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Blues, Blues Christmas from Document Records. Find the full festive series here http://thedocumentrecordsstore.com/

Document Records has anthologised nearly 200 of the finest Festive/Christmas Blues, Jazz, Old Timey, Rockabilly, Calypso and Gospel tracks for your listening pleasure.

DOCD-32-20-09: Blues, Blues Christmas 1925 – 1955
Disc 1. Track 4. Ralph Willis as Washboard Pete: Christmas Blues. Copyright Document Records 2005

“Well you know Christmas is coming / I don’t have a lousy dime” exhorts Ralph Willis on the opening line of “Christmas Blues” which wastes no time getting to the crux of the matter. This is a typically rhythmic piece for Willis with strong washboard playing from Pete Sanders. Willis originally hailed from Alabama before moving to North Carolina where he came under the sway of Blind Boy Fuller and his circle. He settled in New York in the late 30s and started recording in 1944. Willis would record steadily through 1953, producing sides for labels such as Regis, Savoy, Signature, 20th Century, Abbey, Jubilee, Prestige, Par and King.

Original Release: S 35160-Sav 5556
Ralph Willis (as by Washboard Pete or Sleepy Joe’s Washboard Band respectively), vocal/guitar; Pete Sanders, washboard Recorded: New York City, 1948