Tommy Mcclennan
A gravel-throated back-country blues growler from the Mississippi Delta, Tommy McClennan was part of the last wave of down-home blues guitarists to record for the major labels in Chicago. His rawboned 1939-1942 Bluebird recordings were no-frills excursions into the blues bottoms. He left a powerful legacy that included "Bottle It Up and Go," "Cross Cut Saw Blues," "Deep Blue Sea Blues" (aka "Catfish Blues"), and others whose lasting power has been evidenced through the repertoires and re-recordings of other artists. Admirers of McClennan's blues would do well to check out the 1941-1942 Bluebird sessions of Robert Petway, a McClennan associate who performed in a similar but somewhat more lyrical vein. McClennan never recorded again and reportedly died a destitute alcoholic in Chicago; blues researchers have been unable to confirm the date or circumstances of his death.
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Tommy McClennan Vol. 2 "Cross Cut Saw"
Blues - Erschienen bei Document Records am 22.03.2005
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Tommy McClennan Vol. 1 "Whiskey Head Woman"
Blues - Erschienen bei Document Records am 22.03.2005
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The Very Best Of
Blues - Erschienen bei Stardust Records am 01.02.2009
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You Can`t Read My Mind (The Complete Bluebird Recordings Chicago 1941 - 1942)
Pop - Erschienen bei Blues Classics am 31.10.2017
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Treasury of Jazz, No. 5 (Mono Version)
Blues - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1961
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Let Me Be Your Boss
Tommy Mcclennan, Robert Petway, Tommy McClennan & Robert Petway
Blues - Erschienen bei 12 Bar am 01.06.2007
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You Can Mistreat Me Here (The Complete Bluebird Recordings Chicago 1939 - 1940)
Pop - Erschienen bei Blues Classics am 31.10.2017
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It's Hard to Be Lonesome
Blues - Erschienen bei Beth Montana am 05.04.2024
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Roll My Baby - Treasury Of Jazz No. 5 (Recordings of 1939 - 1942)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 09.12.2022
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Tommy McClennan 1932-1942
Blues - Erschienen bei Wolf Records International GmbH am 27.05.1997
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Presenting Tommy McClennan
Country - Erschienen bei Universal Digital Enterprises am 03.02.1939
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She`s A Good Looking Mama (The Complete Bluebird Recordings Chicago 1940 - 1941)
Pop - Erschienen bei Blues Classics am 31.10.2017
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The Bluebird Recordings, 1939-1942
Jazz - Erschienen bei RCA Records Label am 26.04.1997
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Tommy McClennan, Vol. 1 Whiskey Head Woman (HD Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 20.03.2019
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Vol 1, Whiskey Head Woman (Hq remastered 2023)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 25.02.2023
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1932-1942 (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Recordings am 03.08.2022
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The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 - Vol. 1
Rock - Erschienen bei Crazy Warthog Media am 01.01.2021
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Cross Cut Saw Blues, Vol. 2 1940-1942 (HD Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 20.03.2019
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The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 - Vol. 2
Rock - Erschienen bei Crazy Warthog Media am 01.01.2021
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Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 (HD Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Reborn recordings am 20.03.2019
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