Furry Lewis & Bukka White - Party! At Home: Recorded in Memphis 1968

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1972/2004
Styles: Blues
Time: 75:20
Size: 173,9 MB
Covers: Full (12 page booklet)

(3:32) 1. Bukka White - Hello, Central, Give Me 49
(2:28) 2. Bukka White - Grey-Haired Woman
(4:37) 3. Bukka White - Little Woman's Bed
(3:45) 4. Bukka White - Tip and Eight Boogie
(0:36) 5. Bukka White - Talking
(4:23) 6. Bukka White - Hambone Blues
(3:16) 7. Bukka White - I'm Drifting
(4:33) 8. Bukka White - Bukka's Goodtime Swing
(6:45) 9. Bukka White - Please, Ma'm
(1:08) 10. Bukka White - Talking
(4:02) 11. Furry Lewis - Going Away Blues
(4:25) 12. Furry Lewis - John Henry
(1:56) 13. Furry Lewis - Talking
(3:49) 14. Furry Lewis - Skinny Woman
(1:00) 15. Furry Lewis - Talking
(1:07) 16. Furry Lewis - Old Dog Blue
(0:52) 17. Furry Lewis - Talking
(2:12) 18. Furry Lewis - Let Me Call You Sweetheart
(3:14) 19. Furry Lewis - Talking
(1:45) 20. Furry Lewis - Farewell to Thee
(5:54) 21. Furry Lewis - Mama's Fish
(4:45) 22. Furry Lewis - When I Lay My Burden Down
(5:05) 23. Furry Lewis - Kassie Jones and a Message from Furry

This album is a fascinating document of two old country blues players, Bukka White and Furry Lewis, playing and talking in a completely relaxed, small-party session, surrounded by friends, none of whom treat the recording going on with any special reverence, meaning the whole set sounds exactly like what it is: a party. Recorded by Bob West in three sessions (one at the home of Albino Red and the other two at Lewis' apartment) in 1968 in Memphis and originally released on LP in 1972 (minus the talking and laughing), it remains one of the most intimate glimpses of the country blues in a neutral setting ever captured on tape. While there are some strong musical performances here by both White ("Hambone Blues") and Lewis (a beautifully natural rendition of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"), its chief function is historical, letting the light in behind the scenes. The joy the folks at the party have in each other is uplifting, and the music is a bonus. It doesn't add anything startling to the cache of either blues player, but it will make you smile. -- Allmusic.
One of the most recorded of Memphis-based guitarists of the late '20s, Furry Lewis' subsequent fame 40 years later in the '60s was based largely on the strength of his early songs. A great blues storyteller and an extremely nimble-fingered guitarist right into his seventies, he was equally adept at blues and ragtime. The live sessions on this CD begins with Bukka White playing his National steel guitar, performing in the style of Charlie Patton. Most of music here was recorded on Furry's wooden Gibson guitar during a party at his home in 1968. The joking and banter among Bukka, Furry and friends recorded here is priceless. This cd is an intimate and very entertaining performance by two giants of Memphis country blues. -- Amazon.

Party! At Home: Recorded in Memphis 1968
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