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Lucille Bogan|Reckless woman

Reckless woman

Lucille Bogan

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It is very hard to overestimate the importance of Lucille Bogan's recordings to the genre of female blues. Her blunt, charismatic lyrics dealt with issues honestly, going against the grain of the typical sugarcoated female singers of the time. From her hilariously pornographic "Shave 'Em Dry" to her many songs about the trials and tribulations of adult womanhood ("Baking Powder Blues," "Pig Iron Sally"), she paved the way for a more honest, emotional release in the genre that only men had really explored before her. Most of these tracks were recorded under the name Bessie Jackson, and several of them feature frequent collaborator Walter Roland. The songs are definitely a bit dated, and the sound quality varies from average to bad from track to track, but as a historical document of one woman's brilliant career as a lyricist, it is hard to beat Reckless Woman: 1927-1935.

© Bradley Torreano /TiVo

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T & no blues
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Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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2
Baking powder blues
Lucille Bogan
00:03:02

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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3
Groceries on the shelf
Lucille Bogan
00:02:58

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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4
Lonesome midnight blues
Lucille Bogan
00:02:38

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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5
Pig iron sally
Lucille Bogan
00:03:06

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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6
I hate that train called the m & o
Lucille Bogan
00:03:06

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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7
Sweet man sweet man
Lucille Bogan
00:03:05

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

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8
Reckless woman
Lucille Bogan
00:02:48

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

9
Tired as i can be
Lucille Bogan
00:02:34

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

10
Every morning blues
Walter Roland
00:02:44

Walter Roland, Performer, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

11
Big mama
Walter Roland
00:02:33

Walter Roland, Performer, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

12
Shave 'em dry
Lucille Bogan
00:02:53

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

13
Barbecue bess
Lucille Bogan
00:02:42

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

14
B d woman's blues
Lucille Bogan
00:03:01

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

15
Jump steady daddy
Lucille Bogan
00:02:50

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

16
Skin game blues
Lucille Bogan
00:02:59

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

17
45 pistol blues
Walter Roland
00:02:58

Walter Roland, Performer, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

18
Nice and kind blues
Lucille Bogan
00:02:38

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

19
Jim tampa blues
Lucille Bogan
00:02:48

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

20
Coffee grindin' blues
Lucille Bogan
00:03:27

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

21
They ain't walking no more
Lucille Bogan
00:03:13

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

22
Alley boogie
Lucille Bogan
00:03:02

Lucille Bogan, Performer - Lucille Bogan, Composer, Writer

epm 2000

Album review

It is very hard to overestimate the importance of Lucille Bogan's recordings to the genre of female blues. Her blunt, charismatic lyrics dealt with issues honestly, going against the grain of the typical sugarcoated female singers of the time. From her hilariously pornographic "Shave 'Em Dry" to her many songs about the trials and tribulations of adult womanhood ("Baking Powder Blues," "Pig Iron Sally"), she paved the way for a more honest, emotional release in the genre that only men had really explored before her. Most of these tracks were recorded under the name Bessie Jackson, and several of them feature frequent collaborator Walter Roland. The songs are definitely a bit dated, and the sound quality varies from average to bad from track to track, but as a historical document of one woman's brilliant career as a lyricist, it is hard to beat Reckless Woman: 1927-1935.

© Bradley Torreano /TiVo

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