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Backwards Sam Firk (18 Sep 1943 - 11 Oct 2007)

Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. The True Blues and Gospel 1968

Relationships (1)

Performance Name Of

  1. Michael Stewart

Recordings by (26)

  1. I'm Glad Blues 1:57 (1968)
  2. East St. Louis Dry Land Blues 2:30 (1968)
  3. Hey Hey Hey 3:05 (1968)
  4. Cigarette 1:51 (1968)
  5. Candy Man Blues 3:31 (1968)
  6. If You Don't Want Me That Freight Train Whistle's Gonna Blow, Momma 2:12 (1968)
  7. Old Reliable Oneway Gal 3:21 (1968)
  8. Be Ready When He Comes 1:54 (1968)
  9. Old Country Dump 2:50 (1968)
  10. Get Back Old Devil 2:14 (1968)
  11. Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 3:28 (1968)
  12. West Side Blues 2:19 (1968)
  13. I Be's Troubled 3:53 (1968)
  14. Babe's Piece 2:51 (1968)
  15. Fixin' to Die 2:44 (1968)
  16. The Unbroken Circle 1:59 (1968)
  17. Poor Boy Long Ways From Home 2:35 (2000)
  18. If You Don't Want Me That Freight Train Whistle's Gonna Blow Mamma 2:16 (2000)
  19. Old Reliable One Way Gal 3:25 (2000)
  20. Get Back, Old Devil 2:19 (2000)
  21. Saturday Night Friction 3:04 (2000)
  22. Old Country Rock 3:27 (27 Oct 2005)
  23. Barefoot Mamlish Blues 3:18 (27 Oct 2005)
  24. Delta Moodish Blues 3:34 (27 Oct 2005)
  25. No Special Rider Blues 3:21 (27 Oct 2005)
  26. Money Green, No. 2 3:10 (27 Oct 2005)

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Candy Men 2:40 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969)
  2. Downtown Stomp 3:18 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969)
  3. Sweet Jivin' Mama 3:23 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969)
  4. Crazy Crying Blues 2:38 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969)

Instruments

  1. I'm Glad Blues 1:57 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  2. Hey Hey Hey 3:05 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  3. Fixin' to Die 2:44 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  4. If You Don't Want Me That Freight Train Whistle's Gonna Blow, Momma 2:12 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  5. Be Ready When He Comes 1:54 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  6. Get Back Old Devil 2:14 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  7. Babe's Piece 2:51 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  8. The Unbroken Circle 1:59 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  9. Cigarette 1:51 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  10. Candy Man Blues 3:31 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  11. West Side Blues 2:19 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  12. East St. Louis Dry Land Blues 2:30 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  13. Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 3:28 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  14. Old Reliable Oneway Gal 3:21 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  15. I Be's Troubled 3:53 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  16. Old Country Dump 2:50 Backwards Sam Firk (1968) guitar
  17. Oh Daddy 3:20 Little Brother Montgomery (1969) guitar
  18. If You Can't Shimmy-She-Wobble 2:27 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) guitar
  19. Give Me an Old Lady 3:45 Furry Lewis (1969) guitar
  20. Candy Men 2:40 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969) guitar
  21. Two Long Freight Trains 3:06 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) acoustic guitar
  22. Early in the Morning 3:05 George & Ethel McCoy (1969) guitar
  23. Crazy Crying Blues 2:38 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969) guitar
  24. No Special Boogie 3:00 Little Brother Montgomery (1969) guitar
  25. Mama Don't Allow Me 3:39 Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams (1969) guitar
  26. Hot Springs Blues 3:59 Honeyboy Edwards & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) guitar
  27. You're an Old Lady 1:44 John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk (1969) guitar
  28. Downtown Stomp 3:18 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969) guitar
  29. Ain't but Sweet Sixteen 4:02 Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X (1969) guitar
  30. Juanita Stomp 3:23 George & Ethel McCoy (1969) guitar

Vocals

  1. Hey Hey Hey 3:05 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  2. I Be's Troubled 3:53 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  3. I'm Glad Blues 1:57 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  4. Be Ready When He Comes 1:54 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  5. The Unbroken Circle 1:59 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  6. Old Country Dump 2:50 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  7. Candy Man Blues 3:31 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  8. Get Back Old Devil 2:14 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  9. Babe's Piece 2:51 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  10. East St. Louis Dry Land Blues 2:30 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  11. Old Reliable Oneway Gal 3:21 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  12. Cigarette 1:51 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  13. If You Don't Want Me That Freight Train Whistle's Gonna Blow, Momma 2:12 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  14. Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 3:28 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  15. West Side Blues 2:19 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)
  16. Fixin' to Die 2:44 Backwards Sam Firk (1968)

Credited as (9)

  1. Backwards Sam Firk
  2. Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim & Backwards Sam Firk
  3. Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X
  4. Johnny Shines, Sunnyland Slim, Backwards Sam Firk & Big Joe Williams
  5. Honeyboy Edwards & Backwards Sam Firk
  6. Mose Vinson, Backwards Sam Firk & Dewey Corley
  7. Mose Vinson & Backwards Sam Firk
  8. Joe Dobbins & Backwards Sam Firk
  9. John Lee Granderson, Big Joe Williams & Backwards Sam Firk

Works (1)

Composed

  1. No Special Boogie

Links (1)

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1618664