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James Son Thomas - Mississippi Delta Blues Man (1981)

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James Son Thomas  - Mississippi Delta Blues Man (1981)

James Son Thomas - Mississippi Delta Blues Man (1981/2001)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image) + CUE + LOG | Covers | 253 MB
Genre: Blues/Delta-Blues | Label: Swingmaster | Catalog Number: 2204
Release Date: July 24, 2001 | Uploaded + Cloudzer + DepositFiles | RAR 5% Rec.

No one could ever say that James "Son" Thomas didn't have the right to sing the blues. A Mississippi share cropper and grave digger (and later, a furniture store laborer), Thomas lived a hard life that included being shot by his ex-wife, being severely burned by a space heater, surgery for a brain tumor, long battles with emphysema and epilepsy, and the final series of strokes and heart attacks that finally took his life. Along the way he developed into a skilled folk sculptor and a captivating guitarist and singer. He was officially "discovered" in 1967 by folk researcher William Ferris, who featured Thomas as the centerpiece of his book Blues From the Delta as well as several short films, opening the way for Thomas' entry on to the international folk and blues circuit, which led to this album, which was recorded in May 1981 in the Netherlands by Leo Bruin. It features Thomas alone with an acoustic guitar holding forth on fairly traditional Delta blues material in a generally high, near falsetto voice (he drops down in tone for a couple of songs, like "Hard Time Blues"). The hushed intimacy of the setting gives several of these tracks tremendous power, and although Thomas isn't particularly unique or innovative on anything here, his calm sincerity and easy style are immensely affecting. He sounds at times a little like Skip James, particularly on the eerie "Devil Blues," which was probably derived, in part, from James' "Devil Got My Woman." As an intimate glimpse at one of the last true folk-blues musicians from the Delta, this is a valuable historical recording, but also an enjoyable one.– by Steve Leggett


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Tracklist
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1. Big Leg Woman 4:10
2. High Brown 4:45
3. Whiskey Headed Woman 2:26
4. Devil Blues 4:45
5. Take A Little Walk 2:57
6. Cool Water Blues 4:10
7. Lonesome Road Blues 3:54
8. Black Rat 3:18
9. Hard Time Blues 4:22
10. Catfish Blues 4:09
11. My Black Mare 3:43
12. Bull Cow Blues 3:35

Personnel:
James Son Thomas - Guitar,Vocal

James Son Thomas  - Mississippi Delta Blues Man (1981)


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 29. May 2013, 2:00

James Son Thomas / Mississippi Delta Blues Man

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foobar2000 1.2.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-05-29 02:01:46

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Analyzed: James Son Thomas / Mississippi Delta Blues Man
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.21 dB -13.29 dB 4:10 01-Big Leg Woman
DR11 -0.31 dB -14.04 dB 4:46 02-High Brown
DR11 -0.28 dB -14.93 dB 2:26 03-Whiskey Headed Woman
DR13 -0.24 dB -16.74 dB 4:45 04-Devil Blues
DR11 -0.51 dB -13.90 dB 2:57 05-Take A Little Walk
DR11 -0.44 dB -14.86 dB 4:11 06-Cool Water Blues
DR12 -0.19 dB -14.90 dB 3:54 07-Lonesome Road Blues
DR11 -0.27 dB -15.02 dB 3:18 08-Black Rat
DR10 -2.73 dB -14.92 dB 4:22 09-Hard Time Blues
DR11 -0.53 dB -13.83 dB 4:09 10-Catfish Blues
DR11 -0.32 dB -13.81 dB 3:43 11-My Black Mare
DR11 -0.38 dB -14.90 dB 3:35 12-Bull Cow Blues
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 760 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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BIO: One of the last great traditional Delta blues musicians, James "Son" Thomas style conveyed the power, earnesty and integrity of masterful country artists like Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup. Thomas grew up on a farm in Mississippi and played in juke joints and barrelhouses before he began recording in the late '60s. He appeared in the films Delta Blues Singer: James "Sonny Ford" Thomas in 1970 and Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Bluesmen in 1975, plus the short Mississippi Delta Blues in 1974. Thomas also made festival appearances in the '70s and '80s. He recorded for Transatlantic, Matchbox, Southern Folklore and regional labels in the '60s,'70s and '80s.– by Ron Wynn

James Son Thomas  - Mississippi Delta Blues Man (1981)




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