Sittin’ with the Blues
I had the changing experience of witnessing Buddy Guy’s guitar playing first hand this past week, and it has inspired a return to some postwar blues, with a few asides of course.
Show archive
Playlist
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Big Bill Broonzy, “Keep Your Hand on Your Heart”
from In The Army Now / Keep Your Hand On Your Heart
Okeh - 1942
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Leon Strickland, Lucius Bridges & Leslie Anders, “I Wont' Be Your Low Down Dog No More”
from Country Negro Jam Session
Arhoolie Records - 1969
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Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams & Eddie Anthony, “Georgia Crawl”
from Georgia String Bands (1928-1930)
Story of the Blues - 1991
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Elizabeth Johnson, “Sobbin' Woman Blues”
from American Primitive, Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants
Revenant - 2005
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Adoniram Judson Buchanan, “Death is Only a Dream”
from Really the Blues? A Blues History 1893-1959
West Hill Radio Archives - 2010
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Tom Dickson, “Death Bell Blues”
from Memphis Masters: Early American Blues Classics 1927-34
Yazoo Records - 1994
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Corey Harris, “Keep your Lamp Trimmed and Burning”
Rounder Records - 2002
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Warner Williams & Jay Summerour, “Key to the Highway”
from Blues Highway: Live
Smithsonian Folkways - 2004
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Hayes McMullan, “Goin' Away Mama Blues”
from Everyday Seem Like Murder Here
Light in the Attic - 2017
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Memphis Minnie, “I'm Goin Back Home”
from Complete Recorded Works 1935-1941 In Chronological Order: Vol. 1 (10 January To 31 October 1935)
Document - 1991
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Julius Daniels, “Richmond Blues (Take 1)”
from Georgia Blues & Gospel (1927-1931): Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order
Document Records - 1993
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Jim Jackson, “I'm Wild About My Lovin'”
from Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 1 -- 10 October 1927 To 27 August 1928
Document Records - 1992
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Bumble Bee Slim, “Greasy Greens”
from Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 1
Document Records - 1994
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Casey Bill Weldon, “I Believe I'll Make a Change”
from Complete Recorded Works 1935-1938 In Chronological Order: Volume 2 (2 April 1936 To 24 March 1937)
Document Records - 1993
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Rufus & Ben Quillian, “Satisfaction Blues”
from The Rough Guide to Hokum Blues (Reborn and Remastered)
World Music Network - 1979
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Sonny Boy Nelson, “Street Walkin'”
from The Rough Guide to Delta Blues, Reborn and Remastered
World Music Network - 2016
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Furry Lewis, “Judge Harsh Blues (Alternate Take)”
from Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1927 – 1929)
Document Records - 1990