Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935

Compilation by Blind Willie McTell

Released 12 July 2005

acoustic blues blues country blues

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CD 1
1
Writing Paper Blues
3:11
2
Stole Rider Blues
3:08
5.0 ★
3
Mamma, Tain't Long Fo' Day
3:01
4
Mr. McTell Got the Blues (take 1)
2:21
5
Mr. McTell Got the Blues (take 2)
2:22
6
Three Women Blues
2:43
7
Dark Night Blues
2:51
8
Statesboro Blues
2:32
9
Loving Talking Blues
2:43
10
Atlanta Strut
3:10
5.0 ★
11
Travelin' Blues
3:14
12
Come on Around to My House Mama
3:03
13
Kind Mama
2:57
5.0 ★
14
Teasing Brown
2:43
15
Drive Away Blues
3:13
16
This Is Not the Stove to Brown Your Bread
2:33
17
Love Changing Blues
3:08
18
Talkin' to Myself
3:12
19
Razor Ball
3:20
5.0 ★
20
Southern Can Is Mine
3:15
21
Broke Down Engine Blues
3:09
22
Stomp Down Rider
3:08
23
Scarey Day Blues
3:02
5.0 ★
24
Rough Alley Blues
3:18
25
Experience Blues
3:13
5.0 ★
26
Painful Blues
2:53
5.0 ★
CD 2
1
Low Rider's Blues
3:19
2
Georgia Rag
3:05
3
Low Down Blues
3:14
4
Rollin' Mama Blues
2:53
5
Lonesome Day Blues
3:14
6
Mama, Let Me Scoop for You
3:12
7
Searching the Dessrt for the Blues
3:07
8
Warm It Up to Me
2:57
9
It's Your Time to Worry
3:04
10
It's a Good Little Thing
2:53
5.0 ★
11
You Was Born to Die
2:51
12
Dirty Mistreater
3:11
13
Lord Mercy If You Please
2:59
14
Don't You See How This World Made a Change
2:56
15
Savannah Mama
3:18
16
Broke Down Engine
3:16
17
Broke Down Engine No. 2 (take 1)
3:28
18
Broke Down Engine No. 2 (take 3)
2:54
19
My Baby's Gone
3:00
5.0 ★
20
Love Makin' Mama (take 1)
2:56
21
Love Makin' Mama (take 2)
2:53
22
Death Room Blues (take 1)
2:52
23
Death Room Blues (take 2)
2:59
24
Death Cell Blues
3:07
CD 3
1
Lord, Send Me an Angel (take 1)
2:58
2
Lord, Send Me an Angel (take 2)
2:54
3
B and o Blues No. 2 (take 1)
3:02
5.0 ★
4
B and o Blues No. 2 (take 2)
2:50
5
Weary Hearted Blues
3:03
6
Bell Street Lightnin'
2:55
7
Southern Can Mama
2:57
5.0 ★
8
Runnin' Me Crazy
3:08
9
East St. Louis Blues (Fare You Well)
2:54
10
Ain't It Grand to Be a Christian
3:11
11
We Got to Meet Death One Day (take 1)
3:00
12
We Got to Meet Death One Day (take 2)
2:54
13
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
2:46
14
I Got Religion, I'm So Glad
3:13
15
Dying Gambler
3:00
16
God Don't Like It
2:47
5.0 ★
17
Bell Street Blues
2:51
18
Let Me Play With Yo' Yo-Yo
3:08
19
Lay Some Flowers on My Grave
3:26
20
Ticket Agent Blues
3:21
5.0 ★
21
Cold Winter Day
3:10
5.0 ★
22
Your Time to Worry
2:42
23
Cooling Board Blues
3:19
24
Hillbilly Willie's Blues
2:42

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Release credits

Alfoncy Harris
vocal [14, 16]
Bethenea Harris
vocal [14, 16]
Blind Willie McTell
guitar [3.3-11, 3.13-24, 1.1-26, 2.1, 2.8, 2.10, 2.14, 2.16], spoken vocals [1.25-26, 3.13], vocal [2.1, 2.8, 2.10, 2.14, 2.16, 3.3-11, 3.13-24, 1.1-13, 1.15, 1.17-24]
Curley Weaver
guitar [3.3-9, 3.17, 3.21, 3.23, 2.1, 2.8, 2.10, 2.14], spoken vocals [1], vocal [8, 10, 14]
Georgia Bill
guitar [1], vocal [1]
Kate McTell
vocal [10, 13-16, 20]
Ruth Day
vocal [25-26]
Ruth Willis
vocal [24-26]
Willie Shorter
banjo [14]

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Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927-1935
3x CD
12 July 2005