Travelin' Man

Track Listings

1. What's It Gonna Take

2. Them Changes

3. Broke & Hungry

4. One Of These Nights

5. So Good To Me

6. No Communication

7. Don't Feel Like Thinking

8. I Got A Thing About That Thing That You Got

9. Travelin' Man

10. Don't Cry The Blues

11. Chop This

12. That Girl

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Tony Coleman is one of the most sought after drummers in the blues world. He has sat behind such legendary artists as B. B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Bobby Blue Bland, Katie Webster, Johnnie Taylor and Otis Clay.

Now he is out front with his debut CD Travelin' Man. This CD is supported by special guests Jim Pugh, Lucky Peterson and the Earth, Wind & Fire horns.

Tracks:

Levee Camp Blues
Government Fleet Blues
Walking Blues
Shetland Pony Blues
Fo' Clock Blues
Camp Hollers
Delta Blues
Special Rider Blues
Special Rider Blues
Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
Depot Blues
Key of Minor
American Defense
Am I Right or Wrong
Walking Blues
Country Farm Blues
Pony Blues
Jinx Blues, Pt. 1
Jinx Blues, Pt. 2

Customer Reviews:

Essential.......2005-01-16

These 1941-1942 recordings are the only ones ever made of Eddie "Son" House playing with a band, and this 19-track disc collects all 15 songs originally issued on Biograph's "Delta Blues" album and adds four more tracks, none of which are sung by House ("Fo' Clock Blues", "Camp Hollers", an incomplete "Special Rider Blues", and the instrumental "Key Of Minor").

Folklorist Alan Lomax came to Mississippi in late August 1941, bringing with him a 300-pound "portable" disc-cutting machine, and cut five acetate masters - the first four tracks on this album plus "Delta Blues".
Now, these cuts may not quite match the power of House's ferocious 1930 Paramount recordings, but barely anything does, and these are tremendous recordings in their own right.
Perhaps the chatter of the other three musicians on the first three tracks, and the sound of Joe Martin picking his mandolin, dulls the raw intensity of Son House's music a little, but you can still hear why Muddy Waters was so much in awe of Son House, stating that "back where I came from, down in the Delta, Son House was the king!"

The 1941 recordings were cut in the back room of Clack's country store in Robinsonville by Lake Cormorant in Mississippi, with guitarist Willie Brown (another former playing partner of Charley Patton), "Fiddlin'" Joe Martin - who actually played mandolin - and harpist Leroy Williams. At one point, you can actually hear a train passing by outside.

The remaining numbers (which include a longer version of "The Jinx Blues") were cut the following summer, and on these tracks, House performs alone. This is where the power and intensity of House truly shines through, showcasing what an effective guitar player he really was. Son House may not have been Charlie Christian, but his loud, grinding, strongly rhytmic playing, filled with wailing slide riffs, was the perfect background for his huge voice and emotionally charged singing.

Among the highlights of this collection are "Delta Blues", superbly performed with only Leroy Williams backing House up, "Low Down Dirty Dog Blues" and "Depot Blues", which features some of the most impressive guitar playing House ever comitted to tape, "Walking Blues" (especially the 1941 version), and "The Jinx Blues", set to an effective shuffle beat. Just listen to the way House snaps his bass string against the fretboard!
This collection is one of the all-time great documents on early Delta blues. The sound is as good as can be expected, and this is a worthy testament to one of the most important figures in modern popular music.

Son House is the real deal. Listen and learn.......2004-03-03

Son House taught Robert Johnson the slide blues. Son House taught Muddy Waters. When Son House started performing at Blues festivals again in the mid 1960s, some of Muddy's younger band members would start to go off for a smoke or whatever when the old man came on stage. Muddy wouldn't let them. Muddy Waters would tell all his band members to be quiet and pay attention when the man played because even compared with Muddy, this was the real deal.

Rediscovered in Rochester, New York, relearning to play the guitar, (how this country abuses the masters that come from its people, particularly its Black people), put back on the stage by the folk revival's blues section.

