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Review by Richie Unterberger This is the first volume of a series of tapes made in Britain between the late 1950s and mid-1960s, largely of visiting American blues performers, though Britain's Chris Barber Band is also sometimes heard backing the musicians or playing on their own. As these performances were done at a time when British concerts by US blues musicians were rare events, they have considerable historical importance, especially as they helped ignite an interest in the blues in the UK that was highly influential on the development of major blues-rock musicians such as the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. The first installment is about equally divided between sets by Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in Manchester on December 9, 1957) and the great duo of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (in Manchester in April 1958). Artist For all their value as historical documents, it has to be noted that these aren't the ideal Various Artists representations of these major blues performers, as the sound is decent but not great. In Album addition, Tharpe is backed on her set by the Chris Barber Band, and while that group did a Chris Barber Presents The Blues Legacy: Lost & Found Series, Vol. 1 great deal to popularize jazz and blues in the UK, they weren't her optimum support unit; sometimes it sounds like a blues-gospel singer backed by a Dixieland jazz outfit, a Rating combination that doesn't ideally suit her style. Still, Tharpe herself is in good voice and spirits on a set including standbys like "This Train," "Peace in the Valley," "Down By the Release Date Riverside," "Old Time Religion," "When the Saints Go Marching In," and "Midnight Special." A May 18, 2008 few of the tracks are oddities in that they're virtually a cappella, though you can hear some Label faint instrumentation in the background. Better is Terry and McGhee's portion of the disc, Classic Media during which they're for the most part singing and playing guitar and harmonica without Type additional accompaniment. There are better recordings of the duo, but it's good folk-blues, Various Artists likewise relying on some familiar songs; in fact, they too do "Midnight Special" and "When Genre the Saints Go Marching In," with the Chris Barber Band eventually joining in for the final two Jazz numbers. AMG Album ID Tracks R 1341073 Title Performer Time Corrections to this Entry? 1 Everytime I Feel the Spirit 4:53 2 Feed Me Jesus 5:13 3 Didn't It Rain 1:50 4 This Train 6:17 5 Up Above My Head I Hear Music in the 2:42 Air

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6 Peace in the Valley 5:08 7 Down by the Riverside 4:03 8 Old Time Religion 2:17 9 When the Saints Go Marching In 3:20 10 Old Time Religion (Reprise) 1:56 11 Midnight Special 3:49 12 Climbin' on Top of the Hill 3:31 13 Hooray, Hooray the Woman Is Killing Me 2:31 14 Fox Chase 2:10 15 How Long, How Long Blues 3:49 16 John Henry 4:29 17 Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses 3:05 18 Worried Life Blues 2:53 19 Callin' Mama Blues 2:13 20 Betty and Dupree 4:15 21 When the Saints Go Marching In 2:07 22 This Little Light of Mine 2:36 23 Glory/I'm Going to Walk and Talk with 4:08 Jesus

Releases Year Type Label Catalog # 2008 CD Classic Media 5067

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