The Classic Years 1927-1940 - Blind Willie McTell

The Classic Years 1927-1940

Compilation by Blind Willie McTell

Released 10 June 2003

Tracklist

CD 1: Atlanta 1927-1931
1
Writin' Paper Blues
3:11
2
Stole Rider Blues
3:09
5.0 ★
3
Mama, 'tain't Long fo' Day
2:57
4
Mr. McTell Got the Blues (take 1)
2:20
5
Mr. McTell Got the Blues (take 2)
2:25
6
Three Women Blues
2:44
7
Dark Night Blues
2:51
8
Statesboro Blues
2:31
9
Loving Talking Blues
2:36
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
2:58
5.0 ★
14
Teasing Brown
2:42
15
Drive Away Blues
3:14
16
This Is Not the Stove to Brown Your Bread
2:32
17
Love Changing Blues
3:10
18
Talkin' to Myself
3:11
19
Razor Ball
3:17
5.0 ★
20
Southern Can Is Mine
3:14
21
Broke Down Engine Blues
3:08
22
Stomp Down Rider
3:08
23
Scarey Day Blues
3:01
5.0 ★
CD 2: Atlanta, New York 1931-1933
1
Rough Alley Blues
3:19
2
Experience Blues
3:13
5.0 ★
3
Painful Blues
2:54
5.0 ★
4
Low Rider's Blues
3:19
5
Georgia Rag
3:06
6
Low Down Blues
3:13
7
Rollin' Mama Blues
3:05
8
Lonesome Day Blues
3:17
9
Mama, Let Me Scoop for You
3:10
10
Searching the Desert for the Blues
3:09
11
Warm It Up for Me
2:57
12
It's Your Time to Worry
3:04
13
It's a Good Little Thing
2:52
5.0 ★
14
You Was Born to Die
2:50
15
Lord Have Mercy If You Please
2:59
16
Don't You See How This World Made a Change
2:55
17
Savannah Mama
3:16
18
Broke Down Engine
3:14
19
Broke Down Engine No. 2
2:54
20
My Baby's Gone
2:59
5.0 ★
21
Love-Main' Mama
2:56
22
Death Room Blues
2:58
23
Death Cell Blues
3:10
24
Lord, Send Me an Angel
2:53
CD 3: New York, Chicago 1933-1935
1
B and O Blues No. 2
3:02
5.0 ★
2
B and O Blues No. 2
2:50
3
Weary Hearted Blues
3:02
4
Bell Street Lightnin'
2:54
5
Southern Can Mama
2:56
5.0 ★
6
Runnin' Me Crazy
3:07
7
East St. Louis Blues (Fare You Well)
2:53
8
Ain't It Grand to Be a Christian
3:10
9
We Got to Meet Death One Day
2:59
10
We Got to Meet Death One Day
2:53
11
Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around
2:45
12
I Got Religion, I'm So Glad
3:13
13
Dying Gambler
3:00
14
God Don't Like It
2:46
5.0 ★
15
Bell Street Blues
2:51
16
Let Me Play With Yo' Yo-Yo
3:05
17
Lay Some Flowers on My Grave
3:24
18
Ticket Agent Blues
3:17
5.0 ★
19
Cold Winter Day
3:10
5.0 ★
20
Your Time to Worry
2:38
21
Cooling Board Blues
3:18
22
Hillbilly Willie's Blues
2:44
CD 4: Atlanta 1940
1
Just as Well Get Ready, You Got to Die / Climbing High Mountains / Tryin' to Get Home
2:57
2
Monologue on Accidents
1:56
3
Boll Weevil
1:58
4
Delia
2:33
5
Dying Crapshooter's Blues
3:11
6
Will Fox
1:38
7
I Got to Cross the River Jordan
4:38
8
Monologue on Old Songs / Old Time Religion / Amen
3:07
9
Amazing Grace
1:21
10
Monologues on: The History of the Blues; Life as Maker of Records; Himself
5:44
11
King Edward Blues
1:49
12
Murderer's Home Blues
3:05
13
Kill-It Kid Rag
2:43
14
Chainey
2:50
15
I Got to Cross the River of Jordan
1:50

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Release credits

Alfoncy Harris
vocal [14, 16]
Bethenea Harris
vocal [14, 16]
Blind Willie McTell
guitar [1.1-23, 2.1-4, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16, 2.18-19, 3.1-22], other vocals [19], spoken vocals [3.11, 2.2-3], vocal [3.1-22, 1.1-13, 1.15, 1.17-23, 2.1, 2.4, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16, 2.18-19]
Curley Weaver
guitar [3.1-7, 3.15, 3.19, 3.21, 2.4, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16], spoken vocals [4], vocal [11, 13, 16]
Georgia Bill
guitar [4], vocal [4]
Kate McTell
vocal [8, 11-14, 18]
Ruth Day
vocal [2-3]
Ruth Willis
vocal [1-3]
Willie Shorter
banjo [14]

Issues

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The Classic Years 1927-1940
4x CD
10 June 2003