Various Artists Piano Blues, Vol. 1: Paramount 1929-30
Whip It To The Jelly
Label : Magpie
Released: 1977
Format : Mp3@320
>Various Artists Piano Blues, Vol. 1: Paramount 1929-30
Whip It To The Jelly
Label : Magpie
Released: 1977
Format : Mp3@320
This 16-song U.K. LP, from the Sussex-based Magpie label, was one of the better overviews of American piano blues of the late 1920s that one could find, back in the '70s -- a time when few US labels wanted anything to do with archival releases of this sort. The relatively well-known figures such as Charlie Spand, Will Ezell, and Little Brother Montgomery are the bait, to draw us into the joys of such relatively obscure players as Wesley Wallace, James Wiggins, and Blind Leroy Garnett. Blind Blake and Louise Johnson are also featured in this good overview of one corner of the Paramount Records legacy,
Side 1
1 Charlie Spand – Moanin' The Blues
Guitar – Blind Blake Vocals, Piano – Charlie Spand
2 Blind Leroy Garnett - Chain 'Em Down
Piano – Blind Leroy Garnett Vocals [Speech] – James Wiggins
3 Little Brother Montgomery – No Special Rider Blues
Vocals, Piano – Little Brother Montgomery
4 Wesley Wallace – Fanny Lee Blues
Piano – Wesley Wallace
5 Louise Johnson – By The Moon And Stars
Vocals, Piano – Louise Johnson
6 Will Ezell – Pitchin' Boogie
Cornet – Baby Jay Guitar, Tambourine – Roosevelt & Uaroy Graves
Vocals, Piano – Will Ezell
7 Blind Leroy Garnett - Louisiana Glide
Piano – Blind Leroy Garnett
8 Blind Blake / Charlie Spand – Hastings St.
Guitar, Vocals [Talking] – Blind Blake Piano – Charlie Spand
Side 2
1 Charles Avery – Dearborn St. Breakdown
Piano – Charles Avery
2 Charlie Spand – Mississippi Blues
Vocals, Piano – Charlie Spand
3 Will Ezell – Heifer Dust
Piano – Will Ezell
4 Little Brother Montgomery – Vicksburg Blues
Vocals, Piano – Little Brother Montgomery
5 Wesley Wallace – No. 29
Vocals, Piano – Wesley Wallace
6 James Wiggins – Forty-Four Blues
Piano – Blind Leroy Garnett Vocals – James Wiggins
7 Henry Brown – Henry Brown Blues
Piano – Henry Brown
8 Louise Johnson – All Night Long Blues
Vocals [Speech] – Son House, Willie Brown Vocals, Piano – Louise Johnson
Recording Dates and Location
Side 1
1: Richmond 17 Aug 1929.
2: Richmond 12 Oct 1929.
3: Grafton c. Sep 1930.
4: Grafton c. Feb 1930.
5: Grafton 28 May 1930.
6: Richmond 20 Sep 1929.
7: Richmond 12 Oct 1929.
8: Richmond 17 Aug 1929.
Side 2
1: Chicago c. Oct 1929.
2: Grafton c. Nov 1929.
3: Chicago c. Feb 1929.
4: Grafton c. Sep 1930.
5: Chicago c. Feb 1930.
6: Richmond 12 Oct 1929.
7: Richmond 16 Aug 1929.
8: Grafton 28 May 1930.