A1 	Black Rat 	5:44
A2 	Way Out In The West 	5:16
A3 	Mama Don't Allow 	5:22
A4 	Stuttgart, Arkansas 	5:45
A5 	Don't Fuzz Blues 	2:39
B1 	Big Boat Up The River 	7:47
B2 	New Orleans Streamline 	3:53
B3 	Everyday I Have The Blues 	4:40
B4 	Aberdeen Blues 	2:38
B5 	Midnight Blues 	4:15
B6 	Poor Boy 	2:03

Bukka White - guitar, vocals, composer

Mississippi has been the birthplace of many world famous musicians. Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, was born in Tupelo. B.B. King, the King of Blues, was born in Clarksdale. Another great Mississippi musician, although perhaps less famous, happens to be the first cousin of B.B. King. This early blues musician, Bukka White, may not have sold as many records, but his music endures to this day.

Born sometime in the early 1900’s, Bukka White was one of the many talented blues musicians of his time. Originally named Booker T. Washington White, Bukka is said to have been born in Houston, Mississippi, on November 12, 1909 (eyeneer.com). However, Arne Brogger, a friend of Bukka’s, recalls Bukka having been born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, in 1902 (Brogger). Another reliable source states that Bukka was born in 1906 (Eley). Although the birth date and birthplace of Bukka White is debatable, his extreme gift for blues is not. One factor that aided in promoting Bukka’s talent was his musically-talented family. His father, John White, a railroad worker and part-time musician, taught Bukka how to play the guitar (blueflamecafe.com). John White was a multi-talented musician, playing the mandolin, piano, drums and saxophone (Evans and Hurley157). Bukka’s mother, Lula White, was the daughter of a preacher and often exposed her children to various hymns (Evans and Hurley 147). At age nine, Bukka received his first guitar and began playing immediately after (Eley). Along with the influences of his family, Bukka’s musical career was influenced by blues artists such as George “Bullet” Williams and Charley Patton (Guinness 4452-4453 and blueflamecafe.com). As a teenager Bukka worked as a field hand, played at many juke joints and parties; and, in 1920, he moved to St. Louis to play in the clubs (blueflamecafe.com and Eley). At age sixteen, Bukka married Jesse Bea and moved back to Houston with a new Stella guitar–a wedding gift from his father. Unfortunately, Bukka’s marriage lasted less than three years because Jesse Bea passed away in 1928 (Evans and Hurley 163).

White’s musical breakthrough came around 1930 when Ralph Lembo, an agent for the Victor recording label, sent White to record some of his songs in Memphis (Eley and Historical Tour). In 1934, White married Susie Simpson, the niece of blues artist George “Bullet” Williams (Evans and Hurley 167). Although newly married, White spent a great deal of time in other places. He “hoboed” in cities such as St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Baltimore, New York, and many others. To make a little extra money, White played semi-professional baseball with a group called the Birmingham Black Cats and fought in professional boxing matches (Evans and Hurley 169-171). White was a fierce fighter as well as a fierce guitar player. When talking about how he played a steel guitar, Bukka said, “I play so rough – I stomp ’em – I don’t peddle ’em” (Historical tour).

The year 1937 began a tough, yet memorable period for White. In 1937, White was imprisoned for assault at Parchman Farm, the Mississippi Penitentiary. However, this did not stop White from making music. In September of 1937, White recorded one of his hit songs, “Shake ’em on Down, ” under a contract with Vocalion Records. When White was questioned about his activities at Parchman, he smiled and said, “Well, I mostly played guitar.” White went on to record two more songs for the Library of Congress Archive of Folk songs in 1939 (Evans and Hurley 172-175). Upon his release from prison in 1940, he traveled to Chicago to record for Lester Melrose of Vocalion Records (Evans and Hurley 177-178). In 1942, White settled in Memphis and obtained a legal separation from his wife Susie, leaving her to raise their two children alone (Evans and Hurley186-188).

