Rap

August, 1997

Angola Prisoners' Blues (Arhoolie) was recorded in the Fifties at Louisiana's notorious prison. It features the first recordings of the great Robert Pete Williams, a bone-chilling singer and wildly original guitarist. Williams' Prisoner's Talking Blues might make you vow never to do anything that could get you sent to jail. Then again, these songs may also make you realize how little it takes to get thrown into the clink. A portion of the royalties goes to the Inmate Welfare Fund at Angola, &quo...