This set of recordings was one of the artistic peaks of the pre-war Country Blues recording boom. Intense and passionate, these songs are filled with social comment, harsh observations of the life he was subjected to and all performed with an intensity and brilliant hard rhythm. Essential!!
Tracks
- The New Frisco Train
- The Panama Limited
- Black Train Blues
- Strange Place Blues
- When Can I Change My Clothes
- Sleepy Man Blues
- Parchman Farm Blues
- Good Gin Blues
- High Fever Blues
- District Attorney Blues
- Fixin' to Die
- Aberdeen Mississippi Blues
- Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
- Special Stream Line