Before the Blues, Vol. 1: The Early American Black Music Scene, Classic Recordings from the ’20s and ’30s / Yazoo CD-2015
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Yazoo CD 2015. A fascinating and highly entertaining exploration of the early roots of black music in America. This pioneering project depicts the rich American musical scene that existed throughout the 1800s with classic performances of ragtime, old modal songs, breakdowns, ballads, religious music and more. Featured here are great performances by many of the most legendary names in American music history, and this project follows the evolution of blues from its early modal precursors and early fundamentalist religious music. Extensive notes and photos communicate and exciting sense of discover, and outstanding remastered sound quality brings these rare old recordings to life.
1. ANDREW AND JIM BAXTER, Bamalong Blues
2. HENRY THOMAS, Run Mollie Run
3. SAM COLLINS, Lonesome Road Blues
4. MISSISSIPPI MUD STEPPERS, Jackson Stomp
5. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHOIR, On Jordan’s Stormy Banks We Stand
6. RUBE LACY, Mississippi Jail House Groan
7. TAYLOR’S KENTUCKY BOYS, Forked Deer
8. LITTLE HAT JONES, Bye Bye Baby Blues
9. B.F. SHELTON, Pretty Polly
10. WEAVER & BEASLEY, Soft Steel Piston
11. EVANS & MCCLAIN, Two White Horses In A Line
12. BAYLESS ROSE, Jamestown Exhibition
13. WILLIE WALKER, Dupree Blues
14. PAPA HARVEY HULL, France Blues
15. REV. GATES & CONGREGATION, Dying Mother and Her Child
16. BUELL KAZEE, John Hardy
17. LOTTIE KIMBROUGH, Wayward Girl Blues
18. CINCINNATI JUG BAND, Newport Blues
19. DICK DEVALL, Tom Sherman’s Blues
20. MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT, Stack O’Lee Blues
21. TEDDY DARBY, Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues
22. ROBERT WILKINS, I’ll Go With Her Blues
23. DENSON QUARTET, Christian Soldier
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Weight | 0.35 lbs |
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