White, Bukka | Fixin To Die | CD

Bukka White was an American Delta and country blues guitarist and singer, born in Houston, Mississippi. He died in Memphis, Tennessee, on 26 February 1977. In 1990 he was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.

This is a 1-disc CD compilation on the Complete Blues label, with the year given as 2022 and an edition release date of 2 December 2022. The recordings were made in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, in 1937 and 1940, and at Camp No. 10 at the State Penitentiary, Parchman Farm, Mississippi. Memphis Minnie is credited with vocals and Washboard Sam with washboard. The styles are Delta blues.

Track List

1. District Attorney Blues
2. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
3. Special Streamline
4. Shake 'Em On Down
5. When Can I Change My Clothes?
6. Promise True And Grand
7. Po' Boy
8. The New Frisco Train
9. Sic 'Em Dogs On
10. High Fever Blues
11. Pinebluff, Arkansas
12. Strange Place Blues
13. Parchman Farm Blues
14. Sleepy Man Blues
15. I Am In The Heavenly Way
16. Black Train Blues
17. Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues
18. Good Gin Blues
19. The Panama Limited
20. Fixin' To Die