Re-up: various artists - S-ssy Man Blues (25 Authentic Straight & Gay Blues & Jazz Vocals)

Note: originally posted in 2022. This one got flagged as spam, so I'm tweaking the title to see if I can get it republished.

What's everyone been up to the past month? I've been listening to this...a lot.

Just a shit ton of country blues and ragtime, all guaranteed to rile up the church goers and white folks, on account that these all have to do with fukkin'. It's a great collection of recordings from 100 years ago, with a pretty fun Milton Knight cover. What grips my mind is how one might title this today, seeing how "s-ssy" is now pretty universally considered a derogatory word. Maybe this just wouldn't exist in 2026, which sucks, because representation matters.

Anyway, enjoy the blues.

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various artists - The Copulatin' Blues Compact Disc (22 Blues And Jazz Classics)

You know, they don't just make compilations about fuckin' any more. I blame Trump.

These sort of compilations of early 20th century American music are a real gateway to me. Collecting and preserving early jazz & blues is probably boomers' greatest contribution to pop culture, even if, in the course of putting these sort of records together, they probably avoided paying the appropriate royalties to the artists. Hey, what can you do? Cultural appropriation and exploitation wasn't a thing back in 1976!

But enough of the shit talk. Bring on the Alberta Hunter! Give me more Sidney Bechet! I celebrate Lucille Bogan and Tampa Red! The theme is unimportant (albeit amusing); the art's the thing, and I'm way into this thing.

Discogs

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