Alabama Blues: 1927-1930

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Overview

Alabama Blues: 1927-1930 compiles the complete known recorded output of six obscure rural blues acts: George "Bullet" Williams, Clifford Gibson, Ollis Martin, Bertha Ross, Jaybird Coleman and Frank Palmes (which may actually be merely a pseudonym of Coleman's). As the liner notes point out, it's interesting to note that almost all of the artists featured here play the harmonica, an instrument whose relatively low cost made it the ideal accompaniment for the era's bluesmen, especially those from such an economically depressed area as rural Alabama; there's a clear regional sensibility linking their music, its primitive power and emotional intensity reflections of the blues at its purest. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	06/19/1998
Label:	Wolf
UPC:	0799582101327
Rank:	230087

Tracks

1. Touch Me Light Mama  - Bullet Williams  - G. Williams  - George "Bullet" Williams
2. Frisco Leaving Birmingham  - George "Bullet" Williams
3. Frisco Leaving Birmingham  - George "Bullet" Williams
4. The Escaped Convict  - G. Williams  - George "Bullet" Williams
5. Middlin' Blues  - George "Bullet" Williams
6. Police and High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down  - Ollis Martin
7. Ain't Gonna Lay My 'Ligion Down  - Jaybird Coleman  - Frank Palmes
8. Troubled 'Bout My Soul  - Jaybird Coleman  - Frank Palmes
9. My Jelly Blues  - Bertha Ross
10. Mill Log Blues  - Jaybird Coleman
11. Ah'm Sick and Tired of Tellin' You (To Wiggle That Thing)  - Jaybird Coleman
12. Man Trouble Blues  - Jaybird Coleman
13. Trunk Busted (Suitcase Full of Holes)  - Jaybird Coleman
14. I'm Gonna Cross the River of Jordan Some O'These Days  - Jaybird Coleman
15. Mo More Good Water ('Cause the Pond Is Dry)  - Jaybird Coleman
16. Mistreatin' Mama  - Jaybird Coleman
17. Save Your Money, Let These Women Go  - Jaybird Coleman
18. Coffee Grinder Blues  - Jaybird Coleman
19. Man Trouble Blues  - Jaybird Coleman
20. Keep Your Windows Pinned  - Clifford Gibson
21. Don't Put That Thing on Me  - Clifford Gibson
22. Tired of Being Mistreated, Pt. 2  - Clifford Gibson
23. Whiskey Moan Blues  - Clifford Gibson

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bertha Ross   Primary Artist,Accordion,Vocals
Bullet Williams   Primary Artist
Ollis Martin   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Clifford Gibson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar,Piano
Jaybird Coleman   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Frank Palmes   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
George "Bullet" Williams   Primary Artist,Harmonica,Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part,Soloist
Robert McCoy   Piano
Vance Patterson   Piano

Technical Credits

Jaybird Coleman   Composer
Hannes Folterbauer   Liner Notes
G. Williams   Composer
Clifford Gibson   Composer
Paul Oliver   Liner Notes