Complete Recorded Works 1928-29

Complete Recorded Works 1928-29

Evidence of the strange genius of Mississippi bluesman Tommy Johnson is limited to 17Â recordings from two late-1920s sessions. It is the first of these, for the Victor Company, that produced the recordings upon which Johnson's lofty reputation rests. Sung in a husky falsetto, somewhere between an African field holler and an Alpine yodel, "Cool Drink of Water Blues" stands atop a pinnacle in the richly inventive Delta blues tradition with younger cousin Robert Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail" and Skip James's "Devil Got My Woman." "Canned Heat Blues" is a bittersweet paean to the older Johnson's penchant for imbibing tins of jellied kerosene, and was a modest hit in that era's "race record" market. Also notable from his 1928 session were the influential "Maggie Campbell Blues," "Big Road Blues," and "Big Fat Mama Blues," while the recently discovered Paramount session was remarkable for "Slidin' Delta" and "I Wonder to Myself." --Alan Greenberg
Country USA
Brand Document Records
Manufacturer DOC
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber CDDOCD5001
Model CDDOCD5001
ReleaseDate 1994-05-27
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 714298500127
EANs 0714298500127

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