23297 A timeless figerpicked 12-string guitar blues classic, this song was blind Atlanta guitarist Willie McTell's first hit record, recorded in Atlanta in 1928. Statesboro Blues bluesbanjoman 2004-10-22 15:20:38 2004-10-22 15:20:38 5 23434 This is one impressive little recording. The record it came from is a bit scratchy, but since you need only listen to this once (and never forget it), it does not matter. Really cool find, Archive! A Must Listen for Allman Brothers fans UpstateRob 2004-10-24 20:34:12 2004-10-24 20:34:12 5 47532 this is a must listen for any true allman bros fan amazing recording spooksgroove 2005-08-03 09:48:54 2005-08-03 09:48:54 5 This is actually from 1928? No friggin way!!! Not awesome, not somethin you are gonna jam to EVER in your car...but wow. As someone who TRIES to appreciate history and where our music comes from this is one heck of a tid bit of legacy... Thank you whomever uploaded this jem... Thank you archive.org -- THIS is why you are here. Timetravlin 4 gruUbic 2006-12-30 22:52:15 2006-12-30 22:52:15 And I "jam in my car" all the time to this and other country blues of that era! Great stuff for driving or anything else. p.s. chezztone 2008-02-28 19:24:56 2008-02-28 19:24:56 5 History don' matta much when you playin dem low down blues now does it chil'. History jes another problem to sing 'bout. It'll be alright. Thats alright Blind Man, pass the whiskey and play one mo'. Mr Lansom 2008-02-29 02:07:00 2008-02-29 02:07:00 4 Great song! I takes me back to when I was a little girl listening to my granddad's old records.Not to mention it was inspired by my hometown! Statesboro blues deeda 2008-10-25 17:02:08 2008-10-25 17:00:49 0 7 4.67