Various Artists - Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads, & Beyond - Import CD Box

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Various Artists

Description:

Since its establishment in 1960, Arfrey Records has been a long-established label for American roots music, introducing to the world a wide range of musicians who are veterans of popular music and genres that have taken root in America since long ago, including blues, ragtime jazz, Cajun music, zydeco, Tex-Mex, old-time music, bluegrass, and more. The label has been a major source of information on the popular music and culture that has long been rooted in the United States, including blues, ragtime jazz, Cajun music, zydeco, Tex-Mex, old-time music and bluegrass. The founder, Chris Strackwitz (1931- ), has an outstanding sense of music, an uncommonly keen sense of smell for "real music," a passion for traveling across the U.S. to collect sound sources, and a lightness of footwork that is remarkable, He is known to be a favorite of music fans with a deep passion for music, such as Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, and the members of the Rolling Stones.In this issue of Hear Me Howl! ～(original release in 2010) is a 4-CD box set of 72 songs recorded by the aforementioned Struckwitz at coffeehouses, professional studios, music festivals, and other residences in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1954 to 1974. The 4-CD boxed set is a collection of 72 recordings made between 1954 and 1974 at coffeehouses, professional studios, music festivals, and the artist's own home in the San Francisco Bay Area. The set also includes some rare and previously unreleased recordings that have never been added to the Arfrey catalog, so fans of American roots music should check it out! In addition to Sonny Terry, Bukka White, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Mama Thornton, Levarando Gary Davis, Skip James, Fred McDowell, and other bluesmen, the collection includes Barbara Dane from Folk, Clifton Cignet from Zadico, and a number of other musicians, Country Joe & The Fish, who became heroes when they called out "F**K" on stage at the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969, also appeared.The album features 39 artists who have left their mark on American music history, including gospel, Cajun, old-time music, jug bands, ragtime, and many other genres of music. The sound quality of these recordings is truly astonishing, even though they were made more than 40 years ago, and the live sound is so vivid and realistic, including the reactions of the audience, The sound quality is truly astonishing, despite the fact that it was recorded over 40 years ago. In addition, this is a 135-page gorgeous book. It contains not only rare snapshots of the artists, but also concert posters, tickets, record jackets, handwritten music scores, and many other photos from the era. The book also includes a fun and exciting essay that includes profiles of the artists included in the book. This is a superb work filled to the brim with musical delights that is recommended for all fans of American roots music!

Tracklisting:

1.Hump In My Back / Jesse Fuller
2.Brother Low Down / Jesse Fuller
3.Berkeley'S Junco Partner / Skid Band
4.Tight Like That / Skid Band
5.Moose March / Bob Mielke'S Bearcats
6.Highway 49 / Big Joe Williams
7.Oakland Blues / Big Joe Williams & Mary Williams
8.Greystone (Alameda County Jail) Blues / Big Joe Williams
9.I Know You Didn'T Want Me / K.C. Douglas
10.Night Shirt Blues / K.C. Douglas
11.Stop Time / K.C. Douglas
12.Hear Me Howling / K.C. Douglas
13.Stand Alone Blues / Lonnie Johnson
14.Brenda / Lonnie Johnson
15.Changed The Lock On My Door / Sonny Terry
16.Bald Eagle Train (Take 1) / Bukka White
17.Tom Moore'S Farm / Lightnin' Hopkins
18.Up On Telegraph (Avenue) / Lightnin' Hopkins
19.Lady Luck / Mercy Dee
20.The Beatles Are In Town / The Fondettes