Show 78: USA Blues, Pt. 3: Georgia

I'm your host. For today's 78th episode of the CC Blues Show, we'll be resuming our USA Blues series, where I take you through the nation's fifty states and the blues musicians that sprung up within 'em. Last week we got to our home state of Florida, and over these next two hours we'll be moving up just one state to Georgia. Now, to start us off, we'll hear from the man whose name is synonymous with Atlanta blues, Blind Willie McTell. This pair of tracks features Mr. McTell's lyrics and twelve-string guitar that punch way above their weight. First is "Lord, Send Me an Angel" from 1933, where Willie recounts the type of woman you'd expect to find in Atlanta, Macon, and worst of all, Statesboro. After that you'll hear about that Bell Street lightning, a potent hooch that costs two bits and half a throw. It'll make you cuss out the judge in the courthouse and break out the jailhouse door.