Josh White
To many blues enthusiasts, Josh White was a folk revival artist. It's true that the second half of his music career found him based in New York playing to the coffeehouse and cabaret set and hanging out with Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie, and fellow transplanted blues artists Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. In Chicago during the 1960s, his shirt was unbuttoned to the waist à la Harry Belafonte and his repertoire consisted of folk revival standards such as "Scarlet Ribbons." He was a show business personality -- a star renowned for his sexual magnetism and his dramatic vocal presentations. Many listeners were unaware of White's status as a major figure in the Piedmont blues tradition. The first part of his career saw him as apprentice to some of the greatest blues and religious artists ever, including Willie Walker, Blind Blake, Blind Joe Taggart (with whom he recorded), and allegedly even Blind Lemon Jefferson. On his own, he recorded both blues and religious songs, including a classic version of "Blood Red River." A fine guitar technician with an appealing voice, he became progressively more sophisticated in his presentation. Like many other Carolinians and Virginians who moved north to urban areas, he took up city ways, remaining a fine musician if no longer a down-home artist. Like several other canny blues players, he used his roots music to broaden and enhance his life experience, and his talent was such that he could choose the musical idiom that was most lucrative at the time.
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Saga Blues: Bluesman, Guitar Evangelist, Folksinger
Blues - Erschienen bei SAGA am 01.10.2007
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The Elektra Years
Folk - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 05.04.2010
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Blues Singer (1932-1936)
Blues - Erschienen bei Legacy - Columbia am 31.12.1995
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Josh White Comes A-Visitin', Big Bill Broonzy Comes A-Singin'
Pop - Erschienen bei Life Series am 28.06.1958
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Chain Gang Songs
Blues - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 01.01.1958
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Spirituals & Blues
Blues - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 15.12.2014
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Achor
Gospel - Erschienen bei Brandon Ebel Company (BEC) am 01.01.2010
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Josh At Midnight (US Release)
Folk - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 08.02.2005
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25th Anniversary Album
Folk - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 03.07.2006
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The Story Of John Henry... A Musical Narrative
Blues - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 15.12.2014
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Josh White Comes A-Visitin
Pop - Erschienen bei Period Records am 20.03.1956
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The House I Live In
Blues - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 02.03.2020
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Josh White Vol. 6 (1944-1945)
Blues - Erschienen bei Document Records am 13.09.2005
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Josh White Sings Ballads And Blues
Folk - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 03.07.2006
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Empty Bed Blues
Folk - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 22.06.2021
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Free and Equal Blues
Blues - Erschienen bei Smithsonian Folkways Recordings am 17.03.1998
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Josh White Vol. 1 1929-1933
Blues - Erschienen bei Document Records am 10.05.2005
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The Best Of Josh White
Folk - Erschienen bei Rhino - Elektra am 03.07.2006
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The Legendary…Josh White
Blues - Erschienen bei Synergie OMP am 12.12.2006
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