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Big Bill Broonzy Vol 11 1940 - 1942

Big Bill Broonzy, vocal, guitar.

With contributions from: Black Bob, piano; Jazz Gillum, vocal, harmonica; Carl Martin, guitar; Zeb Wright, violin; Louis Lasky, guitar; and others.

Genres: Blues, Early Chicago blues, blues guitar, blues harmonica.

Informative booklet notes by Keith Briggs.
Detailed discography.

From this album's booklet notes.
Prior to the recordings presented here Bill had worked with Georgia Tom Dorsey to produce one of the many successful guitar/piano combinations that were so popular in the wake of Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell, the latter being a man to whom Bill gave a lot of attention. They had worked with Jane Lucas and the results were nothing like the blues and stomps of Bill's first appearances in the recording studios. Following this he had formed an alliance with pianist Black Bob with whom he worked the clubs and recorded. Along with Bob he would join with a group of other humble toilers in the local entertainment industry to produce the State Street Boys. Continued...



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Leroy Carr Vol 1 1928 - 1929



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Leroy Carr Vol 2 1929 - 1930



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Leroy Carr Vol 3 1930 - 1932



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Leroy Carr Vol 4 1932 - 1934



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Leroy Carr Vol 5 1934



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Leroy Carr Vol 6 1934 - 1935



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Jaybird Coleman & The Birmingham Jug Band 1927 - 1930
Burl C. "Jaybird" Coleman (born June 28, 1896 in Gainsville, Georgia. He was the son of sharecroppers and one of four children. He was born, raised and worked on a farm, and picked up and learned the harmonica at 12 years of age.



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Cow Cow Davenport Vol 1 1925 - 1929



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Cow Cow Davenport Vol 2 1929 - 1945



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Oscar Woods & Black Ace (1930 - 1937)

DOCD-5143 “Black Ace” And Oscar "Buddy" Woods (1930-1937)
Oscar “Buddy” Woods, vocal, bottleneck slide guitar.
“Black Ace”, vocal, bottleneck slide guitar.
Inlcudes; Jimmie Davis, vocal; Ed Schaffer, vocal, guitar; Kitty Gray, piano and others…
Texas / Louisiana country blues.
Bottleneck slide guitar
Informative booklet notes by Kip Lornell
Detailed discography
Oscar “Buddy” Woods, a street singer since 1925, teamed with Ed Schaffer to record two selections for Victor at their May, 1930 Memphis field session. Their record was issued as by the "Shreveport Homewreckers" and featured Schaffer's gritty vocal and kazoo supported by their twin slide guitars. They returned to the studio about two years later for a session almost certainly arranged by Jimmie Davis, who was in Dallas for a session that lasted several days. Continued...



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Walter Roland Vol 1 1933



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