Blues & Ballads

by Lonnie Johnson & Elmer Snowden

Blues & Ballads cover art

The project reunited the two veteran musicians after decades of relative obscurity during the post-war era. The intimate, unamplified setting strips away commercial rhythm and blues production, highlighting the sophisticated, jazz-inflected guitar picking that influenced early pioneers like Robert Johnson.

Genres

  • Acoustic Blues

Tracklist

  1. Haunted House
  2. Memories of You
  3. Blues for Chris
  4. I Found a Dream
  5. St. Louis Blues
  6. I'll Get Along Somehow
  7. Savoy Blues
  8. Backwater Blues
  9. Elmer's Blues
  10. He's a Jelly Roll Baker