin' Lonesome - Guitar Silm
13. My Old Schoolmates - Archie Edwards
14. Lonesome Home Blues - Guitar Silm
15. T For Texas - Archie Edwards
16. Diggin' My Potatoes - Guitar Frank
17. Vacation in Heaven - Flora Molton/The Truth Band
CD 3: You Got To Move (Tennessee, Arkansas & more)
01. Granny Will Your Dog Bite - Othar Turner
02. I Laid and I Wondered - James Son Thomas
03. I Can't Stand It - Flora Molton
04. Mr. Freddie Blues - Memphis Piano Red
05. Corrine, Corrina - Hammie Nixon
06. Rollin' and Tumblin' - Lottie Murrell
07. She's Tailor Made - Charlie Sangster
08. Hounds, The - Sam "Stretch" Shields
09. You Got to Move - Boyd Rivers
10. Let Me Play With Your Poodle - CeDell Davis
11. Viola Lee Blues - Hammie Nixon
12. Joe's Prison Camp Holler - Joe Savage
13. When the Saints Go Marchin' In - Othar Turner
14. Spoonful - Lottie Murrell
15. You Got to Do the Boogie Woogie - CeDell Davis
16. Trouble Late Last Night - Lottie Murrell
17. Dry Bones in the Valley - Cora Fluker
18. I Got a Gal 'Cross the Bottom - Lottie Murrell
19. Soon One Mornin' - Hammie Nixon
20. Levee Camp Holler - Walter Brown
21. Precious Lord - Boyd Rivers
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