Sissy Man Blues: 25 Authentic Straight and Gay Blues and Jazz Vocals

Only a few songs on this collection are explicitly Gay or Lesbian themed. A lot of the other numbers are heterocentric. But there's a lot of (adult) fun to be had and the lyrics themselves (when they can be understood) provide a colorful snapshot of the street life of a bygone era. There is a major problem with the disk, which has been mentioned in other reviews: The track titles don't match which song is actually playing. For that reason I downgraded my rating.

The music merits 5 stars and are well worth having. (Listen carefully to the lyrics of "Ain't That A Mess.") That being said, there are major mistakes and omissions in song identification of which you need to be aware before purchasing:-The first song is incorrectly attributed to Connie McLean's Rhythm Blues when it is actually Kokomo Arnold;-Speckled Red's "Dirty Dozens" is not on this CD, so all but the last of the titles/artists need to shift up one;-Song 24 is "Stew Meat Blues" by Lucille Bogan, and is not credited anywhere on the CD.