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    Alvin Youngblood Hart - Down in the Alley (2002)

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    Alvin Youngblood Hart - Down in the Alley (2002)

    Alvin Youngblood Hart - Down in the Alley (2002)
    XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 202 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 99 Mb | Scans ~ 94 Mb
    Label: Memphis International | # DOT 0203 | Time: 00:43:05
    Acoustic Blues, Delta Blues, Country Blues

    Time traveler Alvin Youngblood Hart's albums have darted from crusty Delta fingerpicking and hollering to Hendrixian hellfire to crunchy, primal rockin' blues, all with the ring of authority that comes from complete commitment to the music. This time, he's set the wayback machine to the early '30s, using guitars, mandolin, banjo, and a lot of heart to interpret tunes by Son House, Charley Patton, Skip James, Leadbelly, and others. Somehow, the dust of old Mississippi, the state where the Oakland-born musician now resides, seems to have gotten into his blood. Hart sounds like Parchman Farm's newest inmate as he wails and moans through "How Long Before I Can Change My Clothes," plucking notes from a National resonator guitar. Chiming out chords and quick runs on banjo, he makes Odetta's "Chilly Winds" seem like they're carrying the voices of lost ghosts, recounting their lives of misery under Jim Crow's wing. Hart tends to take many of these classics, like Patton's "Tom Rushen Blues" and Leadbelly's "Alberta," at slightly slower tempos, which gives him more time to squeeze gut emotions from his lightly graveled phrases and lets his pluck-and-drone playing work its hypnotic effect. Stark and impressive for the power Hart generates alone, this may be the acoustic blues album of the year.

    Mance Lipscomb - Texas Songster (1960) [Reissue 1989]

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    Mance Lipscomb - Texas Songster (1960) [Reissue 1989]

    Mance Lipscomb - Texas Songster (1960) [Reissue 1989]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 205 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 144 MB | Covers - 17 MB
    Genre: Texas Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Arhoolie (CD 306)

    Arhoolie's Texas Sharecropper & Songster is a recording made in 1960, during the blues revival. Prior to the blues revival, Mance Lipscomb was an unknown, and his discovery was one of the positive byproducts of the revival. He was a great country-blues man, and this is perhaps his greatest effort, capturing him running through a number of traditional songs. Most of the songs are augmented by his jackknife slide guitar, and all feature his raw, haunted vocals, which make these classic songs sound timeless.

    VA - Crucial Acoustic Blues (2007)

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    VA - Crucial Acoustic Blues (2007)

    VA - Crucial Acoustic Blues (2007)
    XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 306 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 123 Mb | Scans included
    Modern Acoustic Blues | Label: Alligator | # ALCD124 | Time: 00:50:57

    Alligator Records shows a different side of its house-rocking face on this 13-cut collection of acoustic blues. While Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and Bukka White don't appear here, other performers – some of whom one normally associates with overdriven electricity – are. Buddy Guy is present, as is Stevie Ray Vaughan. Koko Taylor's "The Man Next Door" is here and it's one of her greatest performances on record. In addition, Johnny Winter, who was no stranger to a National Steel string bottleneck earlier in his career, returns to give it another go, and the true roots doctor Corey Harris is here with "God Don't Ever Change," and Carey and Lurrie Bell with "Stop Running Around." Guy's "Hi Heel Sneakers" is terrific as is Winter's "Evil on My Mind." But it's those that are normally associated with the acoustic blues like Harris, Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women, Cephas & Wiggins, John Jackson and the legendary Sonny Terry who come off best, bringing the true rhythm and mystery with them into their songs.

