Jack Owens, Eugene Powell - The Last Giants Of Mississippi Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:43
Size: 177.9 MB
Styles: Mississippi blues, Delta blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[2:50] 1. Jack Owens - Cherry Ball
[3:25] 2. Jack Owens - Hard Times
[4:39] 3. Jack Owens - Devil
[3:47] 4. Jack Owens - You Leavin'
[2:19] 5. Jack Owens - No Lovin'
[2:50] 6. Jack Owens - Please Give Me Your Money
[4:02] 7. Eugene Powell - 44 Blues
[4:10] 8. Eugene Powell - Suitcase Full Of Troubles
[3:22] 9. Eugene Powell - Police In Missisippi
[3:17] 10. Eugene Powell - Born In Texas
[3:25] 11. Eugene Powell - Good Mornin', Little Schoolgirl
[4:10] 12. Eugene Powell - Blues In Texas
[4:48] 13. Eugene Powell - Goin' Up The Country
[3:14] 14. Eugene Powell - When I Leave Town
[3:07] 15. Eugene Powell - Mississippi River
[3:54] 16. Eugene Powell - Mean Mistreating Mama
[2:58] 17. Jack Owens & Bud Spires - Hard Times (Feat. Bud Spires)
[4:00] 18. Jack Owens & Bud Spires - My Baby's Gone
[3:08] 19. Jack Owens & Bud Spires - Keep On Rumblin
[4:40] 20. Jack Owens & Bud Spires - Cool Water
[5:28] 21. Jack Owens & Bud Spires - Devil (Feat. Bud Spires)

The three musicians on this disc offer a stunning insight into the enduring heart of the blues -- both the roots of the tree and the mature flower. Guitarist Jack Owens is the greatest living exponent of a style associated with his hometown of Bentonia, MS, and her most famous son, Skip James. Owens accompanies his intense, rising tenor voice with an eerie minor tuning; he is joined on some cuts by his partner, harpist Bud Spires, who proves to be a brilliant musical associate. Accomplished guitarist Eugene Powell hails from Utica, MS, and was known throughout the Delta as a virtuoso in the early decades of the 20th century. His recording career began in 1936 with the Bluebird label. Well into their 80s, both artists are active both in the studio and on blues-festival stages world-wide. ~Larry Hoffman

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VA - Blues At Home 15: Interviews

Size: 175,1 MB
Time: 74:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues Interviews
Art: Front

01. Memphis Willie Borum Discusses 61 Highway Blues (5:11)
02. Memphis Willie Borum Mentions Dewey Corley And Jug Bands (3:35)
03. Memphis Willie Borum Discusses The Meaning Of The Blues (1:39)
04. Jack Owens Discusses Hard Times (4:40)
05. Jack Owens Recalls Special Rider Blues (0:28)
06. Jack Owens Discusses Cherry Ball (0:25)
07. Jack Owens Discusses Don't Sell My Monkey (1:36)
08. Jack Owens Discusses Exactness And Meaning Of Some Blues Verses (2:09)
09. Jack Owens Discusses Can't See, Baby (1:05)
10. Jack Owens Recalls Bentonia Musicians (2:42)
11. Jack Owens Discusses His Life (2:31)
12. Jack Owens Discusses Different Guitar Tunings (2:01)
13. Jack Owens Recalls Being Played Baby, Please Don't Go (1:25)
14. Jack Owens Recalls Being Played Crow Jane (0:55)
15. Jacob Stuckey Discusses Bentonia Blues Origins (3:26)
16. Charlie Sangster Recalls His Musical Beginning (4:19)
17. Charlie Sangster Discusses Brownsville Blues Musicians (5:55)
18. Charlie Sangster Discusses His Life, Pt. 1 (2:30)
19. Charlie Sangster Discusses His Life, Pt. 2 (3:07)
20. Charlie Sangster Recalls Chair Bottoming (0:56)
21. Charlie Sangster Recalls Yank Rachell And More (2:14)
22. Charlie Sangster Discusses Old Bull Cow (4:01)
23. Charlie Sangster Discusses The Dirty Dozen (1:35)
24. Charlie Sangster Discusses Moaning The Blues (2:05)
25. Charlie Sangster Discusses Dreamy-Eyed Woman (2:03)
26. Charlie Sangster Discusses The Meaning Of The Blues (4:24)
27. Charlie Sangster Discusses Meet Me In The Bottom (1:54)
28. Charlie Sangster Discusses Sweet Old Kokomo (5:39)

The fifteenth volume of the “Blues At Home” Collection featuring 28 segments of the interviews that I made in June-July 1982 with the artists who appear in the series. The approach adopted by the interviewer has been to enhance my knowledge of the artists' biographies but, above all, to clarify and correct the transcription of their lyrics. The questions I addressed to the artists dealt mainly with the meaning, contents, and correct spelling of their blues verses. These interviews may have scarce appeal to some listeners, especially to those already familiar with the subject, more interested in historical information, or mainly passionate about the music. It should be noted here that I was only partially interested in the historical and biographical data collection and analysis, and focused instead on a comparative examination of blues repertoires, verses, and melodies. This CD includes conversations with Memphis Willie Borum, Jack Owens, Jacob Stuckey, and Charlie Sangster. All tracks have been fully digitally remastered from the original tapes in 2013. —Giambattista Marcucci

Blues At Home 15: Interviews

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