Name: Special Delivery Man - The Harmonica Blues of Forest City Joe
Brand: Forest City Joe

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

JASMCD3217

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-07-15

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Signed copies: No

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Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

604988321722

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Forest City Joe

Genre GB

Blues / Gospel

Label GB

Jasmine

In 1982 the Jasmine Label was created producing LPs and Cassettes. The new label initially focused on licensed Jazz and Personality recordings. Later in 1985 Jasmine successfully launched its Country & Western catalogue. 1990 saw the release of Jasmine’s first CDs.
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Forest City Joe was born Joe Bennie Pugh in Hughes, Arkansas close to the town of Forrest City from which he took his name but with one "r". He taught himself harmonica and played locally impersonating his idol John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson. Rambling around the south with Big Joe Williams he eventually ended up in Chicago where he signed for Aristocrat Records. Only one 78 was released from this session and sales were not sufficient for a follow up session. 

He eventually returned to Hughes performing music in the evening until "rediscovered" in August 1959 by Alan Lomax on one of his field trips. After an evening session at the "Old Whiskey Store" Atlantic issued two LPs Roots of the Blues and Blues Roll On introducing Joe to a wider audience which would have been his comeback had not an automobile accident ended his life. This CD presents the Chess session including those not issued at the time. They appeared all together on an album in 1984, odd tracks being issued in the meantime. All Joe's titles from both Atlantic LPs are included as is "You Gotta Cut That Out" which Lomax thought too modern for the two LPs. Added to these are the two Boy Blue titles issued by Atlantic that were recorded at the same session plus two Little Son Joe tracks recorded for J.O.B. but not issued at the time.

Tracks: Memory Of Sonny Boy / Special Delivery Man / Shady Lane Woman / A Woman On Every Street / Sawdust Bottom / Ash Street Boogie / Mean Mistreatin' Woman / Lonesome Day Blues / Levee Camp Reminiscence / Train Time / Drink On Little Girl / She Lived Her Life Too Fast / She Don't Love Me That Way / Stop Breaking Down / Red Cross Store / Forest City Jump / You Gotta Cut That Out / Boogie Children / Joe Lee's Rock / Ethel Bea / A Little Too Late (I'd Write A Letter)

Special Delivery Man - The Harmonica Blues of Forest City Joe

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