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Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

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Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
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Taken from unreleased recordings, previous Folkways releases, and early blues recordings, this two-disc set offers an introduction to the vocal styles, ornamentation, and instrumentation of this "highly personal, expressive idiom." Copious liner notes by Samuel B. Charters accompany the musical material.

Track Listing

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101
I Can't Stand It Will Shade  
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102
Shelby County Work House Blues Hambone Willie Newbern  
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103
From Four Until Late Robert Johnson  
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104
You Can Leave, Baby Furry Lewis  
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105
Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Blues  
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106
Roberta Blues L'il Son Jackson  
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107
Thousand Woman Blues Blind Boy Fuller  
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108
If I Get Lucky Arthur Crudup  
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109
Down the Highway Charlie Pickett  
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201
Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Blues  
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202
Take Your Burden to the Lord Blind Willie Johnson  
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203
New Highway 51 Tommy McClennan  
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204
Mama T'ain't Long Fo' Day Blind Willie McTell  
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205
Take Your Fingers Off It Charlie Burse  
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206
My Wife Drove Me From My Door Charley Lincoln  
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207
Skin Game Blues Peg Leg Howell  
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208
Goin' Back To Florida Lightnin' Hopkins  
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209
Standing at the Crossroads Robert Johnson  
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301
One Kind Favor Lightnin' Hopkins  
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302
Nobody's Fault But Mine Blind Willie Johnson  
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303
Warm Up Furry Lewis  
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304
Bukka's Jitterbug Swing Bukka White  
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305
Coal Man Blues Peg Leg Howell  
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306
Southern Can Mama Blind Willie McTell  
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307
Airy Man Blues Papa Charlie Jackson  
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308
Little Cow and Calf is Gonna Die Blues Skip James  
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309
New How Long How Long Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell  
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401
Harmonica Stomp Sonny Terry, Oh Red, and Blind Boy Fuller  
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402
Shiney Town Blues Frank Stokes  
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403
Trouble in Mind Virgil Perkins  
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404
Mean Old Frisco Arthur Crudup  
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405
Sporting Life Blues Brownie McGhee  
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406
Solo Virgil Perkins  
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407
Tippin' Round Charlie Burse  
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408
Mama Don't Low It Ham Gravy and Washboard Sam  
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409
Key to the Highway Moochie Reeves  

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

FWRF202, RF 202

Year(s) Released

1960

Label/Collection

Folkways Records

Genre(s)

Blues

Country(s)

United States

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Samuel Charters - Producer
 Ronald Clyne - Designer
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*This album is unavailable for digital download.