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Lifting the veil the earliest blues guitarists : Rev. Gary Davis & peers.

Title
  1. Lifting the veil [sound recording] : the earliest blues guitarists : Rev. Gary Davis & peers.
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  1. Linden Hill Station, N.Y. : World Arbiter, p2008.

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Additional authors
  1. Davis, Gary, 1896-1972.
  2. Leadbelly, 1885-1949.
  3. Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958.
  4. Grant, Coot.
  5. Blind Blake.
  6. Hawkins, Walter (Guitarist)
  7. Moore, William, 1893-1951.
  8. Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979.
  9. Thomas, Willard.
  10. Patton, Charley, 1891-1934.
  11. Lacy, Rube, 1901-1969.
  12. Thompson, Edward, blues musician.
Description
  1. 1 sound disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative title
  1. Earliest blues guitarists : Rev. Gary Davis & peers
  2. First bluesmen
Subject
  1. Guitar music (Blues)
  2. Blues (Music)
Contents
  1. Sermon on pancakes ; The blood's done signed your name / Leadbelly -- Come down to see me sometime ; Lost John ; Soldier's drill / Rev. Gary Davis -- Gallows pole ; Leaving blues / Leadbelly -- Slow blues in E / Rev. Gary Davis -- Starvation blues / Big Bill Broonzy -- Black biting bee blues / Leola B. Wilson ; Blind Blake -- Mountain Jack ; I didn't want to join the band / Rev. Gary Davis -- A rag / Buddy Boy Hawkins -- Raggin' the blues ; Old country rock / William Moore -- Poor boy / Gus Bannon ; Blind Blake -- Poor boy / Ramblin' Thomas -- Mississippi bo weevil blues ; Screamin' and hollerin' the blues / Charley Patton -- Mississippi jail house groan ; Ham hound crave / Rube Lacy -- Seven sisters blues / Edward Thompson -- Hard Dallas blues ; Back gnawing blues ; Going crazy / Ramblin' Thomas.
Call number
  1. *LDC 44168
Note
  1. Primarily restorations of blues discs from the Harry Smith Archive, with previously unpublished recordings by Rev. Gary Davis and Leadbelly.
  2. Compact disc.
  3. Program notes and lyrics (27 p.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded 1956-1957 (Rev. Gary Davis) ; Feb. 14, 1941 (Leadbelly) and Nov. 1926-Oct. 23, 1929 (Remainder).
Title
  1. Lifting the veil [sound recording] : the earliest blues guitarists : Rev. Gary Davis & peers.
Imprint
  1. Linden Hill Station, N.Y. : World Arbiter, p2008.
Performer
  1. Various performers.
Event
  1. Recorded 1956-1957 (Rev. Gary Davis) ; Feb. 14, 1941 (Leadbelly) and Nov. 1926-Oct. 23, 1929 (Remainder).
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Added author
  1. Davis, Gary, 1896-1972. Performer
  2. Leadbelly, 1885-1949.
  3. Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958.
  4. Grant, Coot.
  5. Blind Blake.
  6. Hawkins, Walter (Guitarist)
  7. Moore, William, 1893-1951.
  8. Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979.
  9. Thomas, Willard.
  10. Patton, Charley, 1891-1934.
  11. Lacy, Rube, 1901-1969.
  12. Thompson, Edward, blues musician.
Publisher no.
  1. 2008 World Arbiter
Research call number
  1. *LDC 44168
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