poet of the blues

Percy Mayfield’s Specialty sides stand up as being among the classiest, sweetest, smoothest blues ever recorded, and these 25 sides present a fairly cast-iron case.
Track listing:PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE • PRAYIN’ FOR YOUR RETURN • STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING • LIFE IS SUICIDE • WHAT A FOOL I WAS • LOST LOVE • NIGHTLESS LOVER • ADVICE (FOR MEN ONLY) • CRY BABY • LOST MIND • I DARE YOU BABY • HOPELESS • THE HUNT IS ON • THE RIVER’S INVITATION • THE BIG QUESTION • WASTED DREAM • LOUISIANA • THE BACHELOR BLUES • GET WAY BACK • MEMORY PAIN • LOOSE LIPS • YOU DON’T EXIST NO MORE • NIGHTMARE • BABY, YOU’RE RICH • MY HEART IS CRYIN’