Blues — All Formats  

Excellent r&b & soul from the Nashville scene of the 60s – lesser known and smaller label singles issued at the time that deserve to be heard – and with a pretty tight and consistent focus with numbers by just a handful of great singers and combos! Includes rollicking, bluesy and soulful numbers by Cornell Blakely, JJ Barnes, Stone Martin, Larry Birdsong, Clentt Gant, Robert Garrett and others. 24 tracks in all: "Don't Do It", "I Want My Share", "Who Knows" and more by Cornell Blekely, "Try Your Luck On Me" and "You Win Again" by Stonie Martin, "Night Train" and "Stagger Lee" by John R, "Big Oak Tree", "I Gotta Sit Down" and more by Herbert Hunter, ""Somebody Help Me" by Larry Birdsong, "Mean Man" and "I Don't Want To Be Sober" by Robert Garrett and more.

A split LP featuring late 60s home recordings of two blues legends – one side of Fred McDowell and another of Furry Lewis! It's pretty wonderful stuff – and literally homemade blues – with each great bluesman honoring their own distinct styles and traditional songcraft at the same time. It's great, intimate material – both sides featuring solo guitar and vocals by McDowell and Lewis. Includes "If You See My Baby", "John Henry", "Louise", "61 Highway", "Big Fat Mama", "Dankin' Farm" and "When I Lay My Burden Down" by McDowell – plus "Beale Street Blues", "Casey Jones", "Every Day In The Week", "Grieve My Mind", and "Harry Furry Blues" by Lewis.