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I didn't know much about Josh White, who was playing a distinctive style of blues guitar as early as the '20s and later became a seminal figure in the popularity of the "Piedmont Blues," a mix of fingerpicking and old time string sounds and jazz. White, a celebrity in the years before and after WWII, was also a film star and prominent civil rights activist; his career in the States was hamstrung by being "blacklisted" during the Red Scare. Jac Holzman (Elektra) had the courage to record him during this period and Josh delivered a stunning album-- Josh At Midnight- which is the subject of this piece. Long out of print, the record has recently been redone. Here's the article: http://thevinylpress.com/josh-white-...rds-ram-1-811/
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