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🦋 Chimpin' the Blues

A few years old, but new for me: in September 2004, R. Crumb and Jerry Zolten produced a one-hour show on Penn State's wpsu-fm, spinning and chattering and nit-picking Crumb's collection of old blues and gospel records. Lots of great music and talk.

I haven't been able to find the mp3 of the show online anywhere but prx.org -- I'm not sure what the nature of that site is, they make you sign up for a free account if you want to listen, it seems benign enough though...

Track listing below the fold.

Track listing:

1. Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys, "Lawd Lawd" -- played over the title announcement
2. "Texas & Pacific Blues" by Frenchy's String Band. The melody I know from "Richland Woman Blues".
3. Macon Ed and Tampa Joe (a fiddler who might be Peg Leg Howell -- happy coincidence that yesterday's shuffle has Howell on it), "Warm Wipe Stomp"
4. Eddie Head and his family, "Down on Me"
5. Rev. J.C. Burnett & congregation, "I’ll Stand & Wring My Hands & Cry"
6. The Need More Band (Bobby Leecan and Robert Cooksey), "Washboard Cut Out"
7. "Humming Blues" -- ukulele blues by Red-Onion Joe (Joe Linthecome)
8. Lottie Kimbrough, "Rolling Log Blues" (with one or both of the Pruitt Twins on guitar)
9. Louie Lasky, "How Do You Want Your Rolling Done?"
10. Cheikha Tetma -- did not catch the song title
11. Cannon's Jug Stompers, "Walk Right In"
12. Geeshie Wiley, "Last Kind Word Blues"
13. Mississippi Jook Band, "Skippy Whippy" -- played over closing announcements

posted evening of Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
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Happy to say that Chimpin' will soon be available in both CD and vinyl LP form packed with graphics and sonically improved tracks!

posted morning of December 19th, 2012 by Jerry Zolten

Far out!

posted evening of December 19th, 2012 by Jeremy

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