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Various Artists - Mississippi Girls (1928-1931) (SOB CD3515-2)

Track listing:
  1. Staggering Blues - Rosie Mae Moore 3:45
  2. Ha-Ha Blues - Rosie Mae Moore 3:45
  3. School Girl Blues - Rosie Mae Moore 3:28
  4. Stranger Blues - Rosie Mae Moore 3:29
  5. Bungalow Blues - Mary Butler 2:51
  6. Mary Blues - Mary Butler 2:43
  7. Electric Chair Blues - Mary Butler 2:48
  8. Mad Dog Blues - Mary Butler 3:30
  9. Down The Big Road Blues - Mattie Delaney 3:05
  10. Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney 2:45
  11. Last Kind Words Blues - Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 2:59
  12. Skinny Leg Blues - Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 3:08
  13. Motherless Child Blues - Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 3:18
  14. Over To My House - Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 3:28
  15. Pick Poor Robin Clean - Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 3:15
  16. Eagles On A Half - Geechie Wiley & Elvie Thomas 2:57

Notes

Feb 3, 1928 - Mar 1931

This is an important collection, because it helps fill the gap in the recorded history of blueswomen who played and sang outside of the well-known sphere of the "classic singers" such as Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. The highlights here are the two recordings of Mattie Delaney, a wonderful singer/guitarist about whom almost nothing is known. Fine also are the more rough-hewn offerings of Rosie Mae Moore who is accompanied by talented veterans Charlie McCoy and Ishmon Bracey. Although the Geechie Wiley/Elvie Thomas duets are marred by a scratchy background, they also are well-worth hearing.