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New Orleans Street Singer

Snooks Eaglin
New Orleans Street Singer
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Folkways Records released New Orleans Street Singer in 1959 and the album set the world of folk and acoustic blues fans on fire. Snooks Eaglin was in the early stages of his long R&B career when folklorist Harry Oster heard him playing solo on the streets of the French Quarter. That very recording, presented here with 7 previously unreleased tracks, captured Eaglin's genius and elevated him to the pantheon of eccentric, uncategorizable guitar virtuosos. 32-page booklet. 25 classic tracks. 68 minutes.

Track Listing

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Looking for a Woman Snooks Eaglin 2:25
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102
Walking Blues Snooks Eaglin 2:58
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103
Careless Love Snooks Eaglin 2:32
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104
Saint James Infirmary Snooks Eaglin 2:20
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105
High Society Snooks Eaglin 1:33
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106
I Got My Questionnaire Snooks Eaglin 3:20
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107
Let Me Go Home, Whiskey Snooks Eaglin 2:52
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108
Mama, Don’t Tear My Clothes Snooks Eaglin 2:07
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109
Trouble in Mind Snooks Eaglin 2:46
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110
The Lonesome Road Snooks Eaglin 1:46
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111
Helping Hand (A Thousand Miles Away from Home) Snooks Eaglin 2:11
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112
One Room Country Shack Snooks Eaglin 3:02
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113
Who’s Been Foolin’ You Snooks Eaglin 2:22
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114
Drifting Blues Snooks Eaglin 3:37
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115
Sophisticated Blues Snooks Eaglin 2:06
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116
Come Back, Baby Snooks Eaglin 2:06
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117
Rock Island Line Snooks Eaglin 2:03
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118
See See Rider Snooks Eaglin 3:08
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119
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer Snooks Eaglin 2:42
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120
Mean Old World Snooks Eaglin 3:46
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121
Mean Old Frisco Snooks Eaglin 2:32
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122
Every Day I Have the Blues Snooks Eaglin 3:52
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123
Careless Love 2 Snooks Eaglin 2:30
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124
Drifting Blues 2 Snooks Eaglin 3:47
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125
The Lonesome Road 2 Snooks Eaglin 1:27

Album Info

Catalog Number(s)

SFW40165, FA 2476

Year(s) Released

2005, 1959

Recording Date(s)

1958

Recording Location(s)

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Label/Collection

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Genre(s)

Blues

Country(s)

United States

Culture Group(s)

African American

Instrument(s)

Guitar

Language(s)

English

Credit(s)

Harry Oster - Recorder, Photographer
 Snooks Eaglin - Artist
 Kenneth S. Goldstein - Producer
 Joe Parisi - Designer
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