RARE 1928 78 rpm ISHMAN BRACEY Saturday Blues - Victor
$
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Excellent, guaranteed original, 1928 Delta Blues 78 rpm by ISHMAN BRACEY entitled "Saturday BLues"/"Left Alone Blues" on Victor Records (#21349). This record is ULTRA RARE - with only a few known copies in existance! ISHMAN'S first name was misspelled "Ishmon" on several of his early recordings (his last name is sometimes misspelled "Bracy" as well) - this appears to be his first release. ISHMAN BRACEY (1901-1970) was an American Blues singer and guitarist from Mississippi, considered to be one of the most important Delta Blues performers. Along with Tommy Johnson, he was the center of a small Jackson, Mississippi group of Blues musicians in the 1920s. BRACEY started playing at local dances and parties around 1917. He also worked as a waterboy on the Illinois central Railroad. He recorded in Memphis in February and August of 1928 for the Victor label - with Charlie McCoy on second guitar. BRACEY'S "Saturday Blues" and "Left Alone Blues" used interesting variations in the usual three line verse form. He was one of the few Mississippi Bluesmen who sang with a nasal tone without embellishment. In "Saturday BLues," he used one of the conventional infidelity themes - but he changed the form of the verses to fit a "newer melodic" concept. His lyrics loosen up enough to sing about skin creams and powder advertised as being able to "lighten dark skin." Condition = solid VG (light paper scuffs - plays through fine though!, LISTEN TO AN ACTUAL SOUND CLIP!). Winning bidder to add $4.00 postage in the USA. Good luck - check out my other auctions for more vintage records for sale and save on combined postage costs!
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