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Hokum Blues by Franklin, Harpe & Usilton
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fave it Acoustic Blues | Ragtime
11 tracks | 49 minutes
Released May 2002
on Patuxent Records, Inc.
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 Eagle Ridin' Papa lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 Eagle Ridin' Papa lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 Eagle Ridin' Papa
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:48 My Baby Comes to Me lyrics BUY MP3 03:48 My Baby Comes to Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:48 My Baby Comes to Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 That Lovin' I Crave lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 That Lovin' I Crave lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 That Lovin' I Crave
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:02 Ain't Going That Way lyrics BUY MP3 04:02 Ain't Going That Way lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:02 Ain't Going That Way
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:47 Nobody Knows You (When You're Down & Out) lyrics BUY MP3 05:47 Nobody Knows You (When You're Down & Out) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:47 Nobody Knows You (When You're Down & Out)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:07 That'll Be Alright lyrics BUY MP3 04:07 That'll Be Alright lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:07 That'll Be Alright
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:57 I Know Something on You lyrics BUY MP3 03:57 I Know Something on You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:57 I Know Something on You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:06 You'll Never Find Another Kanaka Like Me lyrics BUY MP3 04:06 You'll Never Find Another Kanaka Like Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:06 You'll Never Find Another Kanaka Like Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 That'll Never Happen No More lyrics BUY MP3 04:27 That'll Never Happen No More lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:27 That'll Never Happen No More
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:02 You Call That a Buddy? lyrics BUY MP3 07:02 You Call That a Buddy? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:02 You Call That a Buddy?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:42 Travelin' Man lyrics BUY MP3 04:42 Travelin' Man lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:42 Travelin' Man
Franklin, Harpe & Usilton perform 1920s and 1930s blues and ragtime in the Piedmont, Memphis and St. Louis guitar-duet style.
Bio / Background
Franklin, Harpe & Usilton perform 1920s and 1930s blues and ragtime in the Piedmont, Memphis, and St. Louis guitar-duet style. Rick Franklin and Neil Harpe provide the guitars and vocals and percussionist Rick Usilton plays an assortment of drums and washboards. The group has performed throughout the Washington DC metropolitan area at events such as the Washington Folk Festival, Northern Virginia Folk Festival, the DC Blues Society Blues Festival, and the Baltimore Blues Society, in addition to appearances at The National Portrait Gallery and various clubs and cafes.
* From the Lisa Walker Benefit Concert, "Well done Delta Blues with a wink and a grin, these guys are too much fun."
* From the 15th annual Washington Folk Festival, "This trio does love songs, leaving songs, been done wrong songs and dance tunes in the barrelhouse blues style."