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FOLKWAYS RECORDS

BLUES IN ST. LOUIS 2: HENRY BROWN& EDITH JOHNSON

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Details

Artist
BROWN, HENRY
Format
CD
Label
FOLKWAYS RECORDS
Released
May 30, 2012
Catalog #
FOWY3815.2
UPC
093070381520

About

Recorded in 1961, The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 2 celebrates 1930s and '40s style Barrelhouse Blues and Boogie Woogie. Henry Brown and Edith Johnson came from very different musical backgrounds: pianist Brown was formally trained, while Johnson learned the blues by singing along with music playing in her husband's record shop. Yet, the two came together in Jazz and Blues fan Bob Oswald's recording studio, and the result is a combination of Classic Blues instrumentals and vocals like "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Little Drops of Water," often accompanied by Brown tapping his foot against the piano pedal. Musician and scholar Samuel Charters gives a first hand account of the musicians and circumstances of recording in the liner notes.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Henry Brown Blues 03:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    Henry Brown Blues
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Henry Brown
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  3. 2 Little Drops of Water 03:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    Little Drops of Water
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  4. 3 Take It Light 03:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    Take It Light
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  5. 4 Soothing Syrup Blues 03:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Soothing Syrup Blues
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  6. 5 Original Blues 03:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Original Blues
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  7. 6 Honeysuckle Rose 01:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Honeysuckle Rose
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Fats Waller
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 Nickel's Worth of Liver 02:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nickel's Worth of Liver
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  10. 2 Deep Brown Blues 04:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    Deep Brown Blues
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Henry Brown
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  11. 3 Old Time Fast Blues 02:57
    Track
    3
    Title
    Old Time Fast Blues
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  12. 4 Changing Blues 04:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    Changing Blues
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown
  13. 5 Drive My Baby Slow 04:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Drive My Baby Slow
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Edith Johnson
    Performer
    Edith Johnson, Henry Brown