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lindy:

Great coincidence for this thread, just last week I went back to messing around with Smoky's Boogie Woogie Rag, which JohnM taught at a past PT workshop. I know it's a cliche, but every time I go back to it I hear another level. The thing I'm always struck by is the way he goes back-and-forth between straight time and swung time--you're right, Muckster, no one swung harder in country blues.

Another reason I revisited it was one of those wake-up-in-the-morning-and-the-first-thought-is "I gotta learn that song" experiences, in this case Smoky's version of Baby Please Don't Go, which is another little masterpiece.

Man, to think of Smoky Babe and Robert Pete Williams being in the same neighborhood, or having some kind of in-person connection a la Country Negro Jam Session on Arhoolie . . .

L

Vidal:
I've still to get this album, and get it I will as I can't believe how good his Louisiana Country Blues album is.  I stated earlier that I can't believe I have went several decades without knowing about this guy. For me, a great find and an absolute delight. In a similar vein, I just recently discovered Dan Pickett, whose 1949 Country Blues album, in general, and 99 1/2 Won't Do track, in particular, is sensational.

Bunker Hill:

--- Quote from: Vidal on January 20, 2012, 12:41:46 PM ---In a similar vein, I just recently discovered Dan Pickett, whose 1949 Country Blues album, in general, and 99 1/2 Won't Do track, in particular, is sensational.

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Check out http://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=2623.0

Vidal:
Yeah, I read that - but only after I had bought his album - an excellent piece.

oddenda:
Vidal -

          The Dan Pickett (born James Founty) is a collection of 78s from the Gotham label in Phildelphia! He was from Alabama.

Peter B.

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