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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: 2001-11-05
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    France Blues by Papa Harvey Hull
    blues, folk blues
    Papa lays down a chant-rap about going to the maker.  more »
    Posted on: 2001-10-05
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    A Spoonful Blues by Charlie Patton
    blues
    Charlie Patton's remarkable bottleneck slide technique has been imitated by generations of guitar slingers, but no one has duplicated his unique lyrical style. Here is...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-09-11
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    Where Is My Good Man At? by Memphis Minnie
    blues
    Memphis Minnie ranks as one of the blues' most influential and historically significant female artists. Sometime during her early teens she began playing and singing...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-09-01
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    I Wonder by Cecil Gant
    blues, jazz
    A beautiful solo performance by the one and only Cecil Gant. Great song! This is what it's all about.  more »
    Posted on: 2001-09-01
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    Walk Right In by Cannon's Jug Stompers
    blues
    Gus Cannon and his Jug Stompers helped define Jug music in the early 1900's. Derived from spiritual and early folk music, it's influence is still...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-07-24
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    Praise God I'm Satisfied by Blind Willie Johnson
    blues
    Blind Willie Johnson, Texas blues man and virtuoso of the "bottleneck" or slide guitar, was born in Marlin, Texas, about 1902, and blinded at age...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-07-15
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    I'm So Glad by Skip James
    blues
    Skip James invented his own guitar picking method, and "I'm So Glad" was a perfect vehicle for his free form lightning licks.  more »
    Posted on: 2001-07-01
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    Shake 'Em On Down by Bukka White
    blues
    Hailing from Oklona, Mississippi Booker White learned guitar from his father, and helped to define Delta Blues music as we know it. White's interpretation of...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-07-01
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    Diddie Wa Diddie by Blind Blake
    blues
    Diddie Wa Diddie shows off Blind Blake's distinctive vocal and guitar rhythm. This song was later covered by Ry Cooder and Hot Tuna.  more »
     
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    Posted on: 2001-06-23
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    When The Levee Breaks by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
    blues, public domain
    With his wife Memphis Minnie on lead guitar, Joe McCoy laid down this seminal cut which much later became a hit for Led Zeppelin. A...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-06-02
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    Country Woman by Will Batts
    blues
    A real gem. Can't miss with this one.  more »
    Posted on: 2001-05-05
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    Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell
    blues
    McTell was a prolific recording artist; he recorded for many labels under a variety of pseudonyms from 1927 to 1956. His catalog includes not only...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-04-12
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    Corrine Corrina by Bo Carter
    blues, folk blues
    Ah, sweet harmony. A classic piece from Bo Carter.  more »
    Posted on: 2001-02-01
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    Texas Easy Street by Henry Thomas
    blues
    Born in 1874 in Big Sandy, TX, Henry Thomas learned to hate cotton and to love writing songs. This is some heavy blues from the...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-02-01
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    Won't You Be Kind? by Hattie Hart
    blues
    Hattie's voice vibrates in many ways, up and down and to the side too. These sounds help me appreciate the finer things in life.  more »
    Posted on: 2001-01-22
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    Slave To The Blues by Ma Rainey
    blues
    Ma Rainey is the original super star. This song was recorded in the 20's, is in the public domain and is free for you to...  more »
    Posted on: 2001-01-08
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    Big Road Blues by Tommy Johnson
    blues
    Tommy Johnson was a true original with his own vocal style and peculiar rhythmic mojo. His signature song "Big Road Blues" has been covered by...  more »
     
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