Book: Darker Blues (Fat Possum Records, 2002)

Darker Blues

Johnston, M. (Fat Possum Records.)(2002). Darker Blues. Oxford, Miss: Fat Possum Records
ISBN 0972435204 9780972435208

Review
This is one book I did not hesitate in buying. Since my days working for the State Library of Victoria, where my friend Jacques Kosky steered me in the direction of North Mississippi Hill Country Blues performed by the likes of Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside, I have been a fan of the output of Fat Possum Records. It turns out my cousin has a copy of this book; but even if I had been aware of that fact, this one is a keeper. Originally issued nearly 19 years before I bought it, the copy is in as new condition and I probably paid a premium for that. Never mind.
I finally got to read it one Sunday afternoon. It only took just over an hour to read: most of the text is recording artists' bios. the bios are what they are; a mixture of truth, tropes, fact, fiction, myth and monkey paws... Lines are blurred when people can't even read or write... or afford the pencil and book to write events in.
The book is a bio of photographs. On the copyright page the book is described (for libraries and booksellers) as Photography/Art. The photographer is David Raccuglia; the photographs are mainly monochrome and possibly best described as atmospheric. Sometimes album covers accompany the artist's bio; some photos are full colour; none are out of place.

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Johnston, M. (Fat Possum Records.)(2002). Darker Blues. Oxford, Miss: Fat Possum Records


The book is printed on heavy card stock and begins with an Introductory Essay by Matthew Johnson. It is followed by a reprint of text from the book RISING TIDE (1997) by John M Barry -- Introductory essay
Barry, J. M. (1997). Rising tide: The great Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America. New York: Simon & Schuster.

R.L. Burnside https://www.discogs.com/artist/262901-RL-Burnside
Junior Kimbrough https://www.discogs.com/artist/373200-Junior-Kimbrough
T-Model Ford https://www.discogs.com/artist/373210-T-Model-Ford
Elmo Williams https://www.discogs.com/artist/469019-Elmo-Williams
& Hezekiah Early https://www.discogs.com/artist/469018-Hezekiah-Early
CeDell Davis https://www.discogs.com/artist/373202-Cedell-Davis
Bob Log III (Robert Logan Reynolds) https://www.discogs.com/artist/297932-Bob-Log-III
Asie Payton https://www.discogs.com/artist/373207-Asie-Payton
20 Miles https://www.discogs.com/artist/497507-20-Miles
aka Judah Bauer (Donovan Bauer: Drums) ...https://www.discogs.com/artist/497508-Judah-Bauer
Johnny Farmer https://www.discogs.com/artist/243095-Johnny-Farmer
Paul "Wine" Jones https://www.discogs.com/artist/330784-Paul-Jones-2
Robert Belfour https://www.discogs.com/artist/330782-Robert-Belfour
Scott Dunbar https://www.discogs.com/artist/2011226-Scott-Dunbar
Robert Pete Williams https://www.discogs.com/artist/367077-Robert-Pete-Williams
Kenny Brown https://www.discogs.com/artist/330783-Kenny-Brown-2
Charles Caldwell https://www.discogs.com/artist/1997812-Charles-Caldwell
Solomon Burke https://www.discogs.com/artist/109435-Solomon-Burke
Among the untitled photographs there is a great colour shot of Cedric Burnside behind his drumkit while playing for his grandfather R.L. Burnside's backing group. Cedric has gone on to become a celebrated artist in his own right. https://www.discogs.com/artist/384455-Cedric-Burnside
The body of the book finishes with an essay devoted to Chuck Berry, followed by a double page spread of some of the album covers. More recording details appear on the verso page to the two CDs that are included inside the back cover.

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