Slide Swing Guitar 1927-34

• Artist: Casey Bill Weldon
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• Release Date: June 24, 2003
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

A brilliant acoustic slide guitarist who recorded in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Casey Bill Weldon played with his guitar flat on his lap, in what was then called Hawaiian style, and his tone and attack differed tremendously from the bottleneck approach of the Delta players. This two-disc collection from the French label Fremeaux gives ample evidence of Weldon's slide wizardry, from the swirling sound he generates on "Flood Water Blues," to the almost contemporary sounding tone he produces on "Way Down In Louisiana." A competent songwriter in the swing blues genre of the day, Weldon's most fully realized composition, "We're Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town," is also collected here. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Turpentine Blues	Casey Bill Weldon	Will Weldon	(3:27)
Hitch Me to Your Buggy and Drive Me Like a Mule	Casey Bill Weldon	Will Weldon	(3:07)
Doctor's Blues	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:57)
Please Come on Down to My House	Will Weldon	Washboard Rhythm Kings	(3:09)
Brown Skin Woman		Washboard Rhythm Kings	(2:50)
Street Walkin' Blues		Washboard Rhythm Kings	(2:58)
Somebody Changed the Lock on That Door	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:22)
Flood Water Blues	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(6:23)
Has My Gal Been Here?	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:35)
You Just as Well Let Her Go	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:09)
Streamline Woman	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:04)
Talkin' to Myself	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:59)
Two Timin' Woman	Casey Bill Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:26)
I Believe I'll Make a Change	Leroy Carr	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:03)
The Big Boat	R. Brown	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:12)
Gonna Take My Time	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:55)
We Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:15)
Back Door Blues		Casey Bill Weldon	(3:11)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Oh! Red			(3:02)
You Waited Too Long			(2:50)
Round and Round		Casey Bill Weldon	(2:53)
I'll Get a Break Someday	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:13)
No Good Woman	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:44)
Guitar Swing	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:56)
Walkin' in My Sleep	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:56)
Sales Lady	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:00)
Lady Doctor Blues	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:51)
Casey Bill's New W.P.A.	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:52)
You Shouldn't Do That	Sleepy John Estes	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:53)
Rooster Blues	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:50)
Go Ahead Buddy	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:48)
Red Hot Blues	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:55)
I Believe You're Cheatin' on Me	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:16)
Way Down in Louisiana	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:27)
You Gotta Do Your Duty	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(2:47)
Midnight Blues	Will Weldon	Casey Bill Weldon	(3:14)

Credits

Big Bill Broonzy (Guitar), Blind John Davis (Piano), Peetie Wheatstraw (Piano), Les Paul (Guitar), Tampa Red (Guitar), Tampa Red (Kazoo), Casey Bill Weldon (Guitar), Casey Bill Weldon (Guitar (Steel)), Casey Bill Weldon (Vocals), Black Bob Hudson (Piano), Charlie McCoy (Mandolin), Arnett Nelson (Clarinet), Ikey Robinson (Guitar), Washboard Sam (Washboard), Bill Settles (Bass), Henry Singleton (Vocals), Vol Stevens (Guitar), Patrick Frémeaux (Concept), Gerard Herzhaft (Musical Direction), Gerard Herzhaft (Dialogue), Gerard Herzhaft (Text), Gerard Herzhaft (Discography), Christophe Henault (Mastering), Christophe Henault (Transfers), Laure Wright (Adaptation), Claude Colombini (Concept), Bernard Frémeaux (Recording Editor), Calvin Dillard (Vocals), Clifford Medlock (Vocals)