BEST OF BLUES: Smithsonian Folkways Classics, Swamp Dogg, and Joe Krown
June showcases a collection of past glories as well as a new offering from Swamp Dogg, and one that slipped by us from pianist Joe Krown last month. Additionally, Smithsonian Folkways has assembled an impressive blues collection that features well-known blues artists performing material that may be unfamiliar to
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June showcases a collection of past glories as well as a new offering from Swamp Dogg, and one that slipped by us from pianist Joe Krown last month. Additionally, Smithsonian Folkways has assembled an impressive blues collection that features well-known blues artists performing material that may be unfamiliar to some blues fans. It's all good though, blasting open a pathway to the past embedded in shiny vinyl grooves.
Various Artists—Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, June 12
For their latest release, the U.S. National Museum's non-profit record label, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, takes the listener on a deep dive covering fifty years of classic blues. Honoring the foundation's caveat that every album in the catalog stays in print forever, regardless of its commercial sales, the label has put out a blues compendium from artists including the Rev. Gary Davis, Josh White, Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry, Etta Baker and Lead Belly.
