Personnel: Snooks Eaglin (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, washboard, tom tom, percussion); Percy Randolph (vocals, harmonica, washboard); Lucius Bridges (vocals, washboard).
Liner Note Author: Harry Oster.
Recording information: New Orleans, LA.
Country Boy Down in New Orleans collects 23 tracks Snooks Eaglin recorded in the '50s. During this time, he was a street musician, playing with just one guitar or as a one-man band. On these tracks, he is accompanied by a couple of washboard players and a harpist. As expected, the sound is stripped-down, but it is exciting. Eaglin's early repertoire included a broad variety of blues, folk, and gospel songs and all of these genres are covered thoroughly on this delightful single disc. It may not be the ripping electric blues of his best-known records, but it is just as enjoyable. ~ Thom Owens
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