Mance Lipscomb: Texas Songster Volume 2-1964 Arhoolie Mono Record
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Used 1964 Arhoolie Mono Release by Composer/Guitarist/Pioneering Texas Blue Vocalist Mance Lipscomb Entitled Texas Songster Volume Two: You Got to Reap what You Sow, Produced by Chris Strachwitz, Album Recorded by Chris Strachwitz in Berkeley, California on May 2, 1964, All Songs Arrangements Published by Tradition Music Co. - "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." - "The material on this album was re-released on compact disc in the '90s, with outtakes and whatnot bumping the song catch up to 20 songs. This original vinyl pressing features a baker's dozen tracks, all recorded one spring when the charming Mance Lipscomb was out in California doing the folk revival circuit. Like most of his albums, this one is a good example of his versatility. Just when a listener thinks they have the man's style mentally pigeonholed, then along comes something else quite surprising. It is instructive to hear his "Spanish Flang Dang" in comparison with Elizabeth Cotton. Both are talented fingerpickers, and both are relying on memory to reconstruct a hit instrumental record from the early '30s. The variations are fascinating. The blues material here is also strong, ranging from the tough "Cocaine Done Killed Me Baby" to the light-hearted "Boogie in A." Producer Chris Strachwitz did a great job with the sound, and it is the type of acoustic guitar tone that really sounds better in analog." - Selections on Side One Are Joe Turner Killed a Man, Bumble Bee, Silver City, If I Miss the Train, George L. Cobb/Jack Yellen's Alabama Jubilee and God Moves the Water(the Titanic) - Tracks for Side Two Are Come Back Baby, Charlie James, Boggie in A, the Big Bill Broonzy Penned Key to the Highway, Cocaine Done Killed my Baby, Spanish Flang Dang & You Got to Reap what You Sow - Used Copy, Cover Very Good++, Record Very Good++ - Monophonic Recording, Product Code F1023 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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