Diggin’ Deeper – 200 Legendary Blues Treasures
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2004
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Country BluesMuddy Waters3:24
- 2Outside of ThatBessie Smith3:29
- 3Backfence Picket BluesKokomo Arnold3:063.0 ★
- 4Black Gal BluesJohn Lee Williamson2:48
- 5Mississippi River BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:42
- 6Good Morning BluesLeadbelly2:55
- 7Down BabyLightnin’ Hopkins2:17
- 8Mean Old Frisco BluesArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:37
- 9When You Got a Good FriendRobert Johnson2:394.0 ★
- 10Picking My TomatoesBrownie McGhee2:45
- 11Candy Man BluesMississippi John Hurt2:46
- 12Good Gin BluesBukka White2:23
- 13Georgia RagBlind Willie McTell3:04
- 14Jack and Jill BluesSleepy John Estes2:38
- 15Stormy Sea BluesMa Rainey2:43
- 16Frisco TownMemphis Minnie2:55
- 17Train Whistle BluesBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:47
- 18Black Man BluesJohn Lee Hooker3:30
- 19Jimmy’s StuffJimmy Yancey3:17
- 20Sun Risin’ BluesJoe Turner2:47
- CD 2
- 1L.A. BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:55
- 2Me and My Dog BluesBrownie McGhee2:44
- 3Blessed Be the NameMississippi John Hurt2:47
- 4Rough Alley BluesBlind Willie McTell3:16
- 5Fool Man BluesKokomo Arnold3:063.0 ★
- 6Poor Man’s FriendSleepy John Estes3:07
- 7I Be’s TroubledMuddy Waters3:06
- 8Night Time BluesMa Rainey3:00
- 9Bad Luck BluesJohn Lee Williamson2:40
- 10Shake Down BluesBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:52
- 11Long Tall MamaBig Bill Broonzy2:49
- 12Low‐Down Midnite BoogieJohn Lee Hooker3:36
- 13The FivesJimmy Yancey3:00
- 14Bumble BeeMemphis Minnie3:18
- 15S.K. Blues, Part 1Joe Turner3:01
- 16Shake ’Em On DownBukka White3:01
- 17Stop Breaking Down BluesRobert Johnson2:174.0 ★
- 18Raised to My HandArthur Crudup3:07
- 19Packing TrunkLeadbelly2:58
- 20Keeps On a Rainin’Bessie Smith3:06
- CD 3
- 1New York CityLeadbelly3:05
- 2When Can I Change My Clothes?Bukka White2:59
- 3Short Haired WomanLightnin’ Hopkins2:25
- 4I’m Talking About YouMemphis Minnie2:43
- 5Nobody’s Dirty BluesMississippi John Hurt2:54
- 6Landing BluesJohn Lee Hooker3:29
- 7Long and TallKokomo Arnold2:474.0 ★
- 8Death Valley BluesArthur Crudup3:15
- 9Born for Bad LuckBrownie McGhee2:52
- 10My Black Name BluesJohn Lee Williamson2:45
- 11Burr Clover Farm BluesMuddy Waters2:56
- 12Hobo Jungle BluesSleepy John Estes2:56
- 13Worrying You Off My Mind, Part 1Big Bill Broonzy3:06
- 14Nobody in MindJoe Turner2:54
- 15Come On In My KitchenRobert Johnson2:374.0 ★
- 16La Salle Street BreakdownJimmy Yancey3:03
- 17New Love BluesBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:43
- 18Down Hearted BluesBessie Smith3:274.0 ★
- 19Explaining the BluesMa Rainey3:14
- 20Low Rider’s BluesBlind Willie McTell3:15
- CD 4
- 1Gonna Follow My BabyArthur Crudup2:50
- 2Airplane BluesSleepy John Estes2:52
