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Grafton Wisconsin's Paramount Records

"The Birthplace of the Blues"
 

 
Check out these links to hear or learn about the legendary music from artists that recorded in Grafton Wisconsin
 

http://www.redhotjazz.com/jackson.html  Papa Charlie Jackson

http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/people/son_house.htm watch video of Eddie
James House, Jr. "I'm leavin' you"

http://ubl.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,144351,00.html Charlie
Patton, founder of Delta Blues

http://www.thedevilsmusic.net/bios/louise_johnson.html  Listen to Louise
Johnson

http://www.thedevilsmusic.net/bios/skip_james.html Skip James

http://www.archive.org/audio/audiolisting-browse.php?cat=347 Son House

http://www.mnblues.com/cdreview/2001/paramount-race-cr.html  This is a
three volume CD that you can purchase of the artists involved with Grafton

http://www.shepherd-express.com/shepherd/20/06/night_and_day/focus.html an
article from Shepherd-Express relating the musical history

http://www.bluefrontbluesroom.org/the_delta.htm  Eddie James "Son" House

http://www.avguide.com/film_music/music/musicreviews/01_rev_charleyp.jsp
where to buy Charlie Patton CD compilation

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/wisconsin/97677 A bit of history

http://www.village.grafton.wi.us/History/Chair.htm A little history

http://www.vjm.biz/articles11.htm A list of recordings by date

http://www.pbs.org/theblues/roadtrip/deltasongs.html Charlie Patton was
foundational in the history of blues

http://www.myhotsprings.com/article.php?story=2004101811425625&mode=print
The life of Skip James

http://www.mainspringpress.com/paramount_sample.pdf Paramount's rise and fall

http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/people/skip_james.htm Listen to Skip James

http://www.cr.nps.gov/delta/blues/people/robert_johnson.htm Listen to
Robert Johnson's "Preaching the Blues"

http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/artistswithsongs/blind_joe_reynolds_1.htm Joe
Sheppard (Eric Clapton favorite!)  recorded 4 songs in Grafton including
"Nehi Blues" and "Outside Woman Blues"

http://www.co.ozaukee.wi.us/history/HouseOfBlues.htm an article about how
importand Paramount is in Blues history
 

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