Tennessee Blues Volumes Volumes 1 - 2 (country blues)(mp3@320)[rogercc][h33t]

Tennessee Blues Vol. 1 - 2

Label: Albatros

Format : Mp3@320

Country of Origin Italy



Compilation issued by DOM Disques (France) in 1997

Track Listings are taken from original Albatros releases (see note on Disc 4)



VOLUME 1(Albatros CD DAF 1O1)







Laura Dukes - Piano Red - Bukka White Tennessee Blues Vol. 1

Label: Albatros (VPA 8240)

Released:1975

Format : Mp3@320







Born . 10 June 1907, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. An early start in music led Little Laura Dukes to a lifetime of involvement with entertainment in Memphis. Her father had been a drummer with W.C. Handy’s band, but it was a less sophisticated idiom that Dukes chose, playing blues with the jug bands for which that city is so well known. She sang and played banjo and ukelele with the Will Batts Novelty Band, and although they made two recordings in the early 50s, these were not issued until 20 years later. She made some more records with the revival of interest in blues and related music in the 70s, and also appeared in a BBC Television series. As late as the 80s, she was still performing in Memphis, at the Blues Alley club, set up to showcase the city’s blues talent.



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Side 1

01 Stack O'Lee Blues 2:22

02 Jimmy's Blues 2:20

03 Doggone My Soul 2:00

04 Bricks In My Pillow 2:00

Little Laura Dukes - Vocals, Ukulele



05 Baby, Please Come Back To Me 4:00

06 Forgive Me Baby 2:30

07 Goin' To St. Louis 2:33

08 Blues In The Mornin' 1:10

John 'Piano Red' Williams – Vocals, Piano



John Williams was an American barrelhouse style pianist who played only in the Memphis area and made his recording debut as late as 1969.

Born : April 16, 1905 in Germantown, Tennessee.

Died : February 5, 1982 in Memphis, Tennessee.



Side 2



Bukka White (true name: Booker T. Washington White) was born in Houston, Mississippi (not Houston, Texas) in 1906 (not any date between 1902-1905 or 1907-1909, as is variously reported). He got his initial start in music learning fiddle tunes from his father. Guitar instruction soon followed, but White's grandmother objected to anyone playing "that Devil music" in the household; nonetheless, his father eventually bought him a guitar. When Bukka White was 14 he spent some time with an uncle in Clarksdale, Mississippi and passed himself off as a 21-year-old, using his guitar playing as a way to attract women. Somewhere along the line, White came in contact with Delta blues legend Charley Patton, who no doubt was able to give Bukka White instruction on how to improve his skills in both areas of endeavor. In addition to music, White pursued careers in sport, playing in Negro Leagues baseball and, for a time, taking up boxing.



01 Aberdeen Blues 3:20

02 Please! 4:55

03 I Ain't Got A Little Bed 4:50

04 All Night Long 2:00

05 Cross The River 3:00

Bukka White – Vocals, Guitar

Recorded . 1972 in Memphis, TN



Dewey Corley - Mose Vinson Tennessee Blues Vol. 2

Label: Albatros (VPA 8261)

Released: 1975

Format : Mp3@320







Born June 18, 1898, in Halley, Arkansas. A staple of Memphis jug band ensembles, Corley was adept at washtub bass, jugs, and the kazoo, as well as being a fine blues singer. He lived all his life in Memphis, Tennessee, where he founded the Beale Street Jug Band, and even worked as a talent scout for Adelphi Records. He passed away on April 15, 1974.



Tracklist

Side 1

01 Stop And Listen 3:15

02 It Was A Dream 3:17

03 Fishing In The Dark 2:43

04 Blues Jumped To Rabbit 3:45

05 Dewey's Blues 1:53

06 Big Leg Woman 3:54

Dewey Corley – Vocals, Piano



A Memphis piano institution for more than half a century, Mose Vinson recorded a handful of unreleased sides for Sun Records in 1953 (subsequently liberated by Bear Family) and did scattered session work for Sam Phillips as well. Vinson began playing piano as a child in the Mississippi Delta, initially playing in his local church. By his teens, he had begun playing jazz and blues. In 1932, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he played local juke joints and parties throughout the '30s and '40s. In the early '50s, Sam Phillips had Vinson accompany a number of Sun blues artists, most notably James Cotton in 1954. During that time, Phillips also had Vinson cut some tracks, but they remained unreleased until the '80s. For the next three decades, Vinson continued to perform at local Memphis clubs. However, he didn't play as frequently as he did in the previous two decades. In the early '80s, the Center for Southern Folklore hired Vinson to perform at special cultural festivals, as well as local schools. For the next two decades, he played concerts and educational and cultural festivals associated with the CSF. Mose Vinson died in Memphis from diabetes on November 30, 2002.



