Jerry's Saloon Blues, 1940 Field recordings from Louisiana:—go-to-this-link:
https://www.wirz.de/music/flyright/grafik/260n4.pdf
Jerry's Saloon Blues, 1940 Field recordings from Louisiana.
What you'll find:
Information on recordings and interviews by John Lomax, with the aid of his wife, Ruby. Musicians include Oscar Woods, Noah Moore, Kitty Gray, Kid West & Joe Harris. Liner notes and Shreveport history assembled by the British Blues researcher, Paul Oliver.
This is Leadbelly country, so there are lots of references to The Man and Noah Moore, one of the musicians on the album is related to Huddie.
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