Classic blues From Smithsonian Folkways recordings

Music - 2003

The blues is a sound forged in hard times but powerful enough to bring on the good times. This collection covers nearly half a century of blues with styles including Delta, St. Louis, and Chicago blues by some of the genre's biggest legends.

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Published
Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways Recordings [2003]
Language
English
Other Authors
Barry Lee Pearson (-)
Item Description
"This compilation ... spans half a century and features Delta, St. Louis, Southwest, and Chicago styles"--Container.
Previously released recordings.
Physical Description
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in
  • Old Jabo (Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee) (2:11)
  • Mule-ridin' blues (Big Bill Broonzy) (3:43)
  • Joggie boogie (Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon) (3:25)
  • Black woman (Vera Hall) (1:24)
  • Mercury blues (K.C. Douglas) (2:18)
  • Ran the blues out of my window (Roosevelt Sykes) (2:54)
  • Leaving blues (Lead Belly) (2:21)
  • One dime blues (Etta Baker) (3:43)
  • County farm blues (Son House) (2:08)
  • Clog dance (stomping blues) (Champion Jack Dupree) (1:59)
  • Boll weevil (Pink Anderson) (3:03)
  • Nickel's worth of liver (Edith North Johnson & Henry Brown) (2:40)
  • Don't leave me here (Big Joe Williams) (2:40)
  • Jimmy Bell (Cat Iron) (2:17)
  • Candy man (Reverend Gary Davis) (2:32)
  • Beer drinking woman (Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon) (2:30)
  • Come go home with me (Lightnin' Hopkins) (3:51)
  • Careless love (Josh White) (3:20)
  • I asked her if she loved me (Henry Townsend) (2:52)
  • Rising sun (Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry) (2:40)
  • Pony blues (David "Honeyboy" Edwards) (3:26)
  • Vicksburg blues (Little Brother Montgomery) (3:59)
  • Vastapol (Elizabeth Cotten) (2:09)
  • Drifting along blues (Lonnie Johnson) (2:56)
  • Oh baby, you don't have to go (the Chambers Brothers) (2:46)
  • Don't lie buddy (Lead Belly and Josh White) (2:21).