LoginThe Complete Bukka White
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Using the simplest melodies as his canvas, Delta bluesman Bukka White painted vivid pictures of his own life in the rural South, punctuating his words with a highly percussive steel-guitar attack. Among his subjects: trains, booze, sex, prison, and death. After shooting an old Mississippi rival during a roadside showdown, White had allegedly jumped bail to record his first two songs in 1937. The bawdy "Shake 'Em On Down" was a hit, but White spent two years in prison for his indiscretion. When White returned to Chicago in 1940 to record again, producer Lester Melrose rejected his roster of cover tunes, giving him two
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Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 10 May 1994
EAN: 0074645278223 UPC: 074645278223
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Release date: 10 May 1994
EAN: 0074645278223 UPC: 074645278223
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