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Crow Jane Blues by Carl Martin

Label: Testament Records.
Release Date: October 14, 1997.
Recording Time: 57 minutes.
Release Info: Compilation (TCD 6006).
Recording Date: December 20, 1965 - June 6, 1966.

Styles: Country Blues, East Coast Blues, Regional Blues, Songster, Piedmont Blues.

One of the great blues fiddle players, Carl Martin has been unfairly left out of most conventional histories of the blues. This collection should put the record straight. Sixteen killer cuts, covering Martin's own songs, such as the inimitable title track, and various eclectic covers, ranging from "Corrina, Corrina" to the folk standard "John Henry." The artist's range is fabulous and his voice and fiddle playing are unique and amazingly accomplished. Crow Jane Blues is an exemplary collection from a significantly underrated artist. ~ Thomas Ward

This CD is the only available by multi-mentalist Carl Martin. The tracks, recorded by Pete Welding in the mid-1960's, feature Martin on guitar, mandolin, violin, and vocals. (from TCD6006, Testament Records, 1997)

Credits: Ted Bogan - composer, guitar, primary artist, vocals; Peter Chatman - composer; John Lee Granderson - guitar; John Lee Henley - harmonica; Carl Martin - arranger, composer, congas, guitar, mandolin, percussion, primary artist, violin, vocals; P.D. Scots Pipe Band - composer; Frank Scott - liner notes; Bob Stone - mastering; Traditional - composer; Brian C. Walls - art direction; Pete Welding - engineer, interviewer, primary artist, producer; Johnny Young - guitar, mandolin.

Tracks: 1. Crow Jane Blues; 2. Corrina, Corrina; 3. Trouble on Your Hand, No. 2; 4. State Street Pimp, No. 2; 5. Grave Digger Blues; 6. Worried All the Time; 7. Liza Jane; 8. Good Morning Judge; 9. John Henry; 10. West Virginia Blues; 11. Trouble on Your Hand, No. 1; 12. Every Day I Have the Blues; 13. Frankie and Johnny; 14. State Street Pimp, No. 1; 15. Railroad Blues; 16. You Can't Beat the Syndicate (Carl Martin interviewed by Pete Welding).