Freddie Spruell

Freddie Spruell (or Papa Freddie, seeing that he’s sometimes known) is frequently cited because the initial performer to record a genuine blues tune, a declare that isn’t exactly accurate. Spreull documented ten paths for OKeh, Paramount, and Bluebird between 1926 and 1935, but vaudeville-styled blues parts like “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith made an appearance in 1920, while Blind Lemon Jefferson was documenting the very first hard blues paths a minimum of a year previous, in 1925. Spreull is possibly considered the initial Delta blues performer to record, nevertheless, when he lower “Dairy Cow Blues” in Chicago on June 25, 1926. He documented two more edges in 1928, including “Tom Kitty Blues,” and five paths (beneath the name Mr. Freddie) on Apr 12, 1935, a program that yielded probably his best tune, the rag-inspired “Let’s Move Operating,” which included second electric guitar from Carl Martin. Spreull’s Public Security file signifies he was created on Dec 28, 1893, and even though he’s generally regarded a Mississippi bluesman, it seems he shifted to Chicago along with his parents as a little youngster, and his ties towards the Delta tend to be more stylistic than physical. “Let’s Go Operating” appeared for the Ghost Globe soundtrack in 2001.