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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Josh White's Lord, I Want To Die Easy
Blues - Released by Charly Records on 25 Jun 2006
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Josh White Vol. 4 (1940-1941)
Blues - Released by Document Records on 5 Jul 2005
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Remastered Hits (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 15 Aug 2020
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Josh White - The Essential
Blues - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 26 May 2022
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House of the Rising Josh (The Dave Cash Collection)
Blues - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 23 Jun 2013
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From New York to London
Blues - Released by Jasmine Records on 14 Sep 2012
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The Josh White Stories, Vols. 1 & 2
Blues - Released by Jasmine Records on 24 Jan 2020
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Like A Natural Man
Blues - Released by Excess Music on 8 Apr 2020
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Chain Gang Songs (Remastered 2020)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 27 Jul 2020
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Blues - Released by St. Nicholas Day on 9 Dec 2021
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Songs by Josh White
Folk - Released by Shellac Revival on 27 Jun 2020
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The House of Rising Sun
Blues - Released by Redwood Records on 26 Mar 2014
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The House I Live In (Remastered 2020)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 30 Jul 2020
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The Story of John Henry...A Musical Narrative
International Pop - Released by Music Manager on 16 Sep 2019
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