Rare Romeo Race Series Sloppy Drunk Blues by Bessie Jackson (Lucille Bogan) 1935?
The Romeo 5000's Race series version of this classic Bogan blues on Romeo # 5122 By Bessie Jackson who was AKA Lucille Bogan. I also have the Brunswick version of this, one of my favorite tunes, which she recorded as Lucille Bogan. The Brunswick is in better condition but I often like the rough sound of a much played 78. Especially when it comes to blues. Most fitting, I think. Playing on the Victrola VV-IX
About Lucille Bogan
American blues singer, born April 1, 1897 in Amory, Mississippi, died August 10, 1948 in Los Angeles, California. Her real name was Lucille Bogan (née Anderson), but after 1933 she recorded as Bessie Jackson and some of her earlier recordings were reissued under that name also. Her recording career spanned the years 1923-1935, during the last three years always in the company of pianist Walter Roland. Many of her songs were sexually explicit, and some, like "Sweet Black Angel" and "Tricks Ain't ...
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