Head Rag Hop: Piano Blues 1925-1960
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 2016
Tracklist
- CD 1: Piano Blues 1925-1929
- 1Suitcase BluesHersal Thomas2:34
- 2Fish Tail DanceHociel Thomas2:40
- 3Honky Tonk Train BluesMeade Lux Lewis3:15
- 4Evil Woman BluesJames ‘Boodle It’ Wiggins3:04
- 5Doggone My Good Luck SoulHattie Hudson3:135.0 ★
- 6Cow Cow BluesCow Cow Davenport3:10
- 7Avenue StrutHerve Duerson2:50
- 8PenitentiaryBessie Tucker3:26
- 9Mixed Up RagWill Ezell2:41
- 10Michigan River BluesBert M. Mays3:07
- 11Carbolic Acid BluesBobbie Cadillac3:00
- 12Pine Top’s BluesClarence “Pine Top” Smith2:54
- 13Heifer DustWill Ezell3:00
- 14Moaning BluesBernice Edwards2:38
- 15Dying Pickpocket BluesBarrel House Welch2:50
- 16Jump Steady BluesClarence “Pine Top” Smith3:19
- 17Slum Gullion StompCow Cow Davenport3:05
- 18Sweet Black WomanSt. Louis Bessie2:31
- 19Detroit RocksMontana Taylor3:21
- 20Stomp ’em Down to the BricksHenry Brown3:35
- 21Walking BluesRaymond Barrow3:06
- 22House Rent ScuffleLil Johnson2:50
- 23Pitchin’ BoogieWill Ezell3:04
- 24Black Men BluesMary Johnson3:02
- 25Mooch PiddleCow Cow Davenport2:49
- CD 2: Piano Blues 1929-1932
- 1Louisiana GlideBlind Leroy Garnett3:08
- 2Henry Brown BluesHenry Brown2:58
- 3The Dirty DozenSpeckled Red3:14
- 4Head Rag HopIromeio “Romeo” Nelson2:59
- 5Freight Train BluesEddie Miller2:48
- 6Gotta Shave ’em DryJames ‘Boodle It’ Wiggins3:04
- 7Dearborn Street BreakdownCharles Avery3:17
- 8Gettin’ Dirty Just Shakin’ That ThingIromeio “Romeo” Nelson2:57
- 9Eastern Chimes BluesHenry Brown3:28
- 10No. 29Wesley Wallace3:15
- 11They May Not Be My ToesWhistlin’ Alex Moore3:07
- 12The Duck’s Yas‐Yas‐YasJames 'Stump' Johnson2:40
- 1331 BluesBob Call2:42
- 14Fat Fanny StompJim Clarke3:06
- 15Louisiana BoundCharley Taylor3:10
- 16She Don’t Know Who She WantsLonnie Johnson3:24
- 17The Right String but the Wrong Yo‐YoSpeckled Red2:29
- 18Tight WhoopeeMozelle Alderson2:47
- 19All Night Long BluesLouise Johnson3:03
- 203, 6 and 9Roosevelt Sykes2:59
- 21Don’t Feel Welcome BluesPeetie Wheatstraw3:10
- 22Vicksburg BluesLittle Brother Montgomery2:59
- 23Gamblin’ Man’s PrayerPiano Kid Edwards2:55
- 24Humming BluesBat the Hummingbird2:52
- 25Jab BluesJabo Williams3:21
- CD 3: Piano Blues 1933-1936
- 1TrenchesTurner Parrish3:13
- 2Hokum StompHokum Boys2:54
- 3Pete WheatstrawPeetie Wheatstraw3:17
- 4I Believe I’ll Make a ChangePinetop and Lindberg3:03
- 5Rattlesnake BluesMary Johnson2:57
- 6Pratt City BluesJabo Williams3:19
- 72:55
- 8Money JohnsonJames 'Stump' Johnson2:37
- 9The FivesTurner Parrish3:19
- 10L & N BluesWalter Davis2:55
- 11Chicago’s Too Much for MeSparks Brothers3:13
- 12Piano StompWalter Roland2:55
- 13Cuban Villa BluesCharlie Segar3:19
- 14Suicide Blues (take 2)Leroy Carr2:53
- 15Beer Drinking WomanMemphis Slim2:58
- 16Red Cross BluesWalter Roland3:15
- 17Throw Me in the AlleyPeetie Wheatstraw2:49
- 18Sweet SixteenWalter Davis2:49
- 19Strut That ThingCripple Clarence Lofton2:58
- 20Weeping Willow BluesBarrelhouse Buck2:52
- 21Who’s Been Here TodayBumble Bee Slim2:57
- 22Tell Her About MePinetop3:09
- 23Brown Skin GirlsCripple Clarence Lofton2:52
- 24Rootin’ Ground‐Hog BluesBlind Mack2:51
- 25Streamline TrainRed Nelson2:50
- CD 4: Piano Blues 1936-1960
- 1Dirty No GooderBrownie Stubblefield3:01
- 2Brown House BluesBlack Boy Shine2:37
- 3I Just Can’t Take ItMary Johnson2:38
- 4The Flying CrowBlack Ivory King2:47
- 5Little Girl Little GirlLee Brown2:56
- 6Push Cart PusherAlice Moore3:04
- 7Shout for JoyAlbert Ammons2:27
- 8Junker BluesChampion Jack Dupree2:45
- 9Boogie Woogie ManJohnson & Ammons2:43
- 10The RocksJimmy Yancey3:38
- 11Chicago BreakdownBig Maceo2:56
- 12That Woman’s a Pearl DiverJimmie Gordon2:52
- 13Screamin’ BoogieDick Davis2:39
- 14Mother FuyerDirty Red (Nelson)2:26
