Release Date: 1963.
Recording Time: 34 minutes.
Recording Date: August 14, 1961.
Release Info: BV 1072, Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono.
When producer Kenneth S. Goldstein recorded Charles Henry "Baby" Tate (1919-1972) in 1961 in the Georgia-born singer-guitarist's home base of Spartanburg, South Carolina, he captured an artist caught in a time warp, largely unaffected by developments in the blues during the previous two decades. Like Blind Boy Fuller (an early associate) and Pink Anderson (a Spartanburg neighbor), Tate specialized in old-time Carolina blues marked by intricate, ragtime-imbued guitar picking. A bricklayer by profession, he performed primarily for family and friends. That homespun ambiance pervades these 12 selections, which comprised Tate's only album.
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Recorded during the blues revival of the early '60s, The Blues of Baby Tate: See What You Done Done is a wonderful collection of country blues. Tate's teacher was Blind Boy Fuller, and his influence shines through on the album. That doesn't mean that See What You Done Done is simply a Fuller record, however -- Tate has absorbed his influence and developed his own warm, rambling style that suits these traditional numbers perfectly. ~ Thom Owens
Credits: Design - Don Schlitten; Mastered By - RVG; Producer - Kenneth S. Goldstein; Sleeve Notes, Recorded By, Photography By - Samuel B. Charters; Vocals, Guitar - Baby Tate.
Tracklist:
- A1. See What You Done Done (3:05)
- A2. Dupree Blues (4:04)
- A3. What Have I Done To You? (2:41)
- A4. Baby, I'm Going (3:05)
- A5. Hey Mama, Hey Pretty Girl (2:16)
- A6. When Your Woman Don't Want You Around (2:40)
- B1. My Baby Don't Treat Me Kind (2:48)
- B2. Trucking Them Blues Away (2:08)
- B3. Baby, You Just Don't Know (3:18)
- B4. Lonesome Over There (2:24)
- B5. Thousand Woman Blues (2:43)
- B6. I Ain't Got No Loving Baby Now (2:37)
Recorded in Spartanburg, SC; August 14, 1961.