Blues Raffle, and More

I was lucky enough to win a 6 CD box set  ("Robert Johnson and The Last of The Great Mississippi Blues Singers") in the raffle at the local Blues Night on Saturday.

Wonderful music by Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Tommy McClennan, Robert Petway, Robert Lockwood et al.

140 tracks! I love Tommy McClennan, but it's not the ideal soundtrack to have rasping through the earphones for an hour when you hit the sack.

I was keen to compare Bukka White's "Bukka's Jitterbug Swing" with the version performed by the evening's talented duo, the song with which they opened their show.  Jim Crawford  and Ian Briggs did a flawless and subtle version on bottleneck and mouth-harp. Mellow, understated, acoustic blues. Refreshing. Easier listening than Tommy!

Their encore was Robert Johnson's classic "Come On In My Kitchen".