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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: 2008-01-29
    Chicken Don't Roost Too High by The Georgia Pot Lickers
    country/folk, other
    I would wager this was not the work of sober men. The cackles and hoots and clucks are not overdubs, children, they didn't have multi-track...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-24
    Easy Rider Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson
    country/folk, blues, folk blues
    Blind Lemon Jefferson lived a short 36 years. Never the less, his music made a huge cultural impact. Here is another high quality MP3 ripped...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-24
    Georgia Black Bottom by Georgia Crackers
    country/folk, blues, jazz
    Now, I'm sittin' here in the MP3 Lunatics clubhouse, and none other than Alien Protocol is makin' noises sayin' this sounds like we should be...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-23
    Police and High Sheriff Come Ridin Down by Ollis Martin
    country/folk, blues
    Man, I just die when I hear this recording. It takes a heavy vocalist to rock it so hard you think there's a rhythm section...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-16
    Crossroads Blues (Alternate Take) by Robert Johnson
    blues
    Wow, this alternate take of "Crossroads Blues" rocks! I am happy to see new music on his page so a new generation of...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-11
    It's a Rough Road to Georgia by Henry Whitter
    country/folk, blues
    I can't help myself, there is soo much good music in the public domain, I'm going mad I tell you!!! If Henry Whitter were alive...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-08
    Mistreatin' Mama by Jaybird Coleman
    country/folk, blues, acoustic blues
    Blues harmonica has never sounded sweeter riding a lonely Mississippi train line along side Jaybird Coleman's gorgeous yodeling. This song is as powerful today...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-04
    Crazy Blues by Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds
    blues, vocal
    How crazy is crazy blues? Well, has you ever beens in love? If you has, then you knows! If you hasn't, then you don'ts. This...  more »
    Posted on: 2008-01-03
    Jim Strainer Blues by Memphis Jug Band
    country/folk, blues
    Wow what a voice! What a band! What a great discovery! I like to tip my hat to R.Crumb for doing such a first...  more »
     
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    Posted on: 2008-01-03
    Joe Lewis Blues by Carl Martin
    country/folk, blues
    This song is personal favorite of mine. Carl Martin's humorous admonition to all prize fighters, telling them to stay off Joe Lewis' beat is a...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-12-24
    Grey Eagle by J.D. Harris
    country/folk, bluegrass, instrumental, roots, vintage
    Now why don't anybody make a record like this no more? They prolly couldn't if they tried, that's why. Some fine fiddlin' by J.D. Harris....  more »
    Posted on: 2007-12-21
    Black Snake Moan by Blind Lemon Jefferson
    urban/R&B, blues
    One of the originators of American folk blues and ultimately all the rock n' roll and rhythm and blues that followed, Blind Lemon Jefferson cast...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-12-17
    See That My Grave is Kept Clean by Blind Lemon Jefferson
    blues
    Blind Lemon Jefferson left an indelible mark with his extraordinary song writing and musical innovation. His message translates to all humanity, even today. Wonderful recording...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-12-12
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    Goin' Back Home by Lightnin' Hopkins
    blues
    Lightnin' Hopkins makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up, and man can that electric guitar sing! There maybe many imitators but...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-12-03
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    Baby Please Don't Go by Big Bill Broonzy
    blues
    Often covered but never at this level of raw blues intensity, this is Big Bill Broonzy's version of Baby Please Don't Go and it is...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-11-20
    Sailing Out On The Ocean by Haskell Wolfenbarger
    blues
    Drinking and gambling has been the end of many a man. This song is a somber warning to some, a good laugh to others, and...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-11-18
    She's Hum Dung Dinger by Jimmy Davis
    pop, americana, standards
    She's got ways like a mowing machine? Look out now. This reminds me of the best women I ever had. Yessir, Uncle PD4U was a...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-11-09
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    All Of Me by Paul Whiteman with Mildred Bailey
    pop, blues, jazz
    This song is the archetypal early jazz/ big band arrangement. The orchestration of "All Of Me" paints a scene out of old black and white...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-11-07
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    Hell Hound On My Trail by Robert Johnson
    blues, rhythm & blues, delta
    What more can I say that has not already been said about this delta blues legend. Robert Johnson is one of the greatest artist...  more »
    Posted on: 2007-11-02
    Avalon Blues by Mississippi John Hurt
    blues, folk blues
    Another monster track from Mississippi John Hurt, one of the last great blues men. This is the good, the bad, and the real! From your...  more »
     
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