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CROSSROADS BLUES - Robert Johnson

First recorded in San Antonio, Tx, 1936

..the tale of a blues man going to a metaphorical crossroads to meet the devil to sell his soul in exchange for becoming a famous blues player..

 

To listen to our version, click here (mp3)

 

WAYFARING STRANGER - Traditional

… a song about a plaintive soul on the journey through life...

 

To listen to our version, click here (wma)

 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES - Jesse Fuller  Circa 1950

… a man bemoans the way he treated his woman...

 

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EVERY DAY I GOT THE BLUES - Memphis Slim

… famously covered by B.B.King...

 

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Thanks to Phil Inman for the superb sax playing on the above tracks