"BACK WATER BLUES" Lonnie Johnson OKeh 8466 VV- 1927 Classic Blues!

Sold Date: December 21, 2024
Start Date: December 14, 2024
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 1
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Here's LONNIE JOHNSON again, this time following the biggest news story to hit the South since the Civil War, the devastating Mississippi River flood of 1927.  He covers Bessie Smith with his own version of her "BACK WATER BLUES," and expanding on that theme, "SOUTH BOUND WATER." 


This original 1927 "Race" OKeh 8466 is in somewhat beat but game VV- condition. 


PHOTO: Lonnie Johnson in 1927. 

 

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