Blues With A Message
by Various Artists
Mojo (Publisher): 4 stars out of 5 -- "This riveting CD beckons the listener to another viewpoint, to stare in fascinated disquiet at the actual, rather than the imaginative, landscape of the segregated Old South."
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CD Details
- Released: June 21, 2005
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Arhoolie Records
Entertainment Reviews:
Dirty Linen - p.54
"[A]ll are composed by the feature artists and show a strong and passionate interest in social issues of the time."Mojo (Publisher) - p.142
4 stars out of 5 -- "This riveting CD beckons the listener to another viewpoint, to stare in fascinated disquiet at the actual, rather than the imaginative, landscape of the segregated Old South."Mojo (Publisher) - p.60
Ranked #2 in Mojo's "Top Ten Blues Albums Of 2005."Tracks:
- 1.I Have to Paint My Face - Sam Chatmon
- 2.John Henry - John Jackson
- 3.Walked Down So Many Turn Rows - Mercy Dee
- 4.Tom Moore's Farm - Mance Lipscomb
- 5.Tom Moore Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins
- 6.River Blues, PTS. 1-2 - Lowell Fulson
- 7.Levee Camp Blues - Mississippi Fred McDowell
- 8.1919 Influenza Blues - Essie Jenkins
- 9.Why I Like Roosevelt - Willie Eason
- 10.Little Soldier Boy - Doctor Ross
- 11.Prisoner's Talking Blues - Robert Pete Williams
- 12.I Got to Climb a High Mountain - Johnie Lewis
- 13.Depression Blues - Herman E. Johnson
- 14.Stockyard Blues - Big Walter Horton, Johnny Young
- 15.What Will I Tell the Children - Juke Boy Bonner
- 16.It's Enough - Juke Boy Bonner
- 17.Things Gonna Get Better - Bee Houston
- 18.Back Home Blues - Joe Lee Williams