Afro-American Folk Music From Tate & Panola Counties, Mississippi CD

Afro-American Folk Music From Tate & Panola Counties, Mississippi songs. This disc is one of two companion CDs to Robert Gordon's book IT CAME FROM MEMPHIS. The second in a sparkling series of audio collage/documentaries focusing on the Delta blues, It Came from Memphis, Vol. 2 is a brilliantly conceived and executed exploration into the form. Produced (directed would be a more accurate term) by Robert Gordon, this release is very similar to a modern version of the famous Alan Lomax-produced filed recordings from pre-and post-World War II. The overall primitive and primeval form of the blues comes across on all of the cuts, from the unadorned, downright dirty acoustic "Boogie" by Othar Turner to Moloch's devastating version of "Smokestack Lightning." Recording the blues at its source with conceivably purposefully primitive equipment, ...

Afro-American Folk Music From Tate & Panola Counties, Mississippi album. Spaniels,El Dorados,Rhythm Ace Kool Gents,Tommy Dean Orchestr Liner Note Authors: Robert Pruter; Johnny Keyes; The Magnificents. Vee Jay Rhythm & Blues: The Early Years, Pt. 1 is an excellent compilation taken from the vaults of Vee-Jay records, combining well-known hits with equally ...

Afro-American Folk Music From Tate & Panola Counties, Mississippi CD music. Blues for the Midnight Hour is essentially a sampler of the Shanachie blues roster circa 1999-2001, though it doesn't exactly begin that way. Instead, the set kicks off with classic blues from B.B. King ("Blues at Midnight") and Etta James ...

Afro-American Folk Music From Tate & Panola Counties, Mississippi songs. UP JUMPED THE BLUES is a compilation of tracks from the British label JSP Records. This 18-track budget-priced compilation features an uptempo collection of tracks from the vaults of the British JSP firm, who long have recorded visiting American blues artists ...

Afro-American Folk Music From Tate & Panola Counties, Mississippi album. When Layne Staley died from a drug overdose in 2002, it had already been several years since most Alice in Chains fans stopped hoping for a new album. The singer had become a recluse since the late-`90s, and there was ...