James Son Thomas Hard Times (blues)(mp3@320)[rogercc][h33t]

JAMES SON THOMAS HARD TIMES
Label Black And Blue
Recorded: Mar 19, 1986 in Paris France
Released: 2003
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One of the last great traditional Delta blues musicians, James "Son" Thomas style conveyed the power, earnesty and integrity of masterful country artists like Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup. Thomas grew up on a farm in Mississippi and played in juke joints and barrelhouses before he began recording in the late '60s. He appeared in the films Delta Blues Singer: James "Sonny Ford" Thomas in 1970 and Give My Poor Heart Ease: Mississippi Delta Bluesmen in 1975, plus the short Mississippi Delta Blues in 1974. Thomas also made festival appearances in the '70s and '80s. He recorded for Transatlantic, Matchbox, Southern Folklore and regional labels in the '60s,'70s and '80s.



Tracklist:
1 Good Morning School Girl 3:12
2 Sugar Mama Blues 3:24
3 Rollin' and Tumblin' 3:56
4 Nelson Street Blues 2:52
5 Standing at the Crossroads 3:59
6 Bumble Bee 2:21
7 Hard Times 3:34
8 Big Fat Mama 4:26
9 Two Trains Running 3:00
10 Whiskey Headed Woman 3:36
11 Bottle It Up and Go 2:34
12 Ethel Mae 4:38
13 Forty Four Miles 2:55
14 Crawlin' King Snake 4:25
15 Beefsteak Blues 2:55
16 Mama Talk to Your Daughters 2:24
17 It Hurts Me Too 4:17
18 Cairo Blues 3:37
19 Steel Guitar Rag 3:29