Chimpin' The Blues

(2013/East River Records) 21 tracks. While Robert Crumb is most famous as the single most influential artist in the history of underground comics, he's also known as a record collector and serious fan of vintage jazz and blues, freely acknowledging he has no interest in anything recorded after 1936. Jerry Zolten, a well-respected music historian and professor at Penn State University, is a fellow record collector who is friendly with Crumb, and in 2003 the artist was a guest on Zolten's radio show on Penn State's radio station WPSU-FM. Chimpin' the Blues preserves 60 minutes from Zolten's show, with Zolten and Crumb playing some of their favorite rare 78s from the '20s and '30s and discussing the music and the people who made it. The music featured here is an eclectic and engaging sampling of early blues and jazz.

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Lawd Lawd Lawd - Chimpin' Intro
Frenchy's String Band - Texas and Pacific Blues
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' One
Tampa Joe - Warm Wipe Stomp
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Two
Eddie Head and His Family - Down on Me
Thomas Waller - I'll Just Stand and Wring My Hands and Cry
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Three
Bobbie Leecan's Need-More Band - Washboard Cut-Out
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Four
Joe Linthecome - Humming Blues
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Five
Lottie Kimbrough - Rolling Log Blues
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Six
Louie Lasky - How You Want Your Rollin' Done
Cheikha Tetma - Guenene Tini
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Seven
Cannon's Jug Stompers - Walk Right In
Jerry Zolten - Chimpin' Eight
Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words
Skippy Wippy - Chimpin' Outro