This legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist is the most renowned of all the early Piedmont blues and country blues artists.  Much of that can be attributed to his story telling, his courage, and his tenacity.  He completely lost his sight before the age of 30 and at that point determined the only way he could make a living was by playing his guitar and singing his songs.  He did amazingly well, recording some of the most memorable blues and folk classics of all time.  Many of his greatest recordings were completed with the two other artists named on this album, Sonny Terry and  Bull City Red.  This is a very special collaboration and the result is scintillating.  This is beautiful blues.  The album was released on the Blues Classics label, number BC-11.  This is the original release of the album.  I don’t know the year in which it was released.  The vinyl is in beautiful condition with its bright original luster and just a couple of light scuffs that do not impact play.  It plays with almost no background noise.  The vinyl grades VG+.  The album cover shows just a tiny hint of ring wear and very light corner and edge wear.  There is a two inch split on the open side of the bottom seam.  The other seams are sharp, tight, and intact.  The cover grades VG+. 

Shake It Baby
Bye Bye Baby Blues
You’ve Got Something There
Pistol Slapper Blues
Step It Up and Go
Good Feeling Blues
Jitterbug Rag

Careless Love
Bus Rider Blues
I’m A Rattlesnakin’ Daddy
Big House Bound
Piccolo Rag
Three Ball Blues
Stealin’ Bo-Hog

Grading Information I always clean and then listen to every record I list on eBay.  I do this to make sure I can give as accurate a description of each record as possible.  I will do both a visual check and an audio check.  I absolutely attempt to give as objective a grading as I can.  I don’t ever want you to be disappointed in the quality of the album you receive.   My promise is that I will never put up for auction any album that I would not be proud to play for others on my own turntable. 

I only use four grades in my grading:  NM, VG+, VG, and G.  The only exception is a sealed album which is presumed to have vinyl in mint condition.  My NM grading means that the vinyl looks and plays as though it is the first time out of the sleeve.  The VG+ rating is used on any album that plays great but has one or more small defects.  It may have a pop here and there or some occasional background static.  On a VG album you can expect that, typically, this album will play great, but you’ll see more defects on this than your VG+ rated album.   Most often the VG rated album may even play well enough to be graded VG+, but the color or blemishes drop the grading.  Likewise, you may occasionally find an album that looks almost NM but the sound quality just isn’t there.  That’s why I play every album first, because this does happen.  In this case the vinyl will be graded VG.  Very occasionally I will list an album with a grade of G.  This is one where I consider the collectible value of the album to be great enough that the copy being presented is worth having as a filler copy. 

Shipping Information – Combined Shipping Shipping is $4.00 in the continental U.S.  I happily combine records from multiple auctions to reduce total shipping cost.  In fact, I welcome it!  The $4.00 cost for U.S. shipping applies regardless of the number of auctions won in any 5-day period. 

Canada shipping is calculated based on weight using US Postal Service rates.  Combined shipping is also welcomed here and does result in significant per-album cost savings. Canada shipping rates have gone up dramatically. The first album will be shipped for $16.  Additional albums will be shipped for $4 per album, with up to five albums able to be shipped before we need to use International Priority shipping.  At that point we will work together on final determination of shipping cost. 

The Canada cost determination also applies for all other International shipping, except that the first album is shipped for $21 and each subsequent is just an additional $5.00. 

All albums will be shipped in specially designed album hard cardboard mailers with a cardboard insert to prevent damage upon opening.  The vinyl is removed from the cover and presented in a new poly sleeve.  I am committed to one day turnaround on shipments.  If I receive payment before 7:00 AM Central Time I will package and ship that same day.  Payment by Paypal is preferred. 

Thanks for looking and please contact me with any questions.