Down Home Blues Classics, Volume 1: 1943-1953
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2015
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Little Mama BoogieThunder Smith2:41
- 2Cross Country BluesFrankie Lee Sims2:51
- 3HoboJ.D. Edwards2:31
- 4Hole in the WallL.C. Williams2:40
- 5Rock Island BluesLeroy Ervin2:56
- 6Alley SpecialWright Holmes2:55
- 7QuinsellaSonny Boy Johnson2:49
- 8Hattie GreeneDr. Hepcat2:33
- 9Angel ChileAndy Thomas2:38
- 10Back to Santa FeLee Hunter2:39
- 11Rattlesnake BluesRattlesnake Cooper3:07
- 12Mistreated BluesBuddy Chiles2:37
- 13No One to Love MeLeroy Johnson2:41
- 14Too Many Women BluesWillie Lane2:26
- 15Locked in Jail BluesJohnny Beck2:24
- 16Wee Wee HoursBig Charley Bradix2:39
- 17Forgive Me BluesJesse James2:12
- 18Blake Snake BluesMonister Parker2:44
- 19Neglected WomanAlexander Moore2:39
- 20Gambling BluesLil’ Son Jackson2:57
- 21Throw a Little BoogieManny Nichols2:49
- 22Give Me Central 209Lightnin’ Hopkins2:58
- 23Western Rider BluesSoldier Boy Houston2:44
- 24Take It EasyNat Terry3:26
- 25Sittin' Here Wonderin'Luther Stoneham3:35
- CD 2
- 1BoogieSnooky & Moody2:19
- 2Hard TimesFloyd Jones2:27
- 3Stop Messing AroundWalter Mitchell3:13
- 4Cadillac WomanRobert Richard3:35
- 5Big City WomanBig Maceo2:26
- 6Please Don't Think I'm NoseyBaby Boy Warren2:27
- 7Notoriety WomanEddie Burns2:56
- 8Rolling StoneMuddy Waters3:07
- 9Cut That OutJunior Wells2:51
- 10Crawlin' King SnakeTony Hollins3:07
- 11Crying Won't Help YouRobert Nighthawk2:40
- 12Soon One MorningRocky Fuller3:15
- 13Mean Old WorldLittle Walter2:55
- 14Tired of Crying Over YouMorris Pejoe2:22
- 15It Was a DreamJohn Brim3:00
- 16The Last TimeJimmy Rogers2:44
- 17Sad StoryBlue Smitty3:03
- 18Little School GirlL.C. Greene2:18
- 19Something's Wrong With My Little MachineRobert Henry2:50
- 20Brutal Hearted WomanJohnny Shines2:53
- 21I'll Die TryingJ.B. Lenoir3:06
- 22I'm Looking for a WomanLittle Hudson2:32
- 23I'm the Boogie ManJohn Lee Hooker2:17
- 24She Fool MeHarvey Hill, Jr.2:50
- 25High and LonesomeJimmy Reed2:48
- CD 3
- 1She's a Married WomanBig Joe Williams2:41
- 2How Many More YearsHowlin’ Wolf2:422.0 ★
- 3Build Myself a CaveMr. Honey2:22
- 4Mr Ticket AgentSilver Cooks2:36
- 5Creole Gal BluesEdgar Blanchard2:29
- 6Too Late BabyStick Horse Hammond2:35
- 7Country BoyPee Wee Hughes2:49
- 8ArdetteDavid McKinley2:45
- 9Cadillac BluesJ.D. Horton2:37
- 10SchoolboyLong John Hunter2:51
- 11Eyesight to the BlindSonny Boy Williamson2:57
- 121951 BluesLuther Huff2:36
- 13New ArrivalGuitar Slim2:33
- 14Dust My BroomElmore James2:44
- 15Catfish BluesBobo Thomas2:54
- 16Goin' Back to MamaClarence London3:12
- 17Highway 80 BluesTommy Lee3:07
- 18Western Union ManSonny Boy Williamson3:03
- 19After AwhilePapa Lightfoot2:25
- 20Sweet AngelEarl Hooker3:06
- 21Seventy Four BluesWillie Love2:55
- 22EasyJimmy & Walter2:59
- 23Take a Little ChanceJimmy DeBerry2:19
- 24Make a Little LoveArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:38
- 25Goin' to New OrleansLittle Sammy Davis3:09
- CD 4
- 1Broome Street BluesSkoodle Dum Doo & Sheffield2:56
- 2Black Jack BluesGabriel Brown2:55
- 3Worried Man BluesThe Blues Boys2:44
- 4Income Tax BluesRalph Willis2:36
- 5Poor Little AngelDennis McMillon2:57
- 6Broke Down Engine BluesBlind Willie McTell2:45
- 7Applejack BoogiePinetop Slim2:38
- 8Number WriterDan Pickett2:05
- 9She's GoneBig Boy Ellis2:20
- 10Your Sweet Man BluesLeroy Dallas2:23
- 11Blues MixtureStick McGhee2:48
- 12Shackles Round My BodyLittle David2:43
- 13Ticket AgentCurley Weaver2:52
- 14I Got What My Daddy LikesMarylyn Scott2:37
- 15Blind's BluesJohn Lee2:13
- 16Keep Your Hands Off 'ErJohn Tinsley & Fred Holland2:25
- 17Awful ShameHank Kilroy3:03
- 18Lizzie LouDoug Quattlebaum2:26
- 19Rub a Little BoogieDuke Bayou2:14
- 20So Much TroubleBrownie McGhee2:43
- 21Wine Head BabyLazy Slim Jim1:50
- 22Baby, Let's Have Some FunSonny Terry2:21
- 23Rumors About My BabyWillie Baker2:26
- 24Gimme Your BankrollSquare Walton2:34
- 25Shake Baby ShakeChampion Jack Dupree2:24
Release credits
- bass [17]
- drums (drum set) [25]
- guitar [18]
- guitar [1], lead vocals [1]
- piano [18]
- guitar [17], lead vocals [17]
- bass [25]
- tenor saxophone [25]
- trumpet [25]
- alto saxophone [25]
- performer [25]
- harmonica [2], lead vocals [2]
- drums (drum set) [17]
- piano [2]
- lead vocals [25]
- piano [17]
- guitar [1]
- membranophone [1]
- harmonica [1], lead vocals [1]
- harmonica [18], lead vocals [18]
- washtub bass [18]
- guitar [2]
- piano [25]
- drums (drum set) [2]
Issues
D2015