Mississippi Blues: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1926-1935)

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All Music Guide - Steve Leggett
Having already released collections of the more famous of the Mississippi country blues players of the 1920s and 1930s, England's Document Records is now swinging back and spotlighting blues players from the state who have only a handful of tracks to their name. This volume gathers the complete known recorded work of Arthur Petties, Freddie Spruell, and Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton, all of whom show the influence of Tommy Johnson, particularly Lofton, whose "Dark Road Blues" is a spirited version of Johnson's "Big Road Blues." Lofton also turns in fine performances on the humorous but resolute "It's Killin' Me" and the alcohol-themed "Jake Leg Blues," which refers to the drag...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Steve Leggett
Having already released collections of the more famous of the Mississippi country blues players of the 1920s and 1930s, England's Document Records is now swinging back and spotlighting blues players from the state who have only a handful of tracks to their name. This volume gathers the complete known recorded work of Arthur Petties, Freddie Spruell, and Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton, all of whom show the influence of Tommy Johnson, particularly Lofton, whose "Dark Road Blues" is a spirited version of Johnson's "Big Road Blues." Lofton also turns in fine performances on the humorous but resolute "It's Killin' Me" and the alcohol-themed "Jake Leg Blues," which refers to the drag leg gait of seriously impaired drunks. Petties and Spruell aren't as immediately memorable, but Petties has a warm and expressive voice, while Spruell hits a nice proto-ragtime feel on "Let's Go Riding," a song that ended up on the soundtrack to the movie Ghost World in 2001. Spruell appears to have been living in Chicago by the time he made these recordings, and his actual connection to Mississippi other than stylistically is uncertain. The sound on some of these tracks, particularly Spruell's, is a little rough, full of the crackles, pops, and hiss that is endemic to rare 78s.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/2/1994
  • Label: Document
  • UPC: 714298515824
  • Catalog Number: 5158
  • Sales rank: 114,087

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Two Time Blues - Arthur Petties (3:15)
  2. 2 Out on Santa Fe Blues - Arthur Petties (3:13)
  3. 3 That Won't Do - Arthur Petties (3:04)
  4. 4 Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties (3:12)
  5. 5 Quarrellin' Mama Blues - Arthur Petties (2:42)
  6. 6 Revenue Man Blues - Arthur Petties (2:45)
  7. 7 Milk Cow Blues - Freddie Spruell (3:21)
  8. 8 Muddy Water Blues @@Freddie Spurell (3:13)
  9. 9 Way Back Down Home - Freddie Spruell (3:08)
  10. 10 Tom Cat Blues - Freddie Spruell (3:07)
  11. 11 Low-Down Mississippi Bottom Man - Freddie Spruell (3:25)
  12. 12 4a Highway - Freddie Spruell (3:07)
  13. 13 Don't Cry Baby - Freddie Spruell (3:06)
  14. 14 Your Good Man Is Gone - Freddie Spruell (3:24)
  15. 15 Let's Go Riding - Freddie Spruell (3:01)
  16. 16 Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues - Freddie Spruell (3:06)
  17. 17 It's Killin' Me - Willie Lofton (2:54)
  18. 18 Poor Boy Blues - Willie Lofton (2:43)
  19. 19 Jake Leg Blues - Willie Lofton (3:05)
  20. 20 My Mean Baby Blues - Willie Lofton (2:56)
  21. 21 Dirty Mistreater - Willie Lofton (2:50)
  22. 22 Rainy Day Blues - Willie Lofton (3:00)
  23. 23 Beer Garden Blues - Willie Lofton (3:01)
  24. 24 Dark Road Blues - Willie Lofton (3:02)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Willie Lofton Guitar, Vocals
Arthur Petties Guitar, Vocals
Freddie Spruell Guitar, Vocals
Technical Credits
Kokomo Arnold Composer
Big Joe Williams Composer
Willie Lofton Composer
Leon Petties Composer
Arthur Petties Composer
Freddie Spruell Composer
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