Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em On Down '1972; 1992

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       This 20-song single CD reissues Furry Lewis' first modern commercial
recordings, done for two Prestige/Bluesville albums (Back on My Feet Again, Done
Changed My Mind) in April and May of 1961 at Sun Studios in Memphis. Lewis is in
brilliant form throughout, his fingers nearly as fast and his voice as rich as
they were 30-odd years earlier. The disc includes the definitive version of
"John Henry" (not just Lewis' definitive version -- the definitive version), one
of the greatest vocal performances ever put on record and a guitar workout so
dazzling that you'd swear more than one guy was playing. What's more, with the
extended running time available on tape (Lewis' sessions in the 1920s having
been captured on 78-rpm discs with limited running times), he really stretched
out here and obviously loved doing it. The slight reverb in the studio also
gives Lewis a larger-than-life stature on this recording.

Tracklist:
1 01. Furry Lewis - John Henry (Album Version) (05:49)
1 02. Furry Lewis - When My Baby Left Me (Album Version) (03:23)
1 03. Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em On Down (Album Version) (02:50)
1 04. Furry Lewis - Big Chief Blues (Album Version) (03:32)
1 05. Furry Lewis - Old Blue (Album Version) (03:00)
1 06. Furry Lewis - I'm Going To Brownsville (Album Version) (03:32)
1 07. Furry Lewis - Back On My Feet Again (Album Version) (03:53)
1 08. Furry Lewis - White Lightinin' (Album Version) (03:26)
1 09. Furry Lewis - Roberta (Album Version) (02:34)
1 10. Furry Lewis - St. Louis Blues (Album Version) (04:42)
1 11. Furry Lewis - Baby You Don't Want Me (Album Version) (04:03)
1 12. Furry Lewis - Done Changed My Mind (Album Version) (02:59)
1 13. Furry Lewis - Goin' To Kansas City (Album Version) (02:53)
1 14. Furry Lewis - Judge Boushay Blues (Album Version) (03:35)
1 15. Furry Lewis - Casey Jones (Album Version) (03:31)
1 16. Furry Lewis - This Time Tomorrow (Album Version) (04:25)
1 17. Furry Lewis - I Will Turn Your Money Green (Album Version) (03:04)
1 18. Furry Lewis - Frankie And Johnnie (Album Version) (02:27)
1 19. Furry Lewis - Longing Blues (Album Version) (03:45)
1 20. Furry Lewis - Long Tall Gal Blues (Album Version) (03:08) 

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