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Cephas and Wiggins

Notes: In Richmond Blues, guitarist-singer John Cephas and his harmonica-player partner Phil Wiggins personify the century-old blues sound of the Piedmont, the Appalachian foothills running from Richmond to Atlanta. Drawing from roots of ragtime, ballads, country, old-time string band, rhythm and blues, and more, Richmond Blues is a musical roadmap of the Virginia Piedmont tradition. While Cephas calls it "part of my heritage, part of my soul," their sound is at the same time distinctly modern, a kind of "urban acoustic blues."

This recording is part of the Smithsonian Folkways African American Legacy series, co-presented with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

32-page booklet with extensive notes and photos, 16 tracks, 65 minutes.

Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Source Archive: Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Credits: Produced by Barry Lee Pearson , Liner Notes by Barry Lee Pearson , Recorded by Bill McElroy , Recorded by Slipped Disc Audio , Mastered by Pete Reiniger , Design by Sonya Cohen Cramer

Album Price: $9.99


	101 - Richmond Blues
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:57 48021 False
	102 - Going to the River
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 5:02 48022 False
	103 - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:58 48023 False
	104 - Black Rat Swing
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:32 48024 False
	105 - Mamie
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 4:10 48025 False
	106 - Crow Jane
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:01 48026 False
	107 - Dog Days of August
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 4:09 48027 False
	108 - John Henry
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 5:36 48028 False
	109 - Pigmeat Crave
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:32 48029 False
	110 - Prison Bound Blues
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 5:21 48030 False
	111 - Key to the Highway
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:25 48031 False
	112 - Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:35 48032 False
	113 - Careless Love
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 5:48 48033 False
	114 - Great Change
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:47 48034 False
	115 - Reno Factory
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 3:16 48035 False
	116 - Step It Up and Go
	John Cephas and Phil Wiggins Duration: 2:57 48036 False

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