The earliest blues recordings.
Bukka White is an exceptional blues singer. His texts are very personal, often about his own life. And, he does not bother much about the length of lines or rhyme schemes.
In this episode, recordings from 1973 and 1940.
Bukka White:
Black cat bone blues
1936 triggertoe
Cryin’ holy unto the Lord
Shake my hand blues
Sic ém dogs on me
Gibson Hill
Good gin blues
High fever blues
District attorney blues
Fixin’ to die blues
Aberdeen Mississippi blues
Bukka’s jitterbug swing
Mama don’t allow
Hot Spring Arkansas
Jelly roll workin’ man
Black crepe blues
Glory bound train
Aberdeen Mississippi blues