Joseph Spence- Complete Folkways Recordings (CD)
Sam Charters first recorded Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence on Andros Island in July 1958. Spence, long out of work as a stonemason, had used his time to perfect a unique style of playing. Charters took Spence as a model for what he wanted to hear in other Bahamian guitarists. Originally issued in 1959 as Folkways 3844 and part of Folkways 3847.
Tracklist:
- Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer
- There Will Be a Happy Meeting in Glory
- Brownskin Gal
- I'm Going to Live That Life
- Face to Face That I Shall Know Him
- Jump in the Line
- Bimini Gal
- Lord Is My Shepherd, The
- (Glory, Glory) When I Lay My Burden Down
UPC > 093074006627
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
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Sam Charters first recorded Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence on Andros Island in July 1958. Spence, long out of work as a stonemason, had used his time to perfect a unique style of playing. Charters took Spence as a model for what he wanted to hear in other Bahamian guitarists. Originally issued in 1959 as Folkways 3844 and part of Folkways 3847.
Tracklist:
- Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer
- There Will Be a Happy Meeting in Glory
- Brownskin Gal
- I'm Going to Live That Life
- Face to Face That I Shall Know Him
- Jump in the Line
- Bimini Gal
- Lord Is My Shepherd, The
- (Glory, Glory) When I Lay My Burden Down
UPC > 093074006627
Format > New CD
Label > Folkways Records
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.