The Pre-War Blues and Country Music thread

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by J.A.W., Sep 4, 2015.

  1. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    I don't think there are any threads here that are dedicated to pre-war blues and country music and related styles. Feel free to post stuff like that here. I'll start with the CD I'm listening to now:

    Uncle Dave Macon - Travelin' Down the Road - County (1935-1938 recordings)

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  2. Wally Swift

    Wally Swift Yo-Yoing where I will...

    Location:
    Brooklyn New York
    Sorry but your OP stated Old Time Country not pre-war Country.
     
  3. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    P.S. There is a general blues thread here, but that one emphasizes post-war stuff, so I thought it'd be nice to have a dedicated thread for pre-war music
     
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  4. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    No problem, I've edited the thread title and my first post. Feel free to post pre-war country.
     
  5. Freedom Rider

    Freedom Rider Senior Member

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  6. Marzz

    Marzz Forum Resident

    Location:
    Australia
    Great thread idea!
    I had something completely different lined up to play, but now...

    Dock Boggs - "Country Blues: Complete Early Recordings" (1927-29)
    (Revenant CD 1997)

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  7. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    Now: Chrlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers - Old Time Songs - County (1925-1930 recordings)

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  8. Wally Swift

    Wally Swift Yo-Yoing where I will...

    Location:
    Brooklyn New York
  9. Wally Swift

    Wally Swift Yo-Yoing where I will...

    Location:
    Brooklyn New York
    My favorite of favorites is still the very first record of this type I ever bought;

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  10. Marzz

    Marzz Forum Resident

    Location:
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    Revisiting a great Compilation CD,
    recorded 1920s & '30s including a 1929 recording of the title track.

    Various Artists - "Man of Constant Sorrow"
    (Yazoo CD 2002)
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  11. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    Now: The Piano Blues - Leroy Carr, Vol.2: 1929-1935 - Magpie (with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell)

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  12. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    Just thought I'd post this here as well - a must for lovers of pre-war blues:
    http://bluesimages.com/

    I have no connections whatsoever with Blues Images.
     
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  13. bodine

    bodine Senior Member

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    Washington DC
    Put on a 78 needle on my Audio Technica table last night, poured a martini (extra dry, up, olive juice) and played Bukka White's "Good Gin Blues" (Okeh 0565)
     
  14. Bobby Buckshot

    Bobby Buckshot Heavy on the grease please

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    Great thread idea. Question for y'all:

    Would you put Satchmo or Earl Hines in the pre-war "Blues" camp? They always come up under "Jazz" but they played the blues. Same thing with some of the pre-war big bands: jazz or blues to y'all? Is it blues when it's played with majority strings and jazz when it's brass/woodwinds?

    Either way, I'm really starting to enjoy some of these pre-war sounds. What amazes me is the creativity without the help of advanced tech. They are bending notes and making some interesting soundscapes to accompany a pretty deep emotional resonance, and it's almost all acoustic (except for the recording machinery itself).

    Also, anyone have any releases on the Old Hat label? What do you think?
     
  15. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    I'd qualify the music of Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines and the pre-war big bands as jazz, even though it was influenced by blues.
     
  16. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    Now: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - San Antonio Rose - 11 CDs + 1 DVD, Bear Family; disc 1

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  17. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    I have a few (somewhere...) Nice label, with quite a bit of string band music; that said, I can't listen to string bands too long.

    http://www.oldhatrecords.com/
     
  18. wildroot indigo

    wildroot indigo Forum Resident

    There's a lot of crossover among the artists, one of the great things about that era of music... Armstrong recorded with blues legends Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith (1924-25), and also with "the Father of Country Music," Jimmie Rodgers (1930).
     
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  19. Marzz

    Marzz Forum Resident

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    I like this label. As a sampler at least, this one has a great selection of tracks with decent sound.
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    You are aware of Joe Bussard? If not you should read this interview http://www.dustandgrooves.com/joe-bussard-frederick-ma/.
    A passionate collector of 78s and music lover.
    There's also a Movie/DVD "Desperate Man Blues" basically a documentary about him and collecting 78s. I swear his passion for music is infectious, so much so you might even overlook comments from him like "Jazz music ended in 1933"! :laugh:
     
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  20. wildroot indigo

    wildroot indigo Forum Resident

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  21. Mr. H

    Mr. H Forum Resident

    A great companion set to this box is Milton Brown and the Musical Brownies: The Complete Recordings of the Father of Western Swing 1932-1937.

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  22. Holerbot6000

    Holerbot6000 Forum Resident

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    Devil With The Devil: Hot Western Swing From The 1930s
    Smokin' vinyl only Western Swing collection. Just try to sit still...

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  23. J.A.W.

    J.A.W. Music Addict Thread Starter

    I agree, but unfortunately that set is marred by noise reduction.
     
  24. Dave Hoos

    Dave Hoos Nothing is revealed

    He also recorded with Lonnie Johnson. And Johnny Dodds from Armstrong's Hot Fives recorded with Blind Blake.
     
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  25. entropyfan

    entropyfan Forum Resident


    Even though Uncle Dave was born in 1870, some of those sides he did with the Fruit Jar Drinkers in 1927 forecast rock-and-roll!

    I have his box set on Bear Family (which collects all his sides plus rarities), but the mastering on those County cds is still the best. What a great label.
     
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