Bukka White
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: United States
- Born: November 12, 1909 in Houston, Mississippi, United States
- Died: February 26, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Biography
Bukka White (1909-1977) was a Mississippi Delta bluesman whose slashing National steel guitar and deep voice powered 'Shake 'Em On Down' (1937) and the 1940 Chicago sessions that produced 'Parchman Farm Blues' and 'Fixin' to Die Blues', later covered by *Bob Dylan*. After serving time at Parchman Farm he was rediscovered in 1963 and recorded again for #Takoma Records# and #Arhoolie Records#.
Genres
Bukka White Discography
- The Promise True and Grand / I Am in the Heavenly Way (1930) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Pinebluff Arkansas / Shake 'Em On Down (1937) - Single - rated 3.76/5
- Black Train Blues / Fixin' to Die Blues (1940) - Single - rated 3.72/5
- Parchman Farm Blues / District Attorney Blues (1940) - Single - rated 3.84/5
- Mississippi Blues (1964) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Parchman Farm Blues (1970) - Compilation - rated 3.85/5
- The Complete Bukka White (1994) - Compilation - rated 3.83/5