Just to make a correction, the album by Deborah Coleman that I mentioned is titled 'Where Blue Begins' - 'Do You Want My Love' is one of the tracks that stand out and it stuck in my head.

Also, for those who may be interested in women blues singers on race records in the 20s, I draw attention to the 2 fine compilations in the Yazoo 2000 series. The first 'I can't be satisfied Vol 1' (Yazoo 2026) concentrates on 'the country' and has very rare recordings by relatively obscure artists like Ruby Glaze, Lottie Kimborough, Rosie Mae Moore and others - 23 sides in all. Its companion, 'I can't be satisfied Vol 2' (Yazoo 2027), focuses on 'the town' and features better known artists such as Victoria Spivey, Ma Rainey, Lucille Bogan, Bertha Chippie Hill etc.

Cheers, Stewie.