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On 6/22/2021 at 11:26 AM, christopher3393 said:

 

"Walkin' Blues" or "Walking Blues" is a blues standard written and recorded by American Delta blues musician Son House in 1930. Although unissued at the time, it was part of House's repertoire and other musicians, including Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, adapted the song and recorded their own versions. Lo and behold, a test pressing of Walking Blues discovered in an attic in 1985!

Here it is:

 

and another Son House performance  of "Walkin' Blues" from 1941:

 

Now back to Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues" from the previous post. Besides being based on Son House's "Walking Blues", Johnson's 1936 rendition incorporates melodic and rhythmic elements from House's "My Black Mama" (which House also used for his "Death Letter") and slide guitar techniques Johnson learned from House. Or so they say...

 

 

On 6/21/2021 at 9:27 AM, christopher3393 said:

 

 "Walkin' Blues" · Robert Johnson, 1936:

 

 

On 6/22/2021 at 1:55 PM, christopher3393 said:

In 1941, Muddy Waters recorded "Walkin' Blues" with some different lyrics as "Country Blues" in his first field recording session for Alan Lomax:

He later recorded "Walkin' Blues" with lyrics closer to House's and Johnson's for his first single, released by Chess in 1950:

 

 

 

"Ramblin' Blues"· Johnny Shines, 1952

 

 

"Walkin' Blues"· The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, 1966:

 

 

"Celebrated Walkin' Blues" · Taj Mahal, 1967:

 

 

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Perhaps as early as 1908, blues pioneer Charley Patton wrote a song called "Mississippi Boweevil Blues" and recorded it in July 1929 (as "The Masked Marvel") for Paramount Records in Grafton, Wisconsin (!)

 

 

http://www.antiquephono.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grafton-Blues-Trail-Paramount-Records.jpg

 

"Mississippi Boweavil Blues" · The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, 2011

 

 

"Mississippi Bollweevil" -  North Mississippi Allstars, 2013

 

 

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"Boogie Chillen" · John Lee Hooker, 1948

 

 

"... it became the first "down-home" electric blues song to reach number one in the R&B records chart."

 

" Although Hooker had played mostly with an ensemble at that time, Besman decided to record him solo. This put the attention solely on the singer/guitarist, in contrast to the prevailing jump blues style, which emphasized ensemble instrumentation. Recent hit singles by Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins had also used this stripped-down, electrified Delta blues-inspired approach."   --Wiki

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