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ARTIST
BOWLING GREEN JOHN CEPHAS & HARMONICA PHIL WIGGINS
TITLE
Living Country Blues USA Vol.1
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
L+R RECORDS
CATALOG #
LR 713116LP
LR 713116LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
8/16/2024
Living Country Blues USA
is a series of albums on L+R Records. The material was collected by German Blues experts
Siegfried A. Christmann
and
Axel Küstner
on an extended trip through the south of the USA in the fall of 1980, in the form of so-called "Field-Recordings" -- recordings made in the natural surroundings of the artists and not in the studio. Travelling 10,000 miles by car in two and a half months, they used 180,000 feet of tape and took hundreds of photographs to document various aspects of country blues, as well as work songs, fife and drum band music, field hollers and rural Gospel music, performed by 35 artists, some of whom appear on record for the first time.
Vol. 1
presents
Bowling Green John & Harmonica Phil Wiggins
. What is so remarkable about the duo is their intensive commitment to the black blues and gospel tradition -- without diminishing the quality or spontaneity of their performances. By hearing
John Cerpas
with his guitar, one quickly gets impressed by the power of his playing. Deeply rooted in the so-called "Piedmont" blues tradition of the East Coast, ragtime influence and complex rhythms produce a strong emphasis on melody -- much in contrast to the harsh Mississippi blues with its hard beat and drive. When recording this album, Phil Wiggins was 26 years old and despite his young age he already could be rated as one of the top blues harp players. Influences include
Hammie Nixon
,
Sonny Boy Williamson
,
Little Walter
, and
Shakey Hotton
. He played alongside
Flora Molton
,
Archie Edwards
,
Big Chief Ellis
, the late
Esther Mae "Mother" Scott
, and
John Jackson
, as well as jamming with such well-known blues veterans as
Sunnyland Slim
,
Johnny Shines
, and
Louisiana Red
-- shaping his technique to perfection, be it in the country blues or with amplified harp in the best Chicago tradition.
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