Julius Daniels - Good Morning Blues (2014)

Tracklist

01. I'm Goin to Tell God How You Treat Me
02. My Mamma Was a Sailor
03. Can't Put the Bridle on This Morning (Take 1)
04. Can't Put the Bridle on This Morning (Take 2)
05. Tippin' Tom
06. Wild Cat Kitten
07. Ta ta Blues
08. No No Blues (Take 1)
09. Dirty Deal Blues
10. No No Blues (Take 2)
11. Sweet Petunia
12. Richmond Blues (Take 1)
13. Slippin' and Slidin' up Through the Golden Street (Take 1)
14. Leg Iron Blues
15. Baby Boogie Woogie
16. Ninety-Nine Year Blues (Take 1)
17. Some Cold Rainy Day
18. Slippin' and Slidin' up Through the Golden Street (Take 2)
19. Crow Jane Blues
20. Richmond Blues (Take 2)
21. Ninety-Nine Year Blues (Take 2)
22. Early Morning Blues
23. It's the Best Stuff Yet

Although he only recorded a few tunes, Julius Daniels plays an important role in the history of Piedmont blues. One of the first Black artists to record in the southeast, Daniels inspired future bluesmen with his rich mix of finger-picked blues, sacred and country music.

Recording for the first time, in 1927, Daniels was accompanied by guitarist Bubba Lee Torrence, with whom he shared billing. During his second recording session, Daniels was joined by guitarist Wilbert Andrews.

A native of the small Bamberg County, South Carolina town of Denmark, Daniels lived in Pineville, in Berkeley County, between 1912 and 1930. Relocating to Charlotte in 1930, he lived the rest of his life in the North Carolinian city, working in a variety of jobs including fire fighter.

Daniels' best known song, "99 Year Blues", has been covered by Jim Kweskin, Chris Smither, Hot Tuna and Johnny Winter. It has been often credited as a possible source for the tune, "Viola Lee Blues", recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in the 1920s and the Grateful Dead in 1966.

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