Party! At Home: Recorded in Memphis 1968

Furry Lewis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arcola Records
• ASIN: B0001O3YZ8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,841 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hello, Central, Give Me 49

2. Grey-Haired Woman

3. Little Woman's Bed

4. Tip and Eight Boogie

5. Talking

6. Hambone Blues

7. I'm Drifting

8. Bukka's Goodtime Swing

9. Please, Ma'm

10. Talking

11. Going Away Blues

12. John Henry

13. Talking

14. Skinny Woman

15. Talking

16. Old Dog Blue

17. Talking

18. Let Me Call You Sweetheart

19. Talking

20. Farewell to Thee

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

One of the most recorded of Memphis-based guitarists of the late '20s, Furry Lewis' subsequent fame 40 years later in the '60s was based largely on the strength of his early songs. A great blues storyteller and an extremely nimble-fingered guitarist right into his seventies, he was equally adept at blues and ragtime. The live sessions on this CD begins with Bukka White playing his National steel guitar, performing in the style of Charlie Patton. Most of music here was recorded on Furry's wooden Gibson guitar during a party at his home in 1968. The joking and banter among Bukka, Furry and friends recorded here is priceless.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informal recordings of legendary bluesmen playing for the simple joy of it., July 13, 2008

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Jeffrey Konkel (St. Louis, Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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or a lot of folks, this record is far from the best representation of either Furry Lewis or Bukka White. Both men were in their declining years when this was recorded in Furry's home in 1968. And both were, quite frankly, a little inebriated during much of this informal session.

Yet there are few records of any vintage, that better demonstrate the sheer joy that blues music can evoke. Here we have two old friends - celebrated elder statesmen of the blues - playing, laughing and drinking in the relaxed company of friends while a tape player rolls. They make off-color jokes, swap guitars, remark on their favorite attributes of beer (Bukka is a suds fan) and try vigorously to wake a drunk neighbor woman who has fallen asleep on Furry's bed. And in between all of this, they play some absolutely wonderful blues. There are missed notes and flubbed lyrics, but it hardly matters. This is what blues music is all about. Very highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Times Here!, January 10, 2006

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J. Kerr - See all my reviews
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Like having Furry and Bukka in your living room drinkin', BSin', and pitchin' a doo.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Take it or leave it, January 16, 2007

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Todd A. Hooper - See all my reviews
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These guys were great once, but get their old stuff not this CD, it does have some good ideas for grooves if you play delta blues, but the skills are a little on the low side, sorry yall........