Dick Justice - Brownskin Blues

Richard "Dick" Justice (1906-1962) was a blues musician hailing from West Virginia, who unlike other white artists at the time was stylistically influenced by his black contemparies. One of these was Luke Jordan, whose song "Cocaine" was covered verse-for-verse by Justice. "Brownskin Blues"also bears hallmarks of Jordan's style, yet remains a fantastic Dick Justice original. This song was recorded in 1929 in Chicago for Brunswick Records.

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• blues
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• 1929
• virginia

[buffalobilly]

Good stuff, never heard of him before.

[DeweyDuck420]

wiki cites this song as a rendition of the folk song Black Girl / In The Pines / Where Did You Sleep Last Night

[Earthdancer46234]

Great, I wish could have sat and listened to the old blues masters like him.

Thanks you and other for posting such great songs.

[Barbadthe7th]

@Billionaireben with old blues/jazz arrangements weren't copyrighted, just the precise songs - and only then if someone had gone into the trouble of doing so - like pianist clarence williams did with most of the old standards

[Billionaireben]

This song reminds me of C C RIDER, "you made me love you now your man done come" very similar. CC is PD, this song may be? Music copyright is complex.

[horlacsd]

a lot like MJH Avalon Blues

[infidel31]

favorited.

[MaceGill]

brilliant!

[friendlyisle]

Thanks for the posting!

[californiaclaybo]

thanks for this, I love it!!