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Single Strand Blues


Dick talked with folklorist Bill Ferris about single strand blues. These are some of the songs from the program.

"Sitting On Top of the World"
Louis Dotson
from Bill Ferris' personal collection

"Write Me A Few Of Your Lines/Kokomo Blues"
Bonnie Raitt
Album: Taking My Time

"Cedo"
Alhaji Bai Konte (Gambia)
Album: Kora Melodies of the Gambia

"Babunda Song"
Francois Kokelaere
Album: Berimbau

"Berimbau Blues"
Dinho Nascimento
Album: Berimbau Blues

"61 Highway"
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Album: The Alan Lomax Collection: Portraits - The First Recordings

"Key to the Bushes"
Napoleon Strickland
Album: Bottleneck Blues

"Shake Em On Down"
Compton Jones
Album: Afro-American Folk Music

"I Believe I'll Dust My Broom"
Robert Johnson

"Dust My Broom"
Elmore James
Album: Elmore James

"Rollin and Tumblin"
Eric Clapton
Album: Eric Clapton Unplugged

"Shake Em On Down,"
North Mississippi All Stars
Album: Shake Hands With Shorty

"Bo Diddley"
Bo Diddley
Album: Best of Bo Diddley

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