Snooks Eaglin was a blind blues singer and guitarist from New Orleans who played blues, sometimes ranging into folk or rock ‘n’ roll ,often re-working other artists’ songs, earning himself the nickname of “The Human Jukebox”.
He was active for around half a century, but this 52-track set focuses on the first decade of his recording career. It features early recordings as Blind Guitar Ferd for the Wonder label, plus most of the titles from his albums as Snooks Eaglin “Possum Up A Simmon Tree” on Folk-Lyric, “Message From New Orleans” on Heritage, and “That’s All Right” on Bluesville, plus his A & B sides from these years on Imperial on which he was known as Ford Eaglin.
