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Format: CD
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Catalogue No: J-CD-13
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Label: Jass Records
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Genre: Jazz
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Style: Country Blues, Ragtime, Swing, Erotic
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Released: 20 Apr 1989 US
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Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Product Review:
Sissy Man Blues a fascinating compilation of frank, double-entendre-laden prewar blues and jazz vocals.
Sissy Man Blues is a 1989 Jass Records compilation drawing on 25 blues and jazz recordings from 1924 to 1941. Compiled by Howard Melton, it covers queer and sexually frank material from the classic blues era -- artists including Ma Rainey, Kokomo Arnold, and Lucille Bogan, whose "Shave 'Em Dry" is among the most explicit recordings of the period. A focused document of blues culture that mainstream reissues rarely touched.
Release ID: 14928639
Track List:
1. Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues 3:00
2. The Harlem Hamfats - Garbage Man (The Call Of The Freaks) 2:28
3. Tampa Red And His Hokum Jug Band - It's Tight Like That 2:46
4. Ma Rainey And Her Tub Jug Washboard Band - Prove It On Me Blues 2:35
5. George Hannah, Meade "Lux" Lewis - The Boy In The Boat 2:35
6. George Hannah, Meade "Lux" Lewis - Freakish Man Blues 2:50
7. Bessie Jackson, Walter Roland - B.D. Woman's Blues 2:53
8. Al Miller And His Swing Stompers - Ain't That A Mess? 2:57
9. Peg Leg Howell - Fairey Blues 2:59
10. Bert (Snake Root) Hatton - Freakish Rider Blues 3:28
11. Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Johnson (2) - Toothache Blues 3:22
12. Maggie Jones, Louis Armstrong - Anybody Here Want To Try My Cabbage? 3:19
13. Lil Johnson - Take Your Hands Off It 2:49
14. Washboard Sam And His Washboard Band - I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted 2:37
15. Sippie Wallace, Hersal Thomas - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman 3:08
16. Mae Glover, John Byrd (2) - Gas Man Blues 2:46
17. Victoria Spivey - Black Snake Blues 2:59
18. Blanche Calloway And Her Joy Boys - I Got What It Takes 3:16
19. The Hokum Boys - Somebody's Been Usin' That Thing 3:25
20. Papa Charlie Jackson - Shave 'Em Dry 2:45
21. Monette Moore And Her Swing Shop Boys - Two Old Maids In A Folding Bed 2:09
22. Ruby Glaze, Blind Willie McTell - Rollin' Mama Blues 3:01
23. Ruth Ladson, Three Shadows - Windy City Blues 2:59
24. Lucille Bogan, Walter Roland - Stew Meat Blues 2:58
25. Pinewood Tom - Sissy Man Blues 2:49
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