Truckin' My Blues Away

Blind Boy Fuller

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Artist: Blind Boy Fuller (See All Albums by Blind Boy Fuller)
Genre: Blues
Label: Shanachie Entertainment / INgrooves

Total Tracks: 14 Total Length: 40:30

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stopbeatingme

I agree, Fuller ranks among the best, and this is an excellent collection. With fantastic cover art by R. Crumb too!

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superfurrybadger

I thought early blues was about Leadbelly, Robert Johnson & Blind Lemon Jefferson. Then I found Fuller - like Lightin Hopkins he keeps the early delta feel but adds something. Compare his recordings to Johnson. Put him in the pantheon !!!!

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For most listeners, Blind Boy Fuller’s Truckin’ My Blues Away (on Yazoo) may be a better bet than Columbia/Legacy’s East Coast Piedmont Style, since it actually has a higher concentration of strong material, capturing the influential bluesman at his peak. All of the 14 tracks were recorded between 1935 and 1938, and there are a number of exceptional performances here, including “Homesick and Lonesome Blues,” “Truckin’ My Blues Away,” “I Crave My Pig Meat,” “Walking My Troubles Away” and “Sweet Honey Hole.” It’s a nice, concise introduction and, best of all, there’s no duplication between this disc and East Coast Piedmont Style, making the two discs wonderful complementary collections that tell a comprehensive story when taken together. – Thom Owens

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