Georgia Blues (1928-1933)

by Allegro

Overview

The Atlanta blues scene of the 1920s was among the most fertile in all the South, with a steady stream of rural musicians converging on the city hoping to gain exposure playing the local club circuit, with any luck rising to perform at Decatur Street's famed 81 Theatre; Georgia Blues 1928-1933 assembles sides from some of the era's most prominent artists, among them Curley Weaver, Fred McMullen and harpist Eddie Mapp. Far and away the best-known of the featured artists, Weaver is captured at the dawn of his career; on his first sides, among them "No No Blues," he sounds remarkably like fellow Atlanta bluesmen the Hicks brothers. The little-known McMullen is the wild card here, a slide guitarist also noted for his picking finesse; of his seven tracks, the best is "DeKalb Chain Gang," a cut so vividly harrowing it seems undoubtedly autobiographical. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/1994
Label:	Document
UPC:	0714298511024
Rank:	121560

Tracks

1. Sweet Petunia  - Curley Weaver  - Henry Williams
2. No No Blues  - Johnny Parth  - Curley Weaver
3. No No Blues  - Eddie Mapp  - Johnny Parth  - Curley Weaver  - Eddie Mapp
4. Decatur Street Drag  - Guy Lumpkin  - Eddie Mapp
5. Riding the Blinds  - Guy Lumpkin  - Eddie Mapp  - Don Nix
6. Dirty Deal Blues  - Curley Weaver
7. It's the Best Stuff Yet  - Curley Weaver
8. I'm Hot Like That  - Eddie Mapp  - James Moore
9. Careless Love  - W.C. Handy  - Martha E. Koenig  - Eddie Mapp  - James Moore  - Spencer Williams
10. Wicked Treatin' Blues  - Eddie Mapp  - James Moore
11. It's Tight Like That  - Thomas A. Dorsey  - Eddie Mapp  - James Moore  - Hudson Whittaker
12. Poor Convict Blues  - Eddie Mapp  - James Moore
13. Ta Ta Blues  - Curley Weaver
14. Where You Been So Long?  - Guy Lumpkin  - Eddie Mapp  - James Moore
15. Fourth Avenue Blues  - Eddie Mapp
16. Baby Boogie Woogie  - Clarence Moore  - Curley Weaver
17. Wild Cat Kitten  - Clarence Moore  - Curley Weaver
18. Wait and Listen  - Fred McMullen
19. Rolling Mama  - Fred McMullen
20. Just Can't Stand It  - Fred McMullen
21. I'm Still Sloppy Drunk  - Fred McMullen
22. Man of My Own  - Fred McMullen
23. Poor Stranger Blues  - Fred McMullen
24. De Kalb Chain Gang  - Fred McMullen

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Mapp   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Harmonica
Clarence Moore   Primary Artist,Vocals
Curley Weaver   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Guy Lumpkin   Primary Artist,Guitar
James Moore   Primary Artist,Harmonica
Fred McMullen   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Buddy Moss   Guitar
Ruth Willis   Vocals
Ruth Mary Willis   Vocals,Accordion
James C. Moore   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams   Composer
James Moore   Performer
Johnny Parth   Composer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Eddie Mapp   Performer
Curley Weaver   Composer,Performer
Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey   Composer
Martha E. Koenig   Composer
Guy Lumpkin   Performer
Clarence Moore   Performer
Keith Briggs   Liner Notes
Hudson Whittaker   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Fred McMullen   Performer,Composer
Don Nix   Composer