Texas Blues: Early Blues Masters From the Lone Star State
Compilation by Henry Thomas
Released 3 August 2004
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1John Henry2:465.0 ★
- 2Cottonfield Blues2:495.0 ★
- 3Arkansas2:485.0 ★
- 4The Fox and the Hounds2:385.0 ★
- 5The Little Red Cabosse2:495.0 ★
- 6Bob McKinney2:555.0 ★
- 7Red River Blues3:06
- 8Honey, Won’t You Allow Me One More Chance2:525.0 ★
- 9Run, Mollie, Run2:535.0 ★
- 10Shanty Blues2:555.0 ★
- 11Woodhouse Blues2:495.0 ★
- 12Jonah in the Wilderness2:565.0 ★
- 13When the Train Comes Along2:585.0 ★
- 14Bull Doze Blues3:265.0 ★
- 15Don’t Ease Me In3:005.0 ★
- 16Texas Easy Street3:095.0 ★
- 17Texas Worried Blues3:175.0 ★
- 18Fishing Blues2:445.0 ★
- 19Old Country Stomp2:535.0 ★
- 20Charmin’ Betsy3:035.0 ★
- 21Lovin’ Babe3:075.0 ★
- 22Railroadin’ Some3:185.0 ★
- 23Don’t Leave Me Here3:275.0 ★
- 24Jack O’DiamondsPete Harris2:04
- 25Is You Mad at MePete Harris2:45
- 26Blind Lemon’s SongPete Harris2:51
- 27CarriePete Harris1:20
- CD 2
- 1So LonesomeRamblin’ Thomas2:465.0 ★
- 2Hard to Rule Woman BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:04
- 3Lock and Key BluesRamblin’ Thomas2:37
- 4Sawmill MoanRamblin’ Thomas2:56
- 5No Baby BluesRamblin’ Thomas2:49
- 6Ramblin’ Mind BluesRamblin’ Thomas2:50
- 7No Job BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:12
- 8Back Gnawing BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:02
- 9Jig Head BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:17
- 10Hard Dallas BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:03
- 11New Way of Living BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:00
- 12Ramblin’ ManRamblin’ Thomas3:07
- 13Poor Boy BluesRamblin’ Thomas2:283.0 ★
- 14Good Time BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:07
- 15New Way of Living BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:04
- 16Ground Hog BluesRamblin’ Thomas2:545.0 ★
- 17Shake It GalRamblin’ Thomas2:42
- 18Ground Hog Blues No.2Ramblin’ Thomas3:15
- 19Little Old Mama BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:06
- 20Dreaming BluesWillie Reed3:045.0 ★
- 21Texas BluesWillie Reed3:17
- 22Leavin’ HomeWillie Reed2:51
- 23Goin’ Back to My BabyWillie Reed2:49
- 24Some Low Down Groundhog BluesWillie Reed2:50
- 25All Worn Out and Dry BluesWillie Reed3:10
- CD 3
- 1Fence Breakin’ BluesOscar Woods
- 2Home Wreckin’ BluesOscar Woods
- 3Evil Hearted Woman BluesOscar Woods5.0 ★
- 4Lone Wolf BluesOscar Woods
- 5Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away)Oscar Woods
- 6Muscat Hill BluesOscar Woods
- 7Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away)Oscar Woods
- 8Baton Rouge RagOscar Woods
- 9Jam Session BluesOscar Woods
- 10Low Life BluesOscar Woods2:33
- 11Token BluesOscar Woods2:33
- 12Come on Over to My House BabyOscar Woods2:265.0 ★
- 13Look Here Baby, One Thing I Got to SayOscar Woods2:25
- 14Sometimes I Get to Thinkin’ (take 1)Oscar Woods3:03
- 15Don’t Sell ItOscar Woods2:11
- 16Sometimes I Get to Thinkin’ (take 2)Oscar Woods3:03
- 17Boll Weevil BluesOscar Woods2:35
- 18Shorty GeorgeSmith Casey3:18
- 19Santa Fe BluesSmith Casey4:23
- 20Hesitating BluesSmith Casey4:29
- 21Two White Horses Standing in LineSmith Casey2:36
- 22Jack O’DiamonsSmith Casey1:46
- 23Mournful BluesSmith Casey2:17
- 24East Texas RagSmith Casey2:10
- CD 4
- 1Army Mule in No Man’s LandColey Jones
- 2Traveling ManColey Jones
- 3Drunkard’s SpecialColey Jones
- 4The Elder’s He’s My ManColey Jones
- 5New to Sixteen BluesLittle Hat Jones
- 6Two String BluesLittle Hat Jones
- 7Rolled From Side to Side BluesLittle Hat Jones
- 8Hurry BluesLittle Hat Jones3:09
- 9Little Hat BluesLittle Hat Jones3:12
- 10Corpus BluesLittle Hat Jones3:15
- 11Kentucky BluesLittle Hat Jones3:145.0 ★
- 12Bye Bye Baby BluesLittle Hat Jones3:095.0 ★
- 13Cross the Water BluesLittle Hat Jones3:15
- 14Cherry Street BluesLittle Hat Jones3:23
- 15Down in Texas BluesJesse ‘Babyface’ Thomas3:08
- 16My Heart’s a Rolling StoneJesse ‘Babyface’ Thomas2:56
- 17Blue Goose BluesJesse ‘Babyface’ Thomas2:36
- 18No Good Woman BluesJesse ‘Babyface’ Thomas2:57
- 19Trifling WomanBlack Ace2:50
- 20Black AceBlack Ace2:485.0 ★
- 21You Gonna Need My Help Some DayBlack Ace2:36
- 22Whiskey and WomenBlack Ace3:04
- 23Christmas Time BluesBlack Ace2:47
- 24Lowing HeiferBlack Ace3:03
More by Henry Thomas
Release credits
- steel guitar [19-24], vocal [19-24]
- acoustic guitar [14], arranger [1], guitar [1-13, 15-18, 18-19, 19-23], lead vocals [1-23], pan flute [14, 18-19], solo [1, 1-4, 4-5, 5-7, 7-13, 15-18, 18-19, 19-20, 20-22, 22-23], syrinx [1, 4-5, 7, 18-20, 22], vocal [18-19]
- piano [7]
- guitar [6-7], vocal [6-7]
- guitar [18-19], slide guitar [13], vocal [13, 18-19]
- double bass [6-7], guitar [6-7], piano [6]
Issues
T3 August 2004


