{"product_id":"various-artists-blues-in-the-mississippi-night","title":"Various Artists — Blues In The Mississippi Night","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRemastered LP on Black Vinyl + Booklet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen United Artists issued the album in 1959 after years of deeming it “too controversial,” the artists recorded were given pseudonyms to protect their families. Those were the stakes for speaking such brutal, unvarnished truth. Today, we know that “Natchez, Sib \u0026amp; Leroy” were legendary bluesmen Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Slim, and Sonny Boy Williamson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1947 Alan Lomax recorded the three giants on a Presto-discrecording machine at Decca Studios in New York City after they had performed as part of his Midnight Special concert series at nearby Town Hall. Lomax asked them to play a few songs and discuss “the blues,” encouraging them to speak frankly about the inequities of black life in America. The result was \u003ci\u003eBlues In The Mississippi Night\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark recording of their songs and stories, pinpointing the music’s origins in the blood, sweat, and tears of the African Americans who inhabited the Mississippi Delta world of Jim Crow exploitation. Simply put, the recordings are stunning in their brutal honesty and spellbinding mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToday, Lomax Archive has digitally remastered the original tapes of this historic recording in order to return it to vinyl for the first time since 1959. Included in the package is a 20-page booklet that contains a full transcription of the entire recording, plus brand new liner notes from Anna Lomax Wood and an introduction by renowned drummer and producer Steve Jordan (Rolling Stones, John Mayer). “I urge everyone that loves life and truth to listen to this recording,” says Jordan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is an essential recording — a cornerstone to any blues fan’s record collection and an indisputable part of American music history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReleased: 7\/10\/26\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AMI\/AMS\/MONO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43755951783995,"sku":"602772404064","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/0665\/3499\/files\/Various-Artists-Blues-In-The-Mississippi-Night-cover.jpg?v=1783439044","url":"https:\/\/www.deafmanvinyl.com\/products\/various-artists-blues-in-the-mississippi-night","provider":"Deaf Man Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}