Black History Month Special Additional discographical, biographical information was added by Lawrence Azrin. Also, check out the links at your leisure.
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... Rcorded April 18, 1927 in New York, NY. / A harmonica player, he was the first African-American to perform on "The Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville in 1927, and performed there regularly until 1941. / Click on the Link above, left, to view the original shellac record
* - FULL billing: ' Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton - Kansas City Bill [aka Johnny Otis] & Orch ' / Click on Link above, left to view the original shellac single
* - but originally by Allen Toussaint, 1975; it was inspired by childhood memories Toussaint had of visiting relatives in the Louisiana backwoods, which often entailed storytelling under star-filled nighttime skies. When Campbell heard Toussaint's version, he immediately identified with the lyrics, which reminded him of his own youth growing up on an Arkansas farm.
Led Zeppelin "adapted" this {COUGH, COUGH}, in part as a homage to Williamson in 1969. // Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single, the last of 18 issued by Checker from 1955 to 1966
* - Full title of comp: 'Plug It In! Turn It Up! (Electric Blues Das Standardwerk! Teil 1 1939 - 1954)' // Click on the Link above, left, to view the original single
