Bessie Jackson (Lucille Bogan) – “Sweet Petunia” mp3

Published on September 8, 2009 in Folk/Country Blues, Piano Blues and Public Domain MP3s. 0 Comments Tags: Bessie Jackson (Lucille Bogan).

Bessie Jackson was a pseudonym for Lucille Bogan, a classic female blues artist from the ’20s and ’30s. This 1927 recording made her famous and raised a few eyebrows amongst her listening audience. Lyrical content was not as ‘randy’ as it is today and songs like this were considered to be lyrically perverse. Judge for yourself…