Carter,Bo / Mississippi Sheiks Bo Carter & The Mississippi Sheiks CD

2012 four CD set. Bo Carter, was born Arminter Chatmon in 1893 or 1894. He had nine brothers. The house was full of stringed instruments. As the children grew they formed a band, playing square dances and parties. The Mississippi Sheiks (the family band) grew out of a partnership between Lonnie Chatmon (Bo's brother) and guitarist Walter Vincent. Bo established himself mainly as a solo travelling bluesman - but he was equally happy to perform with trusted colleagues. The Sheiks were discovered early in the new year of 1930. By that time, Bo had already made his recording debut (as Bo Chatman) a year earlier. Bo's material is characterized by wonderful ribaldry and cheerfulness - quite apart from his brilliant singing and guitar playing. Here's a glimpse of a lost world that exudes an energy and excitement that puts our age to shame.

1. Good Old Turnip Greens 2. Sweet Alberta 3. It Ain't No Good, Pt. 1 4. It's Hot Like That 5. Blue Heaven Blues 6. Your Friends Gonna Use It Too, Pt. 1 7. Sitting on Top of the World 8. The Jazz Fiddler 9. Stop and Listen Blues 10. Alma Waltz 11. Grind So Fine 12. It Still Ain't No Good 13. Mississippi Low Down 14. Seen Better Days 15. Frost Texas Tornado Blues 16. Jake Leg Blues 17. Bootleggers' Blues 18. I'm An Old Bumble Bee 19. Your Good Man Caught the Train and Gone 20. Unhappy Blues 21. Please Don't Wake It Up 22. I've Got the Whole World in My Hand 23. Same Thing the Cats Fight About 24. Times Is Tight Like That 25. You Gonna Need Me 26. Northern Starvers Are Returning Home 27. My Pencil Won't Write No More 28. Banana in Your Fruit Basket 29. Sorry Feeling Blues 30. Twist It Baby 31. The Law Gonna Step on You 32. Howling Tom Cat Blues 33. What Kind of Scent Is This 34. The World Is Going Wrong 35. She's a Bad Girl 36. Kind Treatment 37. Living in a Strain 38. Too Long 39. I Want You to Know 40. Last Go Round 41. Beans 42. Nobody Knows My Baby 43. Please Don't Drive Me from Your Door 44. Bed Spring Poker 45. I Got Blood in My Eyes for You 46. Shooting High Dice 47. She's Crazy About Her Lovin' 48. He Calls That Religion 49. Hitting the Numbers 50. It's Done Got Wet 51. I Am the Devil 52. She's Got Something Crazy 53. You'll Work Down to Me Someday 54. Somebody's Got to Help Me 55. Sales Tax 56. Lean to One Woman 57. I Can't Go Wrong 58. Dead Wagon Blues 59. She's Going to Her Lonesome Grave 60. Fingering with Your Fingers 61. Don't Cross Lay Your Daddy 62. Don't Do It No More 63. Old Shoe Blues 64. Let Me Roll Your Lemon 65. To Her Burying Ground 66. When Your Left Eye Go to Jumping 67. Spotted Sow Blues 68. All Around Man 69. You Better Know Your Business 70. Dinner Blues 71. Cigarette Blues 72. If You Don't Want Me, Please Don't Dog Me Around 73. Wake Me Just Before Day 74. Stir It Now 75. Please Don't Give My Love Away 76. Pussy Cat Blues 77. The Ins and Outs of My Girl 78. Bo Carter's Advice 79. Doubled Up in a Knot 80. Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me 81. Don't Mash My Digger So Deep 82. Flea on Me 83. Got to Work Somewhere 84. Shake 'Em on Down 85. Whiskey Blues 86. Shoo That Chicken 87. Old Devil 88. Country Fool 89. Santa Claus 90. Be My Salty Dog 91. Ways Like a Craw Fish 92. Lucille, Lucille 93. The County Farm Blues 94. Border of New Mexico Blues 95. Arrangement for Me Blues 96. Trouble, Oh Trouble 97. My Baby 98. Policy Blues 99. Tush Hog Blues 100. What You Want Your Daddy to Do