Willie Brown , Son House, Louise Johnson - Legendary Sessions Delta Style
Review by Temesgen H. Dadi
Legendary Sessions Delta Style by Willie Brown, Son House, and Louise Johnson is a timeless collection of blues classics that showcases the raw talent and authenticity of these three legendary artists. The album features a mix of solo performances and collaborations, with each track delivering a powerful and emotive performance that captures the essence of the Delta blues.
Willie Brown's haunting vocals and intricate guitar work are a highlight of the album, particularly on tracks like "Future Blues" and "M & O Blues." Son House's powerful voice and driving rhythms are equally impressive, with standout tracks including "Walking Blues" and "Levee Camp Moan." Louise Johnson's piano playing adds a unique dimension to the album, with tracks like "On The Wall" and "All Night Long" showcasing her incredible musical talent.
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Fo' Clock Blues | 5:58 | |
| Long Way From Home | 3:19 | |
| On The Wall | 3:06 | |
| My Black Mama | 6:25 | |
| Going To Fishing | 3:26 | |
| All Night Long Blues | 3:00 | |
| M And O Blues | 3:02 | |
| Preachin' The Blues | 5:50 | |
| Future Blues | 2:52 | |
| Dry Spell Blues | 6:20 | |
| Make Me A Pallet On The Floor | 3:27 | |
| By The Moon And The Stars | 3:22 |
Video
Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues (1930)
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Notes
RSE-5 re-release 2011 from new pressing masters analogue MONOBarcodes
- Barcode: 4250137231457
- Label Code: LC 5788
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): 11 RSE 5 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): 11 E RSE 5 - B
About Willie Brown , Son House, Louise Johnson
Legendary Delta blues singer and guitarist,
Born: August 6, 1900 in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Died: December 30, 1952, in Tunca, Mississippi
Brown is best known for "Future Blues" and "M&O Blues" recorded for Paramount in 1930 (two other sides recorded at this session have never been located). Brown often played second guitarist for others, and can be heard on recordings by , , and .
According to reports from and "Chasin' That Devil's Music, Searching for the Blues" by , he's not the William Brown () who recorded "Ragged And Dirty" and "Mississippi Blues" for Lomax in 1942.
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Summary by Temesgen H. Dadi
Comments
Great Blues ??????????????
the piano player is most likely the great Cripple Clarence Lofton - even I'd like it to be Louise herself..Whoever, great performance
Feat Charlie patton
I stumbled my way here and am loving it!!! Thanks !!!
awesome song...thanks for the upload. Im reading and enjoying Robert Palmers blues book "Deep Blues". It brought me here.
I was brought here by the book "Delta Blues" by Ted Gioia
AMEN. shut up charlie no one cares bout you. lol
she preety good
Palmer in "Deep Blues" suggests the session was in Grafton Wisconsin. a few miles North of Milwaukee.
To be sure, no one alive knows for certain all the facts concerning this luscious recording, nor all of Louise's lyrics to this song. Rory Block tames the lyrics down a bit in her version, but Sue Foley and Kathryn Raio sing out nice and clear: "I'm gonna show these womens, Honey, how to cock it on the wall." And that's my take on one of the lines that Louise sings. Along with: "You can snatch it, you can break it, hang it on the freakin' wall." Just my take on these lines after about a thousand joyful listens. :)
Here is an allmusic.com account of the great Louise Johnson by Mr. Steve Leggett
Artist Biography by Steve Leggett:
Louise Johnson traveled with Charley Patton, Son House, and Willie Brown from the Mississippi Delta to Grafton, WI, to participate in a famed country blues recording session for Paramount Records held on May 28, 1930. On that day, Johnson cut her only known tracks, four pieces of barrelhouse piano blues, including the brazen and lusty "On the Wall." Clarence Lofton has claimed to be the piano player on these tracks, while Son House (who provided spoken interjections for Johnson's recordings, although some say it was actually Willie Brown who did the speaking) has maintained that Johnson did her own playing on all four songs, and it seems likely that she did. In a further bit of blues soap opera, Johnson reportedly started the journey to Grafton as Patton's girlfriend, only to return to Mississippi as the girlfriend of Son House, a turn of events that Patton turned into the song "Joe Kirby Blues" (Johnson lived on the Joe Kirby plantation north of Robinsonville, MS, at the time). Johnson was a sexy and fiery singer and an adept pianist, and one wishes she could have recorded more than four songs, but her performance on that day in Wisconsin provides at least a glimpse of her style.
Here is an allmusic.com account of the great Louise Johnson by Mr. Steve Leggett
Artist Biography by Steve Leggett:
Louise Johnson traveled with Charley Patton, Son House, and Willie Brown from the Mississippi Delta to Grafton, WI, to participate in a famed country blues recording session for Paramount Records held on May 28, 1930. On that day, Johnson cut her only known tracks, four pieces of barrelhouse piano blues, including the brazen and lusty "On the Wall." Clarence Lofton has claimed to be the piano player on these tracks, while Son House (who provided spoken interjections for Johnson's recordings, although some say it was actually Willie Brown who did the speaking) has maintained that Johnson did her own playing on all four songs, and it seems likely that she did. In a further bit of blues soap opera, Johnson reportedly started the journey to Grafton as Patton's girlfriend, only to return to Mississippi as the girlfriend of Son House, a turn of events that Patton turned into the song "Joe Kirby Blues" (Johnson lived on the Joe Kirby plantation north of Robinsonville, MS, at the time). Johnson was a sexy and fiery singer and an adept pianist, and one wishes she could have recorded more than four songs, but her performance on that day in Wisconsin provides at least a glimpse of her style.
wow
thank you
thank you
What a great picture :) Even better song of course
Great post - thanks
