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- Date Released: June 2, 1994
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Chicago Blues
- Label: Document Records / The Orchard
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One of the most popular and prolific of the blues performers who recorded for Bluebird during the late 1930s and early '40s, Washboard Sam is heard on his greatest hit during this collection, "Diggin' My Potatoes." The 24 selections were recorded during three busy eight-song sessions that fell during a ten-month period in 1939-1940. Sam alternates between good-time pieces and more threatening blues, swinging throughout. Although his instrument, the washboard, was associated with music of a decade earlier, Washboard Sam's music fit the urban blues mainstream quite well. Altoist Buster Bennett (who switches to soprano on "Oh Babe") sounds a bit like Pete Brown and hints at jump music and early R&B. He works well with Sam, as does guitarist Big Bill Broonzy, a constant on many of Sam's recordings. Whether it be "This Time Is My Time," "Somebody Changed That Lock on My Door," "Beauty Spot," and "She Fooled Me," Washboard Sam sings about the universal topics of love desired, lost and found. Fun music.
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| 01. |  |
This Time Is My Time |
2:56 |
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| 02. | |
Booker T Blues |
2:39 |
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| 03. | |
Good Old Easy Street |
2:58 |
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| 04. | |
I Believe I'll Make A Change |
2:59 |
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| 05. | |
Wasn't He Bad |
2:53 |
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| 06. | |
Diggin' My Potatoes |
2:57 |
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| 07. | |
I Love My Baby |
3:19 |
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| 08. | |
That Will Get It |
3:10 |
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| 09. | |
Has My Gal Been By Here? |
2:44 |
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| 10. | |
Somebody Changed That Lock On My Door |
2:53 |
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| 11. | |
Don't Fool With Me |
2:51 |
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| 12. | |
Jersey Cow Blues |
2:44 |
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| 13. | |
So Early In The Morning |
3:09 |
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| 14. | |
Beauty Spot |
2:21 |
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| 15. | |
We Gonna Do Some Rug Cuttin' |
2:36 |
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| 16. | |
Block And Tackle |
2:40 |
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| 17. | |
Going Back To Arkansas |
2:47 |
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| 18. | |
Louise |
2:40 |
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| 19. | |
I Won't Be Sober Long |
2:49 |
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| 20. | |
Oh Babe |
3:00 |
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| 21. | |
How Can I Play Fair? |
2:52 |
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| 22. | |
She Fooled Me |
2:55 |
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| 23. | |
Sun Gonna Shine In My Door |
2:34 |
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| 24. | |
Beale Street Sheik |
2:53 |
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24 Total Tracks, 68:19 Total Length
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Credits
- Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar // Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar // Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar // Joshua Altheimer - Piano // Buster Bennett - Sax (Alto) // Buster Bennett - Sax (Soprano) // Buster Bennett - Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part // Ransom Knowling - Bass // Horace Malcolm - Piano // Johnny Parth - Producer // Johnny Parth - Compilation // Washboard Sam - Vocals // Washboard Sam - Washboard // Washboard Sam - Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part // Washboard Sam - Main Performer // Gerhard Wessely - Remastering // Victor Pearlin - Liner Notes
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