Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971 (CD)


Various Artists

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If you love the blues, Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick 1958-1971 is for you. This is the real stuff: '50s and '60s era recordings from Black musicians in Texas and nearby communities, some that would become well-known (Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb) and some that would remain hidden talents in the world beyond their close-knit communities. The songs were collected by blues fanatic Robert "Mack" McCormick, a photographer who chronicled the lives of Black and Latino Texan communities, and interviewed and recorded these musicians. McCormick's collection isn't solely blues: you'll also find ragtime, gospel, country blues, and hypnotically humorous, uncategorizable songs (case in point: George "Bongo Joe" Coleman's "George Coleman for President, Nobody for Vice President"). Playing for the Man at the Door is truly exciting, an album that feels deeply alive despite all the years gone by since its original recordings.



Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Mojo Hand
Lightnin' Hopkins 04:03
2.
God Moves on the Water
Mance Lipscomb 02:33
3.
The Clinton
Robert Shaw 02:18
4.
Sugar Blues
Kid Wiggins 02:44
5.
St. James Infirmary
Dudley Alexander and Washboard Band 04:16
6.
Darlin' (You Know I Love You)
CeDell Davis 02:55
7.
You Gonna Look Like a Monkey
Dennis Gainus 02:25
8.
One Room Country Shack
Grey Ghost 03:42
9.
Groceries on My Shelf (Piggly Wiggly)
Edwin "Buster" Pickens 04:26
10.
3 O'Clock Blues
Hop Wilson 04:52
11.
Anything from a Foot Race to a Resting Place
Jealous James Stanchell 03:11
12.
Salty Dog Rag
James Tisdom 03:18
13.
Goin' to the River
Gozy Kilpatrick 01:35
14.
Quills
Joe Patterson 01:14
15.
Ma Pa Cut the Cake
Lightnin' Hopkins 01:42
16.
Crazy About Oklahoma
Otis Cook 03:12
17.
Little Red Rooster
Grey Ghost 03:51
18.
My Work Will Be Done
Spiritual Light Gospel Group 03:00
19.
Steel Guitar Rag
James Tisdom 03:02
20.
Tall Angel at the Bar
Mance Lipscomb 08:59
21.
This Whole World's in a Sad Condition
George "Bongo Joe" Coleman 08:59


Disc 2 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
World's in a Tangle
Lightnin' Hopkins 05:51
2.
Someday Baby
Robert Shaw 05:39
3.
It's Alright
CeDell Davis 03:36
4.
Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay
R.C. Forest , Gozy Kilpatrick 01:54
5.
China Tea
Allen Van 02:31
6.
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
George "Bongo Joe" Coleman 03:24
7.
Tom Moore's Farm
Lightnin' Hopkins 04:34
8.
Tom Moore's Farm
Mance Lipscomb 04:56
9.
Don't Do Me No Small Favors (Help the Bear)
Jealous James Stanchell 01:37
10.
Fox Chase
Billy Bizor 02:20
11.
Black Widow Spider Blues
R.C. Forest 02:03
12.
Come and Go with Me to That Land
Hardy Gray 05:26
13.
Rollin' and Tumblin'
CeDell Davis 03:18
14.
Train Roll Up
Leroy "Country" Johnson 01:44
15.
Shorty George
Edwin "Buster" Pickens 04:32
16.
Matchbox Blues
Joel Hopkins 01:49
17.
It's My Life Baby
Blues Wallace 04:16
18.
Hello Central, Gimme 209
Andrew Everett 03:08
19.
Bad Lee Brown
Jim Wilkie 02:33
20.
Tin Can Alley Blues
George "Bongo Joe" Coleman 02:49
21.
Medicine Show Pitch
George "Bongo Joe" Coleman 01:52


Disc 3 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
So Different Blues
Mance Lipscomb 02:45
2.
I Feel So Good
James Tisdom 02:41
3.
Mr. Charlie
Lightnin' Hopkins 04:51
4.
The Ma Grinder
Edwin "Buster" Pickens 02:08
5.
Deep Ellum Blues
Paul Elliott 02:37
6.
K.C. Ain't Nothing but a Rag
Andrew Everett 02:00
7.
Lonesome Road
Kid Wiggins 02:24
8.
Old Judge Blues
Dennis Gainus 03:15
9.
The Slop
Melvin "Jack" Jackson , Lightnin' Hopkins 02:24
10.
Corrine, Corrina
Lightnin' Hopkins 03:20
11.
Talking Blues
Jimmy Womack 01:35
12.
Good Times Here, Better Times Down the Road
Joel Hopkins 03:05
13.
Put Me in the Alley
Robert Shaw 02:26
14.
Auctioneer
Walter Britten 00:35
15.
Runaway
Hardy Gray 03:27
16.
Broke and Hungry
Hop Wilson 04:14
17.
Big Road Blues
Mager Johnson 03:46
18.
Casey Jones
Mance Lipscomb 02:27
19.
Atomic Energy
Jimmy Womack 02:15
20.
Natural Born Lover
Long Gone Miles , Lightnin' Hopkins , Love Crazy 04:24
21.
Swanee River Boogie
E.B. Busby 01:44
22.
Rock Me Baby
Long Gone Miles 02:53
23.
Blues Jumped a Rabbit
Lightnin' Hopkins 03:51

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