Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, – November 23, ) was an American country music singer, fiddler, promoter, and freemason. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In , Hank Williams told Ralph Gleason, "He's the.

This CD is an assortment of country blues from recordings produced in Memphis from to The length of the individual songs was determined by what would fit on the side of a 78 rpm record (a maximum of about 3 minutes).

out of 5 stars Country Blues recorded in Memphis from to September 11, Format: Audio CD.

This originally came out as a LP on Ace; look, however, for the expanded Ace CD, as it increases the number of tracks from 15 to 26 with the addition of material by B.B. King, Ike Turner, and Rosco maaproxnasugirivenreledroreacon.xyzinfo of the songs were recorded in Memphis in the early '50s by the Bihari Brothers, and much of it was released on 45s on their Modern, RPM, and Meteor labels, though some of it.

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A well-done retrospective of Chicago blues in its heyday, as recorded by America's greatest blues label, Chess. - Review by Cub Koda. Absolutely Essential Compilation. If you're a new listener to post-War urban blues, or are unfamiliar with the Chess label and its .

Bukka White discography and songs: Music profile for Bukka White, born 12 November Genres: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Blues. Albums include Goodbye, Babylon, American Primitive Vol. 1: Raw Pre-War Gospel (), and The Complete Bukka White.