McClenan and his music was a direct link between the country blues of Mississippi and the 'down-home blues of Chicago.

The diminutive Tommy McClennan delivered 40-some tracks to Bluebird Records between 1939 and 1942 before vanishing into the haze of blues history. Although small in stature, McClennan had a strong, raspy voice that brought a lively exuberance to his often generic lyrics and his habit of tossing in spoken give his songs the feel of intimate dialogues. This collection is the second, and final, installment of McClennan's Bluebird sessions and his entire recorded output, released by Document Records. There are some highlights here, including two versions of Hacksaw Harney's 'Cross Cut Saw Blues,' an interesting take on the 'Catfish Blues' theme called 'Deep Blue Sea Blues,' and the final two tracks, two versions of 'Bluebird Blues.' McClenan and his music was a direct link between the country blues of Mississippi and the 'down-home blues of Chicago.

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Track Listing

• Drop Down Mama
• Black Minnie
• Elsie Blues
• Des'e My Blues
• Cross Cut Saw (Alt. Take)
• Cross Cut Saw
• Classy Mae Blues
• You Can't Read My Mind
• Travelin' Highway Man
• Deep Sea Blues
• I'm A Guitar King
• It's A Crying Pity
• Mozelle Blues
• Blues Trip Me This Morning
• Mr. So And So Blues
• Roll Me, Baby
• I Love My Baby
• Shake It Up And Go
• Blue As I Can Be
• Bluebird Blues
• Boogie Woogie Woman

Additional Details

Label: Document Records

Genre: Blues

Language: English

Run Time: 61:17 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 08/20/21

UPC: 714298567021