PLAYLIST
[Artist Song Title (Writing Credit) Album ]
Willie Brown Future Blues (Brown) The Rough Guide to Delta Blues
Name-checked by Robert Johnson in 'Cross Road Blues' ("my friend boy Willie Brown"), this powerful musician preferred to shun the limelight, and act as back-up to other bluesman - most notably Charlie Patton, Son House, and Mr. Johnson himself.
'Future Blues' is one of just two existing recordings featuring Willie Brown as the lead musician (the other being 'M & O Blues', recorded during the same session for Paramount Records). Charlie Patton can be heard on second guitar.
Willie Harris Never Drive a Stranger From Your Door (Green) Roll & Tumble Blues
No information on Mr. Willie Harris seems to be available. If anyone knows anything about this fella, then feel free to send me a podmail.
Scrapper Blackwell Down South Blues (Blackwell) The Virtuoso Guitar Of Scrapper Blackwell
Although most well known as Leroy Carr's guitar-toting partner, Mr. Blackwell made a number of recordings on his own, including a tune called 'Kokomo Blues', which would later become 'Sweet Home Chicago' once Robert Johnson had had his way with it.
Arthur Petties Two Time Blues (Pettis) Central Mississippi Blues: The Jackson Area
[see above note on Willie Harris]
Blind Connie Williams Stop By the Woodside (Williams) Philadelphia Street Singer
Discovered singing for small change on the streets of Philadelphia in the early '60s, this hugely talented blues/folk/gospel musician is, needless to say, virtually unknown today, which is why I felt compelled to include him in this podcast. Hope you like him as much as I do.
Darby & Tarlton Sweet Sarah Blues (Darby/Tarlton) Roll & Tumble Blues
The following is taken from this webpage: Roots of Rock
Casting a band is not as new as it seems. What is new, is that it does happen in front of a TV audience. Darby and Tarlton were not friends but business associates put together by music managers who thought that it might work. And, what a surprise, it did!
Apart from the fact that Jimmy Tarlton introduced the slide guitar to country music, they also wrote and recorded two of the biggest country hits of the 20ies: "Birmingham Jail" and the "Columbus Stockade Blues". But it was the success of the songs that carried the doom of downfall for the duo. They were openly hostile to each other right from the beginning on one hand, but produced a magical sound that still sounds rich with imagination almost 80 years later. But as it was they couldn't agree who was the father of their hits, and who therefore should make the most profit.Their last recordings as a duo were made in 1933, 4 years after their last big hits, but the magic was gone by now.
In the course of the Folk Song Revival they were reunited giving a glimpse of their lost talents, but being as hostile as ever.
Curley Weaver No No Blues (Weaver) Roll & Tumble Blues
Atlanta bluesman Curley Weaver is best known for his collaborations with Blind Willie McTell. He also played with Barbecue Bob, Buddy Moss and harmonica player Eddie Mapp, amongst others.
Tampa Red Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) (Whittaker) Don't Tampa With the Blues
A fantastic musician in his own right, Mr. Tampa Red is also well known as Big Maceo's playing partner, his guitar wonderfully enhancing the legendary pianoman's sound in every recording they made together.
The recording featured here is one made shortly after being "rediscovered" in 1960.
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