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The Legendary Peg Leg Howell

Howell, Peg Leg

Artists Name: Howell, Peg Leg
Title: The Legendary Peg Leg Howell
Format: LP 180 Gram Vinyl
Price: $14.98  (All prices include shipping.)
Availability:  In Stock
Label: SUTRO PARK
Catalog Number:1023
Barcode:824247023116
Musical Category: BLUES
Return Eligibility: NON-RETURNABLE
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Peg Leg Howell was a forgotten, impoverished blues artist when musicologist George Mitchell recorded him at age 75 in 1963. It is these recordings that make up The Legendary Peg Leg Howell record originally on Testament. But Peg Leg was actually part of the original wave of blues recording artists, recording for Columbia in 1926. His story is like many: when success proved illusive, he turned his back on music and settled for bootlegging and other types of work until rediscovered in the 60s. By then, he was old and fragile…qualities that translate beautifully on this quiet, haunting record that would be the bookend to a recording output that was tragically small but truly rich. The Legendary Peg Leg Howell is a sonic novel, filled with storytelling, drama, history and sadness. Hope and compassion. It is a classic. Reissue includes amazing front cover woodcut of Peg Leg.

Track Listing
side 1

 1. 
Blood Red River

 2. 
John Henry

 3. 
Uncle Sam Blues

 4. 
Jack Rabbit Blues

 5. 
Worried Blues

side 2

 1. 
Jelly Roll Blues

 2. 
Jo Jo Blues

 3. 
Skin Game Blues

 4. 
Coal Man Blues

 5. 
Let Me Play With Your Yo-Yo


Additional Technical Information Available For This Album
Release Format: LP            
Vinyl Weight: 180 grams


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