Bo Carter's family had a musical tradition going back to slavery times and he learned a great deal from it's very talentedmembers. As a Mississippi musician, Bo was steeped in the region's rich early blues repertoire, but was distinctive in addingto it a new level of sophistication rarely equaled by other blues artists. As a member of the great Mississippi Shieks bandhe encountered a wide range of traditional and pop styles and employed many of them in his innovative performances. Oneparticular part of his repertoire was the sexually suggestive double entendre blues that are featured here on this album. These recordings, which were demonstrably more original than any of his rivals, sold extremely well and helped Bo becomeone of the most prolific artists of the whole pre war blues period.

Tracklist:

Pig Meat Is What I Crave
What Kind Of Scent Is This?
Mashing That Thing
Blue Runner Blues
Howling Tom Cat Blues
Don't Mash My Digger So Deep
Pin In Your Cushion
Ram Rod Daddy
All Around Man
Pussy Cat Blues
My Pencil Won't Write No More
Ants In my Pants
Banana In Your Fruit Basket
Cigarette Blue

UPC: 016351106414
Label: Yazoo
Release Date: 4.19.24
Format: Vinyl Record

Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket: Red Hot Blues 1931-36 [LP]