Black Swan BSCD-30 Paramount Blues
Hometown Skiffle

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The "Hometown Skiffle" record released in 1929 was the first record by Paramount featuring a "sample" of the label's top artists for the race (black) market. It contained a short segment of performances by six artists of the biggest sellers on the label. Although Blind Lemon Jefferson, the company's best selling male artist, is listed as appearing, it is highly suspicious. A guitar solo is played by Lemon according to the record's producer, but no singing is heard....

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Selections

• 1 Bustin' the Jug
  • Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929)
• 2 Crazy About My Baby
  • Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929)
• 3 A Rag Blues
  • Buddy Boy Hawkins (1929)
• 4 Snatch It and Grab It
  • Buddy Boy Hawkins (1929)
• 5 Hometown Skiffle - Part 1
  • (1929)
• 6 Hometown Skiffle - Part 2
  • (1929)
• 7 Mr. Crump Don't Like It
  • Beale Street Sheiks (1927)
• 8 Jazzin' the Blues
  • Beale Street Sheiks (1927)
• 9 Through Train Blues
  • Tampa Red (1928)
• 10 Fetch Your Water
  • Charlie Spand (1929)
• 11 Soon This Morning
  • Charlie Spand (1929)
• 12 Cleveland Stomp
  • Dad Nelson (1927)
• 13 He's in the Jailhouse Now
  • Blind Blake (1927)
• 14 Blind Arthur's Breakdown
  • Blind Blake (1929)
• 15 Fare Thee Blues
  • Johnnie Head (1928)
• 16 Forgotten Blues
  • Papa Charlie Jackson (1929)
• 17 Southern Rag
  • Blind Blake (1927)
• 18 Guitar Boogie
  • Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929)
• 19 New York Blues
  • Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929)
• 20 Just Can't Stay Here
  • Will Ezell (1929)

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Produced by George H. Buck, Jr.
Year Released: 1997

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