BLIND WILLIE MCTELL Regal Country Blues (2008 UK 36-track digitally remastered 2-CD album set - The recordings on CD1 were made in 1949 on his rediscovery in Atlanta by the New Jersey based Regal Records, at a time when acoustic Country Blues were enjoying a brief revival after the success of records like John Lee Hooker's 'Boogie Chillun'. At the same time Regal undertook recording sessions of more contemporary sounds in Chicago & New Orleans and examples of these from fading starslike Memphis Minnie to future stars like Jimmy Rogers can be found on CD2.)