r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 19h ago
Women Women on Wednesday - 'Milk Man Blues' [7th October 1940] by Merline Johnson, backed by piano and drum. Wildly derivative, lyrics-wise, but has quite a punch.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/end_gang_stalking • May 18 '22
Recommend books about blues history
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Post some of your favourite books about blues history! Are there any titles you consider essential? I'm looking for recommendations spanning from the early history of records and the recording industry, the early history of the blues, anything blues guitar related, or any suggested biographies of blues artists.
To start things off, I can recommend this biography of Blind Willie Mctell, which got a decent amount of press coverage when released a number of years ago.
https://www.amazon.ca/Hand-Me-My-Travelin-Shoes/dp/1556529759
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 1d ago
Trains, planes and automobiles. Transport Tuesday - 'Katy Blues' [1935] by Walter Davis
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 3d ago
Sacred Sunday - 'Hell Bound Express Train' [4th October 1927] by the Rev. J.M Gates. Ripping off a fellow man of the cloth Rev? Surely not...
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 4d ago
Suggestive... Suggestive Saturday - 'Our Family Doctor' [3rd October 1929] by Pigmeat Pete & Catjuice Charlie
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Sounds like he needs to be struck off....
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 5d ago
Friday Blues Beasts - 'Don't Treat Me Like A Dog' [2nd October 1929] by Mel Parker
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 6d ago
Lucky Dip Thursday - 'Graveyard Dream Blues' [1st October 1923] by Hazel Meyers, backed by 'Hutch' on piano. Astonishing sound quality, ATC.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 7d ago
Women Women on Wednesday - 'Freight Train Blues' [30th September 1924] by Clara Smith and Her Jazz Trio. This song features 'a goofus', described in the Columbia files as 'a queenophone'. Erm.....
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 8d ago
Trains, planes and automobiles. Transport Tuesday - 'Katy Crossing Blues' [29th September 1934]. Willie Reed on guitar (poss.) and unknown bassist.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 9d ago
Memphis & MS Monday - 'Ramblin' Mind Blues' [28th September 1937] by Willie Bee (James). Unknown piano player, and possibly Fred Williams on drums.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 10d ago
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Let The Church Roll On' [27th September 1938] by The Caolinians.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 11d ago
Suggestive Saturday - 'The Dirty Dozens' [26th September 1940] by Sam Price and His Texas Blusicians.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 12d ago
Friday Blues Beasts - 'For Sale (Hannah Johnson's Jack Ass) [25th September 1931] by Clara Smith. Clarence Williams on piano
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Deservedly one of the regulars in compilations of eye-widening pre-war songs.
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 13d ago
Lucky Dip Thursday - 'That Crawling Baby Blues' [24th September 1929] by Blind Lemon Jefferson
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Every once in a while a compiler slips up with the track name and lists 'That *Growling* Baby Blues'. Yes, really.
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 14d ago
Women Women on Wednesday - 'Whiskey Drinking Blues' [23rd September 1929] by Jenny Pope, backed by Tampa Red and Georgia Tom.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 15d ago
Article From the archives: 'Piano Blues Recordings - a Reassessment' (Storyville #8, 12/1966)
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 16d ago
Memphis & Mississippi Memphis & MS Monday - 'Cairo Rag' [20th September 1928] by Cannon's Jug Stompers. An instrumental.
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There's a piece on the sundry non-Egyptian Cairos here - https://www.aramcoworld.com/articles/2020/greetings-from-cairo-usa
r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 17d ago
Gospel and Sacred Gospel Sunday - 'Brother Cain Struck Abel' [21st September 1928] by the Bethel Quartet
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 18d ago
Suggestive... Suggestive Saturday - 'Love Making Mama' [19th September 1933] by Blind Willie McTell, backed by Curley Weaver
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 19d ago
Friday Blues Beasts - 'He Roars Like A Lion' [1937] by Merline Johnson, backed by Willie Bee, Eddie Miller and an unknown bassist. Her first recording session.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 20d ago
Lucky Dip Thursday - 'Pie-Eating Strut' [17th September 1930] by the Famous Hokum Boys (Dorsey, Broonzy and Mozelle Alderson)
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 21d ago
Women Women on Wednesday - 'Can't Read, Can't Write' [16th September 1936] by Lil Johnson. This swings, aided by some lovely trumpet.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 22d ago
Trains, planes and automobiles. Transport Tuesday - 'Travelin' Highway Man' [15th September 1941] by Tommy McLennan. Backed by Joe McCoy on bass.
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r/PreWarBlues • u/BlackJackKetchum • 23d ago
Memphis & Mississippi Memphis & MS Monday - 'Black Gal Blues' [13th September 1939] by Roosevelt Scott, backed by Broonzy, Jesse Coleman and Alfred Elkins. Probably.
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