- 3Army Camp Harmony BluesMa Rainey2:52
- 4High Fever BluesBukka White2:50
- 5Roberta, Pt.1Leadbelly3:04
- 6Sweet WomanBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry3:06
- 7Joe Louis StrutMemphis Minnie2:52
- 8Can’t Do Like You Used ToLightnin’ Hopkins2:33
- 9Salty DogKokomo Arnold2:48
- 10Painful BluesBlind Willie McTell2:53
- 11Two O’Clock BluesJimmy Yancey2:58
- 12I Believe I’ll Dust My BroomRobert Johnson2:585.0 ★
- 13Take a Walk With MeMuddy Waters3:05
- 14Louis CollinsMississippi John Hurt2:59
- 15Rising Sun Shine OnBig Bill Broonzy3:11
- 16Midnight BluesBessie Smith3:18
- 17Blues on Central AvenueJoe Turner2:38
- 18Stomp BoogieJohn Lee Hooker3:08
- 19I’m Calling DaisyBrownie McGhee2:39
- 20Stop Breaking DownJohn Lee Williamson2:55
- CD 5
- 1Come Home EarlyBig Bill Broonzy3:01
- 2MoonshineMemphis Minnie2:48
- 3Who’s Been Fooling YouArthur Crudup3:16
- 4Floating BridgeSleepy John Estes3:10
- 5Sally MaeJohn Lee Hooker3:111.0 ★
- 6Bukka’s Jitterbug SwingBukka White2:38
- 7Fort Worth and Dallas BluesLeadbelly3:03
- 8Experience BluesBlind Willie McTell3:11
- 9Phonograph BluesRobert Johnson2:40
- 10Ice ManJoe Turner2:55
- 11Cold Winter BluesKokomo Arnold3:103.0 ★
- 12Countin’ the BluesMa Rainey3:225.0 ★
- 13Janie’s JoysJimmy Yancey2:57
- 14Baby Won’t You Please Come HomeBessie Smith2:574.0 ★
- 15Burr Clover BluesMuddy Waters3:12
- 16Katie MayLightnin’ Hopkins3:00
- 17Step It Up and GoBrownie McGhee2:34
- 18Train Fare BluesJohn Lee Williamson2:49
- 19I Want Some of Your PieBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:44
- 20Praying on the Old Camp GroundMississippi John Hurt2:35
- CD 6
- 1Little Queen of SpadesRobert Johnson2:134.0 ★
- 2District Attorney BluesBukka White2:41
- 3Low Down BluesBlind Willie McTell3:12
- 4Good JellyBig Bill Broonzy3:18
- 5Standing at My WindowArthur Crudup2:47
- 6Cell Bound BluesMa Rainey3:16
- 7TB Woman BluesLeadbelly3:11
- 8My Baby Don’t Want Me No MoreMemphis Minnie2:53
- 9I’m a Stranger HereBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:55
- 10My Barkin’ Bulldog BluesBrownie McGhee2:35
- 11Lean BaconJimmy Yancey3:06
- 12Aggravatin’ PapaBessie Smith3:18
- 13Spike Driver BluesMississippi John Hurt3:15
- 14Sister Jane Cross the HallKokomo Arnold2:393.0 ★
- 15Cry Baby BluesJoe Turner2:52
- 16Henry’s Swing ClubJohn Lee Hooker3:10
- 17Walking BluesMuddy Waters2:56
- 18I Can’t Stay Here in Your TownLightnin’ Hopkins2:48
- 19Need More BluesSleepy John Estes2:53
- 20Check Up on My Baby BluesJohn Lee Williamson2:43
- CD 7
- 1Let Me Tell You ’Bout My BabyBrownie McGhee2:41
- 2Avalon BluesMississippi John Hurt3:034.0 ★
- 3Toad Frog BluesMa Rainey3:11
- 4Bye Bye Baby BluesBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:34
- 5Strange Place BluesBukka White2:52
- 6Bull Cow BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:52
- 7Hoo Doo Hoo DooJohn Lee Williamson2:55
