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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The Complete Recorded Works, Vol 2 - 1933-1935 (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 31 Oct 2022
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The Complete Recorded Works, Vol 4, 1940-1941 (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 31 Oct 2022
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The Complete Recorded Works, Vol 8, 1944-1945 (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 31 Oct 2022
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Blues Singer, 1932-1936 (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 31 Oct 2022
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In Memoriam (Hq Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 27 Dec 2021
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Empty Bed Blues (HD Remastered)
Blues - Released by Reborn recordings on 22 Jun 2021
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The Remasters (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by Millennium Digital Remaster on 3 Jan 2021
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The House I Live In / Good Morning Blues (Remastered 2020)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 30 Dec 2020
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Empty Bed Blues
Blues - Released by Milestones Records on 1 Jan 2000
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Sings Ballads and Blues (HD Remastered)
Blues - Released by Reborn recordings on 7 Mar 2019
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That's Why The Moon Was Smiling
Blues - Released by The Moon Was Smiling on 1 Jul 2020
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Empty Bed Blues
Blues - Released by Start Up Records on 1 Jan 2000
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St. Louis Blues / Freedom Road (Remastered 2020)
Blues - Released by Hit Singles Records on 19 Aug 2020
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