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Thread #113584 Message #2417494
Posted By: Stewie
19-Aug-08 - 01:21 AM
Thread Name: Favorite Songs by Black Singers/Groups
Subject: RE: Favorite Songs by Black Singers/Groups
Here are links to some more personal favourite songs/performances:
Richard 'Rabbit' Brown James Alley blues
Washington Phillips Denomination blues
Furry Lewis Goin' to Brownsville
Charley Patton Mississippi boll weevil blues
Memphis Jug Band On the road again
Scrapper Blackwell Kokomo blues
Lonnie Johnson It's too late to cry, baby
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Up above my head
Swan Silvertones Mary don't you weep
John Jackson One black cat & Ain't she sweet
Whistler's Jug Band Foldin' bed
Skip James Devil got my woman
Mississippi John Hurt Make me a pallet on your floor
WARNING: This next link is to a SERIOUSLY XXX rated performance - Lucille Bogan's infamous 1935 recording that was not released until relatively recently. Not for the faint-hearted.
Lucille Bogan Shave 'em dry
--Stewie.