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Cecil Augusta (born 1920) is an American Delta blues singer and guitarist, recorded by Alan Lomax in Memphis, Tennessee in 1959.
Augusta recorded a single track, "Stop All The Buses", before leaving. This recording was entirely neglected until its release on Alan Lomax: The Blues Songbook, a 2003 release.[1] Musicologist David Evans described him as "The perfect example of an artist who shows up at a field recording session and leaves before anyone realizes how good he was"; and noted his unique acoustic guitar technique, which included many features that would later become integral to electric blues playing.[2]
References[edit]
1. "FAME Review: Various Artists - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook". Acousticmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
2. David Evans (2003). The Blues Songbook (Media notes). Alan Lomax. Smithsonian Folkways.
research.culturalequity.org/get-audio-detailed-recording.do?recordingId=4500
:: Title :: Stop All The Buses
:: Genre :: blues
:: Performers & Instruments ::
Augusta, Cecil [vocal]
:: Setting :: Unspecified
:: Location :: Memphis (Shelby County), Tennessee (United States)
:: Language :: English
:: Culture :: Southern U.S., African American, Tennessee
:: Session :: Memphis I 9/59
:: Date :: 9/30/1959
:: Reference Information :: T908.0, Track 2 (00:02:54)
:: Original Format :: Reel to Reel
:: Session Notes ::
1 - Two blues from the mysterious Cecil Augusta, about whom nothing is known, and a set of performances by the Memphis Jug Band, featuring the founder, Will Shade, and Charlie Burse, a member since 1928. [Source: Editor]
:: Recording Notes ::
0 - Alan Lomax: "derived: Sonny Boy Williamson." Shirley Collins: "good sound." [Source: Tape Log]
:: Collection :: Southern U.S. 1959 and 1960
Augusta recorded a single track, "Stop All The Buses", before leaving. This recording was entirely neglected until its release on Alan Lomax: The Blues Songbook, a 2003 release.[1] Musicologist David Evans described him as "The perfect example of an artist who shows up at a field recording session and leaves before anyone realizes how good he was"; and noted his unique acoustic guitar technique, which included many features that would later become integral to electric blues playing.[2]
References[edit]
1. "FAME Review: Various Artists - Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook". Acousticmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
2. David Evans (2003). The Blues Songbook (Media notes). Alan Lomax. Smithsonian Folkways.
research.culturalequity.org/get-audio-detailed-recording.do?recordingId=4500
:: Title :: Stop All The Buses
:: Genre :: blues
:: Performers & Instruments ::
Augusta, Cecil [vocal]
:: Setting :: Unspecified
:: Location :: Memphis (Shelby County), Tennessee (United States)
:: Language :: English
:: Culture :: Southern U.S., African American, Tennessee
:: Session :: Memphis I 9/59
:: Date :: 9/30/1959
:: Reference Information :: T908.0, Track 2 (00:02:54)
:: Original Format :: Reel to Reel
:: Session Notes ::
1 - Two blues from the mysterious Cecil Augusta, about whom nothing is known, and a set of performances by the Memphis Jug Band, featuring the founder, Will Shade, and Charlie Burse, a member since 1928. [Source: Editor]
:: Recording Notes ::
0 - Alan Lomax: "derived: Sonny Boy Williamson." Shirley Collins: "good sound." [Source: Tape Log]
:: Collection :: Southern U.S. 1959 and 1960