The First Decade 1953-62:

Description

Snooks Eaglin was a blind blues singer and guitarist from New Orleans who played a highly accessible brand of blues, sometimes ranging into folk or rock ‘n’ roll styles, often re-working other artists’ songs, earning himself the nickname of ‘The Human Jukebox’ with his wide and varied repertoire in ‘live’ performances. He was active for around half a century, but this great-value 52-track 2-CD set focuses on the first decade or so of his extensive recording career.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Jesus Will Fix It for You – Blind Guitar Ferd and The New Orleans Wonders
2. Travelling – Blind Guitar Ferd and The New Orleans Wonders
3. This Mean Old World – Snooks Eaglin
4. Six Thousand Miles from Nowhere (One Room Country Shack) – Snooks Eaglin
5. Possum Up a Simmon Tree – Snooks Eaglin
6. That’s Alright – Snooks Eaglin
7. Veal Chop and Pork Chop – Snooks Eaglin
8. I Ain’t Gonna Study War No More (Down By the Riverside) – Snooks Eaglin
9. The Model T and the Train – Snooks Eaglin
10. Jack O’Diamonds – Snooks Eaglin
11. Death Valley Blues – Snooks Eaglin
12. This Train – Snooks Eaglin
13. Bottle Up and Go – Snooks Eaglin
14. Mardi Gras Mambo – Snooks Eaglin
15. Rock Me Momma – Snooks Eaglin
16. John Henry – Snooks Eaglin
17. Locomotive Train – Snooks Eaglin
18. I Had a Little Woman – Snooks Eaglin
19. Mama, Don’t You Tear My Clothes – Snooks Eaglin
20. Walkin’ Blues – Snooks Eaglin
21. Give Me the Good Old Box-car – Snooks Eaglin
22. Every Day – Snooks Eaglin
23. I Had My Fun – Snooks Eaglin
24. Blue Shadows Blues – Snooks Eaglin
Disc 2
1. She’s a Black Rat – Snooks Eaglin
2. Who’s Beem Foolin’ You? – Snooks Eaglin
3. I Must See Jesus – Snooks Eaglin
4. Fly Right, Baby – Snooks Eaglin
5. That’s All Right – Snooks Eaglin
6. Who Can Your Good Man Be – Snooks Eaglin
7. Don’t You Lie to Me – Snooks Eaglin
8. Yours Truly – Ford Eaglin
9. Nobody Knows – Ford Eaglin
10. That Certain Door – Ford Eaglin
11. By the Water – Ford Eaglin
12. If I Could – Ford Eaglin
13. Guess Who – Ford Eaglin
14. My Head Is Spinnin’ – Ford Eaglin
15. Travelin’ Mood – Ford Eaglin
16. Goin’ to the River – Ford Eaglin
17. I’m Slippin’ In – Ford Eaglin
18. Nothing Sweet As You – Ford Eaglin
19. Don’t Slam That Door – Ford Eaglin
20. People Are Talking – Ford Eaglin
21. Reality – Ford Eaglin
22. Long Gone – Ford Eaglin
23. Willy Lee – Ford Eaglin
24. Mailman Passed – Blind Snooks Eaglin
25. I’m a Country Boy – Blind Snooks Eaglin
26. I Got a Woman – Blind Snooks Eaglin
27. Alberta – Blind Snooks Eaglin
28. One More Drink – Blind Snooks Eaglin