The Great Medical Menagerist

by Harmonica Frank Floyd

Overview

I first discovered "Harmonica" Frank as I delved into the curious and ribald world of risque blues. Mr. Floyd is responsible for some of the biggest screams in this genre. One of these definitely not radio-friendly tunes, "Shampoo" is reissued here along with the rest of his sputtering content. The Yosemite Sam of the singing hobos is earthy and unique. Cutting his teeth in carnival, theater and medicine shows his hillbilly blues gets right to the point, before the cops show up. The glossy booklet fills in gaps on the life of this little-known bridge between rural music of white and black derivations. Definitely one of a kind and another example of the important preservationists made by Genes Records. ~ Tom Schulte

Product Details

Release Date:	05/07/1996
Label:	Genes Records
UPC:	0722485990521
Rank:	211913

Tracks

1. Mosquito Bar Britches
2. Midnight Turning Day Blues (Blue Yodel No. 6)
3. Swamp Root
4. Tour de Floyd
5. Great Medical Menagerist
6. Sweet Temptation
7. Howlin Tomcat
8. Shampoo
9. Anniversary Blue Yodel
10. Steppin to Convington
11. Movement Like an Elgin
12. Knothole Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harmonica Frank Floyd   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Denise Tapp   Coordination,Research,Liner Notes
Gene Rosenthal   Producer,Mastering,Photography,Editing,Engineer
Jimmie Rodgers   Composer
Harmonica Frank Floyd   Arranger,Composer
Dan Doyle   Producer
Frederick Marsh   Design,Layout Design,Photo Tinting
Lawrence Packer   Editing,Mastering,Digital Editing
Janie Wilshire   Photography