Josh White Jr - The Blues (CD)

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<b>Specially priced box featuring classics from Grammy Nominee and Blues legend Josh White Jr.</b>

At the age of four, Josh White Jr. made his professional debut alongside his father at the Café Society in New York City. In 1949, he co-starred with the elder White on Broadway in 'How Long Til Summer?' For his work on the show, Josh White Jr. received a special Tony Award.[1]


In 1956, Josh White Jr. made his solo recording debut on Decca with 'See Saw,' co-written with Marvin Hamlisch. Hamlisch was a classmate of White's at the Professional Children's School along with Christopher Walken, Sandra Dee, Leslie Uggams, and Elliott Gould.[1]


In the 1960s, White became a popular attraction in the college tour circuit, while continuing to record.[1]


In 1979, he headlined at concert special forPBSand starred in a stage biography of his father a few years later.[1]


He received aGrammy nominationin 1987 for Jazz, Ballads and Blues, another tribute to his father.[1]


White continues to record. One of his most recent albums was Tuning for the Blues, a collection of folk tunes, which was released in 2011.[1]

Track Listing

Disc 1:
  • Gonna Live The Life
  • I Believe I'll Make a Change
  • House of The Rising Son
  • Betty & Dupree's Blues
  • Blind Man
  • Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed
  • Blood Red River Blues
  • Southern Exposure Blues
  • Hard Time Blues
  • Strange Fruit
  • Gonna Live The Life
  • One Meatball
Disc 2:
  • Cortelia Clark
  • Evil Hearted Man
  • One For My Baby
  • You Won't Let Me Go
  • Backwater Blues
  • Somewhere Between Right and Wrong
  • Don't Go Looking For Trouble
  • Strolling With Carol
  • No Better Greater Love
  • Close Your Eyes
Disc 3:
  • I've Been Down So Long
  • I Believe I'll Make a Change
  • Things About Comin' My Way
  • CC Rider
  • A Little Bit of Rain
  • Outskirts of Town
  • Blood Red River
  • Careless Love
  • Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
  • Betty & Dupree'

Additional Details

Label: Silverwolf Records

Genre: Blues

Language: English

Run Time: 206 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/05/19

UPC: 787991701023

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