Blues singer Blind Willie McTell (1898 – 1959) Photo: Public domain
This week's episode has an old-time blues and roots theme.
Trevor Reekie catches up with blues aficionado Gary Atkinson, who owns Document Records.
Atkinson purchased Document's huge catalogue of roots music (especially blues, gospel and country) from Johnny Parth, an obsessive Austrian collector who set out to make previously out of print blues and gospel records available again.
"Blues, R&B, Elvis, punk rock... it all goes back to these vital, breathtaking recordings," said Jack White of the collection.
Gary Atkinson recently received a Keeping the Blues Alive Award from The Blues Foundation.
Gary Atkinson and Jack White Photo: Document Records
Music Details
Rahim Alhaj
Time to Have Fun
Rahim Alhaj
One Sky
Smithsonian Folkways
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson)
Stop And Listen
Merline Johnson
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Vol. 3 1939-1940
Document Records
Kassé Mady Diabaté
Toumaro
Kassé Mady Diabaté
Kiriké
No Format
Violons Barbares
Makedonsko
Violons Barbares
Violons Barbares
Violons Barbares
Elena Ledda
De Arrubiu (feat. Enzo Avitabile)
Elena Ledda
Lantias
S’Ard Music
Reb Fountain
Hopeful & Hopeless
Reb Fountain
Hopeful & Hopeless EP
Southbound
Mississippi Sheiks
Sitting On Top Of The World
Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon
Mississippi Sheiks Vol 1 (1929-1930)
Document Records
White Stripes
Lord, Send Me an Angel
Blind Willie McTell
Single only
Third Man records
Blind Willie McTell
Lord, Send Me an Angel
Blind Willie McTell
Best of Blind Willie McTell
Yazoo
Charley Patton
Down the Dirt Road Blues
Charley Patton
The Best of Charlie Patton
Yazoo
Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues
Blind Willie McTell
Best of Blind Willie McTell
Yazoo
Blind Willie McTell
Mama, Tain't Long Fo' Day
Blind Willie McTell
Best of Blind Willie McTell
Yazoo
Mississippi Sheiks
Sitting On Top Of The World
Walter Vinson, Lonnie Chatmon
Mississippi Sheiks Vol 1 (1929-1930)
Document Records
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson)
Stop And Listen
Merline Johnson
The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson) Vol. 3 1939-1940
Document Records
Son House
Death Letter Blues
Son House
The Delta Blues Of Son House
Snapper Recordings
Tony Hollins
I'll Get A Break
Tony Hollins
Chicago Blues Vol. 1 1939-1950
Document Records
Bumble Bee Slim-Memphis Minnie
New Orleans Stop Time
Bumble Bee Slim
Memphis Minnie - Complete Works
Document Records
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Strange Things Happen Everyday
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Complete Works
Document Records
Henry Thomas
Fishing Blues
Henry Thomas
Anthology of American Folk Music - Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Shout, Sister, Shout
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Gospel Blues - the Very Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Document Records
3MA (Ballake Sissoko, Driss el Maloumi, Rajery
Mariam
3MA (Ballake Sissoko, Driss el Maloumi, Rajery
Anarouz
Six Degrees
