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1	Country Negro Jam Sessions (1961) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The remarkable Country Negro Jam Session assembles home recordings of southwest Lousiana-based blues singers collected during the late 1950s and 1960s by musicologist Dr. Harry Oster. Fourteen cuts by country fiddler Butch Cage make up the guts of the album, but the real highlights are the grim performances by Robert Pete Williams, who was serving ... see all copies from £11.06! new only from £11.06!
2	Angola Prisoners' Blues (1959) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist In the '50s, Harry Oster made several recordings of African-American inmates at the penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. These sessions are primarily remembered for the discovery of Robert Pete Williams, but Oster also found several other acoustic blues performers of merit. Several of them are featured on this 20-track, 80-minute CD (which includes ... see all copies from £11.06! new only from £11.06!
3	I'm as Blue as a Man Can Be (1994) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist see all copies from £11.08! new only from £11.08!
4	Poor Bob's Blues (2004) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist Robert Pete Williams worked from the field holler tradition, with free-form lyrics that were usually unrhymed, making him the most idiosyncratic and West African-sounding of the country blues players, if not the most emotionally personal. Poor Bob's Blues collects recordings Williams did for Harry Oster's Folk-Lyric label between 1959 (when Oster ... see all copies from £11.53! new only from £11.53!
5	Blues at Newport (1991) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Blues at Newport -- Newport Folk Festival 1959-64 offers fine performances by John Hurt, Skip James, Rev. Gary Davis, Robert Wilkins, and others. ~ Mark A. Humphrey, All Music Guide see all copies from £11.62! new only from £11.62!
6	Robert Pete Williams [Fat Possum] (2001) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist see all copies from £4.57! new only from £9.54!
7	When a Man Takes the Blues (1994) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist Important collection of Williams' best early work. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide see all copies from £11.53! new only from £11.53!
8	15 Down Home Gospel Classics (1998) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Arhoolie, as is made plain in this 15-song sampler of their gospel catalog, does not favor slick modern spiritual music. (Or, as they say straight-up in the brief liner note, "The selections on this disc...are not by trendy, popular massed choirs.") Much of this is in fact gospel-blues: spiritually oriented numbers by major bluesmen Big Joe ... see all copies from £6.63! new only from £6.63!
9	It's a Long Old Road (1999) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist see all copies from £10.16! new only from £10.16!
10	Arhoolie Presents American Masters, Vol. 1: 15 Down Home Country Blues Classics (1996) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist The origins of the blues can be found in the grooves of this fine budget-priced sampler, which includes performances from Mississippi Fred McDowell ("Frisco Line"), the Black Ace ("Drink On, Little Girl"), Bukka White ("Columbus Mississippi Blues") and Big Joe Williams ("Brother James"). ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide see all copies from £3.37! new only from £6.63!
11	The Great Bluesmen at Newport '59 (1976) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This two-LP, single-CD compilation offers up 21 songs recorded live between 1959 and 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival. This is a killer selection of cuts by rediscovered '30s blues legends, many rising to the occasion to perform in front of thousands of people at once. A lot of comebacks and late-in-life careers were sparked by the performances ... see all copies from £4.36! new only from £12.52!
12	Defiance Blues (1998) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from £2.49! new only from £3.18!
13	The Real Country Blues: Shake 'em on Down (1994) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist A generous 22-track collection of recordings originally made for and released by Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie Records, Shake 'Em on Down is a delightful set of modern country blues performances, and includes Mississippi Fred McDowell's elegant slide guitar playing on the title tune "Shake 'Em on Down," Booker White's chugging "Alabama Blues," Big ... see all copies from £11.53! new only from £11.53!
14	Long Ol' Way from Home: The Chicago Sessions (2004) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist Among the last of the great old country-blues players discovered in the 1960s, Robert Pete Williams was easily the most unique. His ragged griot approach to the blues paid little attention to standard rhymes or blues forms, allowing him to spin personalized stories of tremendous emotional power, even when he was working off of traditional pieces ... see all copies from £6.83!
15	Takoma Slide (1999) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Comparable to Hawaiian guitar playing in some respects but a lot rougher and grittier, slide guitar is an innovation which came from the Mississippi Delta blues of the 19th century. The advent of slide guitar playing preceded recording technology, and it wasn't documented by the recording industry until the 1910s. Thankfully, though, a lot of ... see all copies from £11.79!
16	Rural Blues more music like this by Robert Pete Williams & Snooks Eaglin add to wishlist Not only does Snooks Eaglin prove a fine partner for Robert Pete Williams, but his vocals and playing have seldom been more disciplined and exciting. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide see all copies from £11.96!
17	Free Again (1961) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist In 1959, blues singer/guitarist Robert Pete Williams was residing in Angola Prison, serving a life sentence for a murder he claimed he committed in self-defense, when he was discovered by blues researchers Harry Oster and Richard Allen. Immediately struck by the power of Williams' blues, the pair commenced the recordings that would appear on the ... see all copies from £5.58!
18	Rare Chicago Blues (1993) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Recorded between 1962 and 1968 by Norman Dayron, Rare Chicago Blues is an enthralling collection of rare blues from artists like Otis Spann, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Joe Williams, Robert Pete Williams, as well as several others. Captured live in clubs and on the street, these tracks give a good taste of what real, gritty urban blues sounded ... see all copies from £13.71!
19	The Sonet Blues Story (2006) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist Among the last of the great old country blues players discovered in the '60s, Robert Pete Williams was easily the most unique. His ragged griot approach to the blues paid little attention to standard rhymes or blues forms, allowing him to spin personalized stories of tremendous emotional power, even when he was working off of traditional pieces, ... see all copies from £10.49! new only from £10.49!
20	The Great Blues Men (1972) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from £3.11! new only from £12.10!
21	Louise: Live at the University of Miami, Florida 1974 (2007) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist see all copies from £10.37! new only from £10.37!
22	Broken: Hearted Man (2009) more music like this by Robert Pete Williams add to wishlist see all copies from £9.80! new only from £9.80!
23	10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (1978) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist This compilation of excerpts from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was first released in 1979, though it isn't clear if all of the music was recorded that year or from several different festivals. It doesn't really matter, as this collection is a wide-ranging sampler of many styles of music. Cajun accordion master Clifton Chenier ... see all copies from £7.48! new only from £11.92!
24	Howlin': Blues Alive & Well (1995) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist see all copies from £3.11!
25	Blues Masters, Vol. 10: Blues Roots (1993) more music like this by Various Artists add to wishlist Expertly compiled, annotated, and in most cases recorded) by pioneering blues researcher Samuel Charters, this volume explores all areas of the blues' origins. Featuring devastating recordings of prison work hands, native African music to Texas prison songs, this is as hard core a collection as you're likely to find, yet still very accessible to ... see all copies from £29.26!

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