Trapeze Catalogue Home / Shop / Trapeze Catalogue / Josh White Blues And Ballads Josh White Blues And Ballads Josh White Blues And Ballads £8.00 Stock Status: In Stock Add to your Wish List Information Specifications Josh White is unusual in that he had managed to blend an eclectic range of musical styles to create a unique balance of folk/blues and gospel. Born on February 11th 1914 he started his stage career at the age of 7 leading blind musicians onto the stage, during this period he saw his father beaten by police and then committed to an asylum where he died shortly after. He also learned to play piano and guitar and how to work an audience. He was treated badly by the blind men that he served and earned very little- but he gave all the money to his mother, who in turn gave most of it to the church. By the age of 18 he was working prolifically and had two distinct careers, under his own name he was a highly respected Gospel singer and musician whilst under the name of Pinewood Tom he enjoyed success as a blues singer and guitarist. By the end of the 30s he had become a political activist and was drawn to the protest songs of the folk world, in particularly the main stays of the protest movement Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. In 1940 he appeared with another famous activist Paul Robeson in both The Man Who Went To War and John Henry. He also played at the White House for President Roosevelt and again in the sixties for John F Kennedy. This despite having been brought before the House Committee for Unamerican Affairs in the McCarthy years. John Henry was a hugely influential tune for many in the protest movement including Josh White and for Pete Seeger and has been revived by Bruce Springsteen on his new album- We Shall Overcome, and is also being released as a single. These recordings were made during a number of sessions in New York during the early fifties. Disc 1 Track Title Artist 1 John Henry Josh White 2 Cotton Eyed Joe Josh White 3 One Meat Ball Josh White 4 Careless Love Josh White 5 Motherless Children Josh White 6 Prison Bound Josh White 7 Hard Time Blues Josh White 8 St James Infirmary Josh White 9 Pure Religion Hallilu Josh White 10 Waltzing Matilda Josh White 11 Miss Otis Regrets Josh White 12 Told My Cap'n Josh White 13 Jerry Josh White 14 No 12 Train Josh White 15 Trouble Blues Josh White 16 The Riddle Song Josh White 17 The House I Live In Josh White 18 Joshua Fit De Battle Of Jericho Josh White Artist: Josh White Discs: 1 EAN: 824046516628 Release: June 2011 Brand: Acrobat Product Code: ACRCD166 Weight: 0.12kg
