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They Call Me Sundown

They Call Me Sundown Lonesome Sundown “The sound of the swamp”Cornelius Green held a string of labor jobs between Donaldsonville and New Orleans, Louisiana throughout his teens into adulthood playing music in his...

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Sloppy Drunk Blues

Sloppy Drunk Blues Big Joe Williams Back Home in CrawfordClick here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to shareIn an excerpt from the “All American Collection: The Devil’s Music” hosted...

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Hound Dog

Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton Mama’s bluesBig Mama Thornton sings her R&B hit “Hound Dog” at 1965 American Folk Blues Festival with accompanists Buddy Guy (guitar), Eddie Boyd (piano), Jimmie Lee Robinson...

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Harp Blues Improv

Harp Blues Improv Lurrie Bell & Billy Branch Spanish TV bluesClick here if you have a memory of this artist that you’d like to shareLurrie Bell (guitar) and Billy Branch (harmonica) play the blues on Spanish TV in the...

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The Things That I Used to Do

The Things That I Used to Do Guitar Slim Slim’s Success”The Things That I Used to Do” was recorded in 1953 at J & M recording studios in New Orleans with Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones (guitar &...

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