/r/PreWarBlues
For blues and related music recorded prior to 1941, with a degree of wiggle room when it comes to artists who recorded either side of the war. Rough and ready post-war material on minor labels that follows the form of pre-war music gets around this. My place, my rules. Posts, comments and questions welcome. No contemporary covers of pre-war material, please.
For blues and related music (including African-American gospel and preaching) recorded prior to 1941, with a degree of wiggle room when it comes to artists who recorded either side of the war. Old timey / country music from pre-war also gets a look in on Wednesdays because we like that sort of thing too. Posts, comments and questions welcome.
Please, no posts of covers of pre-war material - they may well be great, but this isn’t the place. They are very welcome at /r/prewarbluesrenewed. If you can't be bothered to read the rules, we can't be bothered to give you a warning - the house policy is instant deletion.
Other blues, and blues-related subs:
- /r/ClassicRhythmAndBlues (or 'what Pre-War Blues did next...'
- /r/Prewarbluesrenewed
- /r/Blues
- /r/BluesGuitarist
- /r/BluesMusic
- /r/Bluespiano
- /r/BluesPorn
- /r/BluesRock
- /r/DeltaBlues
- /r/OldTimeMusic
- /r/Jazzporn
- /r/RockPorn
- /r/SoulBlues
/r/PreWarBlues
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Gospel Sunday - 'I Just Can't Help From Crying Sometimes' [7th April 1941] by the Alphabetical Four.
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2024/04/07
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Suggestive Saturday - 'New Little Pretty Mama (Tee-Ninecy Mama)' [6th April 1928] by Leroy Gaither.
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2024/04/06
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East Coast Friday - 'Georgia Ham Mama' [5th April 1938] by Blind Boy Fuller, backed by Sonny Terry
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2024/04/05
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Lucky Dip Thursday - 'Mississippi Town (Jackson Blues)' [4th April 1940] by Creole George Guesnon, backed by trumpet, electric guitar, piano and drums, so it sounds rather more modern.
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2024/04/04
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Women on Wednesday - 'You Got The Right Key' [3rd April 1937] by Trixie Butler, backed by Black Bob and an unknown bassist.
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2024/04/03
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Transport Tuesday - 'Greyhound Bus' [1937] by Arkansas Shorty (James McComb)
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2024/04/02
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Pre-War Blues Revival LP covers, #3 - Ida Cox
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2024/04/01
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Easter Sunday - 'He Arose From The Dead' [1927] by Blind Lemon Jefferson. As is traditional...
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2024/03/31
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Suggestive Saturday - 'Ten Pound Hammer' [30th March 1937] by Mose Andrews.
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2024/03/30
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East Coast Friday - 'Ninety-Nine Year Blues' [1927] by Julius Daniels.
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2024/03/29
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Lucky Dip Thursday - 'On The Killin' Floor' [27th March 1942] by Doctor Clayton
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2024/03/27
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Women on Wednesday - 'Big Gorilla Man' [26th March 1929] by Gladys Bentley.
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2024/03/26
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Pre-War Blues Revival LP covers, #2 - Blind Lemon Jefferson on Riverside. Found at Discogs.
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2024/03/25
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Gospel Sunday - 'Father, I Stretch out My Hands Unto Thee' [24th March 1930] by thePrimitive Baptist Choir of North Carolina. A bit scratchy...
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2024/03/24
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Suggestive Saturday - 'Milk Cow Blues' [23rd March 1934] by Big Bill Broonzy
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2024/03/23
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East Coast Friday - 'Peg Leg Stomp [1927] by Peg Leg Howell
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2024/03/22
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Lucky Dip Thursday - 'You Ain't Livin' Right' [21st March 1929] by the Hokum Boys (Dorsey and Robinson)
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2024/03/21
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Women on Wednesday - 'Empty Bed Blues (Parts 1 and 2)' by Bessie Smith, backed by Charlie Green and Porter Grainger.
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2024/03/20
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Transport Tuesday - 'South Bound Passenger Train' [19th March 1931] by The Famous Garland Jubilee Singers. Sacred style, but secular.
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2024/03/19
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Pre-War Blues Revival LP covers, #1 - Blind Willie Johnson on Folkways. Found at Discogs.
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2024/03/18
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Gospel Sunday - 'If You See My Saviour' [17th March 1932] by Thomas A. Dorsey.
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2024/03/17
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Suggestive Saturday - 'Queen Bee Blues' [16th March 1932] by Bumble Bee Slim.
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2024/03/16
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East Coast Friday - 'I've Got Ford Movements In My Hips' [14th March 1929] by Cleo Gibson, acc. by Her Hot Three.
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2024/03/15
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Lucky Dip Thursday - 'Just Like Jesse James' [14th March 1938] by Jazz Gillum. Some early electric guitar on this, and no relation to the song sung by Cher.
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2024/03/14
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Women on Wednesday - 'He's Tight Like This' [13th March 1929] by Hilda Alexander And Mamie McClure, acc. the Backa-Town Boys
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2024/03/13
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Transport Tuesday - 'The Best Cheap Car In The Market Is A Ford' [12th March 1929] by Sloppy Henry.
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2024/03/12
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Gospel Sunday - 'God Got His Eyes On You' [10th March 1927] by the Megginson Female Quartet
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2024/03/10
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Suggestive Saturday - 'Don't You Wish Your Baby Was Built up Like Mine?' [9th March 19287] by Texas Alexander, backed by Lonnie Johnson
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2024/03/09
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Lucky Dip Thursday - 'B.D Woman's Blues' [7th March 1935] by Lucille Bogan, backed by Walter Roland on the piano.
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2024/03/07
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Centenary Women on Wednesday - 'Do Right Blues' [6th March 1924] by Mattie Jones, backed by Fletcher Henderson. First use of 'Big fat mama, meat shaking' etc?
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2024/03/06
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