Southern Exposure
by Josh White

Southern Exposure by Josh White
Year: 1941
Overall rank: 7,153rd   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 16 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1941 (4th)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1940s (14th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,153rd)

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Southern Exposure rankings

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Overall rank: 7,153rd | 1940s rank: 14th | 1941 rank: 4th

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75/100 (from 16 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 73.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.

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From 08/06/2020 04:52 | #256738
"I mean democracy without the color line..."
I only discovered Josh White this year upon digging into 40s music more. Oh man - his guitar tone is the best and that voice is so warm. I love his diction/execution/timing. Instantly a favorite. Wish I would've found sooner. Well and then I listen to these lyrics and learn about him and only the upmost respect. Pretty cool/gutsy history with FDR. Wish this guy's story was told more. I like him more than Lead Belly or even Robert Johnson.
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