Alabama Slide Guitar

Johnie Lewis was a house painter and self-taught guitarist and singer. Born in Alabama, Lewis first left home at age 14. He worked odd jobs and learned new trades to make ends meet. He also taught himself to play the guitar and sing and began to play house parties to supplement his income. He eventually traveled to Chicago in search of work and to escape segregated life in the South. It was through a painting customer that Lewis’s music came to the attention of film director Harley Cokless. Impressed with Lewis’s music skills, Cokless included him in the film The Chicago Blues in 1970. The film appearance resulted in Lewis having two recording sessions for Arhoolie in 1970 and 1971. This collection consists of the best tracks from those two sessions.

Track Listing

101	Hobo Blues	Johnie Lewis	04:31
102	He Met Me on a Thursday Morning	Johnie Lewis	03:53
103	Uncle Sam Ain't No Woman	Johnie Lewis	03:45
104	Can't Hardly Get Along	Johnie Lewis	02:56
105	My Little Gal	Johnie Lewis	03:57
106	North Carolina Blues	Johnie Lewis	03:46
107	I'm Gonna Quit My Baby	Johnie Lewis	03:34
108	Baby, Listen to Me Howl	Johnie Lewis	04:26
109	You Gonna Miss Me (About Dr. Martin Luther King)	Johnie Lewis	02:31
110	Mistake in Life (Handsome Stranger)	Johnie Lewis	02:55
111	I Got to Climb a High Mountain (About Dr. Martin Luther King)	Johnie Lewis	03:14
112	My Mother Often Told Me	Johnie Lewis	02:30
113	Lewis' Little Girl Done Stole a Black Cat Bone	Johnie Lewis	04:23
114	Jumpin' Jive	Johnie Lewis	01:17
115	Poor Boy	Johnie Lewis	02:21
116	Guitar Blues (Hound Dogs On My Track)	Johnie Lewis	03:09
117	Comb My Baby's Hair	Johnie Lewis	02:51
118	Oh Lord, Tell Me Right from Wrong	Johnie Lewis	02:53