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1	Gone Woman Blues (1997) more music like this by Rory Block Subtitled "The Country Blues Collection," Rory Block sticks to what she may do better than any other contemporary player around. These cuts have all been heard scattered about on various other albums going back to High Heeled Blues from 1989; here they are pulled together into one comprehensive whole. She explores the wide variety of country-blues ... see all copies from $7.03! new only from $15.50!
2	Night Train, Vol. 3: Classic Railroad Songs (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Trains were a major industrial force for over a hundred years in America. Starting around 1830, they became key components in how the country moved goods, people, and information across previously unimaginable distances. They also provided themes and metaphors for popular songs and music, many of which also drew underlying structure and dynamics ... see all copies from $14.74! new only from $14.74!
3	Ragtime Texas: 1927-1929 (2000) more music like this by Henry Thomas Many versions of "John Henry" exist, but Henry Thomas's version, because of his use of reeds, is unique. The reeds have a light, radiant air that lifts this song to something joyous. Thomas was born in Texas in 1874 and didn't record his first sessions until he was in his early fifties. His music incorporated blues and patched together songs ( ... see all copies from $14.80! new only from $14.80!
4	Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 (1989) more music like this by Henry Thomas These recordings, dating between 1927 and 1929, are a unique body of work: work songs, minstrel numbers, rags, and what we now define as the blues, all offered in an unpretentious form that would have been every bit as compelling had Henry Thomas cut them this way 40 years later. Songs such as "Arkansas," "Fox and the Hounds" (featuring the reed ... see all copies from $16.21! new only from $16.21!
5	Blues Train: Railroad Songs (1998) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $6.78! new only from $6.78!

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