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Carolina Blues

Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
Carolina Blues In the 1940s, East Coast blues musicians Alex Stewart and Louis “Fat Boy” Hayes often performed together as Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly. Their gentle swing style of the blues, although not as intense as the Mississippi Delta style, still retained the rural blues flavor. This collection of 29 original songs by Stewart and Hayes was recorded in New York City in 1944. The liner notes describe Stewart’s singing voice as smooth and Hayes’s as rough. After the end of World War II, Stewart remained in New York and often performed with blues harmonica player Sonny Terry.

Track Listing

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Ups and Downs Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:28
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Crooked Wife Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:33
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Snowing and Raining Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:43
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No More Hard Time Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:18
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She's Evil and Mean Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:40
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Mike and Jerry Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:26
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Don't Leave Me All by Myself Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:45
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108
South Carolina Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:37
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Crying Won't Make Me Stay Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:40
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Big Trouble Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:51
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Humming Bird Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:37
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Right and Wrong Woman Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:52
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Southern Whistle Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:28
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Jail and Buddy Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:52
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115
Mean Girl Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:38
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Travelin' Boy's Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 03:01
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Railroad Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:53
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Yellow and Brown Woman Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:39
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Bad Acting Woman Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:30
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Christmas Time Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:43
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Cooking Big Woman Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 03:00
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You're My Honey Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:38
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Early Morning Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:38
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Isabel Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:50
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Hard Luck Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:42
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Unhappy Home Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:35
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Working Man Blues Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:34
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Why, Oh Why Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:31
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Betty and Dupree Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly 02:42