Weaver, Curley: Curley Weaver 1933-1935
Weaver, Curley: Curley Weaver 1933-1935
Format: CD
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Artist: Weaver, Curley
Label: Document
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 714298511123
Genre: Blues
Georgia slide guitar wizard Curley Weaver (1906-1962) is best remembered for his lengthy association with Blind Willie McTell, one of several guitarists who are heard on a 23-track compilation of Weaver records dating from 1933-1935. This disc appeared on Document in 1992, was reissued in 2000, and again in 2005. An expressive vocalist who sang at times like Blind Boy Fuller or Blind Blake, Weaver occasionally shifted into a plaintive falsetto while dexterously manipulating his slide over the fretted neck of the guitar. His friendship with fellow Georgians Blind Buddy Keith, Nemehiah Smith, Barbecue Bob, Charlie Lincoln, and Eddie Mapp are legendary. This is only a taste of his recorded legacy; Weaver cut his first sides in 1928 and made his final recordings in 1950 with his old friend Willie McTell. Vocalist Ruth Willis, who was closely affiliated with Weaver and his circle of musical friends, is heard in a duet with him on "Some Cold Rainy Day." Tracks 6-13 are played by the Georgia Browns, a lively little band involving guitarist Fred McMullen and Weaver's harmonica-toting pal Buddy Moss. "Tampa Strut" and "Decatur Street 81" are two of this group's choicest sides, while "Who Stole de Lock?" has a decidedly more rural feel to it than the 1932 recording by Jack Bland's Rhythmakers. Both renditions benefit from a comparison with two earlier recordings of the tune by Bryant's Jubilee Quartet, a fine gospel and secular vocal harmony group whose complete works have also been reissued by Document.
Tracks:
1.1 No No Blues - Curley Weaver
1.2 Leg Iron Blues - Curley Weaver
1.3 Some Cold Rainy Day - Curley Weaver
1.4 Tippin' Tom - Curley Weaver
1.5 Birmingham Gambler - Curley Weaver
1.6 Tampa Street - the Georgia Browns
1.7 Decatur Street 81 - the Georgia Browns
1.8 Next Door Man (Take 1) - the Georgia Browns
1.9 Next Door Man (Take 2) - the Georgia Browns
1.10 It Must Have Been Her - the Georgia Browns
1.11 Who Stole de Lock? - the Georgia Browns
1.12 Joker Man - the Georgia Browns
1.13 You Was Born to Die - Curley Weaver
1.14 Dirty Mistreater - Curley Weaver
1.15 Black Woman - Curley Weaver
1.16 City Cell Blues - Curley Weaver
1.17 Empty Room Blues - Curley Weaver
1.18 Tricks Ain't Walking No More - Curley Weaver
1.19 Sometime Mama - Curley Weaver
1.20 Oh Lawdy Mama - Curley Weaver
1.21 Two Faced Woman - Curley Weaver
1.22 Early Morning Blues - Curley Weaver
1.23 Fried Pie Blues - Curley Weaver
