Recommended Recordings

As one of Our Recommendations and Recommended Recordings, we recommend Mose Allison Sings, by Mose Allison, on Prestige Records.

Mose Allison is from Tippo, Mississippi. His song about Parchman Farm, mentioned on the Mississippi Blues Trail marker outside the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm, in Sunflower County, is on this album.

To hear samples from this album, click here.

CD cover, Moses Allison Sings by Moses Allison, on Prestige Records
CD cover, Mose Allison Sings by Mose Allison, on Prestige Records

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This album includes Mose Allison’s song Parchman Farm, mentioned on the Mississippi Blues Trail marker for Parchman Farm Blues, outside the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County.

Miississippi Blues Trail marker for Parchman Farm Blues and the main gate of the Mississippi State Penitentiary
Miississippi Blues Trail marker for Parchman Farm Blues and the main gate of the Mississippi State Penitentiary

Tracks from Mose Allison Sings have also been covered by other musicians. Here are some examples:

Parchman Farm, covered by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers

Young Man Blues, covered by The Who

 

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