Archive for the 'Memphis Blues' Category

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Hattie Hart – “Won’t You Be Kind?” mp3

hattie100Hattie’s voice vibrates in many ways, up and down and to the side too. These sounds help me appreciate the finer things in life.

Hattie Hart – “Won’t You Be Kind?” mp3

Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie – “When The Levee Breaks” mp3

minnie-kansasjoe100With his wife Memphis Minnie on lead guitar, Joe McCoy laid down this seminal cut which much later became a hit for Led Zeppelin. A true folk blues original, this song sounds as sweet today as it did in 1929.

Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie – “When The Levee Breaks” mp3

Frank Stokes – “I’m Going Away Blues” mp3

Now this is what the blues is all about.  Morose melodies played by a weeping  violin  that stirs up compassion and makes you sympathize with the singer.  Grand recording, heartfelt delivery, powerful song. Enjoy!

Frank Stokes – “I’m Going Away Blues” mp3

Pearl Dickson – “Little Rock Blues” mp3

The guitars really dance all over this classic piece of Americana I ripped from the “Memphis Masters” compilation that I recently re-discovered collecting dust over in my CD collection. Introducing Pearl Dickson, a lost hero and original female master vocalist of blues.

Pearl Dickson – “Little Rock Blues” mp3