Essential Mississippi Blues
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2012
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Getting Old and GreyHowlin’ Wolf2:42
- 2Hand in HandElmore James2:50
- 3Ain't No Tellin'Mississippi John Hurt2:55
- 4Peach Orchard BluesBig Joe Williams2:41
- 5Black Spider BluesRobert Lockwood, Jr.2:59
- 6Stack O'LeeMississippi John Hurt2:57
- 7Last Time BluesCharlie McCoy3:02
- 8Ninety Nine BluesBlind Joe Reynolds2:39
- 9Rampaw Street BluesWillie ’61’ Blackwell3:11
- 10Devil in the Lion's DenSam Collins2:42
- 11Travelling Mama BluesMississippi Joe Callicott3:13
- 12Muddy Water BluesFreddie Spruell3:12
- 13Levee Camp BluesSon House3:45
- 14Dough Roller BluesGarfield Akers3:105.0 ★
- 15Two Time BluesArthur Pettis3:135.0 ★
- 16Last Kind Word BluesGeeshie Wiley3:02
- 17Frigidaire BluesSonny Boy Williamson3:01
- 18Gone Dead TrainKing Solomon Hill3:20
- 19Spoonful BluesCharley Patton3:08
- 20Bed Spring PokerMississippi Sheiks3:12
- 21Little Rock BluesPearl Dickson3:07
- 22Diamond JoeBig Charlie Butler2:16
- 23Times Has Done Got HardKing Solomon Hill3:13
- 24Motherless and Fatherless BluesCharlie McCoy3:13
- 25It's Hard TimeJ.D. Short3:11
- CD 2
- 1Freight Train BluesMississippi Fred McDowell2:53
- 2Blue Harvest BluesMississippi John Hurt3:05
- 3Jumpin' and Shoutin' BluesGarfield Akers3:08
- 4That Won't DoArthur Pettis3:00
- 5Baltimore Blues“Papa” Charlie McCoy2:49
- 6She's Young and WildWillie ’61’ Blackwell3:17
- 7Going to Move to AlabamaCharley Patton3:00
- 8Down on My Bended KneeKing Solomon Hill2:545.0 ★
- 9Sitting on Top of the WorldMississippi Sheiks3:033.0 ★
- 10Don't CryFreddie Spruell3:05
- 11The Jail House BluesSam Collins2:31
- 12Skinny Leg BluesGeeshie Wiley3:08
- 13Twelve Pound DaddyPearl Dickson3:10
- 14You Scolded and Drove MeMississippi Bracey3:18
- 15Avalon BluesMississippi John Hurt3:034.0 ★
- 16Shake 'Em on DownMississippi Fred McDowell3:41
- 17Down South BluesArthur Pettis3:13
- 18Happy Home BluesMississippi Matilda2:47
- 19Look Who's Coming Down the RoadKansas Joe McCoy2:46
- 20Preaching on the Old Camp GroundMississippi John Hurt2:37
- 21Whoopee BluesKing Solomon Hill3:125.0 ★
- 22Cherry BallMississippi Bracey3:145.0 ★
- 23Machine Gun BluesWillie ’61’ Blackwell3:08
- 24Low Down Mississippi Bottom ManFreddie Spruell3:25
- 25Fare Thee Well BluesMississippi Joe Callicott3:175.0 ★
Release credits
- field recordist [13]
- washtub bass [2.6, 2.23, 1.9]
- guitar [1.15, 2.4], lead vocals [1.15, 2.4], vocal [2.4, 1.15]
- guitar [8], vocal [8]
- guitar [10]
- guitar [2.7, 1.19], lead vocals [19], vocal [7]
- mandolin [13]
- guitar [2.10, 2.24, 1.12], lead vocals [1.12, 2.10, 2.24], vocal [2.10, 1.12]
- guitar [1.14, 2.3], lead vocals [14], vocal [2.3, 1.14]
- guitar [1.16, 2.12], lead vocals [12], vocal [1.16, 2.12]
- violin [7]
- guitar [17]
- guitar [25], vocal [25]
- guitar [5, 19], vocal [19]
- guitar [1.18, 1.23, 2.8], lead vocals [1.18, 2.8], vocal [23]
- harmonica [13]
- field recordist [13]
- violin [1.20, 2.9]
- guitar [1.21, 2.13]
- guitar [14, 22], lead vocals [14, 22], vocal [14, 22]
- guitar [25], vocal [25]
- guitar [2.2, 2.15, 1.3], vocal [2.2, 2.15, 1.3]
- vocal [2.13, 1.21]
- guitar [2.13, 1.21]
- guitar [1.10, 2.11], vocal [2.11, 1.10]
- lead vocals [13]
- harmonica [17], lead vocals [17]
- guitar [14, 22]
- piano [17]
- guitar [2.9, 1.20], vocal [1.20, 2.9]
- guitar [13]
- guitar [1.9, 2.6, 2.23], vocal [1.9, 2.6, 2.23]
- additional [19], violin [19]
- guitar [1.7, 2.5], vocal [1.7, 2.5]
Issues
- E2012