People outside of the blues life focus on the guitar playing or the rhythm of the singing, but where the power comes from is the feeling and the words that are put together, the life and the meaning of the blues. Son House in his youth and his old age, on this and his other sides, always gave it.

So Like Muddy Waters, I would like you to know that
Son House is the real deal.
Listen and learn

Son House, King of the Delta.......2002-09-13

Son House is the most important and influential Delta Bluesman to ever live he was a major influence to Muddy Waters & Robert Johnson and every one else including me. Buy this C.D. it is very essential stuff this is hardcore Delta Blues there are some trks with Son House in a band setting with Willie Brown and others (perfect example of what a DeltaBlues jam session probally sounded like). These are field recordings and I mean they were actually recorded outside on trk.4 "Shetland Pony Blues" you actually hear a steam locomotive (train) go buy in the background. If your a aspiring blues guitar player get this if your a fan of the Blues your C.D. collection is seriously lacking if this is not part of it. also get "Masters of the Delta Blues, The Friends of Charlie Patton" all of Son Houses earliest recorings are on there (1930) with some other Delta Blues Legends

The Real Blues--Raw and Dirty.......2002-05-03

This collection is essential to any blues collection...you cannot truly appreciate the blues until you've heard these recordings.

Son House is my favorite blues performer. No one--not even his proteges Robert Johnson or Muddy Waters--could match him when it came to the raw emotion. Sure, Robert inspired later blues-rock giants like the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Stevie Ray Vaughn (to name a few...) and Muddy revolutionized the blues by 'inventing' electricity. But this collection, when coupled with the album "The Complete Recorded Works of Son House & the Great Delta Blues Singers" (ASIN: B000000J26--recorded in 1930; another essential disc), offers the listener a true glimpse into history.

The first few tracks include House singing and playing guitar with his band: Willie Brown (who has since attained legendary status as his name is mentioned in Robert Johnson's lyrics; he was also was the central character in the 1986 movie "Crossroads") on harmonica, and Fiddlin' Joe Martin on mandolin. These songs are amazing. The only word I can use to describe House's slide guitar technique is FEROCIOUS. His mixture of slams and slaps, when combined with the shouts, moans, and grunts of his vocals, is nothing short of frightening. "Walking Blues"--which, of course, was a hit for both Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters but was written by House--is one particular standout. It is nearly seven minutes long (House is famous for his "epic" performances...in concert, his songs were known to exceed twenty minutes), a relentless barrage of blues. "Levee Camp Moan" is another strong point. The rhythms and shouts are incomparable.

Perhaps the best analogy is "a frontal assault on the soul".

The remaining songs are House's solo efforts, although the striking force has not deminished at all. In fact, they may be even more powerful--it's hard to believe that only ONE guy is singing...!

When House was rediscovered during the '60s blues revival, he recorded his first and only studio album in 1965 ("Father of the Delta Blues"--ASIN: B000002877) for the Columbia label. Most who have heard of Son House know him based on these recordings alone. There is no arguement that this is a magnificent album--the emotional quality has only increased with is age. But while the sound quality is definitely better than these early field recordings (mono recordings into a single microphone in the stockyard of a train depot--you can even hear railway sounds in the background!!), House's old age hindered the ferocity of his slide guitar playing, forcing his tempo to slow down. If you want to hear the true capabilities of the man who I think is the greatest bluesman who ever lived, you must listen to these Library of Congress recordings (and then check out "...and the Great Delta Blues Singers").

Son House -- Library of Congress sessions.......2000-04-12

Son House has, arguably, the best blues voice, ever. (His rivals are his pupil, Robert Johnson, and BB King). This is his best album, ever. Great voice, great words, great guitar, and (on one cut) a train in the background. Recorded sound quality is adequate -- better than most for the period. This is one of the five or ten indispensible blues recordings of the twentieth century--Changed how I thought about music.

