Black Snake Moan

by Blind Lemon Jefferson

Overview

Blind Lemon Jefferson was a street singer with a wide and varied repertoire, although he is best known for his straight-ahead blues pieces like the title track here, "Black Snake Moan." As this sampler of Jefferson's 1920s and 1930s 78s from Snapper Records shows, however, he was equally at home doing hillbilly spirituals ("He Arose from the Dead") and folk-blues ("See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"), and he also had a fine slide sound ("Jack O'Diamond Blues"). Immensely popular, Jefferson's 78s were poorly pressed and frequently played, so these tracks have a good deal of surface hiss, which may be bothersome to some listeners. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	03/09/2004
Label:	Snapper
UPC:	0636551001328
Rank:	97581

Tracks

1. Hot Dogs
2. Teddy Bear Blues
3. Bad Luck Blues
4. Broke and Hungry
5. Prison Cell Blues
6. Black Snake Moan
7. Hangman's Blues
8. That Crawling Baby Blues
9. He Arose from the Dead
10. Sunshine Special
11. Matchbox Blues
12. Rising High Water Blues
13. Easy Rider Blues
14. One Dime Blues
15. Rabbit Foot Blues
16. Lonesome House Blues
17. Jack O'Diamond Blues
18. Stocking Feet Blues
19. Right of Way Blues
20. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Blind Lemon Jefferson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
George Perkins   Piano

Technical Credits

Victoria Spivey   Composer
Blind Lemon Jefferson   Composer
J. Johnson   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Russell Beecher   Sleeve Notes
La More   Composer