Various Artists - Bawdy Blues

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1977
Styles: Blues
Time: 43:08
Size: 99,4 MB
Covers: Full

(3:47) 1. Memphis Slim - Sweet Root Man
(2:57) 2. Tampa Red - Let Me Play with Your Poodle
(3:32) 3. Victoria Spivey - I'm a Red Hot Mama
(2:49) 4. Lonnie Johnson - Jelly Roll Baker
(5:55) 5. Memphis Slim - Churning Man Blues
(2:36) 6. Pink Anderson - Try Some of That
(4:34) 7. Memphis Slim - Steady Rollin' Blues
(3:50) 8. Tampa Red - Jelly Whipping Blues
(2:55) 9. Victoria Spivey - That Man
(3:21) 10. Memphis Willie B - Car Machine Blues
(4:24) 11. Memphis Slim - If You See Kay
(2:23) 12. Blind Willie McTell - Beedle Um Bum

Erotic, humorous, and loaded with double entendres, these dozen tunes were recorded between 1956-1961 by Memphis Slim, Tampa Red, Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson, Pink Anderson, Memphis Willie B, and Blind Willie McTell.

Bawdy Blues

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Memphis Willie B - Introducing Memphis Willie B

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1961/1994
Styles: Blues
Time: 36:11
Size: 84,1 MB
Covers: Full

(2:57) 1. Brownsville Blues
(2:36) 2. Country Girl Blues
(2:41) 3. Highway 61
(3:15) 4. Bad Girl Blues
(3:02) 5. The Stuff Is Here
(3:12) 6. Overseas Blues
(2:54) 7. Stop Cryin' Blues
(3:26) 8. Worried Man Blues
(3:05) 9. Mailman Blues
(2:53) 10. Every Day I Have the Blues
(3:03) 11. Mattie Mae
(3:01) 12. Grief Will Kill You

Memphis Willie B was in his early years known for his work with Jack Kelly's Jug Busters and The Memphis Jug Band and he travelled around the delta to play. In 1942 he signed up with the U.S. Army but after the war he discovered musician's work was hard to find and he took up a day job. Early 60s Memphis Willie B returned and he recorded sufficient material for two albums. His musical career revived and Willie B played at various festivals. He worked often with Gus cannon and Furry Lewis, reliving their mutual early Memphis days.

Introducing Memphis Willie B

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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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Memphis Willie B. - Hard Working Man Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 39:45
Size: 91.0 MB
Styles: Acoustic Memphis blues, Country blues
Year: 1995/2007
Art: Front

[3:20] 1. Lonesome Home Blues
[3:31] 2. L & N Blues
[3:23] 3. Hardworking Man Blues
[3:38] 4. Dying Mother Blues
[3:06] 5. Honey Maker Blues
[3:27] 6. P 38 Blues
[3:16] 7. Funny Caper Blues
[2:17] 8. Good Potatoes
[3:12] 9. I Have Found Somebody New
[3:37] 10. Uncle Sam Blues
[3:34] 11. Wine Drinking Women
[3:18] 12. Car Machine Blues

Born in Memphis, Tennessee on November 11, 1911, singer, guitarist, and harmonica player William Borum worked as a professional musician only briefly--instead earning his living as a laborer--and saw the inside of a recording studio only twice in his lifetime. This album and its predecessor, Introducing Memphis Willie B. (OBCCD-573-2), were cut in his hometown in the space of a single day, August 12, 1961.

“It would be difficult to express emotion with a more tersely honest simplicity and directness,” producer Samuel Charters said of Willie B.’s music. The Memphis bluesman may never have achieved fame and fortune from his music, but he drew on his life’s experiences to fashion blues poetry of the first order.

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