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Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order 1934-41 (Greatest Hits)

Artist: Bonds Son

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    All Night Long – Brownsville Bonds, Son 02:58
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    She Walks Like My Woman – Brownsville Bonds, Son 03:10
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    Weary Worried Blues – Brownsville Bonds, Son 02:51
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    Back and Side Blues – Brownsville Bonds, Son 02:46
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    I Want to Live So God Can Use Me – Brother Bonds, Son 03:07
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    Ain't That News? – Brother Bonds, Son 02:53
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    Give Me That Old Time Religion – Brother Bonds, Son 02:57
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    In My Father's House – Brother Bonds, Son 02:57
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    Trouble Trouble Blues – Hammie And Son 03:04
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    Tennessee Worried Blues – Hammie And Son 03:04
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    I'll Work Up to You Someday – Son Bonds, Sleepy John Estes 02:29
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    Old Bachelor Blues – Son Bonds, Sleepy John Estes 02:39
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    Black Gal Swing – The Delta Boys 02:57
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    Get Up and Go – The Delta Boys 02:52
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    Every Time My Heart Beats – The Delta Boys 03:13
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    80 Highway Blues – Son Bonds, Sleepy John Estes, Raymond Thomas 02:54
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    A Hard Pill to Swallow – Sleepy John Estes, Son Bonds, Raymond Thomas 02:58
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    Come Back Home, Little Girl – Sleepy John Estes, Son Bonds, Raymond Thomas 02:56
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    Crazy 'Bout My Black Gal – Lee Brown, Hammie Nixon 03:14
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    Trembling Blues – Lee Brown, Hammie Nixon 02:53
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    Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon – Pickett, Charlie 02:52
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    Down the Highway – Pickett, Charlie 03:14

This is an above average collection from Wolf Records in Vienna, both in terms of audio quality and content. The 18 songs by "Brownsville" Son Bonds, recorded between 1934 and 1941, are in surprisingly decent sound, for the most part, with no horrendous flaws to mar the collection. The songs are all good and the playing generally inspired, especially on the later tracks, where Bonds added a kazoo to his sound and really takes off, in a more rocking and freewheeling way than even Tampa Red. The diversity of the material is also a surprise -- four of the songs are rough, fervent gospel numbers, including the extraordinarily beautiful "I Want to Live So God Can Use Me," "Ain't That News," and "Give Me That Old Time Religion," cut by Bonds working as "Brother Son Bonds" (with Hammie Nixon backing him up on vocals and jug). They fit in well with their raw quality amid the ****** country blues numbers ("All Night Long," "She Walks Like My Woman," etc.) that make up the rest of this disc. The guitar-harmonica duets between Bonds and Nixon are especially pleasing, but Bonds' voice, surging and soaring, is the real show, especially on the early numbers, where the recordings really don't do justice to his guitar. The last four songs on this disc feature Charlie Pickett on vocals and guitar, and were recorded in 1937, with Nixon linking one of Pickett's songs with the rest of this collection. Bruce Eder, Rovi

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  • Online Item #: 13896688
  • Store Item Number (DPCI): 244-22-8666
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