Papa Charlie Done Sung That Song: A Tribute to Papa Charlie Jackson, by Cary Moskovitz, Jen Maurer and Adam Tanner (with Dom Flemons & Jerron Paxton and others)

Papa Charlie Done Sung That Song: A Tribute to Papa Charlie Jackson

by Cary Moskovitz, Jen Maurer and Adam Tanner (with Dom Flemons & Jerron Paxton and others)

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Bonus tracks: all 15 songs as originally performed by Papa Charlie Jackson
16-page PDF booklet with history of PCJ by Jas Obrecht, track notes.

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1.	Cary Moskovitz - Alabama Bound 04:38	buy track
2.	Dom Flemons - Drop That Sack 02:23	buy track
3.	Jen Maurer - Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues 02:39	buy track
4.	Adam Tanner - Shake That Thing 03:40	buy track
5.	Jerron Paxton - Skoodle Um Skoo 02:57	buy track
6.	I'm Tired of Fooling Around with You 03:28	buy track
7.	Shave 'Em Dry 03:27	buy track
8.	Bright Eyes 03:05	buy track
9.	Airy Man Blues 03:53	buy track
10.	Loan Me Your Heart 04:13	buy track
11.	Up the Way Bound 02:20	buy track
12.	Spoonful 02:34	buy track
13.	I Got What It Takes 04:22	buy track
14.	Jim Tampa Blues 03:03	buy track
15.	Mama Don't You Think I Know 04:11	buy track

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This two-disc set is a milestone project for Document Records and for aficionados of traditional blues and related music of the early 20th century. For Document, it is exceptional in containing material by living musicians, a rarity for our label and the first such recordings for Document’s 7000 series since 1999. For music lovers, it contains both the first-ever recorded tribute to Papa Charlie Jackson (Disc 1) and the first selected compilation of Papa Charlie’s music since vinyl (Disc 2).

Charlie Jackson is a pivotal figure in American music history. Historians credit Jackson with being the first famous male blues singer, the first famous self-accompanied blues artist, and the first blues musician to record primarily original material. Jackson cut his first sides in 1924 and by the late 20’s was one of Paramount Records’ biggest stars. His unusual virtuosity on 6-string banjo also put him in demand as an accompanist for major early blues singers such as Ma Rainey and Lucille Bogan.

On the banjo-driven tribute disc, Cary Moskovitz, Jen Maurer, and Adam Tanner are joined by guests Dom Flemons (formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) and up-and-coming early blues master Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton—along with a host of others. The five singer-musicians are accompanied by an exceptionally wide variety of instrument combinations include tenor and 6-string banjos, fiddle, guitar, piano, bass, tuba, harmonica, clarinet, trumpet, bass clarinet, accordion, trombone, euphonium, tenor guitar, and kazoo.

In addition to the two discs, the 16-page booklet contains a musical biography of Jackson written by Jas Obrect, former editor of Guitar Player magazine and author of books such as Blues Guitar: The Men Who Made the Music and Rollin’ & Tumblin’: The Postwar Blues Guitarists.

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released May 1, 2014

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