{"product_id":"washboard-sam-digging-his-potatoes-2cd","title":"Diggin' His Potatoes 2CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWashboard Sam\u003cbr\u003eDiggin' His Potatoes 2CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWashboard Sam - also known as Shufflin’ Sam and Ham Gravy - was probably the most well-known exponent of the washboard in Blues music.\u003cbr\u003eSam accompanied his own singing by washboard, with a self-rigged cowbell attachment, combining powerful percussive skills with his deep, strong, rhythmic voice, to become one of the leading lights of the Chicago Blues scene.\u003cbr\u003eHe recorded prolifically and successfully throughout the 1930s and '40s, usually in an acoustic, small group format, backed by musicians like Big Bill Broonzy (guitar), Black Bob, Memphis Slim or Roosevelt Sykes (piano), Frank Owens (sax) and Ransom Knowling or Willie Dixon (bass), all of whom are featured here.\u003cbr\u003eThis double disc set covers his golden years, between 1935 abd1953, predominantly for the Bluebird label, but also featuring recordings for Vocalion, Decca, Perfect, Romeo, Montgomery Ward, Oriole, RCA Victor and Chess Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"I Just Couldn't Help It\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Ikxc2XGpV8\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Pumped The Wind In My Doughnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Done Tore Your Playhouse Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMama Don't 'Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Tear My Clothes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love All My Women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRazor Cuttin' Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Ridin' Mama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm On My Way Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack Door Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeer Garden Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMountain Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhantom Black Snake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBucket's Got A Hole In It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted In The Middle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSave It For Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkin' In My Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashboard Swing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooker T. Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWasn't He Bad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Love My Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Will Get It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiggin' My Potatoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning Dove Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't You Comin' Out Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Feet Jumped Salty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e,tracklist_2=\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlying Crow Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLevee Camp Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Belongs To The Devil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Been Treated So Wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvil Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet Down Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLover's Lane Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockin' My Blues Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Old Cabbage Greens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiver Hip Mama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo That Shake Dance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Can You Love Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't Have To Sing The Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiver Dam Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown South Woman Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't That A Shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Get The Blues At Bedtime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Can't Make The Grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Can't Have None Of That\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Just Can't Help It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoap and Water Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo.1 Drunkard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaybe You'll Love Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiggin' My Potatoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShirt Tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHorse Shoe Over My Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Washboard Sam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54209765179721,"sku":"0604988327922 JASMCD3279","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/washboard_sam_diggin_his_potatoes_2cd.jpg?v=1776345853","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/washboard-sam-digging-his-potatoes-2cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}