ZEROSOUNDS - Presenting . . . JOSH WHITE

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I have said before what Josh White means to me and as a precocious teen I wandered around with Josh's albums under my arm with my Leadbelly and Big Bill to friends houses and even going on dates or to youth club up near the police station in my home village . . . . . . . Learned many of the great Blues standards from Josh White versions from St James Infirmary to Frankie and Johnny, John Henry etc  etc

A gifted and charismatic entertainer, Josh White (1914-1969) was a blues star of the 1930s, a cabaret star of the 1940s, and a folk star of the 1950s and the 1960s. In 1963, a Billboard magazine poll ranked him America's third most popular male folksinger, surpassed only by Pete Seeger and Harry Belafonte, and ahead of Bob Dylan. White brought American folk and blues to audiences around the world and released several dozen albums, all featuring his distinctive guitar style, supple voice, and unique showmanship.In the 1950s, White won acclaim in Europe, then saw his achievements collapse in the polarized political ferment of the McCarthy era. Attempting to strike a balance that would keep his career afloat, he instead ended up alienating both political camps. Although still a star in England, he became the forgotten man at home until his resurrection during the folk revival.

Tracklist:

        1. Apples, Peaches And Cherries

  2. Bad Depression Blues

  3. Black and Evil Blues

  4. Fare Thee Well

  5. Frankie & Johnny

  6. Free And Equal Blues 

  7. Howlin' Wolf Blues

  8. I Gave My Love A Cherry

  9. John Henry

  10. Little Brother Blues

  11. Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out

  12. Prison Bound

  13. Foggy Foggy Dew

  14. House Of The Rising Sun

  15. The Lass With The Delicate Air

  16. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town

  17. Hard Time Blues

  18. Strange Fruit

  19. Lord, I Want To Die Easy