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Released September 06, 2000

Atlanta street singer Joshua "Joe" Howell got the moniker Peg Leg following a shotgun mishap in 1919 (he lost his other leg to diabetes in 1952), and, unable to perform manual labor, he turned to music, recording several tracks in the late '20s under his own name and several tracks in various configurations with fellow street performers Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony. Anthony's fiddle (and occasional accordion) playing gave these pieces a kind of string band feel, and with Howell's loose, greasy blues lyrics, they created, at times, a fascinating hybrid, as evidenced by "Rolling Mill Blues," included here. When his recording career faded, Howell returned to street singing, working Atlanta's rough Decatur Street district until his re-discovery in 1963. He recorded some late tracks for Testament Records before dying in 1966. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. Long, Tall, Disconnected Mama
2. Royal Palm Special Blues
3. Banjo Blues
4. Turkey Buzzard Blues
5. Turtle Dove Blues
6. Walkin' Blues
7. Wringing That Thing
8. Worrying Blues
9. Broke and Hungry Blues
10. Rolling Mill Blues
11. Ball and Chain Blues
12. Monkey Man Blues
13. Chittlin' Supper
14. Away From Home
15. Everything's Coming My Way
16. Mean Florida Blues
17. Try That Thing
18. Tickle Britches
19. Tantalizing Bootblack
20. Warm Wipe Stomp
21. I'll Play My Harp in Beulah Land

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