Tracks:

Travelin' Man
Delia
Biscuts
Statesboro Blues
Weeping Willow Blues
Cincinnati Flow Rag II
Baby It Must Be Love
Bye Bye Baby Blues
Never Drive A Stranger
That'll Never Happen No More
Bad Luck Blues
Mississippi Blues
Candy Man

Customer Reviews:

To Roy...thanks!.......2004-09-30

The same as another reviewer, I also had the great pleasure of hearing Roy at Mead-O-lark over several consecutive summers in the mid 70's.

Roy is the real deal. A down to earth traveling bluesman in every sense, that sings, plays and tells a story straight from the heart like few others. His stories, the memories of fishing on Washington Pond and most notably his music have left an impression on me that will last my lifetime. His playing has surely formed and influenced my love of music to this day.

If you are ever fortunate enough to meet him, ask him if he still has that record setting stuffed Bass caught in Washington Pond. Perhaps he won't mind telling you all about it.

I remember..........2000-10-16

While a student at SUNY-Albany in the 1970s I used to go to Saratoga Springs, NY to see Roy Bookbinder at Cafe Lena. It was great to see him up close and experience him enjoying what he did so well. I was able to enjoy his renditions which appeared on this his first album. I owned the LP and wore out the grooves. The CD brings back those good times and is a good introduction to the styles and people to whom he tries to remain faithful.

Roy is a great story-teller in the old tradition.......1998-05-29

I was fortunate to sit with Roy many times as he played Travelin' Man, Delia and others. He was my camp counselor back in '74 at MedOlark in Maine and he kept us endlessly entertained with his playing. My signed album is a cherished momento of my youth :)

The songs are wonderful stories and musical pieces. Roy has a lot of fun with them, and his glass slide is not to be believed.

Travelin' Man is a wonderful album. Try it, you'll like it :)

Hard Travelin' Man
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Hard Travelin' Man
Woody Guthrie
Manufacturer: Rev-Ola Bandstand
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000O75VKS
Release Date: 2007-05-29

Tracks:

All You Fascists
Pretty Boy Floyd
Two Good Men
Mean Talking Blues
Jarama Blues
Car Song
Oregon Trail
I Ride an Old Paint
Better World a Comin'
Buffalo Gals
Slip Knot (Hang Knot)
Jesus Christ
Ship in the Sky
When That Great Ship Went Down
Dust Bowl Blues
Picture from Life's Other Side
Hard, Ain't It Hard
Muleskinner Blues
Baltimore to Washington
Jack Hammer Blues
Buffalo Skinners
Dig My Life Away
Poor Boy
Hard Travelin'
I Ain't Got Nobody
Wreck of the Old 97
New Found Land
Take a Whiff on Me

Album Description

Surely the legendary Woody Guthrie needs no introduction? The inspiration for pretty much every folk/protest and let's face it, rock singer ever! When Woody Guthrie first appeared on the scene, he must have seemed a dream come true to the academics making up the folk scene, a genuine Folk/Americana artist on a par with Jimmy Rodgers or The Carter Family, a quixotic political journalist in a George Orwell vein, an anarcho-syndicalist thinker straight out of Republican Spain, and a stand-up, fealess ramblin' man without peer, all in one ornery package, like a folklore project come to life, he has blazed through music for decades. THE influence on the likes of Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, you name them, as relevant to day as ever, here is a mere primer on this amazing artist. Some of Guthrie's most influential songs in their original versions. Beautifully re-mastered in true Rev-Ola style.

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Travelin' Man / The Touch Of Gold
Charlie Byrd
Manufacturer: Collectables Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000R9U3BK
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Mama I'll Be Home Someday [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
Folks Who Live on the Hill/Yesterdays [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
Blues for Felix [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
U.M.M.G. [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
I Hear a Rhapsody [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
In the Name of Love [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
I Will Wait for You [From the Umbrellas of Cherbourg][Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
Do I Hear a Waltz? [From Do I Hear a Waltz?] [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
Travellin' Man [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
Nuages [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) [Live] - Charlie Byrd Trio
In My Room (El Amor) - Charlie Byrd
Shadow of Your Smile [From the Sandpiper] - Charlie Byrd
Bonanza! [From Bonanza!] - Charlie Byrd
Yesterday - Charlie Byrd
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - Charlie Byrd
It Was a Very Good Year - Charlie Byrd
Dulcinea [From Man of La Mancha] - Charlie Byrd
Michelle - Charlie Byrd
Taste of Honey - Charlie Byrd
Lonely Clown - Charlie Byrd
Walk Right In - Charlie Byrd

