TERRY "BIG T" WILLIAMS & WESLEY "JUNEBUG" JEFFERSON: Meet Me in the Cotton Field

Terry "Big T" Williams & Wesley "Junebug" Jefferson

Meet Me in the Cotton Field

© 2007 Broke & Hungry Records (600385174527)

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One of the most gripping Delta blues recordings of the last decade - featuring a mix of raw a cappella field hollers, acoustic country blues and searing electric juke joint workouts from two of Clarksdale, Mississippi's most celebrated blues veterans.

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Broke & Hungry Records, the label responsible for the critically acclaimed debut CDs of Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Odell Harris – is pleased to release its third album of real-deal Mississippi blues.

Meet Me in the Cotton Field marks the first recorded collaboration between Clarksdale, MS. mainstays Terry “Big T” Williams and Wesley Jefferson.

Featuring everything from a cappella field hollers to searing electric juke joint workouts, Meet Me in the Cotton Field shines a spotlight on two of the delta’s unsung heroes.

Big T, a protégé of Big Jack Johnson, has been rocking Clarksdale’s jukes for nearly two decades. Sidelined for a period by a stint in the notorious Parchman Penitentiary, Big T has spent the years since his release re-establishing his reputation as one of the delta’s great guitarists.

Wesley Jefferson has been a mainstay in the Coahoma County blues scene since the 1960s. Working first as a drummer before settling on bass guitar, Wesley has worked with many of the area’s greats, including Sam Carr, Big Jack Johnson, Willie Foster and Robert “Bilbo” Walker. He also has fronted his own band, the Wesley Jefferson Southern Soul Blues Band, for decades. Past member of the band have included James “Super Chikan” Johnson and Michael “Dr. Mike” James.

Look for Big T and Wesley at the 2007 Chicago Blues Festival.

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  • Blues is still alive in the Land Where Blues Began...
    author: Roger Stolle, Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art

    Big T and Wesley Jefferson live where I do -- Clarksdale, Mississippi. That said, I didn't grow up in the tough Delta environment they did -- one of cotton fields, juke joints and a tough State Penn. They did, and it shows in their blues. From Wesley's field holler kick off to the album through Big T's slow, searing blues guitar workout on "Catfish Blues," this is a deeply engaging piece of work and one that rewards the listener more and more with each listen. Thanks (once again) goes out to Jeff Konkel and Broke & Hungry Records for daring to capture the often difficult to capture music and personalities of the Mississippi Delta. This is the real stuff as it is still played today in the Land Where Blues Began. No rock, no rap, just blues.

  • The blues doesn’t get more real then here!
    author: Przemek Draheim, Polish Blues Radio Host, www.blues.pl/draheim

    “Meet Me In The Cotton Field” offers an exciting chance to experience two people who not only play the blues but also live the blues. Their music is sincere and very personal – even when they cover well-known songs. The blues doesn’t get more real then here.

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