Hard Time Blues 1927–1960
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2015
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Uncle Sam SaysJosh White2:44
- 2Defense Factory BluesJosh White2:46
- 3Million Lonesome WomenBrownie McGhee2:35
- 4You Better Be Ready to GoTampa Red3:04
- 5Uncle Sam Came and Get ItWee Bea Booze3:16
- 6That Number of MineBig Bill Broonzy2:45
- 7Get Back (Black Brown and White)Big Bill Broonzy3:04
- 8Cell no. 13 BluesBig Bill Broonzy2:57
- 9County Jail BluesBig Maceo2:57
- 10No Job BluesRamblin’ Thomas3:12
- 11There Is No JusticeLonnie Johnson2:43
- 12Parchman Farm BluesBukka White2:42
- 13I’m Prison Bound (Doin’ Time Blues)Lowell Fulson3:13
- 14Penitentiary BluesLightnin’ Hopkins2:56
- 15The Bourgeois BluesLead Belly3:25
- 16Jim Crow (Blues)Lead Belly2:25
- 17Jim Crow TrainJosh White2:49
- 18Back‐Water BluesBessie Smith3:20
- 19When the Levee BreaksJoe McCoy3:18
- 20Mean Old TwisterKokomo Arnold3:004.0 ★
- 21Florida HurricaneSt‐Louis Jimmy2:56
- 22Income Tax BluesRalph Willis2:39
- 23Collector Man BluesSonny Boy Williamson3:20
- 24It’s Hard TimeJoe Stone (J.D. Short)3:11
- CD 2
- 1President RooseveltBig Joe Williams3:53
- 2Don’t Take Away My P.W.A.Jimmie Gordon2:57
- 3W.P.A. BluesCasey Bill Weldon3:20
- 4Working on the ProjectPeetie Wheatstraw3:07
- 5Let’s Have a New DealCarl Martin2:46
- 6Welfare Store BluesSonny Boy Williamson2:52
- 7Warehouse Man BluesChampion Jack Dupree2:50
- 8F.D.R. BluesChampion Jack Dupree2:40
- 9God Bless Our New PresidentChampion Jack Dupree2:45
- 10President’s BluesHerman Ray3:17
- 11Eisenhower BluesJ.B. Lenoir2:54
- 12Korea BluesJ.B. Lenoir2:46
- 13Back to Korea BluesSunnyland Slim3:13
- 14Crazy WorldJulia Lee3:01
- 15The World Is in a TangleJimmy Rogers2:58
- 16Hard Times BluesIda Cox2:59
- 17Hard TimesCharles Brown3:11
- 18No ShoesEddie Kirkland2:40
- 19Lonesome Cabin BluesBaby Boy Warren3:01
- 20Poor Boy BluesBrownie McGhee2:48
- 21Pawnshop BluesBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry3:29
- 22The Alabama Bus, Parts 1 & 2Brother Will Hairston4:33
- 23Democrat ManJohn Lee Hooker3:30
- 24The Big RaceMemphis Slim5:48
Release credits
- piano [4, 9], vocal [9]
- guitar [12], lead vocals [12], vocal [12]
- drums (drum set) [6]
- guitar [23]
- piano [6]
- guitar [19], vocal [19]
- guitar [20], vocal [20]
- guitar [19]
- bass [4], double bass [9]
- harmonica [2.6, 1.23], lead vocals [23], vocal [6]
- guitar [4, 9], kazoo [4], vocal [4]
- piano [23]
- washboard [12]
Issues
H2015