Essential Delta Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Baby Please Don’t Go
Big Joe Williams1:43
A2I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson53:00
A3Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3.753:24
A4Special Rider Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Special Rider Blues (on 1942-07-17)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:06
A5Crawlin’ King Snake
Tony Hollins3:09
A6Black Spider Blues
Robert Lockwood Jr2:56
A7Mississippi River Blues
Big Bill Broonzy2:45
A8Highway No.51
Tommy McClennan2:51
A9Fixin’ to Die
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:49
B1Landing Blues
John Lee Hooker3:29
B2Stomp Down Rider
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
Blind Willie McTell3:08
B3Banana in Your Fruit Basket
Bo Carter3:08
B4Nobody’s Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson?:??
B5Catfish Blues
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2014)
recording of:
Catfish Blues (in 1941)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Petway
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. and Wabash Music Company (BMI-affiliated)
Robert Petway2:53
B634 Blues
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton2:58
B7Bottle It Up and Go
Tommy McClennan2:49
B8Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:01
B9Dirty Mistreater
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-01-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Poor Boy Lofton (on 1935-01-09)
Willie “Poor Boy” Lofton2:50

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