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John Jackson“Country Blues & Ditties”CD 471
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Buy It Now!
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John Jackson - vocals & guitar or banjo
John has been a farmer, butler, chauffeur, historian, grave digger, humanitarian and a musician. His music represents a fascinating blend of rural songs and dance tunes he heard well over half a century ago growing up as a young African American farm hand in the isolated Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Presented here is a collection of blues, breakdowns, rags and country songs - simple, raw and played straight from the heart. Recorded between 1965 and 1969.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1. Diddy Wah Diddy 2. Matchbox Blues 3. Roll On Buddy 4. T.B. Blues 5. Guitar Rag - (guitar instrumental) 6. Railroad Bill 7. Waiting For A Train 8. Cindy - (banjo) 9. Steamboat Whistle 10. I'll Step Aside 11. John's Guitar Boogie - (guitar instrumental) 12. Brown Skin Mama 13. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning 14. Screaming And Crying 15. He's In The Jailhouse Now 16. Red Sea Blues 17. Kneel At The Cross 18. Going Up North - (banjo) 19. Lay Down My Old Guitar 20. Too Tight 21. Just A Closer Walk With Thee 22. Deep In The Bottom Blues 23. That'll Never Happen No More 24. I'm A Bad, Bad Man 25. Why I Quit Playing Guitar - (story) |
REVIEW “Although his material includes many familial blues, folk, and country tunes as well as traditional mountain songs from his Virginia heritage, Jackson endorses them personally with his own earthy style. He exhibits a lot of heart in delving into the core of the tunes. Jackson also takes off on solo guitar for several choruses on some of the blues tunes to spell off the vocals. There is nothing fancy about Jackson's performance. He simply sits there singing and playing the music that has been such an influential factor in his life. He succeeds through sincerity and a keen sense of how the country blues should be played.”(Frank Rubolino — Cadence) |
