The Greatest Songsters: Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, 1927-1929
Compilation by Richard “Rabbit” Brown / Mississippi John Hurt / Hambone Willie Newbern
Released 1990
Tracklist
- 1James Alley BluesRichard “Rabbit” Brown3:09
- 2Never Let the Same Bee Sting You TwiceRichard “Rabbit” Brown2:41
- 3I’m Not JealousRichard “Rabbit” Brown3:17
- 4Mystery of the Dunbar’s ChildRichard “Rabbit” Brown4:29
- 5Sinking of the TitanicRichard “Rabbit” Brown3:46
- 6FrankieMississippi John Hurt3:253.8 ★
- 7Nobody’s Dirty BusinessMississippi John Hurt2:56
- 8Ain’t No Tellin’Mississippi John Hurt2:57
- 9Louis CollinsMississippi John Hurt3:01
- 10Avalon BluesMississippi John Hurt3:054.0 ★
- 11Big Leg BluesMississippi John Hurt2:53
- 12Stack O’Lee BluesMississippi John Hurt2:58
- 13Candy Man BluesMississippi John Hurt2:48
- 14Got the Blues Can’t Be SatisfiedMississippi John Hurt2:53
- 15Blessed Be the NameMississippi John Hurt2:49
- 16Praying on the Old Camp GroundMississippi John Hurt2:39
- 17Blue Harvest BluesMississippi John Hurt2:55
- 18Spike Driver BluesMississippi John Hurt3:17
- 19She Could Toodle-OoHambone Willie Newbern3:03
- 20Nobody Knows (What the Good Deacon Does)Hambone Willie Newbern3:10
- 21Shelby County Workhouse BluesHambone Willie Newbern2:56
- 22Way Down in ArkansasHambone Willie Newbern3:12
- 23Hambone Willie’s Dreamy-Eyed Woman’s BluesHambone Willie Newbern3:05
- 24Roll and Tumble BluesHambone Willie Newbern3:04
More by Richard “Rabbit” Brown, Mississippi John Hurt, Hambone Willie Newbern
Release credits
- guitar [19-24], vocal [19-24]
- guitar [6-18], vocal [6-18]
- guitar [1-5], vocal [1-5]






