During the war years, California was inundated with Black Migrants from the South. They moved to work in the munitions plants and for the war effort in general, bringing their music with them. The combination of raw Southern Blues and the relative sophistication of the jazzier sounds of Los Angeles merged to form the unique style known as California Blues. This CD presents 25 examples of the style from it's greatest practitioners. Acrobat. 2003.
14 Somebody Done Changed the Lock - Harris, Wynonie
15 My Baby's Boogying - Milburn, Amos
16 Oo Wee Baby Oowee - Henderson, Duke
17 Silver Symphony - McEva, Jack
18 Here Come the Blues - Harris, Wynonie
19 No Boot No Voot - Washington, Dinah
20 Mean Ol' World - Walker, T-Bone
21 Playful Baby - Harris, Wynonie
22 Driftin' Blues - Brown, Charles (1)
23 Amos Blues - Milburn, Amos
24 Bobby Sox Baby - Walker, T-Bone
25 Blues in la - Gant, Cecil
26 [Untitled Track]
During the war years, California was inundated with Black Migrants from the South. They moved to work in the munitions plants and for the war effort in general, bringing their music with them. The combination of raw Southern Blues and the relative sophistication of the jazzier sounds of Los Angeles merged to form the unique style known as California Blues. This CD presents 25 examples of the style from it's greatest practitioners. Acrobat. 2003.