Eaglin,Snooks First Decade 1953-62 CD

Snooks Eaglin was a blind blues singer and guitarist from New Orleans who played a highly accessible brand of blues, sometimes ranging into folk or rock 'n' roll styles, often re-working other artists' songs, earning himself the nickname of "The Human Jukebox" with his wide and varied repertoire in 'live' performances. He was active for around half a century, but this great-value 52-track 2-CD set focuses on the first decade or so of his extensive recording career. It comprises early recordings as Blind Guitar Ferd for the Wonder label, plus most of the titles from his albums as Snooks Eaglin "Possum Up A Simmon Tree" on Folk-Lyric, "Message From New Orleans" on Heritage, and "That's All Right" on Bluesville, plus his A & B sides from these years on Imperial on which he was known as Ford Eaglin, and on which he strays very much into the pop arena. It features versions of classic songs plus equally classic recordings associated with him, including "Mean Old World", "Bottle Up And Go", "Down By The Riverside", "That's Alright", "Country Boy", "Mama Don't You Tear My Clothes", "Yours Truly", "Travellin' Mood" and many more. He was an artist who played the blues primarily to entertain people, and this very much comes across in these selections of his early recordings.

1. Jesus Will Fix It for You 2. Travelling on 3. This Mean Old World 4. Six Thousand Miles from Nowhere [= One Room Country Shack] 5. Possum Up a Simmon Tree 6. That's Alright 7. Veal Chop and Pork Chop 8. I Ain't Gonna Study War No More (Down By the Riverside) 9. The Model T and the Train 10. Jack O'Diamonds 11. Death Valley Blues 12. This Train 13. Bottle Up and Go 14. Mardi Gras Mambo 15. Rock Me Momma 16. John Henry 17. Locomotive Train 18. I Had a Little Woman 19. Mamma, Don't You Tear My Clothes 20. Walkin' Blues 21. Give Me the Good Old Box-Car 22. Every Day 23. I Had My Fun 24. Blue Shadows Blues 25. She's a Black Rat 26. Who's Been Foolin' You? 27. I Must See Jesus 28. Fly Right, Baby 29. That's All Right 30. Who Can Your Good Man Be 31. Don't You Lie to Me 32. Yours Truly 33. Nobody Knows 34. That Certain Door 35. By the Water 36. If I Could 37. Guess Who 38. My Head Is Spinnin' 39. Travelin' Mood 40. Goin' to the River 41. I'm Slippin' in 42. Nothing Sweet As You 43. Don't Slam That Door 44. People Are Talking 45. Reality 46. Long Gone 47. Willy Lee 48. Mailman Passed 49. I'm a Country Boy 50. I Got a Woman 51. Alberta 52. One More Drink