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My March 31, 2026 Strachwitz Pre-War Blues 78's Auction highlights
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Chris Strachwitz' Rare and Classic Pre-War Blues 78's!
55. Gene Gilmore — "The Natchez Fire/The Death Of Walter Barnes" DECCA 7763 E/E- VERY HISTORIC RECORD! The A-side is about a terrible fire in a Black nightclub in Natchez, Mississippi—later called "The Natchez Burning" by Howlin' Wolf in 1959. MB $50
56. Lillian Glinn — "Shake It Down/Where Have All The Black Men Gone" COLUMBIA 14315 E+ MB $200
57. Lillian Glinn — "The Man I Love Is Worth Talking About/Best Friend" COLUMBIA 14330 E MB $100
58. Jimmie Gordon — "Think You Need A Shot/C.C. & St. Louis Blues" DECCA 7268 E+ MB $25
59. Grant And Wilson — "Blue Monday On Sugar Hill/Uncle Joe" DECCA 7500 E+ MB $50
60. Lil Green — "Give Your Mama One Smile/My Mellow Man" BLUEBIRD 8640 E+ MB $25
61. The Guitar Evangelist — "Jesus Is Sweeter Than Honey In The Comb/You Will Never Know Who Is Your Friend" VOCALION 1122 E MB $300
62. Eddie Head And Family — "Down On Me/Lord I'm The True Vine" COLUMBIA14548 V+ MASTERPIECE—COVERED by JANIS JOPLIN! PLAYS MAGNIFICENT! MB $200
63. Rev. J. L. Hendrix With Congregation — "Let Your Light Shine For Jesus/Mothers Love" VOCALION 1595 E+/E Nice version of Blind Willie Johnson classic Gospel song with Hell Fire Preaching and congregation answering! MB $200
64. Son House — "The Pony Blues/The Jinx Blues" HERWIN 92401 E+/E LATE 1960s pressing MB $25
65. Peg Leg Howell And Eddie Anthony — "Banjo Blues/Turkey Buzzard Blues" COLUMBIA 14382 E+ Classic MB $300
66. Jesse James — "Southern Casey Jones/Lonesome Day Blues" DECCA 7213 V+/E- Fabulous ROMPIN' BARRELHOUSE PIANO BLUES! Classic of the genre! MB $25
67. Frankie (Half-Pint) Jaxon And The Harlem Hamfats — "She Sends Me/You Certainly Look Good To Me" DECCA 7345 V/E- MB $10
68. Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon — "Fan It Boogie Woogie/Don't Pan Me" DECCA 7638 E MB $30
69. Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon — "You Know Jam Don't Shake/Wasn't It Nice" DECCA 7733 E- MB $30
70. Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon — "Let Me Ride Your Train/Be Your Natural Self" DECCA 7786 E+/E MB $50
71. Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon — "Take Off Them Hips/Gimme A Pig's Foot And A Bottle" DECCA 7795 E/E- MB $30
72. Frankie (Half Pint) Jaxon — "You Can't Tell/Turn Over" DECCA 7806 E MB $30
73. Blind Lemon Jefferson "Lockstep Blues / Hangman's Blues" PARAMOUNT 12679 • E+ Stunning copy! Usually turns up beat, like most Lemons. HARD to get this in E+ condition! MB $1,000
74. St. Louis Jimmy — "Monkey Face Blues/Going Down Slow" BLUEBIRD 8889 E+/E "Going Down Slow" quickly became a BLUES CLASSIC, covered by many in the Post War period. MB $75
75. Alec Johnson — "Miss Meal Cramp Blues/Sundown Blues" COLUMBIA 14446 E+/E Tough! About the cramps you get when you miss too many meals! MB $300
76. Johnson And Smith — "Brown Skin Shuffle / Stove Pipe Stomp" CHAMPION 40074 • E Big Bill Broonzy!!! And both sides of this are GREAT GUITAR WORKOUTS! Tough! If you don't know these sides, LOOK THEM UP. MB $400
77. Edith Johnson — "Honey Dripper Blues / Nickels Worth Of Liver Blues" PARAMOUNT 12823 • E ALL TIME CLASSIC FEMALE BLUES MB $400
78. Edith Johnson — "Good Chib Blues/Can't Make Another Day" PARAMOUNT 12864 E More Classic Female Blues BLUES MB $400
