Seward,Alec Guitar Slim / Hayes,Louis Jelly Belly Back Porch Boys CD

The blues players on this album underscore the cultural & musical ties between the Southeastern U.S. & New York City. Around 1950, down-home blues recordings were clearly out of the mainstream of black American popular music. Nonetheless, Apollo felt that the market remained strong enough to release such blues-drenched guitar & vocal blues. This 22 track collection from 1947-50 appears on CD for the first time, all from original source material. 11 tracks are previously unissued.

1. Big Hip Mamma (Seward ; Hayes) 2. Good Boy, Long Way from Home (Seward ; Hayes) 3. King Kong Blues (Seward ; Hayes) 4. Sweet Woman Blues (Seward ; Hayes) 5. Friday the Thirteenth Blues (Seward ; Hayes) 6. Sorry Woman Blues (Seward ; Hayes) 7. Be Kind Blues (Seward ; Hayes) 8. Water Trough Blues (Seward ; Hayes) 9. That's All Right with Me (Champion Jack Dupree) 10. She Can Shake It (Champion Jack Dupree) 11. Doomed (Champion Jack Dupree) 12. Rub a Little Boogie (Champion Jack Dupree) 13. Goin' Back Home (Dennis McMillon) 14. Big Hip Mamma (Seward ; Hayes, Alternate) 15. Sorry Woman Blues (Seward ; Hayes, Alternate) 16. Be Kind Blues (Seward ; Hayes, Alternate) 17. Goin' Back Home (Dennis McMillon, Alternate) 18. It's My Desire (Blind Willie McTell, Alternate) 19. River Jordan (Blind Willie McTell) 20. How About You (Blind Willie McTell) 21. It's My Desire (Blind Willie McTell) 22. Hide Me in Thy Bosom (Blind Willie McTell)