Jesse Fuller - Frisco Bound - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Walter E. InchFurryInch Lewis (1893-1981), was a Mississippi-born, Memphis-bred guitarist and singer whose early fame was based on his 1927 recordings for the Victor tag. When the Depression ended most of the recording in the South, Furry took a job as a laborer for the city of Memphis. He lived in musical obscurity until he was Inchre-discoveredInch by producer Sam Charters in the late 1950s. Lewis's version of InchJohn HenryInch is a powerful example of early southern blues. This collection also includes Lewis's oral history of his early days as a bluesman, as well as the story of his musical education in several styles of blues guitar. The liner notes include a discography of Lewis's early recordings.

Blind Boy Fuller was born 1908, he could play different styles, also slide guitar. Here are recordings from 1935-1940 with great sidemen, like Sonny Terry and Blind Gary Davis.

Jesse Allen remains one of New Orleans' InchGreat UnknownsInch, and his entire recording career is believed to be encapsulated in the twenty tracks featured on this set. Yet the quality of these sides is so impressive that you can't help wondering (a) why he didn't register hits, and (b) how come he didn't cut more records. In particular, powerful discs like 'Rockin' and Rollin' and 'Love You Baby' b/w 'After A While' have become highly-touted collectors' items. For many years very little was known about Allen - even from where he'd originated - and the various written articles and sleevenotes about him were largely conjecture. But in the Internet era his daughter contacted the bebopwino. Blogspot. com website, after they'd done a track-by-track analysis of a collectors' LP, and was able to correct several factoids and fill in some of the gaps.