Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Memphis

Name: Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Memphis
Brand: Fantastic Voyage (Rough Trade)
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Memphis was the town blues musicians passed through on their way to Chicago. But some of them stayed and the record companies sent their mobile units to record them. Over a three-year period from 1927,* an astonishing amount of talent was recorded: local stars like the Memphis Jug Band,* Frank Stokes,* Cannon s Jug Stompers,* Jim Jackson,* Furry Lewis,* Robert Wilkins,* Bukka White,* Memphis Minnie,* Joe Callicott and Sleepy John Estes. It was also where musicians from neighbouring states came to try their luck. Men like Tommy Johnson,* Ishman Bracey,* Mississippi John Hurt,* Lonnie Johnson,* Lewis Black,* Charlie McCoy,* Kid Bailey and Blind Willie Reynolds. All of these musicians are featured on the first CD of this collection,* caught at their best,* cutting songs that became blues standards,* like Big Road Blues *,* Cannon Ball Blues *,* I m Wild About My Lovin *,* That s No Way To Get Along *(covered by the Rolling Stones as Prodigal Son *),* The Girl I Love,* She Got Long Curly Hair *. In 1950 Sam Phillips set up his Memphis Recording Service and a couple of years later,* Sun Records. He took it as his mission to record the wealth of black talent in Memphis that was being ignored. He gave first recording opportunities to Howlin Wolf,* Ike Turner,* Rosco Gordon,* Doctor Ross,* Willie Nix,* Honeyboy Edwards,* Joe Hill Louis,* Little Junior Parker,* Little Milton,* Rufus Thomas and Walter Horton. Once again,* standards like Moanin At Midnight *,* Rocket 88 *,* Saddle My Pony *,* Bear Cat and B.B. King s Three O Clock Blues were laid down in his studio at 708 Union Avenue. But all the time he was looking for a white singer who sounded like a bluesman and in 1954 he found him. Elvis Presley recorded That s All Right *,* Mystery Train and others,* and history was made. That history is presented over the three CDs in this collection.

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Release Date:: 2009-08-14
Publication Date:: 2009-08-14
Publisher:: Fantastic Voyage (Rough Trade)
Weight:: 120 g

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