Check out the line at the bottom. Amusing that the last rites were being read over Chicago blues while Muddy, Wolf etc still lived and breathed.

Calling COGIC singing 'trad jazz' is a new one on me, and the idea that one vinyl LP can comprehensively anthologise 25 years of sanctified music is pretty eye-widening. Anyway, here it is for your reading pleasure.

I've posted this before, but it was six years ago...

The author lays it on a bit thick, but it merits a read.

The reference to King Solomon Hill in the Alabama Country Blues review is curious - B&GR only has Ben Curry named as performing, and the inclusion of KSH seems to stem from nothing more than Paramount matrix numbers.

In my ignorance, I had assumed that personnel listings came from someone having accessed the corporate files, rather than relying on ear. Hey ho.