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 Vol. 5 (1944)
Blues - Released by Document Records on 13 Sep 2005
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The Josh White Stories Vol. 1
Blues - Released by Roots on 1 Jan 2000
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Remastered Hits, Vol. 2 (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 30 Sep 2021
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Josh White Live!
Blues - Released by Blue Pie Records USA on 1 Jan 1961
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Gave My Love To You
Blues - Released by Reminisce Music on 29 May 2023
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Four Classic Albums (Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Ballads / The Lone Cat / Sings Ballads-Blues / Empty Bed Blues) (Digitally Remastered)
Blues - Released by AVID Roots on 5 Jul 2019
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The Early Years Collection 1929-36
Folk - Released by Acrobat on 4 Nov 2022
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Anthology 2023 (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Released by jjjedizionimusicali on 25 Mar 2023
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Josh White and Carl Sandburg
Blues - Released by Society Records on 30 Aug 1965
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A Josh White Programme (Mono Version)
Blues - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1952
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Josh At Midnight (Mono Version)
Blues - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1957
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The Story Of John Henry...A Musical Narrative
Blues - Released by Roots on 1 Jan 2000
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