Henry Thomas - Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 (1990)

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Henry Thomas - Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 (1990)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 235 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 161 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Blues, Country Blues, Acoustic Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Yazoo Records (1080/1)

These recordings, dating between 1927 and 1929, are a unique body of work: work songs, minstrel numbers, rags, and what we now define as the blues, all offered in an unpretentious form that would have been every bit as compelling had Henry Thomas cut them this way 40 years later. Songs such as "Arkansas," "Fox and the Hounds" (featuring the reed pipes that Thomas also excelled at playing), and "Little Red Caboose" represent a brand of upbeat dance music associated with late-19th century entertainment, a tradition already largely lost or becoming lost when Thomas cut these numbers. Yet Thomas, who was already in his 50s when he recorded these tracks, sings and plays them with a beguiling ease and honesty, not to mention a dexterity on the guitar that makes him sound every bit as vital and urgent as Big Bill Broonzy or any of the other up-and-coming blues legends just starting out at the time these sides were laid down. The blues numbers, including "Shanty Blues," "Woodhouse Blues," "Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance?," and "Bull Doze Blues" are compelling in their own right - they display musical and lyrical virtuosity and, in the latter two cases, offer a chance to hear the sources for classic works by Bob Dylan and Canned Heat, respectively. Luckily for historians, Henry Thomas recorded for Vocalion and not for one of the truly lost labels like Paramount, and all 23 surviving sides of his work sound very good on this CD.
Tracklist:
01. Fishing Blues
02. Old Country Stomp
03. Charmin' Betsy
04. Lovin' Babe
05. Railroadin' Some
06. Don't Leave Me Here
07. The Little Red Caboose
08. Bob McKinney
09. Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance?
10. Run, Mollie, Run
11. Shanty Blues
12. Woodhouse Blues
13. John Henry
14. Cottonfield Blues
15. Arkansas
16. The Fox And The Hounds
17. Red River Blues
18. Jonah In The Wilderness
19. When The Train Comes Along
20. Bull Doze Blues
21. Don't Ease Me In
22. Texas Easy Street
23. Texas Worried Blues

Total time: 01:08:37

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Henry Thomas / Texas Worried Blues (Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929)

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