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Elizabeth Cotten, Volume 3: When I'm Gone

produced by Alice Gerrard, 1934- (Folkways Records, 1979), 45 mins

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Memphis Slim and the Honky-Tonk Sound

produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1960), 40 mins

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Memphis Slim and the Real Boogie-Woogie

produced by Charles Edward Smith, 1904-1970 (Folkways Records, 1959), 41 mins

Peter Chatman Jr., aka Memphis Slim, stomps out a "progressive boogie and blues" on the piano. Self-taught in the honky-tonk juke joints of Tennessee, he produced some of the most powerful boogie-woogie out there, with an incessant bass like you wouldn’t believe.

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The Original Memphis Five

produced by David A. Jasen, 1937- (Folkways Records, 1975), 49 mins

This influential 1920s small jazz band played music ideal for dancing, while its members' improvisational creativity offered listeners a new experience with every take. The Original Memphis Five is said to have recorded more records than any other jazz ensemble of its time.

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Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry at Carnegie Hall

produced by Pete Seeger, 1919-2014 (Folkways Records, 1958), 58 mins

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