A Little Bit Closer

Originally recorded by Prescilla Stewart. Little is known about the life of Priscilla Stewart, a classic female blues singer. She recorded 25 tracks at 14 different sessions in Chicago between 1924 and 1928. In "Delta Bottom Blues," a song she so-wrote with Jimmy Blythe, she sings "Way down on the Delta, honey, that's where I come from...I was born in Arkansas, raised in Memphis, Tennessee." Live at French Quarter Fest. Sarah Peterson vocals Jack Pritchett trumpet Jory Woodis clarinet, saxaphone John Joyce upright bass Brett Gardner guitar, banjo Russell Ramirez trombone Mike Voelker drums