Mance Lipscomb: Texas Sharecropper & Songster-1960s Arhoolie 2nd Press. Mono LP

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1960's Second Pressing Mono Reissue of Classic 1960 Arhoolie Release of Composer/Guitarist/Pioneering Texas Blues Vocalist Mance Lipscomb Entitled Texas Sharecropper and Songster, Produced by Chris Strachwitz for Arhoolie Record, Recorded by Mack McCormick & Chris Strachwitz at Navasota, Texas in 1960, Liner Notes by Mack McCormick Inside Jacket - "Like Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt, the designation as strictly a blues singer dwarfs the musical breadth of Mance Lipscomb. Born on April 9, 1895 in Navasota, TX, Lipscomb was a sharecropper/tenant farmer all his life who didn't record until 1960, "songster" fits what Lipscomb did best. A proud, yet unboastful man, Lipscomb would point out that he was an educated musician, his ability to play everything from classic blues, ballads, pop songs to spirituals in a multitude of styles and keys being his particular mark of originality. He appeared at numerous blues and folk festivals throughout the '60s, released several albums on Arhoolie and even one for a major label, Reprise, in 1970, Trouble in Mind. Four years later, Lipscomb retired from the festival circuit and passed away on January 30, 1976 in his hometown of Navasota, TX. He was 81. With a wide-ranging repertoire of over 90 songs, Lipscomb may have gotten a belated start in recording, but left a remarkable legacy to be enjoyed." - "Arhoolie's Texas Sharecropper & Songster is a recording made in 1960, during the blues revival. Prior to the blues revival, Mance Lipscomb was an unknown, and his discovery was one of the positive byproducts of the revival. He was a great country-blues man, and this is perhaps his greatest effort, capturing him running through a number of traditional songs. Most of the songs are augmented by his jackknife slide guitar, and all feature his raw, haunted vocals, which make these classic songs sound timeless." - Selections on Side 1 Are Freddie, Sugar Babe It's All Over Now, the James Burke Oden Standard Going Down Slow, the Big Joe Williams Classic Baby Please Don't Go, Rock Me All Night Long, Ain't Gonna Rain no Mo and Jack O'Diamonds Is a Hard Card to Play - Tracks for Side 2 Consist of Shake Shake Mama, Ella Speed, One Thin Dime, Going to Louisiana(See See Rider), Mama Don't Allow, Ain't It Hard & 'Bout a Spoonful - Used Copy, Cover Is Slightly Warped & Faded with a Light Surface Ring, Back Cover Has Signature in Black Ink from Previous Owner, Record Very Good++ - Mono Recording, With Insert, Product Code F1001 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -