Louisiana Country Blues

In the early 1960s, folklorist and musicologist Dr. Harry Oster made a series of field recordings of itinerant African American blues musicians. This recording features two of those musicians: Smoky Babe (Robert Brown) and Herman E. Johnson. Performing original compositions and the traditional country blues of their predecessors, both men sing songs reflecting the trials and tribulations of the poor and poverty-stricken men and women living in the rural South.

Track Listing

101	I'm Broke and I'm Hungry Smoky Babe	02:57
102	Too Many Women Smoky Babe	02:46
103	Two Wings Smoky Babe	02:13
104	Mississippi River Smoky Babe	03:16
105	My Baby She Told Me Smoky Babe	02:36
106	Rabbit Blues Smoky Babe	03:25
107	Black Ghost Smoky Babe	05:02
108	Ain't Got No Rabbit Dog Smoky Babe	03:18
109	Bad Whiskey Smoky Babe	02:42
110	Black Gal Smoky Babe	03:50
111	My Baby Put Me Down Smoky Babe	03:14
112	Going Back Home Smoky Babe	02:49
113	Regular Blues Smoky Babe	02:34
114	I Just Keeps on Wanting You Herman E. Johnson	02:48
115	You Don't Know My Mind Herman E. Johnson	03:52
116	Motherless Children Herman E. Johnson	04:04
117	Depression Blues Herman E. Johnson	04:45
118	She's A-Looking for Me Herman E. Johnson	03:20
119	She Had Been Drinking Herman E. Johnson	02:31
120	I'm Growing Older Herman E. Johnson	05:09
121	Po' Boy Herman E. Johnson	03:21
122	Leavin' Blues Herman E. Johnson	03:14
123	Piano Blues Herman E. Johnson	02:19
124	Where the Mansion's Prepared for Me Herman E. Johnson	02:30