The Complete Bukka White

by Bukka White

The Complete Bukka White cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 10 May 1994
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:39
  • Community rating: 3.83/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gathering his legendary 1930s and 1940s sessions, this compilation highlights the immensely percussive slide guitar style of the Mississippi blues pioneer. The recordings prominently feature his iconic National steel guitar and gruff, commanding vocal delivery, addressing themes of imprisonment and hardship. It remains an absolute landmark in the history and preservation of traditional acoustic blues.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, acoustic, repetitive

Tracklist

  1. Pinebluff, Arkansas (2:47)
  2. Shake 'Em On Down (2:59)
  3. Black Train Blues (2:56)
  4. Strange Place Blues (2:50)
  5. When Can I Change My Clothes? (2:57)
  6. Sleepy Man Blues (2:49)
  7. Parchman Farm Blues (2:37)
  8. Good Gin Blues (2:21)
  9. High Fever Blues (2:48)
  10. District Attorney Blues (2:39)
  11. Fixin' to Die Blues (2:46)
  12. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues (2:33)
  13. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing (2:36)
  14. Special Streamline (2:54)

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