- 8If I Get LuckyArthur Crudup3:04
- 9The Red Cross Store BluesLeadbelly3:10
- 10If You Don’t, I Know Who WillBessie Smith3:36
- 11I’m a Steady Rollin’ ManRobert Johnson2:365.0 ★
- 12AlbertaJohn Lee Hooker3:04
- 13Feel So BadLightnin’ Hopkins2:09
- 14Fire Department BluesSleepy John Estes3:06
- 15Big Bear TrainJimmy Yancey3:07
- 16Wild Water BluesKokomo Arnold3:134.0 ★
- 17RebeccaJoe Turner2:42
- 18Boy Friend BluesMemphis Minnie2:48
- 19I Can’t Be SatisfiedMuddy Waters2:43
- 20Lonesome Day BluesBlind Willie McTell3:13
- CD 8
- 1Ain’t No TellingMississippi John Hurt2:55
- 2New Someday BabySleepy John Estes2:49
- 3Nothing in RamblingMemphis Minnie2:44
- 4Dead Shrimp BluesRobert Johnson2:354.0 ★
- 5Shake the BoogieJohn Lee Williamson2:465.0 ★
- 6Mean and No Good WomanBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:31
- 7Death Letter BluesLeadbelly3:00
- 8Jail House BluesBessie Smith3:14
- 9Lucille’s LamentJimmy Yancey3:07
- 10West Coast BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:39
- 11I Can’t Be SatisfiedBig Bill Broonzy2:47
- 12Prison Woman BluesBrownie McGhee2:36
- 13Boogie ChillenJohn Lee Hooker3:083.0 ★
- 14Blues in the NightJoe Turner2:28
- 15Black Pony BluesArthur Crudup3:205.0 ★
- 16Farewell Daddy BluesMa Rainey3:08
- 17Mama, Let Me Scoop for YouBlind Willie McTell3:08
- 18Laugh and Grin BluesKokomo Arnold3:094.0 ★
- 19Sleepy Man BluesBukka White2:51
- 20Gypsy WomanMuddy Waters2:32
- CD 9
- 1Sam Jones BluesBessie Smith2:48
- 2Back Door StrangerBrownie McGhee2:43
- 3War Is OverJohn Lee Hooker2:45
- 4That Mean Old TwisterLightnin’ Hopkins3:09
- 5Beezum BluesJimmy Yancey3:25
- 6Blue Harvest BluesMississippi John Hurt2:53
- 7Me and My Chauffeur BluesMemphis Minnie2:46
- 8I Feel Like Going HomeMuddy Waters3:09
- 9Liquor Store BluesSleepy John Estes2:27
- 10It’s the Same Old StoryJoe Turner2:57
- 11From Four ’Til LateRobert Johnson2:245.0 ★
- 12Jealous Hearted BluesMa Rainey3:20
- 13Rollin’ Mama BluesBlind Willie McTell3:04
- 14Welfare Store BluesJohn Lee Williamson2:50
- 15Pinebluff, ArkansasBukka White2:49
- 16Fox ChaseBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:05
- 17How You Want It DoneBig Bill Broonzy2:52
- 18Kind Lover BluesArthur Crudup3:08
- 19The Bourgeois BluesLeadbelly3:18
- 20Mean Old TwisterKokomo Arnold2:564.0 ★
- CD 10
- 1Better Cut That OutJohn Lee Williamson2:59
- 2Jelly Bean BluesMa Rainey3:19
- 3Little Anna MeaMuddy Waters2:32
- 4Brownsville BluesSleepy John Estes3:07
- 5Be Good to MeBrownie McGhee2:48
- 6Harmonica and Washboard BreakdownBlind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry2:32
- 7Fixin’ to Die BluesBukka White2:48
- 8Big Mama JumpLightnin’ Hopkins2:41
- 9Henry’s Swing ClubJohn Lee Hooker3:10
- 10Red Beans and RiceKokomo Arnold3:03
- 11Searching the Desert for the BluesBlind Willie McTell3:08
- 12Ox Drivin’ BluesLeadbelly2:57
- 13Yancey LimitedJimmy Yancey3:08
