Lil Son Jackson / Arhoolie LP-1004 reissue

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Arhoolie LP-1004
Lil Son Jackson
Recorded by Chris Strachwitz in Dallas in 1960.
Reissued through City Hall.
New vinyl with download card included.

Texan bluesman Melvin “Lil Son” Jackson was a contemporary of Lightnin’ Hopkins who originally recorded for the Gold Star and Imperial labels in the ’40s and ’50s. A car accident in the mid-’50s led to Jackson giving up his music career, and he returned to work as a mechanic. Arhoolie’s Chris Strachwitz pulled him out of retirement in 1960, convincing him to record this classic and rare Texas blues LP. Reissued in all its original glory on vinyl in a deluxe old-style jacket. Includes download card for a free digital copy of the entire album.

Tracks:

1 Blues Come to Texas
2 Cairo Blues
3 Ticket Agent
4 Louise Blues
5 Sugar Mama
6 The Girl I Love
7 Santa Fe Blues
8 Turn Your Lamp Down Low
9 Groundhog Blues
10 Gambler Blues
11 Charley Cherry (takes 1 and 2)
12 West Dallas Blues
13 Rollin’ Mill Went Down
14 Red River Blues
15 Roberta Blues