John Tefteller's Blues Images Calendar 2023 + FREE CD Paramount Race Record Art

Description: The 2023 “Classic Blues Artwork from the 1920’s” Calendar with free CD has broad appeal to anyone interested in Blues music or history. This year's edition is a treasure trove of original advertising artwork for Pre-War Blues 78’s (including six color images) and rare photographs of Pre-War Blues artists. Also included are five Post War Blues rarites. Points of Interest: •A recently discovered photo of Henry Thomas (taken from a film clip) graces the cover. •A free CD is enclosed within the calendar. •The original advertisements for the recordings match up to the first 12 songs on the CD. This clever pairing brings the images to life! •Included are full-color CD booklets and tray cards for calendar buyers to insert into their own jewel case. •Also included are brief biographies of each month’s featured Blues singer as well as birth and death dates of numerous important Blues artists and other prominent African Americans. •After twenty years, this is Blues Images’ final calendar and CD. CD's Highlights: The enclosed CD of rare Pre-War and Post War recordings contains a whopping 25 tracks. All are lovingly restored as close to perfection as today’s technology provides. The Pre-War Blues offerings include: •A never-before-heard song by Funny Paper Smith. • The first version of the Blues standard “Ain’t Gonna Worry My Life Any More” by Memphis Willie Borum. • Two unreleased takes from a 1930 Paramount session with Irene Scruggs and Little Brother Montgomery (the latter’s very first recordings.) •Both sides of Edith North Johnson’s missing Paramount. • The Post War Blues offerings include: •Pete Franklin’s “Mr. Charlie.” • Four songs by Playboy Fuller from the original J-V-B master tape.

Price: 15.95 USD

Location: Grants Pass, Oregon

End Time: 2024-11-07T01:33:23.000Z

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