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The Greatest Country Blues Hits of 1930
GhostRider:
Howdy:
At one of the open stages where I play (badly), I run this little "thing" about doing CB songs that are 75 years old (some of you know this already), like "2005 is the 75th anniversary of 1930". In 2003 (the 75th anniversary of 1928) I had lots of good stuff, this year less so. In 2005 I will pass into the Depression and my "source" really dries up. Right now I can only think of one, "Travellin' Mama Blues" by Joe Calicott.
If any of you can think of any good ones from 1930, would you be so kind as to post them here, any suggestions would be much appreciated.
BTW, I really recommend this approach. The audience can relate to the time thing and it does provide something for them to look forward to month-to-month.
And it stills (at least temporarily) their tomato-throwing hand.
Duckin'
Alex
dj:
I'm at work, so can't check in detail now, but off the top of my head, great country blues from 1930 would include the Charlie Patton/Willie Brown/Son House/Louise Johnson session for Paramount, so M & O, Future Blues, My Black Mamma, Dry Spell, Moon Going Down, etc; Barbecue Bob's last sessions including the Georgia Cotton Pickers stuff; and Memphis Minnie's Vocalion recording of Bumble Bee - her second recorded version, but the first one released and the one that popularized the song.
waxwing:
Hey Alex,
Well, just scanning the CDs immediately to hand, I get the following:
Scrapper Blackwell's Springtime Blues (and two others with small combo)
Mississippi Shieks (every thing on Document Vol. 1 - DOCD 5083 -and that only goes to June)
Blind Willie McTell's Talkin' To Myself
??Razor Ball
Robert Wilkins' Nashville Stonewall Blues
? Police Sergeant Blues
? Get Away Blues
? I'll Go With Her Blues
Cannon's Jug Stompers' Wolf River Blues
? Bring It With You When You Come
? Money never Runs Out
Prison Wall Blues
Memphis Jug Band's Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues
? Papa's Got Your Water On
? Cocaine Habit Blues
? You May Leave, But This Will Bring You Back
? Meningitis Blues
? He's in the Jailhouse Now
? Ambulance Man
? Going Back To Memphis
? Got A Letter From My Darlin'?
?
I'm thinkin' a lot of this may not be "your style", but maybe you'll get inspired to hook up with a fiddler or a harp player to cover some of the jug/string band stuff. 1930 was the height of Jug Band Era. I'm thinkin' Blake must have done some recordings in '30 but you've been workin' thru that so you probably know. I think the Grafton session with Patton et al. was in '29. Didn't we discuss that when you were lookin' for material last year?
I'll see if I can come up with some more in a day or two. See what others bring up before I go digging thru my humble and slightly packed up collection.
All for now.
John C.
GhostRider:
Hi all:
dj: I think that M&O and Futures Blues were recorded in 1929, as was a lot of Patton stuff.
I hope your right about Bumble Bee. I like that one.
I have found three tunes by Little Hat Jones, Bye Bye Blues, Kentucky Blues and Cherry Bell blues.
Thanks BJ.
Alex
dj:
Dixon, Goodrich, and Rye give the date of the Patton/House/Brown/Johnson session as "c. 28 May 1930". I think the confusion over the date of this session centers on exactly when it was in 1930, not whether it was in 1930 or not. Son House remembered it as being late July or early August of 1930, but the master numbers and a note "in the Columbia files!" (Dixon/Goodrich/Rye, their exclamation point) put the session in late May.
Some other 1930 recordings: Willie Walker's Dupree Blues and South Carolina Rag, and Blind Willie Johnson's last session, including Soul Of A Man, John The Revelator, and You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond.
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