What about the songs on „The Definitive Leadbelly“?

Source: Discogs Once a year or so, I am contacted by someone who actually has a question about my painfully … Mehr

How many sides did Roosevelt Sykes produce between 1929 and 1942?

Before we start, the answer is 131 sides. Roosevelt Sykes issued 131 sides on 66 singles between 1929 and 1942. … Mehr

Having busied myself with some «Irene»-trivia lately, more questions arose. For example, you’ll notice that the «Irene»-version 44-A is almost … Mehr

Let’s talk about Lead Belly and his song «Irene, Goodnight», alternatively called «Goodnight, Irene». I’ll just refer to it as … Mehr

In the late 1940s and 1950s, Paris was the European hotspot for American jazz musicians, the place to go if … Mehr

In his book More Important than the Music, Bruce Epperson points out that, interestingly, for decades the technology of recording … Mehr

Another interesting factoid about the development of jazz discographies and the historicity of music categories: Up until the 1950s, there … Mehr