    Ma Rainey - Mother Of The Blues [Recorded 1923-1928, 5CD Box Set] (2007)

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    Ma Rainey - Mother Of The Blues [Recorded 1923-1928, 5CD Box Set] (2007)

    Ma Rainey - Mother Of The Blues [Recorded 1923-1928, 5CD Box Set] (2007)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 566 MB | Covers - 10 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Early Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: JSP Records (JSP7793)

    This superb five-disc box set gives a sweeping overview of the hugely influential music of blues legend Ma Rainey. Rainey was already a seasoned performer by the time she made her first recordings in 1923, and though she only recorded for six years she cut over 100 songs, many of which went on to become blues classics. Those tunes, including "C.C. Rider," "Bo Weavil Blues," and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," are here, alongside dozens of other gems. Rainey ranged across styles and settings, from acoustic blues to jazz to jug bands, but her saucy, gritty vocal delivery remained a lynchpin. Given the historical impact of Rainey's output, the set's title - Mother Of The Blues - is no understatement.
    Heard along the way are such notables as Lovie Austin’s Blues Serenaders (with excellent playing from cornetist Tommy Ladnier and clarinetist Jimmy O’Bryant), three groups drawn from the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra…

    Charley Patton - The Definitive Charley Patton [Recorded 1929-1934, 3CD Box Set] (2005)

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    Charley Patton - The Definitive Charley Patton [Recorded 1929-1934, 3CD Box Set] (2005)

    Charley Patton - The Definitive Charley Patton [Recorded 1929-1934, 3CD Box Set] (2005)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 472 MB | Covers - 23 MB
    Genre: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Snapper Music (SBOX021)

    The digital remastering on this compilation is just as superior to any previous attempts to transcribe Patton's marginally recorded and preserved legacy as that of the Document discs. And as it is only slightly less thorough - the Document discs include extra takes on "Elder Green Blues," "Hammer Blues," and "Some of these Days I'll Be Gone" - this compilation seems the likely choice for anyone with an interest in pre-war Delta blues. Both affordable and handsomely packaged, the three-disc box includes extensive liner notes written by blues historians Keith Briggs and Alex Van Der Tuuk, with reminiscences by Patton crony Son House.

    Charley Patton - King of the Delta Blues (1991)

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    Charley Patton - King of the Delta Blues (1991)

    Charley Patton - King of the Delta Blues (1991)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 306 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 162 MB | Covers - 6 MB
    Genre: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Yazoo (Yazoo 2001)

    This excellent companion volume to Founder of the Delta Blues pulls together 23 more Patton tracks (including some alternate takes that were for years thought to be lost) to give a much more complete look at this amazing artist. It's interesting here to compare the tracks from his final session to his halcyon output from 1929. Highlights include "Mean Black Cat Blues," Patton's adaption of "Sitting on Top of the World" ("Some Summer Day") and both parts of "Prayer of Death," originally issued under the non de plume of "Elder J.J. Hadley." The sound on this collection is vastly superior, from a noise-reduction standpoint, to its companion volume.

    Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy (2014)

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    Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy (2014)

    Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin - Common Ground (2014)
    Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 284 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 117 Mb
    Label: YEP ROC | # YEP-2384 | Time: 00:42:44 | Scans included
    Roots Rock, Americana, Acoustic Blues, Country Rock, Rock & Roll

    Blasters founders Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin have had a famously combative relationship over the years, but as Dave once said, "We argue sometimes, but we never argue about Big Bill Broonzy." So it's fitting that their love of Big Bill brings them together in the recording studio for their first album together since the Blasters' Hard Line in 1985. Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play & Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy features the Alvin Brothers performing a dozen songs from the Broonzy songbook, and while listening to this is a potent reminder of how good Broonzy's songs still sound in the 21st century, it also demonstrates the complementary talents of Dave and Phil Alvin.

    Rev. Gary Davis - Rev. Gary Davis Live at Gerde's Folk City February, 1962 (2009) 3CD Set

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    Rev. Gary Davis - Rev. Gary Davis Live at Gerde's Folk City February, 1962 (2009) 3CD Set

    Rev. Gary Davis - Rev. Gary Davis Live at Gerde's Folk City February, 1962 (2009) 3CD Set
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 926 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 377 Mb | Scans ~ 34 Mb
    Label: Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop | # SGGW 114/5/6 | Time: 02:44:24
    Acoustic Blues, Folk Blues, Gospel

    Rare concert recordings from 1962 made by Stefan Grossman of the Rev. Gary Davis at the legendary folk club Gerdes Folk City. These three CDs span Rev. Davis repertoire of blues, rags, novelty tunes and gospel songs.

