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Traditional Blues - Vol. 1

Brownie McGhee
Traditional Blues - Vol. 1
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This album presents a variety of blues, and in Brownie McGhee's singing are echoes of work and dance songs, as well as spirituals. Brownie himself once said, "I want to make music the way I know is real," and the blues on this collection exemplify his honest, powerful style.

Track Listing

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101
Cholly Blues Brownie McGhee 5:07
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102
Pinetop's Blues Brownie McGhee 4:10
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103
Hangman's Blues Brownie McGhee 4:38
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104
Jelly Roll Baker Brownie McGhee 3:51
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105
Loving Mama Blues Brownie McGhee 3:43
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201
Backwater Blues Brownie McGhee 4:25
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202
Four Day Creep Brownie McGhee 4:16
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203
Black Snake Moan Brownie McGhee 3:35
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204
Freight Train Blues Brownie McGhee 3:41
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205
Long Gone Brownie McGhee 3:18

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FW02421, FA 2421

Year(s) Released

1951

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

Blues

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

African American; Anglo-American

Instrument(s)

Guitar; Vocals

Credit(s)

Moses Asch - Producer
 Charles Edward Smith - Producer
 Brownie McGhee - Artist
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
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