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Liner Notes by Down Beat’s Chris Albertson and produced by Arnold Caplin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sutro Park","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50454838968651,"sku":"1164764","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gold | LP","offer_id":50454845030731,"sku":"1164765","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f7bae4cb-0d4c-4166-99a7-8680bd9500b9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727186576"},{"product_id":"the-syncopated-country-blues-of-blind-willie-mctell","title":"The Syncopated Country Blues of Blind Willie McTell","description":"\u003cp\u003eA man once immortalised in song by Bob Dylan, no less (\"And I know no one can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell.\"), BWM was a noted Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist, who made his first recordings in the late 1920s. Essentially a rambling, street musician in Georgia and on the streets of Atlanta, McTell played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, although unlike his Piedmont contemporaries, he played twelve-string guitars almost exclusively. He was also an adept slide guitarist, which was unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back tenor, differed greatly from the harsher voices of Delta bluesmen like Charley Patton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe material on this collection was recorded for Atlantic and Regal, in 1949, although many of these sides would not be released until the late 60s\/early 70s Blues revival, some twenty years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracks: Broke-Down Engine Blues \/ Dying Crapshooter's Blues \/ Pinetop's Boogie Woogie \/ Blues Around Midnight \/ Last Dime Blues \/ On The Cooling Board \/ Motherless Children Have A Hard Time \/ Soon This Morning \/ Don't Forget It \/ A To Z Blues \/ Good Little Thing \/ You Can't Get Stuff No More \/ Love Changin' Blues \/ Savannah Mama \/ Talkin' To You Mama \/ East St. Louis \/ Wee Midnight Hours \/ Pal Of Mine \/ Honey It Must Be Love \/ Sending Up My Timber (Tk. 2) \/ Lord Have Mercy If You Please \/ It's My Desire \/ Hide Me In Thy Bosom \/ River Jordan \/ How About You \/ Trying To Get Home (Climbing High Mountains)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jasmine","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50464773243211,"sku":"1154717","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/30db8924-ffe1-4184-8a1b-40fdcf37db0f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727278986"},{"product_id":"1940-the-legendary-library-of-congress-session-2","title":"1940 - The Legendary Library of Congress Session","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the time Georgia native William Samuel \"Blind Willie\" McTell earned ten dollars by sitting down in a hotel room in Atlanta on November 5, 1940, to preserve his artistry on 15 transcription platters for the Library of Congress, he had achieved a degree of fame by having recorded some 85 sides for multiple labels during the years 1927-1936. McTell was a skilled 12-string guitarist, an expressive vocalist, and a well-versed interpreter of ragtime, spirituals, blues, and a wide range of rural folk forms. He performed well for the Library of Congress, sometimes narrating and explaining the social background for his music while fielding John Lomax's rather careless and insensitive questions. What you get here is an excellent spectrum of McTell's stylistic range and repertoire. His slide manoeuvres on \"Amazing Grace\" are strikingly reminiscent of Blind Willie Johnson's technique. The overall content of this hotel room recital points directly to McTell's Atlantic session of November 1949.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA1   Chainey   (2:46) A2   Murderer's Home Blues   (3:03) A3   Kill-It-Kid Rag   (2:40) A4   I Got To Cross De River O' Jordan   (1:53) A5   Monologue On History Of The Blues; Monologue On Life As Maker Of Records: Monologue On Himself   (5:37) A6   Monologue On Old Songs; Old Time Religion; Amen   (3:00) B1   Will Fox   (1:34) B2   Dying Crapshooter's Blues   (3:07) B3   Amazing Grace   (1:20) B4   Monologue On Accidents   (1:50) B5   Just As Well Get Ready, You Got To Die: Climbin' High Mountains, Tryin' To Get Home   (2:49) B6   King Edward Blues   (1:45) B7   Delia   (2:38) B8   Boll Weevil   (1:54) B9   I Got To Cross The River Jordan   (4:31)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Melodeon","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50504734441803,"sku":"2047527","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/R-7060355-1520968995-9814_841a7c64_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727809914"},{"product_id":"rough-guide-to-blind-willie-mctell","title":"Rough Guide To Blind Willie McTell","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlind Willie McTell was blessed with an exquisite voice and sublime talent for the twelve-string guitar. This collection highlights his diverse repertoire of songs ranging from ragtime and hokum to traditional blues and gospel. Includes classics such as \u003ci\u003eSouthern Can Is Mine, Statesboro Blues, Georgia Rag\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBroke Down Engine Blues\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Nobody can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell'\" sang Bob Dylan in his 1983 heartfelt dedication to the Atlanta bluesman. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlind Willie McTell was the King of Georgia Blues who channelled the musical mosaic of the nation Classic tracks characterized by the incredible interplay between his warm, smooth voice and fluid guitar technique. A collection of tracks which lays bare both the personality and musical brilliance of this most remarkable of pre-war blues artists. An inspiration to countless guitarists, with his incredibly original guitar arrangements. McTell is forever immortalized in these classic country blues recordings. Lovingly remastered using pioneering restoration techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - This LP edition includes a download card enabling you to download the full album as well as bonus Blind Willie McTell tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Guide","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50526400708939,"sku":"1033245","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50526401233227,"sku":"1048438","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a2900df2-d497-4e63-a96a-578d57c58a79_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728042828"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/blind-willie-mctell-1.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}