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In almost diametrical opposition to the raw, boisterous styles of other Delta bluesmen of the same period, Mississippi John Hurt sings and plays in a quiet, understated, and frankly beautiful manner. Whereas Charlie Patton and Robert Johnson impress with pyrotechnically rhythmic fretwork and gutsy, dramatic vocal performances, Hurt's deft, strictly metrical guitar style and hushed but nuanced and sensitive voice dazzle in their own way. A farmhand in Avalon, Mississippi--a town of less than 100 people--Hurt spent the evenings of the '20s playing "household music," music intended only for the entertainment of family and friends and not for commercial gain.
There is no way Hurt could have imagined the impact his music would have on the '60s folk revival movement or the significance and longevity that his achievements would enjoy. 1928 SESSIONS, issued by Yazoo with astonishingly clear sound, is arguably the finest document of Hurt's music. Shifts from traditional blues ("Avalon") to church music ("Blessed Be The Name") and such rags a "Stack O'Lee Blues" vary the tempo but never disrupt the gentle, homespun atmosphere. More textured works, such as "Frankie," spotlight Hurt's accomplished accenting technique on guitar. 1928 SESSIONS is an essential addition to any blues collection.
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1928 Sessions
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THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS contains TODAY! (1966)/THE IMMORTAL MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT (1967)/LAST SESSIONS (1966).
Although not as consistently magnificent as Hurt's 1928 recordings, ...
| | Skip James Complete Early Recordings (1930) CD (1994)
1928 Sessions
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This collection contains all the Skip James tracks released by Paramount records in 1931 in chronological order.
THE COMPLETE EARLY RECORDINGS by Skip James is one of the most essential blues albums in existence. With a voice that sounds like wind carving away rock (he sings in a high, quavering falsetto ringed with knowledge and pain), James laid down some of the most chilling ...
| | Reverend Gary Davis Complete Early Recordings Of Rev. Gary Davis CD (1994)
1928 Sessions
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One can't possibly own too much of the Reverend Gary Davis's music from any era, but he made so few recordings in the 1930s that the material is represented on several overlapping CDs. The Yazoo collection of his sides cut for ...
| | Son House Father Of The Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Recordings CDs (1992)
1928 Sessions
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In 1965, Son House recorded the 21 tracks featured on FATHER OF THE DELTA BLUES for Columbia Records. Whereas the nine songs on disc one were released that year as THE LEGENDARY SON HOUSE, the 12 alternate takes and previously unissued songs on disc two, including an elegy called "President Kennedy," remained unheard until this 1992 release.
Contains 9 tracks previously released on Columbia as THE LEGENDARY SON HOUSE: FATHER OF FOLK BLUES and 12 previously unreleased and/or alternate takes from the same session. The set also includes liner notes in which Son House relates a story about ...
| | Complete Recordings Of Blind Willie Johnson CDs (1993)
1928 Sessions
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Recorded between 1927 and 1930. Includes liner notes by Samuel Charters.
Digitally remastered by David Mitson (Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles, California).
A bottleneck guitarist of consummate skill, Blind Willie Johnson was a traveling evangelist who preached the gospel by playing and singing such message-heavy tunes as "I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole," and "If It Had Not Been for Jesus." But there is not a whit of squeaky-clean, Sunday-morning sweetness to Johnson's music. Overwhelmingly intense, Johnson's performances are all open wounds and raw nerves. THE COMPLETE collects everything the artist ever recorded, and makes a case for Johnson as one of the most passionate, affecting bluesmen of all time.
It is Johnson's singing that truly startles. A gruff yet finely nuanced bass, Johnson sings with a ...
| | Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet CD (1968)
1928 Sessions
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Retreating from the psychedelia of THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES REQUEST, the Stones released the roots-rock single "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and then the album BEGGAR'S BANQUET. It was hailed as a rock masterpiece, and remains the favorite of many Stones fans.
BEGGAR'S BANQUET played to the Stones' strengths. The ironic lead-off ("Sympathy For The Devil") ...
| | Virginia Liston, Vol. 2: 1924-1926 CD (2000) Import
1928 Sessions
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Virginia Liston recorded 36 selections during 1923-1926, and the final 13 begin this interesting CD from Document's "complete" series of classic blues recordings. The backup groups are just adequate (mostly with Clarence Williams on piano), but such memorable tunes as "Papa De Da Da," "Make Me a Pallet," "Titanic Blues," and "You Can Dip Your Bread in My Gravy, But You Can't ...
| | Boogie Woogie Boys CD (1995)
1928 Sessions
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| | Gribouille Mathias CD (1998) (Import) France
1928 Sessions
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EMI. 2004.
| | Man Of No Importance CD (2003) Original Broadway Cast
1928 Sessions
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| | Lightnin Hopkins Blues Hoot: Live At The Ash Grove CD (1996)
1928 Sessions
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Recorded live at the Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California in August 1961.
The DCC gold disc reissue of BLUES HOOT includes four tracks not found on the original release.
Recorded live at The Ash Grove, Hollwood, California, August, 1961. Originally released on Davon (2015) in 1961. Includes liner notes by Barbara Dane.
Blues Hoot is a live recording from 1961, taped at the Ash Grove in Hollywood, California, featuring short acoustic sets from Lightnin' Hopkins and the folk- blues duo Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, as well as a middle set where all three play together, joined by Big Joe Williams. Highlights include "Big Car Blues" by Hopkins, and a spirited version of"Down by the Riverside" by Terry and McGhee, as well as two bonus tracks by the duo "("I'm a Stranger Here,"" "Trouble In Mind") recorded at the Troubadour. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but it's a pleasant show with all participants in peak form. ~ Steve Leggett
Lightnin' Hopkins is the star of this live recording, made at an August 1961 concert at the Ash Grove in Hollywood featuring Hopkins, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (with Big Joe Williams sitting in on three numbers). It isn't remotely unique, joining a long list of club recordings by all three, although the original LP (on the Davon and Horizon labels) was obscure enough that collectors may welcome this CD. The sound is excellent, and the original master tape has yielded one extra Terry/McGhee ...
| | Chamillionaire Mixtape Messiah CDs (2005)
1928 Sessions
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| | Barcode Ahead Of The Game CD (2006)
1928 Sessions
$6.29
| | Classic Struggle Bring Back The Glory CD (2008)
1928 Sessions
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