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60 “I Woke Up One Morning In May“ by Didier Hébert
Didier Hébert (misspelled Herbert on the recording and on the Anthology) was a blind guitarist from Louisiana who accompanied the accordeon player Dewey Segura on one recording session on December 10,...
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61 “James Alley Blues” by Richard (Rabbit) Brown
Recorded in New Orleans in 1927, Richard (Rabbit) Brown was a songster, a black folk singer and musician, often itinerant, busking on street corners and working as a boatman on Lake Pontchartrain. He...
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62 “Sugar Baby” by Dock Boggs
Dock Boggs World Dock Boggs (vocal & 5-String banjo) with Hub Mahaffey on guitar “Sugar Baby ” & “Down South Blues” Download: 5-06-sugar-baby.mp3Download: 02-down-south-blues.mp3 Recorded in...
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63 “I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground” by Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Download: 5-07-i-wish-i-was-a-mole-in-the-ground.mp3 Another classic Anthology song, in probably its best interpretation. Bascom Lamar Lunsford recorded the song many times during his career and it...
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64-65 “The Mountaineer’s Courtship” and “The Spanish Merchant’s Daughter” by...
Ernest Stoneman’s World Ernest and Hattie Stoneman: “The Mountaineer’s Courtship” (recorded on May 12, 1927) & “The Spanish Merchant’s Daughter” (recorded on October 31, 1928, with Bolen Frost on...
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66 “Bob Lee Junior Blues” by The Memphis Jug Band
On the 19 and 20th of October, 1927, in Atlanta, Georgia, The Memphis Jug Band recorded six sides for the Victor company, including “Bob Lee Junior Blues”. Around Will Shade, leader of the band, on...
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67 “Single Girl, Married Girl” by The Carter Family
The Carter Family recorded twice “Single Girl, Married Girl”, the first time at their very first recording session in 1927, in Bristol Tennessee, and the second time a few years later, in 1936, in New...
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68 “Le Vieux Soulard et sa Femme” by Cleoma Breaux & Joseph Falcon
Recorded in New York on August 27, 1928, “Le vieux soulard et sa femme” is another side by the great cajun accordion player Joseph Falcon and his talented wife Cleoma Breaux on guitar. Their “Acadian...
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69 “Rabbit Foot Blues” by Blind Lemon Jefferson
There are three tracks from Blind Lemon Jefferson on the third volume of the Anthology and this is the first one. He was a very popular recording artist during his time and his success launched the...
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70 “Expressman Blues” by Sleepy John Estes
“Expressman Blues”, recorded in Memphis, TN, on may 17, 1930 with Sleepy John Estes on guitar, Yank Rachell on vocal and mandolin and Jab Jones on piano. Download: 09-expressman-blues.mp3 I said...
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71 “Poor Boy Blues” by Ramblin’ Thomas
“Poor Boy Blues” by Ramblin’ Thomas (recorded in Chicago, November 1928) Download: 12-poor-boy-blues.mp3 Poor boy, poor boy. Poor boy long ways from home. I was down in Louisiana, Doing as I please....
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