During the1950’s Bukka’s musical career was fairly dormant. Bukka became a common laborer and worked with Newberry Equipment in Memphis. His job consisted of laying out steel for welders to make tanks for the war (Evans and Hurley189). Fortunately, White was “re-discovered” in 1963 by John Fahey and Ed Dawson, two blues enthusiasts (blueflamecafe.com). In the same year White traveled to California to play for several folklore classes at the University of California at Berkeley (Hurley and Evans 196-197). With several re-recordings, White’s blues career was kicked off once again. In 1967, White toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival. The next year he was invited to sing at the Olympic Games in Mexico City (Eley). In 1973, White played with his first cousin, B.B. King, at the New Orleans Heritage Festival. That same year, White was nominated for a Grammy award (Eley and Historical Tour). Another outstanding performance given by Bukka White was at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. There Bukka played with other musicians such as Muddy Waters and B.B. King (Brogger).

Around 1976, White began to suffer from a series of strokes and his health deteriorated. In 1977, Booker T. Washington White, better known as “Bukka” White, passed away around the age of 65.

Its a long way from the fields of southern Mississippi to the Blues Hall of Fame, but Bukka White has walked the walk and sung the songs. Even though he is not Elvis Presley or B.B. King, Bukka White has contributed greatly to the history of Mississippi music. ---Erin Hazlewood, mswritersandmusicians.com

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1. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues - 4:09
2. Baby Please Don't Go - 4:47
3. New Orleans Streamline - 3:41
4. Parchman Farm Blues - 2:52
5. Poor Boy Long Way From Home - 2:19
6. Remembrance Of Charley Patton - 3:52
7. Shake 'Em On Down - 3:29
8. I Am In The Heavenly Way - 3:40
9. The Atlanta Special - 5:53
10. Drunk Man Blues (Piano) - 3:49
11. Army Blues - 3:00

Bukka White – guitar, vocals

Bukka White is a name known to blues lovers since he was one of the group of early Delta blues recording artists that were rediscovered in the '60s. This album is one of the new recordings he made during this latter period. It is appropriate that White recorded a monologue at one point entitled "Mixed Water" for another label, because blues listeners tend to be mixed about this artist's output. The final analysis is usually in his favor, as he has a tremendously appealing voice, and while not a guitar virtuoso, he certainly creates an authentic Delta blues sound and keeps three or four rhythms that blues bar bands would die for. Sometimes listeners just expect too much from the man, such as a more extensive repertoire of styles or a more forceful guitar attack. Slide guitar and dobro playing have gone so far to the front and center in various types of music that some listeners are just used to hearing it that way, and won't comprehend why White's licks are sometimes simply chiming way in the background, like angels heard from a distance. Despite a lack of intensity -- he just sounds tired some of the time -- there are several classic performances on this recording. What is identified as "Parchman Farm" was actually recorded under the title of "Where Can I Change My Clothes" in the '40s for Vocalion. While he also recorded another song entitled "Parchman Farm" as well, neither is the blues song of this name that has become a standard. The incorrectly titled performance of "Where Can I Change My Clothes" here is brilliant, as is his intense "Army Blues." His "Baby Please Don't Go" and "Shake 'Em On Down" both display his unforced, calm method of delivery, the main point of focus being the twists and turns taken by his magnificently rich vocal as the guitar plays a very straightforward accompaniment. The distinctive plunk of the steel guitar or dobro is present here throughout; listeners that find this sound appealing will be in heaven, daydreaming of guitars with pictures of palm trees on their backs. The track consisting of stories about blues legend Charley Patton spoon-feeding him small amounts of whisky is amusing, but brings the side to a dead halt. --- Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi

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01.  Good Gin Blues
02.  Shake 'Em On Down		play
03.  When Can I Change My Clothes
04.  High Fever Blues
05.  Bukka's Jitterburg Swing
06.  District Atterney Blues
07.  Strange Place Blues
08.  Sleepy Man Blues
09.  Pinebluff Arkansas
10.  Fixin' To Die Blues
11.  Special Streamline
12.  Black Train Blues
13.  Parchman Farm Blues		play
14.  Aberdeen Mississippi Blues

Bukka White – guitar, vocals

Booker T. Washington “Bukka” White (November 12, 1906– February 26, 1977) was a delta blues guitarist and singer born near Houston, Mississippi. Even though he didn’t like the spelling “Bukka”, he was best known by that name. He gave his more famous cousin B.B. King his first guitar, a Stella. Bukka himself is remembered as a player of National Steel guitars. He also played, but was less adept at, the piano.

