THE BARREL-HOUSE BLUES OF SPECKLED RED

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Label
FOLKWAYS RECORDS
Release Date
May 30, 2012
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      SPECKLED RED
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 30, 2012
    • UPC
      093070355521
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FOWY3555.2
    • LABEL
      FOLKWAYS RECORDS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Blues
    Works ⌄

    1. Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    2. Uncle Sam's Blues

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    3. Cow Cow Blues

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    4. If I Could Be with You

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    5. It Feels So Good

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    6. Why Don't You Practice What You Preach?

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    7. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    8. I've Got a Feeling That I'm Falling

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    9. How Long Blues

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    10. Baby Won't You Please Come Home?

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    11. If I Had a Million Dollars

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red

    12. You Ain't No Good

      Composer: Speckled Red

      Performer: Speckled Red


Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman, 1892-1973) was one of the most irrepressible and enthusiastic proponents of barrel-house piano, a style born of rowdy roadhouses and closely associated with boogie-woogie but louder and more raucous. Red-born in Georgia and well traveled-was a self-taught player, never letting the finer points of the correct chord interfere with his own enthusiasm for the music. This collection of originals, Red's only collection on Folkways, showcases his singing and rhythmic approach to the keyboard. Red provides introductions to most of his tunes, offering further insight into the artist. The liner notes further explain the nuances of barrel-house piano.