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Like Leadbelly and Mississippi John Harm, the designation as strictly a blues singer dwarfs the music breadth of Mance Lipscomb. Delivered on Apr 9, 1895 in Navasota, TX, Lipscomb was a sharecropper/tenant farmer all his lifestyle who didn’t record until 1960, “songster” matches what Lipscomb do best. A very pleased, yet unboastful guy, Lipscomb would explain that he was an informed musician, his capability to play from traditional blues, ballads, pop tunes to spirituals in a variety of styles and secrets becoming his particular tag of originality. He made an appearance at several blues and folk celebrations through the entire ’60s, released many albums on Arhoolie and also one for a significant label, Reprise, in 1970, Problems at heart. Four years later on, Lipscomb retired from your event circuit and passed on on January 30, 1976 in his hometown of Navasota, TX. He was 81. Having a wide-ranging repertoire of over 90 tunes, Lipscomb might have become a belated begin in documenting, but left an extraordinary legacy to enjoy.
