This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Johnny Farmer spent the last 30 years dredging up Mississippi mud on top of a bulldozer. Now that he’s retired, the 66-year-old grandfather is digging up the past — excavating traditional Delta blues tracks.
And in his capable hands, they come up perfectly preserved. His haunting, ringing slide guitar and haunted, keening voice make these age-old tales of love, loss, revenge and redemption sound just like they must have decades ago. When he ends a song, he says, “Thank you very much.” No, thank YOU, Johnny.
