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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Hard Blues
Jazz - Released by Kitchenette Recordinz TM on 27 Oct 2023
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Hard Times Blues
Blues - Released by Orange Leisure on 17 Oct 2011
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Blues Legends: Josh White (Remastered)
Blues - Released by Kateland on 6 Feb 2014
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Chain Gang Songs (Special Edition)
Blues - Released by Music Manager on 1 Jan 2010
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Spirituals & Blues (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 7 Jan 2022
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Josh White Sings Ballads and Blues (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 9 May 2021
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Blues Singer 1932-1936 (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 10 May 2021
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Free & Equal Blues (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 9 May 2021
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Blues And... (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 27 Dec 2021
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Free And Equal Blues (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 29 Oct 2022
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Black Folk Singers, 1937-1946 (Hq Remastered 2024)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 27 Jul 2023
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The Legendary Josh White (Hd Remastered)
Blues - Released by Reborn recordings on 11 Jul 2019
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Chain Gang Songs (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 6 Jan 2022
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Josh at Midnight (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 9 May 2021
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The Story of John Henry...A Musical Narrative (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 10 May 2021
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In Memoriam (Hq Remastered)
Blues - Released by Vintage Recordings on 27 Dec 2021
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Josh White Comes A-Visitln', Big Bill Broonzy Comes A-Singin' (Hq Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 27 Feb 2022
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