Sidney Maiden - Trouble An Blues '1994

Tracks list

Tracklist:
 1. Buy Me An Airplane (3:17)
 2. Sweet Little Woman (3:09)
 3. My Black Name (3:47)
 4. Sidneys Fox Chase (2:25)
 5. San Quentin Blues (3:42)
 6. Tell Me, Somebody (2:48)
 7. Blues An Trouble (4:59)
 8. Hand-Me-Down Baby (2:02)
 9. Sidneys Worried Life Blues (2:43)
10. Me And My Chauffeur (2:38)
11. Coal Black Mare (3:07)
12. Im Goin Back Home (3:10)


Born in Mansfield, LA in 1923, singer and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden made
his mark on the blues with the classic Eclipse of the Sun. In the 40s, Maiden
moved to California where he first met guitarist K.C. Douglas. They bonded
immediately since they both had a purist attitude towards rural blues and didnt
compromise that style of playing once they left the south. They played clubs on
the West Coast, and recorded Eclipse of the Sun in 1948 for the Down Town label
run by Bob Geddins. It would be the first and only hit for Maiden. Four years
later a session was recorded for Imperial with the Blues Blowers (including
Douglas), followed in 1953 by Hurry Hurry Baby for the Flash label. In 1961
Maiden participated in a recording session, set up by Arhoolie Records boss
Chris Strachwitz, reuniting him with Douglas for Trouble an Blues released on
Bluesville. Since then Maiden has performed sporadically in the Fresno area in
both solo and group situations. ~Al Campbell

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