I Have to Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues -- 1960

by BLUES: I HAVE TO PAINT MY FACE:

Overview

The title to the contrary, "I Have to Paint My Face": Mississippi Blues -- 1960 also includes recordings from California and Lousiana; regardless, these field recordings collected by Arhoolie label founder Chris Strachwitz are invaluable documents of gifted bluesmen who otherwise received virtually no opportunities to record their music. They include Sam Chatmon, Robert Curtis Smith, Wade Walton and Jasper Love. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	11/30/1995
Label:	ARHOOLIE RECORDS
UPC:	0096297043226

Tracks

1. I Have to Paint My Face  - Sam Chatmon
2. Big Road Blues  - K.C. Douglas  - Big Maceo Merriweather
3. I Stand and Wonder  - Sam Chatmon
4. Texas Blues  - Big Maceo Merriweather  - Big Joe Williams
5. Night Shirt Blues  - K.C. Douglas
6. Mercury Blues  - Bruce Bratton  - K.C. Douglas  - Robert Geddins
7. Hollandale Blues  - Sam Chatmon
8. The Slop  - Columbus Jones  - Jasper Love
9. Stella Ruth  - R.C. Smith  - R.C. Smith
10. God Don't Like Ugly  - Sam Chatmon
11. Rooster Blues  - Wade Walton
12. Barbershop Rhythm  - R.C. Smith  - Wade Walton  - R.C. Smith
13. Going Back to Texas  - R.C. Smith
14. Blues and Trouble  - K.C. Douglas  - Sidney Maiden
15. Lonely Widower  - R.C. Smith
16. Lost Love Blues  - R.C. Smith
17. Married Woman Blues  - Bill Jackson  - Big Joe Turner  - Big Joe Williams
18. Love's Honeydripper  - Jasper Love
19. Desert Blues  - Jasper Love
20. One Thin Dime  - Butch Cage  - Willie Thomas
21. Butch's Blues  - Butch Cage  - Willie Thomas
22. Forty-Four Blues  - Butch Cage  - Willie Thomas
23. Chicago Blues  - K.C. Douglas  - Sidney Maiden

Album Credits

Performance Credits

R.C. Smith   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Big Joe Williams   Primary Artist
Wade Walton   Primary Artist
Sidney Maiden   Primary Artist
Willie B. Thomas   Primary Artist
Willie Thomas   Primary Artist
Bruce Bratton   Primary Artist
Butch Cage   Primary Artist
K.C. Douglas   Primary Artist
Sam Chatmon   Primary Artist
Jasper Love   Primary Artist
Columbus Jones   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Butch Cage   Composer
Sidney Maiden   Composer
R.C. Smith   Composer
K.C. Douglas   Composer
Robert Geddins   Composer
Wade Walton   Composer
Big Joe Turner   Composer
Willie Thomas   Composer
Jasper Love   Composer
Big Joe Williams   Composer
Big Maceo Merriweather   Composer
Bill Jackson   Composer
Sam Chatmon   Composer