Yank Rachell – Tappin’ That Thing, 1929-1941

• YANK RACHELL was a Bluesman with a very real difference; although he could - and frequently did - play guitar, his instrument of choice was the mandolin.
• This compilation covers the first phase of his active musical career, between 1929 and 1941, at which point the recording careers of most Blues musicians was put on hold, following the U.S. entry into WWII.
• Included herein are his 1940s hits, ‘Bye-Bye Blues’ and ‘Tappin’ That Thing’.
• During the mid 1940s Rachell rather fell off the radar, and remained largely forgotten until his rediscovery by Blues historian Bob Koester in the early 60s, when he started playing the college-led Folk Revival circuit.
• This is something of a star-studded set, as his accompanying musicians on these sides include Sleepy John Estes, Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Alfred Elkins and Washboard Sam.

Track Listing

1. LITTLE SARAH
2. T-BONE STEAK BLUES
3. EXPRESSMAN BLUES
4. SWEET MAMA
5. BLUE AND WORRIED WOMAN (as Poor Jim)
6. SUGAR FARM BLUES (as Poor Jim with Dan Jackson)
7. STACK O' DOLLARS BLUES (as Poor Jim with Dan Jackson)
8. NIGHT LATCH BLUES (as Yank Rachel and Dan Smith)
9. GRAVEL ROAD WOMAN (as Yank Rachel and Dan Smith)
10. J. L. DAIRY BLUES
11. RACHEL BLUES
12. I'M WILD AND CRAZY AS CAN BE
13. TEXAS TOMMY
14. IT'S ALL OVER
15. MY MIND GOT BAD
16. HOBO BLUES
17. IT SEEMS LIKE A DREAM
18. 38 PISTOL BLUES
19. WORRIED BLUES
20. BISCUIT BAKING WOMAN
21. INSURANCE MAN BLUES
22. TAPPIN' THAT THING
23. SHE LOVES WHO SHE PLEASE
24. BYE-BYE BLUES
25. LOUDELLA BLUES
26. KATY LEE BLUES