Mercury Blues, by K.C. Douglas

Mercury Blues

by K.C. Douglas

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1.	Mercury Blues 02:36	buy track
2.	My Mind's Going Back to 1929 05:14	buy track
3.	Catfish Blues 04:20	buy track
4.	High Water Rising 04:58	buy track
5.	Woke Up This Morning 03:50	buy track
6.	Somebody Done Stole My Gal 04:44	buy track
7.	Fanny Lou 03:02	buy track
8.	I Don't Want No Woman to Love Me 03:55	buy track
9.	Married Woman Blues 03:34	buy track
10.	Black Cat Bone 03:27	buy track
11.	Good Looking Women 03:11	buy track
12.	Richard's Ride 03:08	buy track
13.	Hear Me Howling 03:50	buy track
14.	I'm Gonna Build Me a Web 03:52	buy track
15.	Make Your Coffee 02:36	buy track
16.	Night Shirt Blues 02:04	buy track
17.	Canned Heat 01:22	buy track
18.	Your Crying Won't Make Me Stay 02:44	buy track
19.	Country Girl 03:04	buy track
20.	Black Cat Bone 02:36	buy track
21.	Good Looking Women 03:07	buy track
22.	Fanny Lou 02:51	buy track

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Country bluesman K.C. Douglas (1913–1975) first recorded his best-known song, “Mercury Blues,” in 1948 as “Mercury Boogie.” An homage to the American automobile, the song was recorded by Douglas several times during his life. It opens this collection of music recorded for Arhoolie between 1960 and 1974, which includes 12 tracks that have not previously been released. “Mercury Blues” has subsequently been covered by Steve Miller, David Lindley, and Alan Jackson.

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released January 1, 1998

1998, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

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