White started his career playing fiddle at square dances. He claims to have met Charley Patton early on, although some doubt has been cast upon this; regardless, Patton was a large influence on White. He typically played slide guitar, in an open tuning. He was one of the few, along with Skip James, to use a crossnote tuning in Em, which he may have learned, as James did, from Henry Stuckey. -----Gravejr, last.fm

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1. Shake' Em On Down  	3:01 
2. Parchman Farm Blues 	2:40 
3. Fixin' to Die 	2:48 
4. District Attorney Blues 	2:41 
5. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues 	2:34 
6. Pine Bluff Arkansas 	2:49 	
7. Black Train Blues 	2:57 	
8. Swing 	2:38 	
9. When Can I Change Clothes? 	2:59 
10. Special Streamline 	2:55 
11. Strange Place Blues 	2:52 
12. High Fever Blues 	2:50 
13. Sleepy Man Blues 	2:50 
14. Good Gin Blues 	2:22

Bukka White – guitar, vocals
Miss Minnie – vocals
Washboard Sam - rubboard, washboard

He was born Booker T. Washington White (Bukka became his name due to a mistake in one of his recording sessions many years later) in 1909, and had a career lasting until 1977. His first recording session was in 1930; he didn't make much of an impression since he did not record anything else until 1937. This CD features his early recordings, made in 1930, 1937, 1939, and 1940.

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1. Bed Spring Blues - 2:39
2. Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues - 3:06
3. Drifting Blues - 3:52
4. (Brand New) Decoration Blues - 5:57
5. Baby Please Don't Go - 3:40
6. Give Me An Old, Old Lady - 2:32
7. Got Sick And Tired - 6:30
8. World Boogie - 2:38
9. School Learning - 5:33
10. Gibson Hill - 3:27

Personnel:
Bukka White - Guitar, Vocal
Harmonica Boy - Harmonica
Bill Barth - Second Guitar
Trevor Koehler - Piano
Anchor - String-Bass
Jim Crosthwait - Washboard
Joe Gray – Drums

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Parchman Farm 1937-1940  
- Pinebluff Arkansas 
– Shake ‘Em On Down 
- Black Train Blues 
- Strange Place Blues 
- When Can I Change My Clothes 
- Sleepy Man Blues 
- Parchman Farm Blues 
- Good Gin Blues 
- High Fever Blues 
- District Attorney Blues 
– Fixin’ To Die Blues 
- Aberdeen Mississippi 
- Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing 
- Special StreamLine

Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is the oldest prison and the only maximum security prison for men in the state of Mississippi, USA.

Begun with four stockades in 1901, the Mississippi Department of Corrections facility was constructed largely by state prisoners; it is located on about 28 square miles (73 square kilometers) in unincorporated Sunflower County, in the Mississippi Delta region.

Parchman Farm Blues is one of most famous songs by Bukka White.

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1. Gibson Hill
2. Black Cat Bone Blues 
3. 1936 Trigger Toe 
4. Cryin' Holy Unto the Lord 
5. Shake My Hand Blues 
6. Sic em Dogs 
7. Aberdeen Mississippi 
8. Mama Don' Low 
9. Hot Springs Arkansas 
10. Jelly Roll Morton Man 
11. Black Crepe Blues 
12. Glory Bound Train 
13. Hobo Blues

Bukka White – guitar, vocals

Bukka White proves the staying power of the traditional blues style with his 1973 sessions. Riding the folk-blues popularity wave in the '60s, these early-'70s recordings find the storyteller/singer still in his prime. Bukka White conjures up in the studio the essence of the revival sound: a man, a guitar, and an authentic delivery. Recorded just a few years before White's 1977 death, this album of Bukka White solos with guitar reaches back into the catalog that made even a large figure in the pre-World War II blues. Among these songs is "Sic 'Em Dogs," which, like most of the tracks, features the ex-boxer percussively playing with the force on his guitar that made him switch from wooden-body guitars to the more durable steel-bodied models. The production is clear vocally, through somewhat thin in the guitar area, and the accompanying notes are detailed. --- Tom Schulte, allmusic.com

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