1
The Race of the Jim Lee and the Katy Adam
2
A Small Town They Call Bessemer
3
Walkin' the Blues Away
4
My Last Letter
5
Key to the Highway
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Harmonica Boogie
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I Wonder Why
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You've Got To Reap Just What You Sow
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Let It Be Me
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I'll Always Remember You
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You've Got To Meet Me Halfway
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Gillum Blues
Item UPC: 093070382626
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Label: FOLKWAYS RECORDS
ABOUT THE ALBUM
An influential figure in the growth of the Southern blues tradition, William "Jazz" Gillum (1904-1966) had the kind of life from which the blues spring. Orphaned, starved, threatened, shot at, beaten, and discriminated against, Gillum's style, as heard throughout this recording-and as described in the liner notes-is unsurprisingly "sometimes harsh, sometimes poetic, with it's expressive delayed beat and strong rhythm, and it's bitterness tinged with nostalgia." He is joined on this album by Arbee Stidham (vocals and guitar) and Memphis Slim (organ and piano), associates from his early professional jobs in Chicago in the 1930s. Liner notes include song lyrics and a biography of Gillum, who lived and sang the blues his whole life.
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