Blues Blues Christmas- Vol. 1-Blues Blues Christmas
SKU: 714298320923
From blues to gospel, from field recordings to street sermons, here are 52 vintage snapshots of an African-American Christmas. These range from deeply sorrowful to lighthearted to just plain bizarre: Christmas Blues Gatemouth Moore; Hello Santa Claus Cecil Gant; Happy New Year Darling Lonnie Johnson; Christmas & New Year's Blues Tampa Red; at the Christmas Ball Bessie Smith; the Christmas Song Leadbelly; Happy New Year Lightnin' Hopkins, plus Amos Milburn, Little Esther, Leroy Carr and more!
Tracklist:
- Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn - Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
- Christmas Morning Blues - Titus Turner
- Hep Cat's Holiday - The Cats & the Fiddle
- Christmas Blues - Ralph Willis
- Junior's a Jap Girl's Christmas for His Santa Claus - Willie Bla
- Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (And Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree) - B
- Trim Your Tree - Jimmy Butler
- Christmas Blues - Gatemouth Moore
- Bring That Cadillac Back - Doc Bagby/Harry "Fats" Crafton
- Christmas Man Blues - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
- Hello Santa Claus - Cecil Gant
- Christmas and No Santa Claus - Bumble Bee Slim
- Love for Christmas - Felix Gross
- Happy New Year Darling - Lonnie Johnson
- Christmas & New Year's Blues - Tampa Red
- Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby - Amos Milburn
- Christmas Spirit - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
- At the Christmas Ball - Bessie Smith
- How Will You Spend Christmas - Rev. A.W. Nix
- Xmas Blues - Harmon Ray
- How I Hate to See Xmas Come Around - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Christmas Date Boogie - Joe Turner/Pete Johnson/Big Joe Turner
- Christmas Boogie - Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson
- Christmas Song, The - Leadbelly
- Happy New Year - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Wrong Way to Celebrate Xmas, The - Reverend Edward W. Clayborn
- Santa Claus - Bo Carter
- Christmas Time Blues (Beggin' Santa Claus) - Black Ace
- Happy New Year Blues - Mary Harris
- Christmas Christmas Blues - Charlie Jordan
- Happy New Year, Baby - Johnny Otis Orchestra
- Faraway Christmas Blues - Little Esther/Johnny Otis/Mel Walker/L
- Christmas Morning Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Christmas in Jail - Leroy Carr
- Christmas Mornin' Blues - Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom
- Did You Spend Christmas Day in Jail? - Reverend J.M. Gates
- Death Might Be Your Santa Claus - Reverend J.M. Gates
- Happy New Year Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- New Year's Eve Blues - Smokey Hogg
- Christmas Blues - Larry Darnell
- When Was Jesus Born - The Sons of Heaven
- I Want a Present for Christmas - Doc Bagby/J.B. Summers
- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra/Sonny
- New Year's Resolution Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Let Me Hang My Stockings in Your Christmas Tree - Roosevelt Syke
- Santa Claus Crave, The - Elzadie Robinson
- Santa Claus - Walter Davis
- Christmas Morning Blues - Victoria Spivey
- Christmas Time Blues - Boll Weavil
- Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon/Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Les Welch & His Orchestra/Mabel Scot
UPC > 714298320923
Format > New CD
Label > Document
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From blues to gospel, from field recordings to street sermons, here are 52 vintage snapshots of an African-American Christmas. These range from deeply sorrowful to lighthearted to just plain bizarre: Christmas Blues Gatemouth Moore; Hello Santa Claus Cecil Gant; Happy New Year Darling Lonnie Johnson; Christmas & New Year's Blues Tampa Red; at the Christmas Ball Bessie Smith; the Christmas Song Leadbelly; Happy New Year Lightnin' Hopkins, plus Amos Milburn, Little Esther, Leroy Carr and more!
Tracklist:
- Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn - Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
- Christmas Morning Blues - Titus Turner
- Hep Cat's Holiday - The Cats & the Fiddle
- Christmas Blues - Ralph Willis
- Junior's a Jap Girl's Christmas for His Santa Claus - Willie Bla
- Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (And Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree) - B
- Trim Your Tree - Jimmy Butler
- Christmas Blues - Gatemouth Moore
- Bring That Cadillac Back - Doc Bagby/Harry "Fats" Crafton
- Christmas Man Blues - Bertha "Chippie" Hill
- Hello Santa Claus - Cecil Gant
- Christmas and No Santa Claus - Bumble Bee Slim
- Love for Christmas - Felix Gross
- Happy New Year Darling - Lonnie Johnson
- Christmas & New Year's Blues - Tampa Red
- Let's Make Christmas Merry, Baby - Amos Milburn
- Christmas Spirit - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
- At the Christmas Ball - Bessie Smith
- How Will You Spend Christmas - Rev. A.W. Nix
- Xmas Blues - Harmon Ray
- How I Hate to See Xmas Come Around - Jimmy Witherspoon
- Christmas Date Boogie - Joe Turner/Pete Johnson/Big Joe Turner
- Christmas Boogie - Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson
- Christmas Song, The - Leadbelly
- Happy New Year - Lightnin' Hopkins
- Wrong Way to Celebrate Xmas, The - Reverend Edward W. Clayborn
- Santa Claus - Bo Carter
- Christmas Time Blues (Beggin' Santa Claus) - Black Ace
- Happy New Year Blues - Mary Harris
- Christmas Christmas Blues - Charlie Jordan
- Happy New Year, Baby - Johnny Otis Orchestra
- Faraway Christmas Blues - Little Esther/Johnny Otis/Mel Walker/L
- Christmas Morning Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Christmas in Jail - Leroy Carr
- Christmas Mornin' Blues - Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom
- Did You Spend Christmas Day in Jail? - Reverend J.M. Gates
- Death Might Be Your Santa Claus - Reverend J.M. Gates
- Happy New Year Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- New Year's Eve Blues - Smokey Hogg
- Christmas Blues - Larry Darnell
- When Was Jesus Born - The Sons of Heaven
- I Want a Present for Christmas - Doc Bagby/J.B. Summers
- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra/Sonny
- New Year's Resolution Blues - Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
- Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson
- Let Me Hang My Stockings in Your Christmas Tree - Roosevelt Syke
- Santa Claus Crave, The - Elzadie Robinson
- Santa Claus - Walter Davis
- Christmas Morning Blues - Victoria Spivey
- Christmas Time Blues - Boll Weavil
- Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon/Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - Les Welch & His Orchestra/Mabel Scot
UPC > 714298320923
Format > New CD
Label > Document
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.