LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

After their success with Blind Lemon Jefferson, Chicago's Paramount was scouting for more male blues talent, and they found it in 1926 in a man called Blind Blake (1893-1933), a sophisticated guitar player who was the antithesis of Delta blues. Like many, he played his guitar like a piano but few did it with the talent of this man. Called the "King of Ragtime-blues", no one had fingers as fast as Blind Blake, but by 1933 he was dead (some say his drinking killed him). These recordings taken from 1927-28 are a collection of Blind Blake's early material, showcasing the man at his musical peak, before alcohol began to take its toll.
Tracks - Side A: 1. Bad Feelin' Blues 2. Dry Bone Shuffle 3.That Will Happen No More 4. Brownskin Mama Blues 5. Hard Road Blues 6.Hey Hey Daddy Blues 7. Sea Board Stomp 8. You Gonna Quit Me Blues 9.Steel Mill Blues Side B: 1. Southern Rag 2. He's In The Jailhouse Now 3. Wabash Rag 4. Doggin' Me Mama Blues 5. C C Pill Blues 6. Hot Potatoes 7. Southbound Rag 8. Pay Day Daddy Blues 9. Elzadie's Policy Blues