Sunday, March 19th
timeless
Sweetest sounds this side of heaven?
Washington Phillips (1880-1954), “Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There,” rec. 1927 (Dallas)
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Tag: Washington Phillips
2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The records this man made, during sessions in Dallas in the 1920s, where he played an instrument that has long mystified listeners (dolceola? fretless zither?), are like nothing else I know.
Washington Phillips
“Lift Him Up” (1927, Dallas)
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“What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?” (1928, Dallas)
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“Denomination Blues,” Part 1 (1927, Dallas)
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