79. Lonnie Johnson — "I Have No Sweet Woman Now/Lonnie's Got The Blues" OKEH 8411 V+ MB $50
80. Lonnie Johnson — "Mean Old Bed Bug Blues/Roaming Rambler Blues" OKEH 8497 V+ MB $50
81. Lonnie Johnson — "Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong/St. Louis Cycyclone" OKEH 8512 E+ Lonnie Johnson was one of the most influential guitar players of the Pre-War era! His records sold well but were played to death. It is hard to find in nice clean condition but this one is just about perfect. MB $400
82. Lonnie Johnson — "Playing With The Strings/Stompin' Em Along Slow" OKEH 8558 E+/E Another SUPER CLEAN LONNIE! And a GREAT one too! The sound just leaps from the grooves on these Okeh releases! MB $250
83. Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams — "It Feels So Good - Part 1/Part 2 OKEH 8664 E- MB $150
84. Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams — "Death Is On Your Track/I Want Some O' That What You Got" OKEH 8691 E- MB $150
85. Lonnie Johnson And Blind Willie Dunn — "Bullfrog Moan/A Handful Of Riffs" OKEH 8695 V+ Lam crack on B-side MB $50
86. Lonnie Johnson And Spencer Williams — "It Feels So Good - Part 3/Part 4" OKEH 8697 E- MB $100
87. Lonnie Johnson — "Mr. Johnson's Blues No. 2/The New Fallin' Rain Blues" OKEH 8709 E+ ANOTHER STUNNING COPY! SO hard to find these super clean—and they SOUND so GOOD! MB $400
88. Lonnie Johnson — "She's Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight/Death Valley" OKEH 8768 E+ ONE OF HIS ALL TIME BEST! And a beautiful copy! If you don't know this one, look it up. Your chances to get E+ copies of these are getting slimmer. MB $400
89. Lonnie Johnson — "Racketeers Blues/I'm Nuts About That Gal" OKEH 8946 E MB $300
90. Lonnie Johnson — "I'm Nuts Over You/Flood Water Blues" DECCA 7397 E MB $50
91. Blind Willie Johnson — "I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole/Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed" COLUMBIA 14276 E/E- These CLASSICS by Blind Willie Johnson are HARD to find clean! Most copies sold were played to death. They sound OH, SO GOOD when clean! MB $300
92. Blind Willie Johnson — "I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge/Jesus Is Comin" COLUMBIA 14391 E- MB $300
93. Blind Willie Johnson — "Take Your Burden To The Lord And Leave It There/God Moves On The Water" COLUMBIA 14520 V+ MB $200
94. Blind Willie Johnson — "John The Revelator/You're Gonna Need Some-body On Your Bond" COLUMBIA 14530 V+ The TOUGH one! And this copy plays LIKE NEW!!! MASTERPIECE! MB $200
95. Blind Willie Johnson — "The Rain Don't Fall On Me/Trouble Will Soon Be Over" COLUMBIA 14537 V+ MB $100
96. Blind Willie Johnson — "Can't Nobody Hide From God/If It Had Not Been For Jesus" COLUMBIA 14556 V+ MB $150
97. Blind Willie Johnson — "Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right/Go With Me To That Land" COLUMBIA 14597 E Nice and clean—just like you like them! MB $400
98. Elder Otis Jones — "O Lord I'm Your Child/So Shall The Coming Of Man Be" BLUEBIRD 7720 E- WILD Preacher with even WILDER congregation!!! MB $100
99. Curtis Jones — "Glamour And Glory Blues/Bed Side Blues" COLUMBIA 37463 E+ MB $25
100. Jack Kelly "World Wandering Blues / Men Fooler Blues" VOCALION 05312 • E+ MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY BLUES!!! If you don't know it, look it up! Gorgeous condition and seldom for sale in any condition. MB $1,000
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