Memphis Blues (JSP)

Average Price:$24 —— With over 100 tracks of postwar Memphis blues and early R&B, most of it on the rare and hard to find side, this JSP box set will find its greatest appeal with blues collectors, although the more general blues fan will find a lot to treasure here, too. Among the many highlights are Sleepy John Estes ' sly "Rats in My Kitchen," Rufus Thomas ' "Hound Dog" variation "Bear Cat," Bobby Bland 's desolate "Drifting from Town to Town," Pat Hare's far from subtle "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby," and Junior Parker...