Free & Equal Blues Josh White
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- Release Date: 03/17/1998
- Sales Rank: 7,570
- Label: SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
- UPC: 093074008126
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Free & Equal Blues
| 1 | One Meatball 3:09 |
| 2 | In My Time of Dying previously unreleased 3:13 |
| 3 | Free and Equal Blues previously unreleased 4:28 |
| 4 | Number 12 Train previously unreleased 3:37 |
| 5 | Jim Crow 2:46 |
| 6 | Landlord previously unreleased 2:35 |
| 7 | Betty and Dupree 2:44 |
| 8 | Trouble previously unreleased 2:38 |
| 9 | Beloved Comrade previously unreleased 2:01 |
| 10 | Hold On 2:11 |
| 11 | Jelly, Jelly previously unreleased 2:29 |
| 12 | When I Lay Down 2:35 |
| 13 | The House I Live In 2:29 |
| 14 | Fuhrer 3:09 |
| 15 | The Minute Man 2:04 |
| 16 | Take a Gal Like You previously unreleased 3:08 |
| 17 | What'cha Gonna Do? previously unreleased 1:12 |
| 18 | Don't Lie Buddy 2:20 |
| 19 | Motherless Children previously unreleased 2:28 |
| 20 | No More Blues 2:43 |
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About this Artist
Editorial Reviews
This fine 26-song compilation of material was recorded by folklorist Moses Asch in the 1940s, at a time when Josh White was beginning to reach an urban, educated audience with his mixture of blues, folk, and pop styles. What comes across particularly strong in this set is his versatility and all-around appeal; he handles topical songs about discrimination and war, spirituals, covers of blues by Leroy Carr and Victoria Spivey, folk ballads, and theatrical pieces, even extending to a cover of Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets." "One Meatball" provided some of the musical inspiration for the classic Merle Travis tune "Sixteen Tons"; "Freedom Road" had lyrics by poet Langston Hughes. Because he was less earthy and not as Southern-sounding as Leadbelly and Big Bill Broonzy, White has been accorded less critical respect, but this anthology shows him to be one of the unquestioned linchpins of the first stirrings of the folk revival. Free & Equal Blues includes copious notes by White biographer Elijah Wald. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
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