The fourteenth volume of the “Blues At Home” Collection featuring the 1st part of the interviews that I made in June-July 1982 with the artists who appear in the series. The approach adopted by the interviewer has been to enhance my knowledge of the artists' biographies but, above all, to clarify and correct the transcription of their lyrics. The questions I addressed to the artists dealt mainly with the meaning, contents, and correct spelling of their blues verses. These interviews may have scarce appeal to some listeners, especially to those already familiar with the subject, more interested in historical information, or mainly passionate about the music. It should be noted here that I was only partially interested in the historical and biographical data collection and analysis, and focused instead on a comparative examination of blues repertoires, verses, and melodies. This CD set includes conversations with Mrs. Van Hunt, Eugene Powell, James “Son” Thomas, Laura Dukes. All tracks have been fully digitally remastered from the original tapes in 2013.
—Giambattista Marcucci

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Image caption: House near South 4th Street, Memphis, Tennessee, 1978
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