Mother of the Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Bad Luck Blues
• 2
  Bo-Weavil Blues (Tk.1, Unissued Test)
• 3
  Barrel House Blues (Tk.2)
• 4
  Those All Night Long Blues (Tk.1)
• 5
  Moonshine Blues
• 6
  Last Minute Blues
• 7
  Southern Blues
• 8
  Walking Blues
• 9
  Lost Wandering Blues
• 10
  Dream Blues
• 11
  Honey Where You Been So Long
• 12
  Ya-Da-Do (Tk.2)
• 13
  Those Dogs of Mine
• 14
  Lucky Rock Blues
• 15
  South Bound Blues
• 16
  Lawd Send Me a Man Blues
• 17
  Ma Rainey's Mystery Record
• 18
  Cell Bound Blues
• 19
  Shave 'Em Dry Blues (Tk.2, Faster take)
• 20
  Farewell Daddy Blues (Tk.2)
• 21
  Bo-Weavil Blues (Tk.2)
• 22
  Barrel House Blues (Tk.1, Unissued Test)
• 23
  Those All Night Long Blues (Tk.2)
• 24
  Ya-Da-Do (Tk.3)
• 25
  Shave 'Em Dry Blues (Tk.3, Slower take)
• 26
  Farewell Daddy Blues (Tk.1, Unissued Test)
• CD 2
• 1
  Booze and Blues
• 2
  Toad Frog Blues
• 3
  Jealous Hearted Blues (Tk.2)
• 4
  See See Rider Blues (Tk.1)
• 5
  Jelly Bean Blues
• 6
  Countin' the Blues (Tk.2)
• 7
  Army Camp Harmony Blues (Tk.1)
• 8
  Explaining the Blues (Tk.1)
• 9
  Louisiana Hoo Doo Blues
• 10
  Goodbye Daddy Blues
• 11
  Stormy Sea Blues (Tk.2)
• 12
  Rough and Tumble Blues
• 13
  Night Time Blues (Tk.2)
• 14
  Levee Camp Moan
• 15
  Four Day Honory Scat (Tk.2)
• 16
  Memphis Bound Blues
• 17
  Jealous Hearted Blues (Tk.1)
• 18
  See See Rider Blues (Tk.2)
• 19
  Countin' the Blues (Tk.3)
• 20
  Army Camp Harmony Blues (Tk.2)
• 21
  Explaining the Blues (Tk.2)
• 22
  Stormy Sea Blues (Tk.1)
• 23
  Night Time Blues (Tk.1)
• 24
  Four Day Honory Scat (Tk.1)
• CD 3
• 1
  Slave to the Blues
• 2
  Yonder Come the Blues
• 3
  Titanic Man Blues (Tk.1)
• 4
  Chain Gang Blues
• 5
  Bessemer Bound Blues (Tk.2)
• 6
  Oh My Babe Blues
• 7
  Wringing and Twisting Blues
• 8
  Stack O' Lee Blues
• 9
  Broken Hearted Blues (Tk.2)
• 10
  Jealousy Blues (Tk.3)
• 11
  Seeking Blues (Tk.1)
• 12
  Mountain Jack Blues (Tk.1, Faster)
• 13
  Mountain Jack Blues (Tk.2, Slower)
• 14
  Down in the Basement
• 15
  Sissy Blues
• 16
  Broken Soul Blues
• 17
  Trust No Man
• 18
  Titanic Man Blues (Tk.2)
• 19
  Bessemer Bound Blues (Tk.1)
• 20
  Broken Hearted Blues (Tk.1)
• 21
  Jealousy Blues (Tk.4)
• 22
  Seeking Blues (Tk.2)
• CD 4
• 1
  Little Low Mama
• 2
  Grievin' Hearted Blues
• 3
  Morning Hour Blues
• 4
  Weepin' Women Blues
• 5
  Soon This Morning
• 6
  Don't Fish in My Sea
• 7
  Big Boy Blues
• 8
  Blues Oh Blues
• 9
  Damper Down Blues
• 10
  Gone Daddy Blues
• 11
  Oh Papa Blues (Tk.1)
• 12
  Misery Blues
• 13
  Dead Drunk Blues
• 14
  Slow Driving Moan
• 15
  Blues the World Forgot, Pt. 1
• 16
  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
• 17
  Blues the World Forgot, Pt. 2
• 18
  Hellish Rag
• 19
  Georgia Cake-Walk
• 20
  New Bo-Weavil Blues
• 21
  Moonshine Blues
• 22
  Ice Bag Papa
• 23
  Oh Papa Blues (Tk.2)
• CD 5
• 1
  Black Cat Hoot Owl Blues
• 2
  Log Camp Blues
• 3
  Hear Me Talking to You
• 4
  Hustlin' Blues
• 5
  Prove It on Me
• 6
  Victim of the Blues
• 7
  Traveling Blues (Tk.1)
• 8
  Deep Moaning Blues
• 9
  Daddy Goodbye Blues
• 10
  Sleep Talking Blues (Tk.2)
• 11
  Tough Luck Blues
• 12
  Blame It on the Blues
• 13
  Sweet Rough Man
• 14
  Runaway Blues
• 15
  Screech Owl Blues
• 16
  Black Dust Blues
• 17
  Leaving This Morning
• 18
  Black Eye Blues (Tk.2)
• 19
  Ma and Pa Poorhouse Blues
• 20
  Big Feeling Blues
• 21
  Traveling Blues (Tk.2)
• 22
  Sleep Talking Blues (Tk.1, Unissued Test)
• 23
  Black Eye Blues (Tk.1, Unissued)

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Issues

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  Mother of the Blues: The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928

  5x CD
  24 July 2026