Bob Campbell - Starvation Farm Blues
From the Rare Country Blues Vol. 2 (1929 - 1943)...DOCD-5641 Recorded Wednesday, August 1, 1934, in New York City, NY; Bob Campbell, vocal and guitar...Originally issued on Vocalion 02798 More of mystery is Bob Campbell, about whom nothing is known, apart from the four issued titles from his 1934 New York session. He was a fine guitarist, as evidenced particulary by the two up-tempo numbers, "Starvation Farm Blues" and "Worried All The Time", and produced some strong lyrics. His guitar may also be heard accompanying Lucille Bogan (as "Bessie Jackson") on some of her songs from the same session. ~ Dave Moore, April 1999 (from the liner notes) Photography by Jack Delano
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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