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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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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:28
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:33
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:43
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:18
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:40
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:26
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:45
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:37
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:40
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:51
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:37
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:52
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:28
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:52
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:38
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
03:01
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:53
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:39
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:30
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:43
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
03:00
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:38
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:38
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:50
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:42
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:35
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:31
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Guitar Slim and Jelly Belly
02:42