Search - Artist/Band: Mance Lipscomb

• Name: Mance Lipscomb
• Birthday: 04/09/1895
• Birth Place: Navasota, TX
• Died: 01/30/1976
• Decades Active: 1960
• Genre: Blues
• Styles: Acoustic Texas Blues, Country Blues, Regional Blues, Songster, Blues Revival
• Moods: Earthy, Passionate, Gritty, Organic, Swaggering, Bittersweet, Brash, Earnest, Rustic, Boisterous, Greasy, Melancholy, Plaintive, Rollicking, Street-Smart, Confident, Reflective, Bravado, Intimate, Playful, Poignant

Title	Release
The Best of Mance Lipscomb W	11/17/2009
American Folk Song Traditionalist Sings Trouble in Mind W	01/01/2004
Texas Country Blues WA	08/27/2002
Trouble in Mind [Aim]	2000
Captain, Captain: The Texas Songster WA	04/21/1998
Mama Don't Allow	06/18/1996
Texas Blues Guitar WA	1994
So Different Blues WA	09/14/1993
Texas Sharecropper & Songster WA	1960

Like Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt, the designation as strictly a blues singer dwarfs the musical breadth of Mance Lipscomb. Born on April 9, 1895 in Navasota, TX, Lipscomb was a sharecropper/tenant farmer all his life who didn't record until 1960, "songster" fits what Lipscomb did best. A proud, yet unboastful man, Lipscomb would point out that he was an educated musician, his ability to play everything from classic blues, ballads, pop songs to spirituals in a multitude of styles and keys being his particular mark of originality. He appeared at numerous blues and folk festivals throughout the '60s, released several albums on Arhoolie and even one for a major label, Reprise, in 1970, Trouble in Mind. Four years later, Lipscomb retired from the festival circuit and passed away on January 30, 1976 in his hometown of Navasota, TX. He was 81. With a wide-ranging repertoire of over 90 songs, Lipscomb may have gotten a belated start in recording, but left a remarkable legacy to be enjoyed. ~ Cub Koda & Al Campbell, All Music Guide