Before the Blues, Volume 3
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 19 March 1996
Tracklist
- 1Frisco TownMemphis Minnie2:56
- 2Spike Driver BluesMississippi John Hurt3:15
- 3Feather BedCannon’s Jug Stompers3:163.0 ★
- 4Fox and the HoundsHenry Thomas2:385.0 ★
- 5A Lazy Farmer BoyBuster Carter & Preston Young3:013.5 ★
- 6Pick Poor Robin CleanLuke Jordan3:135.0 ★
- 7Nappy Head BluesBobby Grant2:46
- 8Sourwood MountainTaylor's Kentucky Boys2:355.0 ★
- 9Levee Camp Moan BluesAlger “Texas” Alexander3:075.0 ★
- 10John Henry BluesTwo Poor Boys3:25
- 11Coming to ChristBiddleville Quintette2:535.0 ★
- 12House CarpenterClarence Ashley3:155.0 ★
- 13Furniture ManLil McClintock3:08
- 14Alabama StrutCow Cow Davenport2:525.0 ★
- 15Kassie Jones, Part 1Furry Lewis3:075.0 ★
- 16Thousand Woman BluesBlind Boy Fuller2:505.0 ★
- 17Champagne Charlie Is My NameBlind Blake2:325.0 ★
- 18Molly ManMoses Mason3:075.0 ★
- 19Chicken You Can Roost Behind the MoonFrank Stokes3:07
- 20Little BirdieJohn Hammond2:475.0 ★
- 21Black Skunk BluesBarbecue Bob3:025.0 ★
- 22Drunkard's SpecialColey Jones3:155.0 ★
- 23Easy WinnerBlue Boys2:535.0 ★
Release credits
- lead vocals [9]
- performer [10]
- guitar [7], lead vocals [7]
- five-string banjo [12], vocal [12]
- guitar [22], vocal [22]
- guitar [19]
- liner notes, producer
- guitar [3]
- guitar [19], vocal [19]
- banjo [3], jug [3], vocal [3]
- guitar [4], lead vocals [4], solo [4], syrinx [4]
- art direction
- performer [10]
- guitar [1]
- guitar [9]
- guitar [1], vocal [1]
- guitar [2], vocal [2]
- harmonica [3]
- fiddle [5]
- guitar [5], vocal [5]
- liner notes, producer, re
- mastering
Issues
B- B19 March 1996