Baby please don't go

We're going into late evening here, and in case you're feeling blue here's a little bit of delta blues for you. In fact, listen to it even if you're not really feeling blue. Besides, deep down in your heart you probably are. Admit it already. This is "American Primitivism", as John Fahey put it; in fact, Bukka White's Mississippi Blues first came out on his Takoma Label and then has been re-released by various labels numerous times since. Three tracks from it here.

Download Bukka White - Baby Please Don't Go (VBR, 6,08 mb)
Download Bukka White - Shake 'Em On Down (VBR, 4,54 mb)
Download Bukka White - I'm In the Heavenly Way (VBR, 5,01 mb)
Buy Bukka White - Mississippi Blues from CDUniverse (RIAA-free!)

Down by law

Just listened to the sampler "Angola Prisoners' Blues", recorded in the 50s in Louisiana by one Dr. Harry Oster, folklorist. It's a mix of improvised blues songs, traditional tunes and a story of a jail strike told at the end, all sung and spoken by the convicts. Blues straight from the bottom, almost surprisingly beautifully performed; oh well, just listen to Odea Mathews accompanied solely by her sewing machine or Robert Pete Williams in his spoken threnody before he breaks into song. Astonishing record. I put out three tracks for you. Amazing. Listen to it.

Download Robert Pete Williams - Prisoner's Talking Blues (192 kbps, 7,08 mb)
Download Odea Mathews - The Moon is Rising (192 kbps, 2,65 mb)
Download Roosevelt Charles, Otis Webster - Have You Ever Heard the Church Bells Tone (192 kbps, 2,57 mb)
Buy Angola Prisoners' Blues from Arhoolie (RIAA-free!)