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Diggin His Potatoes (Uk)
Artist: Washboard Sam
Format: CD
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DISC: 1

1. Who Pumped The Wind In My Doughnut
2. You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down
3. (Mama) Don't 'Low
4. Don't Tear My Clothes
5. I Love All My Women
6. Big Woman
7. Razor Cuttin' Man
8. Easy Ridin' Mama
9. I'm On My Way Blues 1
10. Back Door Blues 1
11. Beer Garden Blues 1
12. Mountain Blues 1
13. Phantom Black Snake 1
14. Bucket's Got A Hole In It 1
15. I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted In The Middle 1
16. Save It For Me 1
17. Walkin' In My Sleep 1
18. Washboard Swing 1
19. Booker T. Blues 2
20. Wasn't He Bad 2
21. I Love My Baby 2
22. That Will Get It 2
23. Diggin' My Potatoes 2
24. Morning Dove Blues 2
25. Ain't You Comin' Out Tonight 2
26. My Feet Jumped Salty 2
27. Flying Crow Blues 2
28. Levee Camp Blues 2
29. She Belongs To The Devil 3
30. I've Been Treated So Wrong 3
31. Evil Blues 3
32. Get Down Brother 3
33. Lover's Lane Blues 3
34. Rockin' My Blues Away 3
35. Good Old Cabbage Greens 3
36. River Hip Mama 3
37. Do That Shake Dance 3
38. How Can You Love Me 3
39. Don't Have To Sing The Blues 4
40. River Dam Blues 4
41. Down South Woman Blues 4
42. Ain't That A Shame 4
43. I Get The Blues At Bedtime 4
44. You Can't Make The Grade 4
45. You Can't Have None Of That 4
46. I Just Can't Help It 4
47. Soap And Water Blues 4
48. No.1 Drunkard 4
49. Maybe You'll Love Me 5
50. Diggin' My Potatoes 5
51. Shirt Tail 5
52. Horse Shoe Over My Door

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Washboard Sam - also known as Shufflin' Sam and Ham Gravy - was probably the most well-known exponent of the washboard in Blues music. Sam accompanied his own singing by washboard, with a self-rigged cowbell attachment, combining powerful percussive skills with his deep, strong, rhythmic voice, to become one of the leading lights of the pre-war Chicago Blues scene. He recorded prolifically and successfully throughout the 1930s and 40s, usually in an acoustic, small group format, backed by musicians like Big Bill Broonzy (guitar); Black Bob, Memphis Slim or Roosevelt Sykes (piano); Frank Owens (sax); and Ransom Knowling or Willie Dixon (bass), all of whom feature herein. This compilation covers his golden years, between 1935-1953, predominantly for the Bluebird label, but also featuring sides from his 170+ commercial recordings for Vocalion, Decca, Perfect, Romeo, Montgomery Ward, Oriole, RCA Victor and Chess.
        
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