V/a / Doom & Gloom

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As the first half of the 20th century got under way new technologies brought new disasters and tragedies, along with time-tested ones like disease and natural disaster. Doom & Gloom is a collection of hillbilly and blues songs recorded between 1927 and 1945, which deal directly with the fears and dread of the era. Twenty-four tracks from BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON, ROY ACUFF, CHARLIE POOLE, LULU BELLE & VERSEY SMITH, BESSIE SMITH, CARTER FAMILY, KANSAS JOE & MEMPHIS MILLIE, CHARLEY PATTON, DIXON BROTHERS, and more.

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