Roots of the Blues (NW 252) Mono/Stereo Alan Lomax
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Roots of the Blues (LP - New World Records - NW 252) MONO/STEREO
RECORD SLEEVE HAS HAD A LIBRARY CHECKOUT CARD POCKET APPLIED TO THE FRONT AND STICKER RESIDUE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER (NO LONGER STICKY)
The sleeve has age-related foxing around the edges. The gatefold sleeve opens to a booklet with lyrics and interesting liner notes about each track.
RECORD GRADING: VG
Condition is Used.
Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Packed carefully with shipping materials that are specifically made for record shipping.
Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. (Made possible by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation)
Liner Notes by Alan Lomax
Side 1:
- Louisiana (Henry Ratcliff); Field Song From Senegal (Bakari-Badji)
- Po'Boy Blues (John Dudley)
- Katie Left Memphis (Walter "Tangle Eye" Jackson)
- Berta, Berta (Leroy Miller and a group of prisoners)
- Old Original Blues ("Mississippi" Fred McDowell and Miles pratcher)
- Jim and John (Ed Young and Lonnie Young)
- Emmaline, Take Your Time (Alec "Turpentine" Askew)
- Buttermilk (Miles Pratcher and Bob Pratcher)
- Mama Lucy (Leroy Gary)
- I'm Gonna Live Anyhow Till I Die (Miles Pratcher and Bob Pratcher)
Side 2:
- No More, My Lord (Walter "Tangle Eye" Jackson and a group of prisoners)
- Lining Hymn and Prayer (Rev. Crenshaw and the congregation of New Brown's Chapel, Memphis)
- Death Comes A-Creepin' In My Room (Fred McDowell)
- Church-House Moan (Congregation of New Brown's Chapel, Memphis)
- Beggin' The Blues (Bessie Jones)
"Alan Lomax, who first encountered [Bessie] Jones on a field recording trip in 1959, said, "She was on fire to teach America. In my heart, I call her the Mother Courage of American Black traditions."" Wikipedia - Rolled and Tumbled (Rose Hemphill and "Mississippi" Fred McDowell)
- Goin' Down to the Races ("Mississippi" Fred McDowell, Miles Pratcher, and Fannie Davis)
- You Gotta Cut That Out ("Forrest City Joe" Joe Bennie Pugh)
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