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Down the Line/Travelin' Man
The Astronauts
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music

Surf Guitar | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Oldies & Retro | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Rock Guitarists | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Go Go Go/For You, From Us
Competition Coupe/Astronauts Orbit Campus

ASIN: B0000008BP
Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

Down Home Girl
Memphis, Tennessee
Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin')
Dimples
The Seventh Son
Walking The Dog
Sweet Little Rock And Roller
Only Those In Love
Down The Line
Where There's Smoke There's Fire
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
It Could Never Be The Same
In The Midnight Hour
She's Just My Style
Let's Go Get Stoned
Main Street
The Birds And The Bees
Laugh, Laugh
Count Me In
I Know You Rider
In My Car
Travelin' Man
Out Of Limits
Better Things

The Stanford Archive Series: Lawrence Tibbett

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The Stanford Archive Series: Lawrence Tibbett
Lawrence Tibbett: An artist for all generations.

The Stanford Archive Series: Lawrence Tibbett

Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
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From Broadway to Hollywood
Nimbus Prima Voce: Tibbett
John Charles Thomas in Opera & Song
Pinza
Voice of Romance

ASIN: B00000072P
Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

Carmen: Votre toast
Pagliacci: Si puo? Si puo? Un nido de memori (Prologo)
Pagliacc: Vesti la giubba
Il Barbieri Di Siviglia: Largo al factotum
On The Road To Mandalay
De Glory Road
Hallelujah Rhythm
Shake Your Brown Feet, Honey
Travelin' To De Grave
The Packet Boat: The Roustabout
Show Boat: Ol' Man River
A Kingdom By The Sea
Merry Mount: 'Tis An Earth Defiled
Theodora: Defend Her! Heaven
A Star Was His Candle
The Crucifix
Edward, Op. 1, No. 1
The Star Spangled Banner
De Glory Road: De Glory Road (Alternate Endings)

Tracks:

Suomen laulu
Rigoletto: Act 1: Pari siamo
Rigoletto: Act 2: Povero Rigoletto!... La ra, la ra... Cortigiani, vil razza dannata... Miei signori...
Otello: Act 1: Inaffia l'ugola (Brindisi)
Otello: Act 2: Vanne; la tua meta gia vedo... Credo in un Dio crudel
Otello: Act 3: Era la notte (Sogno de Cassio)
Tannhauser: Act 1: Als du im kuhnem Sange
Tannhauser: Act 3: WieTodesahnung Damm'rung... O du mein holder Abendstern
La Traviata: Act 2: Mio figlio! Oh quanto soffri!... Di provenza il mar
Il Trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso
TOSCA: Gia! Mi dicon venal
Faust: Act 2: Buvons! Trinquons! Et qu'un joyeux refrain... Un rat plus poltron que brave... Le veau d'or
Faust: Act 2: Merci de ta chanson! ... Dans les airs se brise!
Songs From the Film 'Under Your Spell': Amigo - My Friend
Songs From the Film 'Under Your Spell': My Little Mule Wagon
Songs From the Film 'Under Your Spell': Under Your Spell

Amazon.com

He was handsome, hot, had a rich, distinctive voice and was a vulgar SOB, but you had to love baritone Lawrence Tibbett's audacity in falsifying a composer's intentions while he made the music as exciting and flashy as possible. This two-disc collection take from the Stanford University Archives covers his famous roles in Carmen and Barber of Seville, plus his forays into pop tunes and even his rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner." It's an interesting time capsule since Tibbett touch on so many media--even movies. But even though most of these recordings predate his vocal decline in the 1940s, it's mostly for fans only. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

The Stanford Archive Series: Lawrence Tibbett.......2007-02-12

Buy it and learn what it was to sing when singing was a national pastime, not a yelling contest.

