1934-1942 Field Recordings



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This fantastic release on Document compiles various blues, proto-blues, and gospel performances collected by John A. Lomax for The Library of Congress during the Depression and the first years of World War II. The title is somewhat inaccurate since some of the musicians were recorded in Arkansas and even as far north as Detroit. However, the subjects of Lomax's field recordings all seem to have been at least somewhat influenced by musical styles prevalent in the Mississippi Delta, so the title is probably as good as any. As with other Library of Congress projects, the portable equipment used to record these artists did not always provide the best sound quality, and even listeners used to dealing with scratchy old 78s may find that certain tracks leave a bit to be desired in the listen-ability department.

However...........

All in all, this is an extraordinary cross-section of southern African-American music styles from the 1930s and early 1940s.


TrackList:

01. No Condemnation - Church of God in Christ
02. Testimony (One Day Lord I'll Give Up This World For You) - Rev. McGhee
03. Jesus is My Everything - Rev. McGhee
04. Cornfield Holler (6629-A-4) - Charles Berry
05. Cornfield Holler (6629-B-5) - Charles Berry
06. Four O'Clock (Flower) Blues - Willie "61" Blackwell
07. Mississippi Blues - William Brown
08. East St. Louis Blues - William Brown
09. Ragged and Dirty - William Brown
10. Country Girl Blues - George Boldwin
11. Guitar Picking Song - Lucious Curtis
12. Time is Gittin' Hard - Lucious Curtis
13. Nobody's Business - Willie Ford
14. Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
15. Po' Boy - Bukka White
16. Oh Mary Don't You Weep - Frazier Family
17. Welfare Blues (2475-B) - Calvin Frazier
18. Booker - Blind Pete & Partner
19. Stagolee - Blind Pete & Partner
20. Cacklin' Hen - Blind Pete & Partner
21. Black Bayou Ain't Got No Bottom - Blind Pete & Partner
22. Banty Rooster (fragment) (243-A-2) - Blind Pete & Partner
23. Blues (fragment) - Blind Pete & Partner
24. Banty Rooster (243-B-1) - Blind Pete & Partner
25. Banty Rooster (243-B-2) - Blind Pete & Partner





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