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Blues Unlimited #225 - The Last Great Field Trip to Memphis (Hour 2)

by Sleepy Boy Hawkins

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In July 1939, the engineers from Vocalion Records set up shop for two weeks in Memphis, cutting almost 170 sides by more than a dozen artists. The 78s they made, by Blind Boy Fuller, Little Buddy Doyle, Jack Kelly, and Charlie Burse, among others, marked the last chapter of recording activity in the Bluff City prior to World War Two. It’s the last great field trip to Memphis, on this episode of Blues Unlimited.

Pictured: One of the top sellers on Vocalion at the time, Blind Boy Fuller.

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released October 23, 2018

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Blues Unlimited is a weekly show that has been called the "best blues radio show in the United States," and has an established and loyal audience of listeners from around the globe. Hosted by "Sleepy Boy Hawkins" (the alter-ego of scholar, author, fanatic, and historian Steve Franz), each installment is a self-contained evergreen show, delving into a different genre, topic, or aspect of the blues. ... more

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