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Frank Stokes Victor Recordings (1928-1929)

Frank Stokes Victor Recordings (1928-1929)

  • Artist: Frank Stokes
  • Total time: 62:02
  • Availability: In stock
  • Item #: 20706856
  • Your Price: $16.98
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Review

This 20-song compilation of Frank Stokes' late-'20s recordings for the Victor label is a more expansive version of the Stokes collection available on Yazoo Records, with very little overlap between the two. The sound is variable, as is usually the case with Document's releases, some songs sounding like they came from decent master sources and others purely of academic interest, in terms of the playback quality. What isn't variable is the quality of Stokes' playing, singing, and songwriting, which is filled with wry humor throughout, veiling a certain degree of pride and restlessness, and all manner of clever lyrical and musical conceits. This disc is well worth owning in tandem with CDs devoted to Stokes' work with the Mississippi Sheiks. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Track Listing

1. Downtown Blues 3:14
2. Downtown Blues 3:15
3. Bedtime Blues 3:00
4. What's the Matter Blues 3:07
5. Mistreatin' Blues 3:19
6. It Won't Be Long Now 3:25
7. It Won't Be Long Now 3:06
8. Nehi Mamma Blues 3:08
9. I Got Mine 3:10
10. Stomp That Thing 3:22
11. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 1 (Take 1) 3:25
12. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 2 3:18
13. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, Pt. 1 (Take 2) 3:19
14. Take Me Back 3:12
15. How Long 3:22
16. South Memphis Blues 2:56
17. Bunker Hill Blues 2:56
18. Right Now Blues 3:07
19. Shiney Town Blues 3:08
20. Frank Stokes' Dream 2:55
21. Memphis Rounders Blues 2:48

Details of This Recording

  • Label: Document
  • Credits:
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  • Styles:
    • Acoustic Memphis Blues
    • Prewar Country Blues
    • Early American Blues
    • Prewar Blues