    VA - Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas (2007)

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    VA - Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas (2007)

    VA - Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas (2007)
    Pinetop Perkins - Henry James Townsend - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards - Robert Lockwood, Jr.

    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 457 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 177 Mb | Scans ~ 85 Mb
    Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Electric Delta Blues | Label: The Blue Shoe Project | 01:17:17

    2007 GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR HISTORY IN THE MAKING Once in a lifetime you may experience a brief moment when the stars align and something truly extraordinary happens. This was the case in October 2004, when four of the greatest living blues legends were assembled in Dallas, Texas for one incomparable night of music. At the time they ranged in age from 89 to 94 and all had received the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship Award, the highest honor in the USA for traditional arts. These musicians have devoted their entire life to playing the blues, and staging such an epic event was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once reunited, the old magic reemerged. It was if they were long lost school buddies.

    Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005)

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    Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005)

    Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 330 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 155 MB | Covers - 8 MB
    Genre: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Yazoo (Yazoo 2075)

    Hard Time Killin' Floor isn't the first Skip James collection, and one could bet it will not be the last. But Hard Time Killin' Floor makes a pretty good argument for itself: the hour-and-six-minute album holds all of James' early work, and it's been remastered. James' soulful vocal style, like Robert Johnson's, has often been noted, but his quick picking style is also distinctive. "I'm So Glad" is performed at an up-tempo, breakneck pace, and the finger work will leave the listener dizzy. The title cut, on the other hand, has a slow, lazy quality, with the blue notes of the guitar matching the singer's mournful cry. James was somewhat unique among blues guitarists in that he also played piano. His spunky gospel style is on full display on songs like "How Long Buck" and the bizarrely titled "Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues"…

    Stefan Grossman - Shake That Thing: Fingerpicking Country Blues (1998)

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    Stefan Grossman - Shake That Thing: Fingerpicking Country Blues (1998)

    Stefan Grossman - Shake That Thing: Fingerpicking Country Blues (1998)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 343 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 152 Mb | Scans ~ 64 Mb
    Folk-Blues, Country Blues | Label: Shanachie | # 97027 | Time: 01:06:27

    Drawing on over 30 years of experience playing the country-blues, complete with tutorials from some of the undisputed masters, it comes as no surprise that Stefan Grossman can so consistently conjure up the authentic spirit of the music with each successive release. His original compositions show Grossman to be the most confident of guitarists in his genre, effortlessly borrowing from the stylings of Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, and Blind Willie McTell among various others. While his playing isn't overly flashy, it need not be. The precision and craftsmanship injected into the fluid, rolling original "Yazoo Strut," the harder blues groove of "Spider Web Blues," and a powerful rendition of Reverend Gary Davis' "Candy Man" are country blues at its very best.

    Muddy Waters - The Complete Plantation Recordings [Recorded 1941-1942] (1997)

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    Muddy Waters - The Complete Plantation Recordings [Recorded 1941-1942] (1997)

    Muddy Waters - The Complete Plantation Recordings [Recorded 1941-1942] (1997)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 181 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 145 MB | Covers - 32 MB
    Genre: Country Blues, Acoustic Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Chess/MCA Records (MCD 09344)

    At long last, Muddy's historic 1941-1942 Library of Congress field recordings are all collected in one place, with the best fidelity that's been heard thus far. Waters performs solo pieces (you can hear his slide rattling against the fretboard in spots) and band pieces with the Son Sims Four, "Rosalie" being a virtual blueprint for his later Chicago style. Of particular note are the inclusion of several interview segments with Muddy from that embryonic period. This much more than just an important historical document; this is some really fine music imbued with a sense of place, time and loads of ambience.