- 14Hattie BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:45
- 15Give Me a 32‐30Arthur Crudup2:51
- 16Got the BluesMississippi John Hurt2:51
- 17Chewed Up GrassJoe Turner2:34
- 18In My Girlish DaysMemphis Minnie2:35
- 19Malted MilkRobert Johnson2:224.0 ★
- 203:30
Release credits
- double bass [15]
- washtub bass [10]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- executive [1.9, 3.15, 7.11, 2.17, 6.1, 5.9, 4.12, 10.19, 8.4, 9.11]
- guitar [5.3, 3.8, 8.15, 10.15, 1.8], vocal [5.3, 10.15, 3.8, 1.8, 8.15]
- producer [13]
- vocal [5.14, 3.18]
- guitar [10.1, 2.9]
- vocal [15]
- piano [20]
- double bass [5.2, 4.7]
- piano [5.2, 4.7, 6.8]
- guitar [7.4, 8.6, 5.19], vocal [7.4, 5.19, 8.6]
- piano [3.10, 8.5, 6.20, 7.7, 10.1]
- guitar [2.16, 1.12, 3.2, 4.4, 8.19, 10.7, 5.6, 7.5, 6.2, 9.15], lead vocals [10.7, 5.6, 8.19, 3.2, 9.15, 4.4, 2.16, 6.2, 1.12, 7.5], vocal [10.7, 4.4, 6.2, 7.5, 8.19, 9.15, 5.6, 1.12, 3.2]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- trombone [3]
- piano [3.18, 5.14]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- producer [3.15, 10.19, 8.4, 2.17, 5.9, 1.9, 7.11, 9.11, 4.12, 6.1]
- instrument [3]
- piano [3]
- trumpet [15]
- drums (drum set) [5.18, 9.14], membranophone [8]
- guitar [4]
- cornet [3]
- guitar [8.13, 7.12, 5.5, 6.16, 10.9], lead vocals [10.9, 6.16, 7.12], vocal [5.5, 8.13]
- piano [9.14, 5.18]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- guitar [3.4, 2.14, 1.16], washtub bass [8.15, 3.8]
- guitar [1.3, 2.5, 5.11, 8.18, 3.7, 6.14, 7.16, 9.20], vocal [2.5, 5.11, 6.14, 7.16, 8.18, 1.3, 3.7, 9.20]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- guitar [3.1, 6.7], lead vocals [7], vocal [1]
- guitar [15]
- guitar [16], vocal [16]
- guitar [7.18, 8.3, 10.18, 9.7]
- vocal [16]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- guitar [2.14, 10.18, 3.4, 4.7, 5.2, 6.8, 7.18, 9.7, 8.3, 1.16], vocal [1.16, 4.7, 10.18, 7.18, 8.3, 9.7, 5.2, 6.8, 3.4, 2.14]
- guitar [16]
- 12 string guitar [16]
- guitar [6.13, 1.11, 7.2, 8.1, 5.20, 9.6, 2.3, 3.5, 4.14, 10.16], vocal [7.2, 5.20, 10.16, 3.5, 2.3, 1.11, 4.14, 8.1, 6.13, 9.6]
- trumpet [2]
- piano [15]
- double bass [10.1, 10.15, 7.7, 8.5, 1.8]
- guitar [1.9, 2.17, 3.15, 5.9, 6.1, 9.11, 4.12, 7.11, 10.19, 8.4], vocal [3.15, 10.19, 9.11, 6.1, 4.12, 2.17, 1.9, 8.4, 7.11, 5.9]
- harmonica [9.14, 1.4, 6.20, 7.7, 2.9, 4.20, 5.18, 10.1, 3.10, 8.5], lead vocals [4.20, 8.5, 6.20, 2.9, 10.1, 5.18, 1.4, 3.10, 7.7], vocal [14]
- harmonica [19]
- guitar [20]
- guitar [20]
- task [15]
- vocal [1]
- piano [16]
- recording [3.15, 7.11, 6.1, 2.17, 10.19, 1.9, 8.4, 4.12, 5.9, 9.11]
- piano [1.4, 2.9]
- washboard [1.12, 8.19, 10.7, 6.2, 7.5, 3.2, 3.10, 4.4, 5.6]
- guitar [7.7, 8.5]
- bass [7], guitar [9.15, 2.16, 8.16]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- guitar [10]
Issues
D10x CD (Each of 10 volumes was previously released)2004