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Louisiana Country Blues

Smoky Babe, Herman E. Johnson
Louisiana Country Blues
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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

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

Release Info

Catalog Number

ARH00440

Year(s) Released

1996

Label(s)/Collection(s)

Arhoolie Records

Artist(s)

Herman E. Johnson, Smoky Babe

Genre(s)

African American Music, Blues
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