Joseph Spence
A remarkable man of endless good cheer, guitarist Joseph Spence was discovered in the Bahamas by musicologist Samuel Charters in 1958. Nearly 50 at the time, he began recording in earnest. His unique sound is marked by his percussive calypso/blues/folk guitar style and his unique guttural voice, which sounds like a cross between Captain Beefheart and Blind Willie McTell. His idiosyncratic music has been enormously influential to many blues, gospel, and folk artists.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Bahaman Folk Guitar: Music of the Bahamas, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings on 27 Jul 2018
Available in24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo -
Good Morning Mr. Walker
Asia - Released by Arhoolie Records on 1 Jan 1990
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing
Asia - Released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings on 16 Jul 2021
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Living On The Hallelujah Side
Blues - Released by Rounder on 1 Jan 1980
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Joseph Spence: The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958
Asia - Released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings on 13 Jul 1992
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
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Selections from Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing
Asia - Released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings on 17 Jun 2021
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Joseph Spence: Folk Guitar - John Roberts and Frederick McQueen: Bahaman Ballads and Rhyming Spirituals
Folk - Released by Folkways Records on 1 Jan 1964
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
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Run Come See Jerusalem
Asia - Released by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings on 19 May 2021
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
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The Complete Folkways Recordings
Folk - Released by Soundmark on 22 Mar 2011
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Bahaman Folk Guitar (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
Pop - Released by Hit Singles Records on 30 Dec 2020
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo