{"product_id":"one-room-country-shack-and-other-struggling-blues","title":"One Room Country Shack and Other Struggling Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eMercy Dee Walton was a pianist, singer and songwriter, whose oeuvre encompassed blues, jump blues and R\u0026amp;B, invariably bewailing the unattractiveness of rural life. Invariably billed on record as just Mercy Dee, he remains chiefly important for his US Top 10 R\u0026amp;B hits 'Lonesome Cabin Blues (Log Cabin Blues)' and 'One Room Country Shack'. The latter song became established as a blues standard, and was later closely associated with Mose Allison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful body of work, this compilation is a selection of popular sides and rarities, recorded between 1949-55, variously for Spire, Imperial, Colony, Rhythm, Flair, and Specialty. His 1955 Flair release 'Come Back Maybellene', an answer disc to Chuck Berry's 'Maybellene', was a big record among specialist Rock \u0026amp; Roll collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe sadly died of a cerebral haemorrhage in 1962, just a year after recording a fine comeback album, \"Mercy Dee\", for Arhoolie.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jasmine","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50454113190219,"sku":"2002405","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0604988319729_bdca3208_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727181070","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/one-room-country-shack-and-other-struggling-blues","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}