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Texas post-war compilation

Catalogue reference: POAAAM/3/1/4/35

What’s it about?

This record is about the Texas post-war compilation dating from c1960s.

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Reference

POAAAM/3/1/4/35

Title

Texas post-war compilation

Date

c1960s

Description

Duration: 1:04:14

Compilation of post-war blues labelled ‘Texas Blues Research - dub tape of blues and guitar examples’, though not all of the artists are Texan.

Side 1:

[0:00:09] 01. Mercy Dee [Walton] - Lonesome Cabin Blues
[0:03:20] 02. Mercy Dee - Baba-du-Lay Fever (G.I. Fever)
[0:06:22] 03. Mercy Dee - Evil and Hanky
[0:09:20] 04. Mercy Dee - Travelin’ Alone Blues
[0:11:54] 05. Big Boy Spires - Which One Do I Love
[0:14:52] 06. Big Boy Spires - About to Lose My Mind
[0:17:25] 07. James Tisdom - Model T Boogie
[0:20:02] 08. James Tisdom - Last Affair Blues
[0:23:26] 09. James Tisdom - I Feel So Good
[0:26:22] 10. James Tisdom - Overhaul Blues [followed by opening fragment of another song]
[0:29:40] 11. Big Joe Williams - Blues Left Texas [cuts out]

Side 2:

Tracks by Sonny Boy & Lonnie from the record ‘Down Home Blues’ by Little Esther [where they are credited as ‘Lightnin Guitar’s Band’]:

[0:32:15] 12. My Baby Blues (aka Bad and Evil Blues)
[0:34:54] 13. Big Moose Blues (aka Double Crossin' Blues)
[0:37:24] 14. The Wide Boogie (aka House of Love)
[0:40:06] 15. Talkin’ Boogie (aka Release Me Baby)
[0:42:37] 16. Wiggle ‘Round Me Baby (aka Can’t Go On)
[0:45:33] 17. Southwest Pacific Blues (aka Hot Cornbread and Black Eye Peas)

[0:48:31] 18. Alex Moore - Neglected Woman
[0:51:11] 19. Alex Moore - If I Lose You Woman
[0:53:46] 20. John Lee - Alabama Boogie
[0:56:30] 21. John Lee - Down at the Depot
[0:59:34] 22. Kid Thomas - The Spell
[1:01:41] 23. Kid Thomas - Wolf Pack

Original file name: POAAAM - Texas Blues Research - dub tape of blues and guitar examples

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Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
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Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ceb96005-46e6-4806-9ab5-2efa1c53d168/

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POAAAM/3

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