- 15Chicken Shack BoogieAmos Milburn2:51
- 16X‐Temporaneous BoogieCamille Howard2:06
- 17Down Home ChildSunnyland Slim2:52
- 18Little Willie’s BoogieLittle Willie Littlefield2:56
- 19Lee’s BoogieLee Hunter2:28
- 20Blues n’ BoogieRoosevelt Sykes2:34
- 21Sampson Street BoogieWillie Johnson and His Orchestra2:37
- 22Red’s BoogiePiano Red2:25
- 23My Life Depends on YouJimmy McCracklin3:05
- 243 A.M. BoogieWillard McDaniel2:17
- 25Five Long YearsEddie Boyd2:41
- 26Otis in the DarkOtis Spann4:32
Release credits
- piano [4, 11, 22], vocal [22]
- piano [7, 9], solo [7]
- bass [25]
- vocal [6]
- piano [15], vocal [15]
- drums (drum set) [20]
- vocal [20]
- drums (drum set) [21]
- piano [14], vocal [14]
- piano [10], vocal [10]
- vocal [18]
- vocal [8]
- guitar [2, 23]
- guitar [18]
- lead vocals [11], piano [11]
- bass [24]
- piano [21]
- piano [2], vocal [2]
- piano [4], vocal [4]
- piano [1], solo [1]
- piano [24], vocal [24]
- guitar [23]
- piano [2.13, 1.4], solo [13]
- vocal [11]
- guitar [1]
- vocal [21]
- piano [16]
- piano [8], vocal [8]
- piano [2.7, 1.22], solo [7]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- drums (drum set) [11]
- piano [15], vocal [15]
- piano [13]
- piano [12, 16], vocal [12, 16]
- piano [6, 17, 25], solo [17], spoken vocals [25]
- lead vocals [23], piano [19, 23, 25], vocal [19, 23], whistling [23]
- bass [16]
- tenor saxophone [13]
- bass [21]
- alto saxophone [23]
- banjo [24], other vocals [24]
- tenor saxophone [21]
- piano [25], vocal [25]
- bass [13]
- piano [5], vocal [5]
- tenor saxophone [25]
- spoken vocals [4]
- vocal [5]
- piano [1.20, 1.24, 2.2, 2.9, 3.17], solo [2, 9], spoken vocals [2]
- guitar [18, 22]
- piano [1-2]
- piano [7]
- vocal [2]
- piano [4, 8], solo [4], vocal [8]
- piano [3.6, 2.25], solo [25]
- piano [3.8, 2.12], vocal [2.12, 3.8]
- piano [14]
- drums (drum set) [9]
- piano [24], vocal [24]
- vocal [1.4, 2.6]
- vocal [2]
- piano [14], solo [14], spoken vocals [14]
- piano [12], vocal [12]
- piano [23], vocal [23]
- piano [10], solo [10]
- bass [23]
- piano [18], spoken vocals [18]
- piano [8]
- guitar [25]
- guitar [20], spoken vocals [20]
- piano [5], vocal [5]
- piano [19], vocal [19]
- guitar [13]
- bass [15]
- piano [14], vocal [14]
- vocal [22]
- piano [22], vocal [22]
- piano [18]
- guitar [14]
- piano [16], vocal [16]
- piano [19], vocal [19]
- spoken vocals [12]
- piano [1], vocal [1]
- vocal [3.5, 1.24, 4.3]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- piano [3]
- piano [15], vocal [15]
- vocal [4, 11]
- piano [19], solo [19]
- bass [17]
- vocal [18]
- compiler
- piano [15], vocal [15]
- drums (drum set) [24]
- piano [26]
- guitar [23]
- guitar [17], lead vocals [3], piano [3.3, 2.21, 4.3], vocal [3.3, 3.17, 2.21]
- drums (drum set) [25]
- piano [9]
- piano [23], vocal [23]
- piano [22]
- piano [21], solo [21]
- vocal [3.25, 4.14]
- guitar [17]
- piano [3.5, 3.10, 2.20, 4.20], vocal [20]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- drums (drum set) [23]
- guitar [14]
- piano [7], vocal [7]
- spoken vocals [19]
- spoken vocals [12]
- piano [13]
- piano [3, 17], vocal [3, 17]
- piano [17], vocal [17]
- guitar [1.22, 4.11], spoken vocals [4]
- piano [2], vocal [2]
- piano [1, 9], solo [1]
- tambourine [23]
- bass [22]
- piano [18], vocal [10, 18]
- piano [12, 16], vocal [16]
- piano [10], solo [10], spoken vocals [10]
- piano [11], vocal [11]
- piano [9, 13, 23], solo [13], vocal [23]
- piano [24]
- drums (drum set) [22]
- spoken vocals [19]
- piano [21], vocal [21]
- piano [5]
- bass [4.6, 4.8, 4.12, 4.15, 3.21], clarinet [17], cornet [23], drums (drum set) [3.19, 4.12-13, 4.15, 4.18], guitar [4.6, 4.15, 3.20], piano [3.19-20, 4.6, 1.11, 1.18, 2.6], tenor saxophone [12], trumpet [12], violin [17], washboard [19]
- guitar [3]
Issues
H2016