Tag: Georgia Tom

From the Record Shelves #152 - Come On MamaFrom the Record Shelves #152 – Come On Mama – Thomas A. Dorsey, who got his nickname Georgia Tom by Paramount’s recording director Mayo Williams, wrote about two hundred blues songs between 1923 and 1932. After that, he became an important pioneer (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #56 - Take My Hand, Precious LordFrom the Record Shelves #56 – Take My Hand, Precious Lord. The title of this LP means that the popular, tin pan alley sort of tunes is absent. Otherwise, it’s quite natural and what you expect from a New Orleans Band that they play spirituals and blues (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #30 - Gee, But It’s HardFrom the Record Shelves #30 – Gee, But It’s Hard. This record has a worn out sleeve. For two reasons. First and foremost because me and a friend as teenagers used to copy and play and sing the tunes on the record and secondly because (…) read more and listenread more and listen