Sunday 5 December 2010

Bukka White - Mississippi Blues (Sonet 1968)



This was a fantastic recent charity shop find. Bukka White was born in 1906 and recorded some 78s in the 1930s before spending a number of years in prison, apparently for shooting a man. This classic album of delta blues was recorded by the guitarist John Fahey in 1963 and if you haven't already, then you need to hear this. Great voice, great slide guitar as you can see:



Tracklist:

01
Aberdeen Mississippi Blues

02
Baby Please Don't Go

03
New Orleans Streamline

04
Parchman Farm Blues

05
Poor Boy Long Way From Home

06
Remembrance Of Charley Patton

07
Shake 'Em On Down

08
I Am In The Heavenly Way

09
The Atlanta Special

10
Drunk Man Blues (Piano)

11
Army Blues

Get it HERE.

8 comments:

The Uber Sonic Sonar Radar said...

Cheers for this man much appreiciated, Booker White was B.B Kings cousin apparently.

Steve Pile said...

Thanks!! Loves me some Bukka.

Mr Tear said...

Glad you're enjoying these deep, down home sounds. I heard that he was BB King's cousin - they sound like the town mouse and the country mouse.

Frankie said...

Thank god for Robert Plant for turning me on to Bukka when I was a kid.And, Thank you for this gem.

Anonymous said...

thanks for the vinyl!

Beard Esquire said...

Link is no more.

Mr Tear said...

Hey! The link should work now.

dgz said...

thank you very much.