Ma Rainey –“Don’t Fish In My Sea”
Here’s another great recording by the Mother Of The Blues, Ma Rainey, expertly accompanied by Thomas A. Dorsey on upright […]
View ArticleCripple Clarence Lofton –“Monkey Man Blues”
Born Albert Clemens in Kingsport, Tennessee in March of 1887, Cripple Clarence Lofton was a key figure in the Chicago […]
View ArticleBessie Smith –“A Good Man is Hard to Find”
To say Bessie Smith was a superstar in her time is no overstatement. She had no less than fifteen chart-topping […]
View ArticleBlind Blake –“Hookworm Blues”
The “King Of Ragtime Guitar,” Blind Blake makes his 6-string sing on this swinging uptempo blues rag, “Hookworm Blues,” which […]
View ArticleMemphis Slim –“I Just Landed In Your Town”
John Len Chatman, better known as Memphis Slim, started his life in (you guessed it) Memphis, Tennessee before emigrating to […]
View ArticleBessie Smith –“I’m Wild About That Thing”
You know I’m wild about this! Great recording, immaculate voice, all the elements that continue to feed my fascination with the immortal Bessie Smith. She had a remarkably prolific recording career and...
View ArticleIda Cox –“Mojo Hand Blues”
Ida Cox – also known as the “Uncrowned Queen of the Blues” – worked her way up through the early blues circuit to become a popular headliner. A versatile artist, Cox also achieved fame as a successful...
View ArticleArthur Petties –“Out On Santa Fe Blues”
Though Arthur Petties only released six tracks in his recording career, he left an indelible mark. This classic, “Out on Santa Fe Blues,” finds the piano blues troubadour swaggering along with a sexy...
View ArticleBessie Jackson –“Barbeque Bess”
A contemporary of Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, Bessie Jackson was as bold with her lyrical humor and sexual innuendo as she was with her vocal instrument itself. She recorded this sizzlin’ slab of...
View ArticleWill Shade –“Better Leave That Stuff Alone”
Jug music pioneer and Memphis blues great Will Shade created most of his over 100 recorded sides as leader of the Memphis Jug Band. But he also created a few solo tracks along the way, including this...
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Cecil Gant –“I Wonder”
“I Wonder” was pre-war pianist and blues singer Cecil Gant’s first single. Released on Oakland’s Gilt-Edge Records, “I Wonder” is a romantic pop-tinged ballad which topped the R&B charts despite a...
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Albinia Jones –“Give It Up Daddy”
Albinia makes her case for more quality time. http://www.archive.org/download/Albinia_Jones-Give_It_Up_Daddy_Blues/Albinia_Jones-Give_It_Up_Daddy_Blues.mp3
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Butter Beans and Susie –“T’aint None O’ Your Business”
Butter Beans and Susie lay it down on this stellar old recording. Such a great duet, true to life in every way! Sit back and enjoy – this is the good stuff....
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Kansas City Kitty and Georgia Tom –“How Can You Have The Blues?”
From Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom we get this upbeat blues number, “How Can You Have the Blues,” a flirty duet about a woman who appears to have it all, but is continually bogged down by...
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Ida Cox –“Mojo Hand Blues”
Ida Cox – also known as the “Uncrowned Queen of the Blues” – worked her way up through the early blues circuit to become a popular headliner. A versatile artist, Cox also achieved fame as a successful...
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