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Maria Muldaur - Richland Woman Blues


Label:

Pure Pleasure Records (Stony Plain)

Genre:

Blues

Product No.:
APPR 12700
EAN: 5060149622063
Availability:
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180 Gram Vinyl Record



180 Gram LP

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2001 180g pressing autographed Montana Collection





180-gram LP in a gatefold jacket

Re-mastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London

"Best known for that ditty about camels ("Midnight at the Oasis"), Maria Muldaur has since established herself as one of the finest folk/country/jazz/blues/gospel interpreters ever to have a Top Five single. After 26 years and 24 solo albums, Muldaur — inspired by a trip to Memphis' Beale Street — digs deep into her roots and pays tribute to the classic blues women of the '20s and '30s. Aided by the similarly inclined Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, and Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart, Muldaur breezes through 14 tunes from icons Bessie Smith and Memphis Minnie, as well as obscurities from the Reverend Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, and Blind Willie Johnson.

"Keeping the unplugged accompaniment stripped way down to a single guitar or piano and occasional bass, Muldaur has room to maneuver her evocative vocals that shift from gritty groans to a high-pitched edgy trill. Far from a dry history lesson, these songs are performed with the strength and tenacity of the women who originally sang them.

"Whether spinning saucy, double entendre lyrics in 'Me and My Chauffeur Blues' ("the way you ride so easy, I can't turn you down') or longing for her Southern home after moving north during the Depression in Bessie Smith's 'Far Away Blues,' the singer remains invigorated and inspired throughout. By returning to her late-'60s Jim Kweskin Jug Band coffeehouse days, Maria Muldaur has discovered her middle-aged oasis with Richland Woman Blues. And there's not a camel in sight." — AllMusic

 



Side 1:
1. Richland Woman Blues
2. Grasshoppers In My Pillow
3. It’s A Blessing
4. Me And My Chauffeur Blues
5. Put It Right Here
6. I’m Goin’ Back Home

Side 2:
7. My Man Blues
8. In My Girlish Days
9. Far Away Blues
10. I Got To Move
11. Lonesome Desert Blues
12. Soul Of A Man
13. I Belong To That Band
14. It’s A Blessing (Reprise)

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