{"product_id":"va-blues-richer-tradition-country-blue-cd-78806577982","title":"Various Artists Blues - Richer Tradition Country Blues and String Band Music 1923-1942 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe variety and originality that country blues artists brought to the recording studio in the 1920s were compromised. Record companies cut corners wherever they could. Diversity was sacrificed on the altar of standardisation. The mass migration of African American families to the Northern cities contributed. New arrivals in Chicago and Detroit easily discarded the country way of life. But as harsh and oppressive as the times were, those country ways still drew significant numbers back in the south. Record companies were initially skeptical. Then OKeh released Mamie Smith's Crazy Blues in 1920, and it was clear they had revealed a vast market. Other labels joined the rush and within a couple of years, Smith had been joined by the likes of Lucille Hegamin, Daisy Martin, Esther Bigeou, Lizzie Miles and Alberta Hunter. Then in February 1923, Bessie Smith cut her first session and demand for her material and the other 'Classic' blues singers expanded once again. The floodgates were open. Anyone with blues skills contacted a talent scout or made his way to a field recording session. While the Jeffersons, Blakes and Johnsons established themselves as market leaders, the following swell encompassed a broad spectrum of influence. Medicine show veterans and songsters such as Stovepipe No. 1, Pink Anderson, Papa Harvey Hull and Richard 'Rabbit' Brown, adept at blues, had repertoires that reflected black folk music. The vigor and freshness of these artist's lyrics and the power of their performance is a reminder that this is music tested in public performance, not composed for the studio. This compilation shows what a significant body of music, embracing a prolific body of styles and influences was produced, with most Americans unaware. But for the tenacity of a few collectors even these recordings might have been lost. Here they are, though, remastered and expertly annotated - evidence of a vast reservoir of talent too often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuitar Blues - Sylvester Weaver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTime Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay - Ed Andrews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSundown Blues - Daddy Stovepipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalt Lake City Blues - Papa Charlie Jackson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhiskey and Gin Blues - South Street Trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Alley Blues - Richard Rabbit Brown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoin' to Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Lawdy Mama - The France Blues - Papa Harvey Hull\/Long \"Cleve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken Can Waltz the Gravy Around, A - Stovepipe No. 1\/David Cr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBamalong Blues - Andrew \u0026amp; Jim Baxter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Coat Blues - Tom \"Blue Coat\" Nelson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrisco Whistle Blues - Ed Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Ways to Texas - Emery Glen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGravel Camp Blues - Lewis Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT and T Blues - Mooch Richardson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeath Bell Blues - Tom Dickson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC.C. \u0026amp; O. Blues - Pink Anderson\/Simmie Dooley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiddlin' Blues - George \"Bullet\" Williams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolling Log Blues - Lottie Kimbrough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKyle's Worried Blues - Charlie Kyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBull Frog Blues - William Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSobbin' Woman Blues - Elizabeth Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiss Meal Cramp Blues - Alec Johnson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnknown Blues - Tarter \u0026amp; Gay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJail House Blues - Whistler \u0026amp; His Jug Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues, Just Blues, That's All - Old Southern Jug Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eString Band Blues - Kansas City Blues Strummers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Cat Blues - Old Pal Smoke Shop Four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirty Guitar Blues - Leecan \u0026amp; Cooksey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoodle-Am-Shake - The Dixieland Jug Blowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuill Blues - Big Boy Cleveland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJug Band Special, The - Whistler \u0026amp; His Jug Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold Morning Shout - South Street Trio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolin Blues - Johnson Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Winner - The Blue Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eG. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson\/Nelson\/Porkchop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got a Gal - James Cole String Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJazz Fiddler, The - Walter Jacobs\/Lonnie Carter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnox Couty Stomp - Tennessee Chocolate Drops\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam and Eve - Tommie Bradley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunnin' Wild - James Cole's Washboard Four\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiving It Away - Birmingham Jug Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackson Stomp - Mississippi Mud Steppers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Hen Cackle - Coleman \u0026amp; Harper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravelin' Railroad Man Blues - Alabama Sheiks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Hen Cackle - Coleman \u0026amp; Harper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTed's Stomp - Louie Blue\/Ted Bogan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDusting the Frets - Dallas Jamboree Jug Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArkansas Traveller - The Nashville Washboard Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Stack O'Lee Blues - Long \"Cleve\" Reed\/Little Harvey Hul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTuxedo Blues - Whistlin' Pete\/Daddy Stovepipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMean Conductor Blues - Ed Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Door Blues - Emery Glen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish Blues - Lewis Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelena Blues - Mooch Richardson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop - Ben Covington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRising River Blues - George Carter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Could Toodle-Oo - Hambone Willie Newbern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeak Minded Woman - Willie Baker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Rock Island Blues - Lonnie Coleman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCairo Blues - Henry Spaulding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Ain't Givin' Nobody None - Mae Glover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShowers of Rain Blues - Edward Thompson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFramer's Blues - Eli Framer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Call You Mama - Luke Jordan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever Drive a Stranger From Your Door - Willie Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMississippi Swamp Moan - Alfred Lewis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaddlin' Madeline Blues - Gitfiddle Jim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaking Weed Blues - Tommy Settlers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Carolina Rag - Willie Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeans - El Morrow\/Beans Hambone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor Jane Blues - Jack Gowdlock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWindow Pane Blues - Tommie Bradley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot Jelly Roll Blues - George Carter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabor Blues - Tom Dickson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoin' Away Blues - Lottie Kimbrough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Baby - Charlie Kyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Mornin' Blues - William Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDreaming Blues - Willie Reed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeeping Willow Blues - George Carter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWay Down in Arkansas - Hambone Willie Newbern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWild About My Loving - Lonnie Coleman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndian Squaw Blues - Freezone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlorida Bound - Edward Thompson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod Didn't Make No Monkey Man - Eli Framer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiamond Ring Blues - Jim Jam (Walter Taylor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBedside Blues - Jim Thompkins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonesome Midnight Dream - Willie Harris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBilly Goat Blues - John Byrd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Won't Do - Arthur Petties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhost Woman Blues - George Carter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'Toby' Woman Blues - Gene Campbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRollin' Dough Blues - Jack Gowdlock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarvation Farm Blues - Bob Campbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarewell to You Baby - Carl Martin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeasin' Brown Blues - Louie Lasky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarried Woman Blues - George Torey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDago Blues - Virgil Childers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"541","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50570603102504,"sku":"78806577982","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/1232200.jpg?v=1763989128","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/va-blues-richer-tradition-country-blue-cd-78806577982","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}