Joseph Spence - "Brownskin Gal"

This video features Joseph Spence's "Brownskin Gal" from the 1992 album "Joseph Spence: The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958" on Smithsonian Folkways.
For more information about this album, click here: http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=615

and for more information about Smithsonian Folkways , the non-profit record label of the national museum, click here: http://www.folkways.si.edu/index.aspx

Digital Downloads are available of this album in both MP3 and FLAC format.

©2008 Smithsonian Institution

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• Brownskin Gal

[ridovem]

The only LP I ever stole... mercy! ^..^

[0bverse]

Somebody linked me one of his songs, and now I can't stop listening to him!

Just puts a huge smile on my face...

[LittleRedKing]

We are so lucky to have these recordings. This great artist can live on via our memories.

[efbeckley]

if only i could play like this...

[uneedtherapy42]

with all respect... his playing is unreal... the joy beyond words but what I really love is the popeye meets Cookie Monster vocal ad libs? that for me is where the spirit lies here... just something about that. Probably the rum and checkers has something to do with it? or the Kalik beer (sp?) lol....

[ColoradoCajunZydeco]

I've had this record for years, can't find it anymore, thanks for posting, I love Joseph Spence, he gets this against the beat rhythm roll going while maintaining the beat in the bass, with runs.

[tritone8]

it is sad that many bahamian's don't know about there own music, or older artist such as Spence

[BeeMichael]

Pure joy on the guitar - could anyone imaging trying to write this stuff out in conventional notation lol

[zeusjeke]

very, very nice

[sharmstrachan]

Thank you for posting.... this is soooooo refreshing.... Proud to be Bahamian!