SFW40179
Richmond Blues
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.
Year of Release -
2008
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
Tracks -
101
Richmond Blues
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:57
48021
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
102
Going to the River
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:5:02
48022
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
103
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:58
48023
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
104
Black Rat Swing
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:32
48024
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
105
Mamie
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:4:10
48025
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
106
Crow Jane
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:01
48026
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
107
Dog Days of August
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:4:09
48027
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
108
John Henry
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:5:36
48028
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
109
Pigmeat Crave
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:32
48029
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
110
Prison Bound Blues
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:5:21
48030
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
111
Key to the Highway
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:25
48031
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
112
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:35
48032
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
113
Careless Love
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:5:48
48033
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
114
Great Change
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:47
48034
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
115
Reno Factory
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:3:16
48035
False
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090116004634im_/http://www.folkways.si.edu/images/clrpxl.gif)
116
Step It Up and Go
John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Duration:2:57
48036
False