Time: 78:56
Size: 180.7 MB
Styles: Country blues, Acoustic blues
Year: 1965/2003
Art: Front
[2:58] 1. Pick A Bale Of Cotton
[3:03] 2. Alabama Bound
[2:57] 3. Yellow Gal
[3:05] 4. Midnight Special
[2:35] 5. Rock Island Line
[3:05] 6. Whoa Back Buck
[2:52] 7. Good Morning Blues
[3:00] 8. Leaving Blues
[3:06] 9. T.B. Blues
[3:06] 10. Red Cross Store Blues
[3:14] 11. You Can't Mistreat Me
[2:59] 12. Roberta
[3:10] 13. Alberta
[3:06] 14. I'm On My Last Go Round
[2:55] 15. Grey Goose
[3:07] 16. Didn't Ol' John Cross The Water
[2:59] 17. Stewball
[2:57] 18. Take This Hammer
[2:53] 19. Can't You Line 'em
[3:12] 20. Julie Ann Johnson
[2:57] 21. Ham An' Eggs
[3:11] 22. Asy Rider
[3:01] 23. New York City
[3:11] 24. Worried Blues
[3:04] 25. Don't You Love Your Daddy No More
[3:02] 26. You Can't Lose Me, Cholly
Hudy (or "Huddie") Ledbetter was a songster, a folk singer, a blues singer and a gospel singer, and "Take This Hammer" is an excellent compilation of Leadbelly's 1940 Victor recordings, showing his versatility and the power of his huge, resonant baritone.
On half of these 26 tracks, Leadbelly is joined by The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet (a vocal ensemble); the rest are solo performances. The sound is exceptionally good for 64-year-old recordings, and while "Take This Hammer" is not an exhaustive career overview, it does include many of Huddie Ledbetter's best and best-known songs, including "Pick A Bale Of Cotton", "Alberta", "Yellow Gal", "Alabama Bound", "Rock Island Line", "The Midnight Special", "TB Blues", and the title track. The presence of The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet on tracks 1-6 and 15-21 lends a new dimension to Leadbelly's songs, adding texture and depth to them without robbing songs like "Can't You Line 'Em" and "Whoa Buck, Back" of any of their power. These sides have inspired artists from Muddy Waters to Aerosmith (!), and they are also some of the most accessible Hudy Ledbetter ever recorded.
Originally released in 1965 on Smithsonian Folkways, these wonderful recordings are an essential part of Hudy William Ledbetter's recorded legacy. Highly recommended. ~Docendo Discimus
On half of these 26 tracks, Leadbelly is joined by The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet (a vocal ensemble); the rest are solo performances. The sound is exceptionally good for 64-year-old recordings, and while "Take This Hammer" is not an exhaustive career overview, it does include many of Huddie Ledbetter's best and best-known songs, including "Pick A Bale Of Cotton", "Alberta", "Yellow Gal", "Alabama Bound", "Rock Island Line", "The Midnight Special", "TB Blues", and the title track. The presence of The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet on tracks 1-6 and 15-21 lends a new dimension to Leadbelly's songs, adding texture and depth to them without robbing songs like "Can't You Line 'Em" and "Whoa Buck, Back" of any of their power. These sides have inspired artists from Muddy Waters to Aerosmith (!), and they are also some of the most accessible Hudy Ledbetter ever recorded.
Originally released in 1965 on Smithsonian Folkways, these wonderful recordings are an essential part of Hudy William Ledbetter's recorded legacy. Highly recommended. ~Docendo Discimus
Take This Hammer
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