album · August 3, 1961
Don’t Tampa With the Blues
Original Blues ClassicsSee this day
bluesrhythm and blues
This 1961 Original Blues Classics LP compiles some of Tampa Red's early 1930s recordings, showcasing his influential Hokum blues style and raw, expressive slide guitar work. It's a vital document of his formative years, predating many of the Chicago blues greats who followed.
- The album was released on the Original Blues Classics label, a subsidiary of Prestige Records.
- Many of the tracks on this album were originally recorded in the early 1930s, featuring his distinctive slide guitar playing.
- Tampa Red's innovative guitar techniques and Hokum style significantly influenced subsequent generations of blues musicians.
Tampa Red was a pioneering blues guitarist and singer from Smithville, Georgia, known for his innovative slide guitar technique and popularizing the cigar-box guitar. By 1961, he was a foundational figure in Chicago blues, though his recording career had begun decades earlier.
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