The two songs on this record “Alcohol And Jake Blues” and “Ridin’ Horse” are considered masterpieces of the genre and Johnson is one of the Top Five legendary figures in early recorded Blues music, right along side Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, Skip James and Son House. All other copies of this disc are presumed lost or destroyed. The record, Tommy Johnson on the Paramount label from 1930, is one of only two known and verified copies. This is highest price ever paid for a single 78 rpm Blues record and one of the highest prices ever paid for ANY record.īidding, on internet auction site eBay, was hot and heavy for the record, and stood at $16,800.OO until the final seconds when the price shot up to just over $37,000.00 Longtime Blues record collector and expert John Tefteller was the winning bidder at $37,100.00 for a super rare Blues 78 rpm record by Blues legend Tommy Johnson. John Tefteller buys the world's MOST EXPENSIVE 78! Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake and MORE!Ĭlick here to buy John Tefteller's 2023 Blues Calendar with FREE CD!įrog Records: The Very Best Vintage Jazz & Blues Remastered To CD's With songs from Funny Paper Smith, Irene Scruggs, THIS 25-Track CD is the BEST-SOUNDING SONGS WE'VE EVER HAD! Plus the Newly Discovered Edith North Johnson Paramount! SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN THE ROOM WITH THEM AS THEY PERFORM! Volume 20! With a FREE CD, Restored using the FANTASTIC method heard in American Epic! John's 2023 Blues Calendar is NOW SHIPPING! This is OUR LAST CALENDAR!! My Museum-Quality Pre-War Blues 78 Sleeves, Colored 78's and Museum-Quality 45's. John finds another 'lost' Paramount 78 rpm record!! John buys the World's Rarest 78 rpm record!! John buys the World's Rarest 45 rpm record!!

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