The Blues: 1927-1946
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 25 August 2004
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Big Road BluesTommy Johnson3:21
- 2Canned Heat BluesTommy Johnson3:395.0 ★
- 3Trouble-Hearted BluesIshman Bracey3:27
- 4Dark Knight BluesBlind Willie McTell2:57
- 5Loving Talking BluesBlind Willie McTell2:37
- 6Drayman BluesClifford Gibson3:025.0 ★
- 7She Rolls It SlowClifford Gibson2:47
- 8The Panama Ltd.Bukka White3:145.0 ★
- 9I'm Wild About My LovingJim Jackson3:14
- 10Dry Land BluesFurry Lewis3:075.0 ★
- 11'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do, Part 2Frank Stokes3:14
- 12Frank Stokes' DreamFrank Stokes2:54
- 13The Girl I Love, She Got Long Curly HairSleepy John Estes2:59
- 14Poor John BluesSleepy John Estes2:55
- 15Lawyer Clark BluesSleepy John Estes3:12
- 16A Hard Pill to SwallowSon Bonds3:01
- 17Don't Want No WomanMemphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy3:16
- 18Memphis Jug BluesMemphis Jug Band3:335.0 ★
- 19Going Back to MemphisMemphis Jug Band2:23
- 20Jug Band WaltzMemphis Jug Band2:52
- 21Viola Lee BluesCannon’s Jug Stompers3:11
- 22Going to GermanyCannon’s Jug Stompers2:355.0 ★
- 23Walk Right InCannon’s Jug Stompers2:58
- 24The SpasmDaddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah2:57
- 25Gonna Hit the HighwayWashboard Sam and His Washboard Band3:09
- CD 2
- 1Whisky Head WomanTommy McClennan3:03
- 2Des'e My BluesTommy McClennan3:20
- 3Baby Please Don't GoBig Joe Williams3:243.0 ★
- 4Highway 49Big Joe Williams3:15
- 5Peach Orchard MamaBig Joe Williams2:43
- 6Catfish BluesRobert Petway2:54
- 7Take a Little Walk With MeRobert Lockwood Jr.2:58
- 8Rocks in My BedLeroy Carr3:14
- 9Six Cold Feet in the GroundLeroy Carr3:09
- 10Devil's Son-In-LawPeetie Wheatstraw3:25
- 11Pete WheatstrawPeetie Wheatstraw3:18
- 12Vicksburg Blues, Part 3Little Brother Montgomery3:10
- 13Worried Life BluesBig Maceo2:57
- 14Detroit JumpBig Maceo2:50
- 15Hard Working Man BluesJoe Pullum with Andy Boy3:38
- 16Friendless BluesBig Bill Broonzy3:25
- 17The Southern BluesBig Bill Broonzy3:35
- 18Kingfish BuesTampa Red3:14
- 19Tough LuckRobert Lee McCoy3:07
- 20Good Morning SchoolgirlSonny Boy Williamson3:02
- 21Elevator WomanSonny Boy Williamson2:42
- 22Early in the MorningSonny Boy Williamson3:01
- 23Key to the HighwayJazz Gillum2:41
- 24Thats All RightArthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:544.5 ★
Release credits
- bass [4], washtub bass [4]
- guitar [24], vocal [24]
- kazoo [18-20]
- guitar [16, 23], vocal [16]
- guitar [3-5, 20], lead vocals [3-5], vocal [3-5]
- lead vocals [14], piano [13, 13-14, 22], vocal [13]
- piano [16, 18]
- guitar [4-5], vocal [4-5]
- guitar [8], lead vocals [8], vocal [8]
- drums (drum set) [22]
- guitar [19-20]
- jug [18], vocal [18]
- vocal [19]
- background vocals [3], washboard [3]
- guitar [6-7], vocal [6-7]
- fiddle [3]
- guitar [11]
- piano [21]
- guitar [21]
- guitar [11], vocal [11]
- guitar [10], lead vocals [10]
- banjo [21-23], jug [22-23], vocal [23]
- jug [19]
- banjo [22-23], kazoo [21-23], vocal [23]
- jug [20]
- harmonica [23], lead vocals [23]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- drums (drum set) [24]
- piano [8-9], vocal [8-9]
- guitar [17], vocal [17]
- guitar [8]
- harmonica [21-23], vocal [21-22]
- lead vocals [10], piano [10]
- double bass [13, 21, 24]
- guitar [20]
- piano [7]
- guitar [8]
- guitar [21]
- harmonica [4, 20-22], lead vocals [20-22]
- guitar [13, 13-14, 18, 22], kazoo [18], spoken vocals [14], vocal [18]
- guitar [1-2], lead vocals [2], vocal [1-2]
- guitar [20]
- guitar [18-19], harmonica [20], vocal [18]
- guitar [18], vocal [18]
- washtub bass [5]
- guitar [2.10, 1.1]
Issues
- T2x CD25 August 2004