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In His Prime 1927-1928

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Good Looking Girl Blues
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Falling Down Blues
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I Will Turn Your Money Green (Alternate Take)
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Mean Old Bedbug Blues
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Furry's Blues
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Mistreatin' Mama
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Cannonball Blues
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Jellyroll
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Why Don't You Come Home Blues
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Kassie Jones Part 1
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Kassie Jones Part 2
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Everybody's Blues
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Rock Island Blues
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Judge Harsh Blues (Alternate Take)
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Total Tracks: 14   Total Length: 41:34

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In His Prime (1927-1928) is the best overview of Furry Lewis classic late-’20s sides, containing 14 songs from the period (though not “John Henry”), all of which are crisply remastered, showing off both his superb guitar playing and his brilliantly expressive singing (the vocal performance on “Falling Down Blues” alone is worth the price of the disc) to excellent advantage. A seminal part of any blues collection, as well as any collection of Lewis’ material. – Bruce Eder