[size=200][color=tomato][b]Various Artists The Piano Blues Vol. 15 Dallas 1927-1929
Elm Street's Paved in Brass
Label : Magpie
Released : 1980
Format : Mp3@320[/b][/color][/size]
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[size=150][color=orangered][b]Billiken Johnson[/b] is an interesting figure in early blues history, since he didn't sing or play an instrument, and yet he recorded at least six sides in the late '20s. Johnson's unique talent was his ability to imitate train whistles and provide other vocal effects, all of which made him a popular figure on-stage at the juke joints and taverns of the famed "Deep Ellum" district of Dallas, TX. Under his own name he recorded two tracks for Columbia Records ("Sun Beam Blues" and "Interurban Blues") in Dallas on December 3, 1927, followed by two more ("Frisco Blues" and "Wild Jack Blues") a year later on December 8, 1928. He is also listed as part of a duet of sorts with Texas Bill Day on "Billiken's Weary Blues" and "Elm Street Blues," recorded December 5, 1929, in Dallas and also issued by Columbia.[/color][/size]
[size=150][color=orange][b]Whistlin' Alex Moore[/b] (November 22, 1899 – January 20, 1989) was an American blues pianist, singer and whistler. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Across The Atlantic Ocean" and "Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls."]
Born Alexander Herman Moore in Dallas, Texas, After his father's death, Moore dropped out of school to support his mother and two siblings. He learned the piano before entering the United States Army in 1916. His overall sound during the 1920s combined elements of the blues, ragtime, barrelhouse boogie, and stride. The same decade saw Moore acquire his nickname, based upon a whistle he made while playing the piano. [/color][/size]
[size=150][color=red][b]Trackliat : [/b][/color]
1. Texas Bill Day & Billiken Johnson - Elm Street Blues
2. Whistln' Alex Moore - Heart Wrecked Blues
3. Billiken Johnson & Neal Roberts - Frisco Blues
4. Texas Bill Day - Goin' Back To My Baby
5. Hattie Hudson - Doggone My Good Luck Soul
6. Billiken Johnson & Fred Adams - Sun Beam Blues
7. Whistln' Alex Moore - Blue Bloomer Blues
8. Texas Bill Day - Good Mornin' Blues
9. Whistln' Alex Moore - They May Not Be My Toes
10. Texas Bill Day & Billiken Johnson - Billiken's Weary Blues
11. Billiken Johnson & Neal Roberts - Wild Jack Blues
12. Whistln' Alex Moore - West Texas Woman
13.Bobbie Cadillac - Carbolic Acid Blues
14. Texas Bill Day - Burn The Trestle Down
15. Billiken Johnson & Neal Roberts - Interurban Blues
16. Whistln' Alex Moore - Ice Pick Blues[/size]
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