Mississippi john hurt live at newport 1963 rare film. The facts album marks the last recordings by white. Take off your nightshirt mama, and your gown maybe fore day were gonna shake em on down bukka s stopped hollerin oh, must i shake em on down i done stopped hollerin mama. Kings achievement has been to take the primordial music he heard as a kid, mix and match it with a bewildering variety of other musics, and bring it all into the digital age. This time out, lets check in on a few songs by booker t. Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Bukka white aberdeen mississippi blues 2007, cd discogs. His motherless child blues has geoff sounding like a higherpitched cousin to leon redbone, i done more for you gal than your daddy ever done. Bukka in colour, with furry lewis sitting in the audience. White traveled to memphis where he made his first recordings, singing a mixture of blues and gospel material under the name of washington white. Riding the folk blues popularity wave in the 60s, these early70s recordings find the storytellersinger still in his prime.
The five white tracks were recorded in 1974, after he was released from. Unavailable for years, this title features the original recording remastered for quality sound. Bukka white conjures up in the studio the essence of the revival sound. I bought this album at a local record store in denton texas. House, jr, bessie smith, sonny boy williamson, big bill broonzy, b.
Ferdinand joseph lamothe october 20, 1890 july 10, 1941, known professionally as jelly. Only the best of rock and the blues on facebook watch. Original jelly roll blues morton, jelly roll imslp. Bukka white proves the staying power of the traditional blues style with his 1973 sessions. James fares the worst he sounds unsure of himself and several of the songs are painful to listen to. B u k k a w h i t e at memphis country blues festival, 1969. A celebration of the blues using as illustration musicstatements from son house eddie j. The great balladeer of blues bukka white with furry lewis as spectator.
Bukka white aberdeen mississippi blues 1977 facebook. Morton, jelly roll the jelly roll blues piano solo. Three shades of blues comprises a selection of tracks cut by bukka white, skip james, and blind willie mctell, all recorded during different eras. Old gal on my door, scrap iron blues by and performed by robert pete williams.
Jelly roll mortons life had all the makings of tragedy. In 1930 bukka white met furniture salesman ralph limbo, who was also a talent scout for victor. Washington bukka white, who sang like a raspy bullfrog and was one of the early masters of the national steel resonator guitar. Public domain also known as the original jellyroll blues by ferdinand joseph. In the 1960s, guitarist john fahey wanted to track down white and sent a letter addressed to bukka white old blues singer, aberdeen. Bradley kincaid bukka white jelly roll mortons red hot peppers mississippi sheiks victoria spivey charley patton the carter family this entry was posted in 78 rpm records, country blues, interview, old country music, old time music, uncategorized by john. Yes, these dvds show you how to play guitar in the style of mississippi delta bluesmen son house and bukka white. You got to go down peg leg howell doin wrong furry lewis jelly roll. Washington white november 12, 1909 february 26, 1977, better known as bukka white, was an american delta blues guitarist and singer. Recorded just a few years before white s 1977 death, this. Bukka white aberdeen mississippi blues 1967 hq youtube. White himself is remembered as a player of national steel guitars. Washington bukka white november 12, 1906 february 26, 1977 was an american delta blues guitarist and singer. But thanks to master teacher tom feldmann, they are so much more.
Just what is a jelly roll, and why are blues singers so. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Bukka was not a nickname, but a phonetic spelling of white s given name booker, by his second 1937 record label vocalion born between aberdeen and houston. Note that some biographers say theyve proof that he was born in aberdeen, mississippi, in 1902 sourced from. Tracks 1 to 12 originally released in 1974 on biograph records blp12049. Bukka is a phonetic spelling of white s first name.
Recoil electro blues for bukka white lyrics metrolyrics. I remember this documentary, including furry lewis, and everyone is drunk in it, but i cant remember the name of it. Bukka white big daddy full album 1080p vinyl transfer. Washington, november 12, 1909, houston, mississippi or before had a brief tenure with the folk fraternity in the midlate 60s. When i lay my burden down performed by furry lewis. King, willie dixon, dinah washington, muddy waters mckinley morganfield, big joe turner, aaron tbone walker, jimmy rushing, count basie, louis armstrong, duke ellington, charlie. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Bukka white plays jelly roll blues, furry lewis being in the audience tags. Bukka white blues festival 20147 lock and dam rd, aberdeen, mississippi 39730 rated 4. Bukka white plays jelly roll blues, furry lewis being in the audience. Jamess tracks were made in 1964, the first he cut since 1931. Title le blues entre les dents contributor names robert manthoulis director created published.
Also, bukka figures predominately in the beginning of the horrible movie life, just in case something sounds familiar as a hip hop blues mix. Victor only saw fit to release four of the 14 songs bukka white recorded that day. This particular artistes masculine organ was legendarily massive, so resembling, in size at. King was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1987. Shakira waka waka this time for africa the official 2010 fifa world cup song duration. Jelly roll blues by and performed by bukka white booker t. Bukka white biography predominately an electric delta blues singer and guitarist, bukka white born booker t. Bukka white big daddy full album 1080p vinyl transfer blues transfers. It is a new 190 gram vinyl pressing from 4 men with beards. Bukka white s good gin blues is another strong track. Washington white between aberdeen and houston, mississippi, he gave his cousin b. A jelly roll is indeed a us name for what wed call a swiss roll. The nickname edition lead belly, bukka white, doc watson, jelly roll morton, hot lips page posted on dec 3rd, 2014 by zeb larson. Guitar of bukka white taught by tom feldmann duration.
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