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Rappahannock Blues

John Jackson
Rappahannock Blues Raised in a large, musical farm family in Rappahannock County, Virginia, John Jackson (1924-2002) was the most important black Appalachian musician to come to broad public attention during the mid-1960s. Having learned guitar and his wide-ranging stock of songs as a youth from family and 78-rpm recordings, he enthralled major audiences during more than three decades with his vintage style and repertoire. Culled from hundreds of live concert recordings in the Smithsonian Folkways archives, the twenty tracks of Rappahannock Blues highlight John Jackson the way he most wanted to be remembered—as a bluesman. 20 tracks, 57 minutes, 32-page booklet with extensive notes.This recording is the fifth in the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy Series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Track Listing

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John Jackson
02:49
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102
John Jackson
04:00
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103
John Jackson
02:44
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104
John Jackson
02:55
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105
John Jackson
03:33
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106
John Jackson
03:15
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107
John Jackson
02:25
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108
John Jackson
02:36
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109
John Jackson
02:06
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110
John Jackson
02:56
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111
John Jackson
02:11
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112
John Jackson
02:21
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113
John Jackson
02:22
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114
John Jackson
03:20
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115
John Jackson
03:12
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116
John Jackson
02:33
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117
John Jackson
03:40
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118
John Jackson
03:06
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119
John Jackson
02:10
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120
John Jackson
01:45