Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1954 Okie Dokie Stomp/Depression Blues Peacock 1637

$

25

Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Ebay applies tax. Ebay calculates and handles international shipping. 
DISK: From a collector's vault, an early hit by Brown. He was an underappreciated but musically influential artist who had mastered a number of instruments and played in a variety of musical styles. He resisted being called a blues player.  There is a lot of online documentation about him including a good article on encyclopedia dot com. This record is as found with little scratches and scuffs.  It is kinda dull looking. Both sides play loud and clear with some light brief crackles on Okie here and there and a few ticks and short crackles on Depression side. These are scattered minor intrusions.  The music prevails. The Okie side is an instrumental with some fancy guitar work by Brown. 
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