Memphis Slim - The Bluebird Recordings 1940-1941

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:52
Size: 153.1 MB
Styles: Piano blues, Chicago blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Beer Drinking Woman
[3:17] 2. Beer Drinking Woman (Take 2)
[2:51] 3. You Didn't Mean Me No Good
[3:04] 4. Grinder Man Blues
[2:48] 5. Empty Room Blues
[2:54] 6. Shelby County Blues
[2:55] 7. I See My Great Mistake
[2:53] 8. I See My Great Mistake (Take 2)
[2:37] 9. Old Taylor
[3:02] 10. I Believe I'll Settle Down
[2:48] 11. Jaspar's Gal
[2:52] 12. You Got To Help Me Some
[2:54] 13. Two Of A Kind
[2:55] 14. Whiskey Store Blues
[2:44] 15. Maybe I'll Loan You A Dime
[2:44] 16. Me, Myself And I
[2:39] 17. Whiskey And Gin Blues
[2:45] 18. You Gonna Worry Too
[2:50] 19. This Life I'm Living
[2:56] 20. Caught The Old Coon At Last
[3:02] 21. Don't Think That You're Smart
[3:11] 22. Lend Me Your Love
[3:04] 23. Lend Me Your Love (Take 2)

Backing Vocals – Possibly Big Bill Broonzy (tracks: 9); Bass – Leroy Batchelor (tracks: 1 to 16); Bass [Imitation] – Alfred Elkins (tracks: 17 to 23); Vocals, Piano – Memphis Slim.

Peter Chatman Jr. recorded for OKEH records in July, 1940. Three months later he was at RCA's Chicago facilities, where A & R man Lester Melrose told Chatman his new name would be Memphis Slim. MEMPHIS SLIM - THE BLUEBIRD RECORDINGS 1940-1941 contains all the known sides "Slim" made for RCA. Every song on this album was mastered from its original metal part, so audio quality tends to be remarkably fine. Alternate takes of three songs are offered, including Slim's first BLUEBIRD issue, "Beer Drinkin' Woman." The 23 tracks here, recorded at three different Chicago studio sessions, are grouped together by date. They are fine examples of the sort of piano blues being played in roadhouses all over the Depression era South. Good stuff! ~Annie Van Auken

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