Release Date: 30 August 2005
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093074016527
Genres: Blues
Release Date: 01 November 2000
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101802326
Genres: Blues
Description
Folkways Records released New Orleans Street Singer in 1959 and the album set the world of folk and acoustic blues fans on fire. Snooks Eaglin was in the early stages of his long R&B career when folklorist Harry Oster heard him playing solo on the streets of the French Quarter. That very recording, presented here with 7 previously unreleased tracks, captured Eaglin's genius and elevated him to the pantheon of eccentric, uncategorizable guitar virtuosos. 32-page booklet. 25 classic tracks. 68 minutes.
Description
"A human jukebox who could listen just once to any song, then reproduce and reinterpret it, whether classical, gospel or blues, Snooks recorded three albums in short succession from 1958 to 1961. A significant influence on the contemporary English folk blues scene… a diverse range of covers, all delivered with smoky, easy vocals reminiscent of Ray Charles, and incredibly dextrous, swinging 12-string guitar. Snooks generally played fingerstyle, with bass lines, rhythm and lead all miraculously issuing forth from one acoustic. It's quite possibly the most virtuoso performance you'll hear from a solo musician, not least because Snooks' typically New Orleans swing never lets up. Snooks' considerable genius tends only to be celebrated by New Orleans afficionados but his landmark albums (now fortuitously compiled onto this Storyville CD) are a monumental calling card for a dazzling talent." - Paul Trynka (Mojo).
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell & Ed Young
Sonya Cohen Cramer
Various
Ann Savoy
Charlie Parr
Mariachi Los Camperos
Matmos
Aga Khan Master Musicians
Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin
Snooks Eaglin
