JOSH WHITE: FREE & EQUAL BLUES

Josh White (1914-1969) was a brilliant musician whose vibrant guitar and rich vocals captivated audiences for decades. Recorded at the height of his career by Moses Asch in the 1940s, he performs these 26 blues, gospel, popular, and hard-hitting topical songs solo or accompanied by such contemporaries as Lead Belly, Mary Lou Williams, and the Almanac Singers. Extensive biographical notes, photographs, archivist's remarks, bibliography, and discography. 74 minutes. Produced and compiled by Jeff Place and Elijah Wald. Additional annotation by Kip Lornell.

1 One Meat Ball
2 In My Time of Dying
3 Free and Equal Blues
4 Number 12 Train
5 Jim Crow
6 Landlord
7 Betty and Dupree
8 Trouble
9 Beloved Comrade
10 Hold on
11 Jelly Jelly
12 When I Lay Down
13 The House I Live in
14 Fuhrer
15 Minute Man
16 Take a Gal Like You
17 Whatcha Gonna Do
18 Don't Lie Buddy
19 Motherless Children
20 No More Blues (No More Bread Lines)
21 Mean Mistreatin' Woman
22 Freedom Road
23 Miss Otis Regrets
24 Careless Love
25 T B Blues
26 Outskirts of Town