Lawrence Tibbett: An artist for all generations........2005-10-20

Lawrence Tibbett left a priceless legacy, not only to all baritones who would come after him, but to all singers: It's alright to color outside the lines; it's OK to interpret a role from your own emotions; dare to be different! This is what keeps opera vibrant and viable! From the swaggering Toreador to the chilling Iago to the tender "Under Your Spell" to the glorious "Glory Road," Tibbett proves his point. David Stearns,in his mean-spirited blog says, "for Tibbett fans only." Right! You will be! Just listen to this album!

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Red River Blues (1934-1943)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Travelin' Man
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music

Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music

Harmonica Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000001BLZ
Release Date: 1996-01-16

Tracks:

When I Lie Down - Blind Joe
In Trouble - Blind Joe
Trouble - Resse Crenshaw
Poor Joe Breakdown - Robert Davis
Not Satisfied - Jimmie Owns
Red River Blues - Willie Williams
Barrel House Blues - J. Wilson
Mama You Goin' To Quit Me - Allison Mathis
Goin' To Richmond - Jimmie Strothers
Fort Valley Blues - Smith Band
War Song - Buster Brown
Milk Cow Blues - Gus Gibson
Po' Boy Long Way From Home - Sonny Chestain
I'm Gonna Make You Happy - Buster Brown
Railroad Song - Gus Gibon
Southern Rag - James Sneed's Washboard Band
John Henry - Allison Mathis & Jesse Stroller
Talking In Sebastopol - Gabriel Brown
Alabama Blues (Part 1) - Booker T. Sapps
The Weeping Worry Blues - Booker T. Sapps
Levee Camp Holler - Willy Flowers
Boot That Thing - Booker T. Sapps

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Travelin' Man/Time for Love
Slim Whitman
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music

Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music

Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Country | Imports | Stores | Music
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Irish Songs the Slim Whitman Way/Reminiscing
The Collection
Red River Valley/Home on the Range
Yodeling/Country Songs/City Hits

ASIN: B00062ZE7Q
Release Date: 2004-11-08

Tracks:

Travellin' Man
Blueberry Hill
I'll Never Find Another You
At Mail Call Today
No One to Cry To
Lorena
I Remember You
Take It from Me
Hopeless
I'm Throwing Rice (At the Girl I Love)
Behind the Tear
At the End of the Day
There's a Time for Love
Nothing's New
Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep
Promises
Afraid
What's This World A-Comin' Too
One Dream
You Bring out the Best in Me
Seven Roses
If I Had My Life to Live Over
If I Lost You
Jerry

Album Description

First time on CD for these mid-sixties albums from Slim. Remastered and slipcased. BGO. 2004.

Album Details

First Time on CD for These Mid-sixties Albums from Slim Whitman.

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Travelin' Highway Man
Tommy McClennan
Manufacturer: Travelin' Man
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Delta Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001BLX
Release Date: 1996-01-16

Tracks:

You Can't Mistreat Me Here
New Shake 'Em On Down
Bottle It Up And Go
Whiskey Head Woman
Cotton Patch Blues
Baby Please Don't Tell On Me
My Baby's Gone
It's Hard To Be Lonesome
Des'e My Blues
Classy Mae Blues
Travelin' Highway Man
Blues Trip Me This Morning
Roll Me Baby
I Love My Baby
Shake It Up And Go
Blue As I Can Be
New Highway No. 51
Mr. So And So Blues
Whiskey Head Man
Boogie Woogie Woman

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Ballad of Gypsy Jack

Manufacturer: Galactic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAKC8I
Release Date: 2004-05-18

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E.S.P.

1. What's It Gonna Take
2. Them Changes
3. Broke & Hungry
4. One Of These Nights
5. So Good To Me
6. No Communication
7. Don't Feel Like Thinking
8. I Got A Thing About That Thing That You Got
9. Travelin' Man
10. Don't Cry The Blues
11. Chop This
12. That Girl