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Washboard Sam
She Belongs to the Devil
Release Date: 2008 06 17
Label: Acrobat

Washboard Sam was a pivotal figure in the late '30s and 1940s on the Chicago prewar blues scene, taking country hokum concepts to the city and to the edge of R&B and even small-combo jazz. Yes, he played washboard (complete with a self-mounted cowbell), usually in the same rhythm, but a case could be made that he got everything possible out of its percussive capabilities. His real strength was his rich, strong voice, which always carried a kind of unfettered joy, and his ability to perfectly straddle the line between rural and urban sounds, which made him an immensely popular performer wherever he played. This two-disc set collects several of his Bluebird recordings, made between 1936 and 1947, and features Sam doing his thing with the likes of Big Bill Broonzy (Washboard's stepbrother), Memphis Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, Frank Owens, Ransom Knowling, and a young Willie Dixon. This is good-time acoustic blues and if it gets a bit repetitive, well, it's the blues and it isn't about variety. With 40 tracks of this stuff, She Belongs to the Devil will be all most listeners will ever need (and maybe then some). Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	You Done Tore Your Playhouse Down	Melrose	3:20
2	(Mama) Don't 'Low	Davenport	3:11
3	I Love All My Women	Lofton	3:01
4	Big Woman	Brown	2:51
5	Razor Cuttin' Man	Brown	3:14
6	Easy Ridin' Mama		3:16
7	I'm on My Way Blues	Broonzy	2:48
8	Ladies' Man	Brown	3:14
9	Beer Garden Blues	Brown	3:10
10	Mountain Blues	Broonzy	2:51
11	Phantom Black Snake	Brown	2:47
12	Bucket's Got a Hole in It	Brown	2:44
13	I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted in the Middle	Coleman	2:39
14	Walkin' in My Sleep		2:53
15	Washboard Swing		3:03
16	Booker T Blues	Brown	2:38
17	Wasn't He Bad		2:51
18	I Love My Baby		3:18
19	My Feet Jumped Sally	Lawlar	2:48
20	Flying Crow Blues	Schaffer, Woods	2:47
21	Levee Camp Blues	Lawlar	2:46
22	I'm Feeling Low Down	Jones	3:02
23	She Belongs to the Devil	Lawlar	3:03
24	I've Been Treated Wrong	Brown	3:16
25	Evil Blues	Brown	2:54
26	Get Down Brother	Brown	2:48
27	Lover's Lane Blues	Brown	3:10
28	Rockin' My Blues Away	McCoy	2:45
29	Good Old Cabbage Greens	Dupree	2:56
30	River Hip Mama	Johnson	2:39
31	Do That Shake Dance	Dupree	2:53
32	How Can You Love Me	Weldon	3:18
33	River Dam Blues	Brown	2:58
34	Down South Woman Blues	Brown	3:01
35	Ain't That a Shame	Broonzy	2:58
36	I Get the Blues at Bedtime	Broonzy	2:52
37	You Can't Make the Grade	Clark	3:02
38	You Can't Have None of That	Brown	3:18
39	I Just Can't Help It	Brown	3:05
40	Soap and Water Blues	Brown	3:06