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"The Best MP3s in the Public Domain"

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    There are so many great songs in the public domain arena. We are ripping and specially mastering MP3 files as fast as we can. We hope you enjoy our selections.
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    Posted on: 2008-05-16
    Stones In My Passway by Robert Johnson
    urban/R&B, blues, blues rock, delta
    I woke up this mornin' and saw the sun was shining bright and I thought that we should kick the weekend off right with one...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-05-02
    Pile Driver Blues by Joe McCoy
    country/folk, blues
    Joe McCoy - better known by his stage name Kansas Joe McCoy - grew up, lived, and died under the guidance of music. He, along...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-04-29
    Little Rock Blues by Pearl Dickson
    urban/R&B, country/folk, folk blues, acoustic blues
    The guitars really dance all over this classic piece of Americana I ripped from the "Memphis Masters" compilation that I recently re-discovered collecting dust over...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-04-24
    Doctor Medicine by South Memphis Jug Band
    country/folk, blues, folk blues, acoustic blues
    Appalachian style blues coming from one of my personal faves, the South Memphis Jug Band. This is basically an instrumental jam piece with heavy fiddle...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-04-18
    Terraplane Blues by Robert Johnson
    urban/R&B, blues, dirty south
    That's right Uncle PD4U has a history lesson. Now I acknowledge it's Friday and all you college and high school kids are dreamin' about the...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-04-16
    I'm Going Away Blues by Frank Stokes
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues
    Frank Stokes is pulling at PD4U's heartstrings with "I'm Going Away Blues." Now this is what the blues is all about. Morose...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-04-08
    Poor Boy A Long Way From Home by Gus Cannon
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues, folk blues
    Gus Cannon's story starts off the same way many other poor black aspiring musicians' stories started off. At the turn of the century in...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-04-01
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    Billy Lyons And Stackolee by Furry Lewis
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues, folk blues
    Better be careful when you gable away the pay check, cause your women might come out shooting, and that, as you know, always ends...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-28
    Last Chance Blues by Cannon's Jug Stompers
    country/folk, blues, folk blues, acoustic blues
    "Last Chance Blues" is a rather morose (even for a blues song) account of Cannon's struggles with his reckless woman, and how he must lug...  more »
     
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    Posted on: 2008-03-25
    Red Ripe Tomatoes by Jack Kelly
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues, folk blues
    Old Uncle PD4U is reminded of younger days when he hears this juicy plump red sphere o' fun. Back when, they had to use innuendo,...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-20
    Cadillac Baby by Will Batts
    country/folk, blues
    This one is a real piece of classic Americana straight from Uncle PD4U's personal 78 RMP collection. Will Batts and his band became...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-18
    T & T Blues by Mooch Richardson
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues, folk blues
    Lord knows I never do tire of fine gems like this here. Mooch Richardson, of Mooch Richardson fame, singin' T & T Blues, pluckin' that...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-14
    Beale Street Breakdown by Jed Davenport
    country/folk, blues, jazz
    The title of this song pretty much sums it up. Jed Davenport decides to drop the pesky intro and starts right in with, you guessed...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-12
    Downtown Blues by Frank Stokes
    country/folk, blues
    Frank Stokes voice and guitar playing are as angelic and inspiring as any charismatic Sunday preacher. A magnificent recording from one of the forgotten masters...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-10
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    Better Leave That Stuff Alone by Will Shade
    country/folk, blues, folk blues, acoustic blues
    All I can tell you is you all better heed the advice of one Will Shade when he tells you you better leave that stuff...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-07
    From Four Till Late by Robert Johnson
    pop, urban/R&B, blues, delta
    I can't let the weekend start without posting a song from the granddaddy of rock n' roll, Robert Johnson. This is some serious blues...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-03-04
    Jonah In The Wilderness by Henry Thomas
    urban/R&B, country/folk, country blues, pre-war blues
    Another superb song from Henry Thomas just landed over on his muzic profile. Who's uploading these archetypal treasures? Does anyone want to claim responsibility?...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-02-25
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    I Believe I'll Dust My Broom by Robert Johnson
    urban/R&B, rock, blues, delta
    The daddy of them all, breakin' it down like no one else. Ya know, for a man who has been copied and imitated so extensively,...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-02-12
    Lonesome Road Blues by Smith & Irvine
    country/folk, blues, jazz, ragtime, american roots music
    Can you say "archetypal?" Man, this is some roadhouse bustin' piana ticklin' fiddle faddlin' saloon gristle. Every riff in this nugget has been been refried,...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-02-06
    Rollin Dough Blues by Jack Gowdlock
    country/folk, blues
    Now looky here. What love it made me do. Look how you done done, honey. Lyrics like this we don't come by so much...  more »
     
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