The tough blues of John Brim, 1950-1956

"Tough Blues is the first collection of the 27 of John Brim's known early and vital recordings - a tidy package that is a complete joy to these ears ... Brim wrote great songs with lyrics that were straightforward and poetically narrative. His raucous, unschooled guitar playing was perfectly adapted to the new, electrically buzzing medium of nascent urban blues, which he helped define. This is a good one".