THE RURAL BLUES: Samuel B Charters RBF 2x LP Vinyl Box Blind Willie McTell

(Box E—E)

RURAL BLUES

VG+ box, Previous Owner’s writing on cover. Small wear.

2xLP

VG++ glossy discs

Volume One, Side One: Vocal Styles

Coarse Vocal Tone

A1–Will ShadeI Can't Stand It

Deeper Chest Tones

A2–Hambone Willie Newburn*Shelby County Work House Blues

Clearer Head Tones

A3–Robert JohnsonFrom Four Until Late

Simple Rhythm

A4–Furry LewisYou Can Leave, Baby

Complex Regular Rhythms

A5–Sleepy John EstesSloppy Drunk Blues

Irregular Phrase Length, Regular Rhythm

A6–L'il Son Jackson*Roberta Blues

A7–Lightnin' HopkinsBad Luck And Trouble

A8–Blind Boy FullerThousand Woman Blues

Extended Vocal Chant

A9–Arthur Crudup*If I Get Lucky

Freely Rhythmic Chant

A10–Charlie PickettDown The Highway

Volume One, Side Two: Vocal Ornamentation

Falsetto

B1–Kokomo ArnoldMilk Cow Blues

False Bass

B2–Blind Willie JohnsonTake Your Burden To The Lord

Growl

B3–Tommy McClennanNew Highway 51

Hum

B4–Lightnin' HopkinsPenitentiary Blues

B5–Blind Willie McTellMama T'aint Long Fo' Day

Laugh

B6–Charlie BurseTake Your Fingers Off It

Spoken Interjection

B7–Charlie Lincoln*My Wife Drove Me From My Door

B8–Peg Leg HowellSkin Game Blues

B9–Lightnin' HopkinsCome Go Home With Me

Recitative Verses

B10–Lightnin' HopkinsGoin Back To Florida

Mixed Style

B11–Robert JohnsonStanding At The Crossroads

Volume Two: Instrumental

Side Three: Guitar As Melodic Voice

Picked

C1–Lightnin' HopkinsOne Kind Favor

Pocket Knife

C2–Furry LewisJohn Henry

C3–Blind Willie JohnsonNobody's Fault But Mine

Bottle Neck

C4–Furry LewisWarm Up

Guitar As Complex Rhythmic Accompaniment

C5–Bukka WhiteBukka's Jitterbug Swing

C6–Furry LewisCasey Jones

C7–Peg Leg HowellCoal Man Blues

C8–John Hurt*Frankie

Other Instruments

12 String Guitar

C9–Blind Willie McTellSouthern Can Mama

Banjo

C10–Papa Charlie JacksonAiry Man Blues

Piano

C11–Skip JamesLittle Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues

Piano And Guitar

C12–Leroy Carr And Scrapper BlackwellNew How Long How Long Blues

Side Four: Added Melodic Instruments

Harmonica

D1–Bert BilbroMohana Blues

D2–Sonny Terry & Oh Red With Blind Boy FullerHarmonica Stomp

Violin

D3–Frank StokesShiney Town Blues

Kazoo

D4–Virgil PerkinsTrouble In Mind

Added Rhythm Instruments

Bass- Plucked

D5–Arthur Crudup*Mean Old Frisco

Bass- Bowed

D6–Brownie McGheeSporting Life Blues

Washboard

D7–Virgil PerkinsSolo

Larger Accompaniment Groups

D8–Charlie BurseTippin' Round

D9–Ham GravyMama Don't 'Low It

D10–Moochie ReevesKey To The Highway

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