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Garfield Akers
American blues singer and guitarist.
Born: probably in 1908 in Aiken, Tate County, Mississippi
Died: about 1959, reportedly in Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi
Akers recorded four titles for Vocalion in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1929-1930. Little is known about his life. He was accompanied by his friend and longtime collaborator Joe Callicott on his first recording Cottonfield Blues.
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Cottonfield Blues
Garfield Akers
1930
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
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Dough Roller Blues / Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues
Garfield Akers
1930
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
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Le Blues, De L'Esclavage Au Guitar-Hero (The Story Of Blues People)
Hervé Krief Blues Trio
2012
Quartz
CD, Album
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Son House And Other Great Delta Blues Singers
Various
2010
Monk (4)
2xLP, Comp
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Short Blue Stories
Steve James (7)
2009
Hobemian Records
CD, Album
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Mississippi Blues Delta Guitar Pioneers
Various
2007
Saga
CD, Comp, RM
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When The Levee Breaks (Mississippi Blues)
Various
2007
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp, RM + Box
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The Essential Recordings Of Memphis Blues - Walk Right In
Various
1998
Indigo Recordings
CD, Comp
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Matchbox Days (Really! The English Country Blues 1967-69)
Various
1997
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Down The Dirt Road (The Essential Recordings Of Mississippi Blues)
Various
1996
Indigo Recordings
CD, Comp
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Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers (1928-1930)
Various
1990
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The Greatest In Country Blues (1927-1956)
Various
1989
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Deep South Country Blues
Various
1972
Flyright Records
LP, Comp, Mono
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Really! The Country Blues 1927-1933
Various
1965
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Plantation Blues - Cotton Patch & Tobacco Belt Blues
Various
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Legendary Sessions - Memphis Style (Complete - In Chronological Order)
Various
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The Rough Guide To Mississippi Blues
Various
2024
Music Rough Guides, World Music Network
CD, Comp
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The Memphis Blues Box (Original Recordings First Released On 78s And 45s, 1914-1969)
Various
2023
Bear Family Records
20xCD, Comp, RM + Box
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The Rough Guide To Delta Blues (Vol. 2)
Various
2022
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The Kings Of The Delta Blues
Various
2018
Big3
3xCD, Comp, RM
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American Epic
Various
2017
Lo-Max Records, Third Man Records, Columbia, Legacy, Sony Music
5xCD, Comp, RM + Box
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American Epic: Blues
Various
2017
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23 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's: Vol. 14
Various
2016
Blues Images
CD, Comp, RM
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The Rough Guide To Delta Blues (Reborn And Remastered)
Various
2016
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The Rough Guide To Unsung Heroes Of Country Blues (Reborn And Remastered)
Various
2015
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24 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's: Vol. 12
Various
2014
Blues Images
CD, Comp, RM
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Acoustic Blues Vol. 1 The Roots Of It All (The Definitive Collection!)
Various
2013
Bear Family Records
2xCD, Comp, RM
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Wade In The Water - Soul Chronology 1: 1927-1951
Various
2013
History Of Soul
2xCD, Comp
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Peabody Blues
Various
2013
Nehi Records
CD, Comp
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40 Delta Blues Gems
Various
2012
Primo (2)
2xCD, Album, Comp
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Essential Mississippi Blues
Various
2012
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The Rain Don't Fall On Me - Country Blues 1927-1952
Various
2010
Mississippi Records
LP, Comp
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Memphis - The Evolution Of Memphis Blues
Various
2009
Fantastic Voyage
3xCD, Comp
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Barrelhouse Blues: Location Recordings & The Early Traditions In The Blues
Various
2009
Document Records (2)
3xCD, Comp
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The Best There Ever Was (The Legendary Early Blues Performers)
Various
2003
Yazoo
CD, Comp
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Southern Blues Volume 1
Various
2002
Acrobat Music
CD, Album, Comp
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Les Triomphes Du Blues
Various
2001
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Mississippi Blues
Various
2000
Catfish Records
2xCD, Comp
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Southern Blues Volume 1
Various
1999
ABM
CD, Album, Comp
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Broke, Black & Blue
Various
1999
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Chasin' That Devil Music
Various
1998
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The Dead Set
Various
1997
Shy Tone
2xCass, Album, Comp, Num
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Pure Vintage Blues Volume 3: Future Blues
Various
1996
Empress (2)
CD, Comp, RE
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Good Morning Blues (A Classic Blues Anthology 1920-1942)
Various
1995
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Mississippi Masters: Early American Blues Classics 1927-35
Various
1994
Yazoo
CD, Comp, RM
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Delta Blues Volume 2 (1929-1939)
Various
1988
Document Records (2)
LP, Comp, Mono
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The Blues Classics
Various
1984
MCA Records
3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box
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Blues In The Twenties
Various
1975
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Goin' Away Walking
Various
1972
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The Mississippi Blues No. 2 (The Delta 1929-1932)
Various
1965
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Country Blues Encores 1927-1935
Various
1965
Dough Roller Blues
Garfield Akers
Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 2
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues Part 1
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues - Part 2
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues - Part 1
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues, Part 2
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues Part 2
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues, Pt. 1
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues (Part I)
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues (Part II)
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues Pt.1
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues (Part 1)
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues, Part 1
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues (Part 2)
Garfield Akers
Cottonfield Blues, Parts 1 and 2
Garfield Akers
12 - Cottonfield Blues (Part I)
Garfield Akers
Dough Roller Blues - Original
Garfield Akers
13 - Cottonfield Blues (Part II)
Garfield Akers