Side 2

01 Memphis Boogie 2:05

02 So Long Blues 3:17

03 You May Be Old 2:38

04 I Can't 0:52

05 I Had A Dream Last Night

06 Rains All Night 3:45

Dewey Corley – Vocals, Bull Fiddle, Kazoo

Mose Vinson – Vocals, Piano

Recorded. August 22 & 27, 1972 in Memphis, TN by Gianni Marcucci & Lucio Maniscalchi



VOLUME 2 (Albatros CD DAF 1O2)







Note : 05 Poor Man's Friend 3:38 (Vol 4 Side 1) and 05 President Kennedy 3:14(Vol 4 Side 2) do not appear on Albatros 8277 and are not included here.

07 Holy Spirit Don't Leave Me 3:17 (Vol 4 Side 1)incorrectly credited to Sleepy John Estes





Hammie Nixon ‎– Tennessee Blues Vol. 3

Label:Albatros (VPA 8277)

Released:1976

Format : Mp3@320







Harmonica player Hammie Nixon was born on January 22, 1908, in Brownsville, TN. An orphan at a young age, he was raised by foster parents. He began his career as a professional harmonical player in the 1920s, but also played the kazoo, guitar, and jug. He performed with Sleepy John Estes for more than 50 years, first recording with Estes in 1929 for the Victor label. He also recorded with Little Buddy Doyle, Lee Green, Charlie Pickett, and Son Bonds.

Nixon helped to pioneer the use of the harmonica as an accompaniment instrument with a band in the 1920s. Previous to that time, it had been mostly a solo instrument. He played with many jug bands. After Estes died, Nixon played with the Beale Street Jug Band (also called the Memphis Beale Street Jug Band) from 1979 onward. Hammie Nixon died August 17, 1984.



Tracklist

Side 1

01 You're So Fine 2:12

02 Nix's Boogie 2:28

03 Sweet Old Kokomo 3:16

04 My Babe 3:18

05 But Someday Baby 3:18

06 Yeller Yams 2:49

07 Yeller Yams (No. 2) 3:01



Side 2

01 You Know I Don't Want No Woman 2:48

02 Somebody Done Changed That Little Lock On My Door 2:07

03 Sweet Old Kokomo (No. 2) 3:22

04 Sugar Mama 4:06

05 So Long 2:22

06 She Keeps Me Worried And Bothered All The Time 3:19

07 Holy Spirit Don't Leave Me 3:17 (See note)

Hammie Nixon – Vocals, Harmonica, Kazoo, Guitar



"Sleepy" John Adam Estes ‎– Tennessee Blues Vol. 4

Label: Albatros (VPA 8285)

Released:1976

Format : Mp3@320







Big Bill Broonzy called John Estes' style of singing "crying" the blues because of its overt emotional quality. Actually, his vocal style harks back to his tenure as a work-gang leader for a railroad maintenance crew, where his vocal improvisations and keen, cutting voice set the pace for work activities. Nicknamed "Sleepy" John Estes, supposedly because of his ability to sleep standing up, he teamed with mandolinist Yank Rachell and harmonica player Hammie Nixon to play the house party circuit in and around Brownsville in the early '20s. The same team reunited 40 years later to record for Delmark and play the festival circuit. Never an outstanding guitarist, Estes relied on his expressive voice to carry his music, and the recordings he made from 1929 on have enormous appeal and remain remarkably accessible today.

Despite the fact that he performed for mixed black and white audiences in string band, jug band, and medicine show formats, his music retains a distinct ethnicity and has a particularly plaintive sound. Astonishingly, he recorded during six decades for Victor, Decca, Bluebird, Ora Nelle, Sun, Delmark, and others. Over the course of his career, his music remained simple yet powerful, and despite his sojourns to Memphis and Chicago he retained a traditional down-home sound. Some of his songs are deeply personal statements about his community and life, such as "Lawyer Clark" and "Floating Bridge." Other compositions have universal appeal ("Drop Down Mama" and "Someday Baby") and went on to become mainstays in the repertoires of countless musicians. One of the true masters of his idiom, he lived in poverty, yet was somehow capable of turning his experiences and the conditions of his life into compelling art.



Tracklist

Side 1

01 Lord Have Mercy 3:00

02 Clean That Home 1:03

03 When You Lose Your Eyesight 2:44

04 I Wanna Tear It All The Time 2:02

05 Poor Man's Friend 3:38(See note)

06 I'm Twist 1:45

07 Broke And Hungry 2:45

08 She Was A Dreamer 2:20

Sleepy John Estes - Vocals, Guitar



Side 2

01 Someday Baby Blues 2:22

02 Mailman 2:00

03 Kansas City Blues 1:37

04 Need More 1:57

05 President Kennedy 3:14(See note)

06 I Came For To Do It 2:29

07 John & Hammie's Blues 0:48

08 The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly Hair 3:37

Sleepy John Estes - Vocals, Guitar

Hammie Nixon - Harmonica, Kazoo

Recorded 26. March 1976 in Brownsville, Tenn

Recorded By – Gianni Marcucci