    Sonny Landreth - Mississippi Blues (2010)

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    Sonny Landreth - Mississippi Blues (2010)

    Sonny Landreth - Mississippi Blues (2010)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 404 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 172 Mb | Scans included
    Slide Guitar Blues, Acoustic Blues | Label: Fuel | # 302 061 805 2 | Time: 01:07:07

    The 2010 issue of Mississippi Blues by Sonny Landreth on the Fuel 2000 imprint is not a new album, nor is it a representative compilation of his oeuvre. In fact, the set is a complete repackage of the album entitled The Crazy Cajun Recordings originally issued on CD by Great Britain’s Edsel in 1999. The material dates from 1973 and 1977, recorded with the famed Huey P. Meaux (aka the Crazy Cajun) when he wasn’t touring with Clifton Chenier as part of his Red Hot Louisiana Band. These 20 tracks range from Landreth’s Lafayette, LA-styled take on the acoustic Delta blues solo and with a band that included a mandolin player, an electric bassist, and a drummer to his early electric experiments playing a meld of Cajun-flavored soul, rock, and R&B. The electric slide guitar fury evidenced on his own records from the 1980s onward is all but absent here, but the acoustic slide work is particularly plentiful – check his reading of “I Know You Rider,” “Lazy Boy,” and the stomping “Prodigal Son”.

    Fiona Boyes, Mookie Brill, Rich DelGrosso - Live From Bluesville (2008)

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    Fiona Boyes, Mookie Brill, Rich DelGrosso - Live From Bluesville (2008)

    Fiona Boyes, Mookie Brill, Rich DelGrosso - Live From Bluesville (2008)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 262 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 116 Mb | Scans included
    Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Country Blues | Label: Blue Empress | # BE-205 | Time: 00:48:46

    Playing amplified blues-rock has not been a problem for Fiona Boyes, but the flexible singer/guitarist is equally proficient when it comes to providing acoustic blues – and that is exactly what she does on Live from Bluesville. In fact, Boyes plays acoustic blues exclusively on this 48-minute CD, which finds her forming an intimate trio with Tom "Mookie" Brill (lead vocals, acoustic bass, harmonica) and Rich DelGrosso (lead vocals, mandolin). Contrary to what the title suggests, this isn't a live album in the conventional sense; Live from Bluesville wasn't recorded in a club or theater in front of an audience, but rather in a Washington, D.C., studio in 2007. However, all the performances were recorded in real time – no overdubbing whatsoever – and the rugged spirit of acoustic country blues often prevails thanks to Boyes, Brill, and DelGrosso (who share the lead vocals, although Boyes' singing dominates the session). However, they don't embrace any one type of acoustic country blues exclusively. Mississippi Delta blues is part of the equation, but so are Texas blues and Louisiana blues. And occasionally, Live from Bluesville demonstrates that acoustic blues doesn't necessarily mean country blues.

    Cephas & Wiggins - Somebody Told The Truth (2002)

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    Cephas & Wiggins - Somebody Told The Truth (2002)

    Cephas & Wiggins - Somebody Told The Truth (2002)
    XLD Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 329 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 116 MB | Covers - 41 MB
    Genre: Blues, Acoustic Blues, Piedmont Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Alligator Records (ALCD 4888)

    The acoustic duo's first album in three years doesn't substantially alter the twosome's established game plan. But its well-recorded mix of studio and live tracks - including one with a full yet laid-back band - shows them to be at the top of their form. Combining traditional Delta and Piedmont blues and gospel classics like Robert Johnson's "Last Fair Deal Going Down" (a concert staple that finally makes it to disc), Blind Boy Fuller's salty, suggestive "Something Smells," and Skip James' "Sick Bed Blues" with their similarly styled originals proves they are not stuck in the past, even as they revel in visiting and interpreting it. John Cephas' "The Pimp in the Pink Suit," with its cowboy chorus, could just as well have been written in the '30s. Phil Wiggins shines on "Burn Your Bridges," an instrumental showcase for his lip-shredding harmonica gymnastics that is as compelling as anything from the great Sonny Terry, an obvious influence…