Harmonica Blues: Mississippi, Memphis, Chicago - 1927-1941

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: L'Harmonica, des minstrels shows aux jug bands
▼ CD 2: L'Harmonica, de Beale Street au Chicago Blues
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1Insurance Policy Blues
Harper & Smith2:47
2Prisoner's Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-08-05)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-08-05)
harmonica:
George Clarke (blues musician, active in 1936) (on 1936-08-05)
vocals:
George Clarke (blues musician, active in 1936) (on 1936-08-05)
George Clarke3:11
3Just Like Jesse James
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14)
electric guitar:
George Barnes (on 1938-03-14)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)
Jazz Gillum2:50
4Sweet Sweet Woman
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14)
electric guitar:
George Barnes (on 1938-03-14)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)
Jazz Gillum2:53
5Grief Will Kill You
Big Walter Horton & Little Buddy Doyle2:38
6Lost Baby Blues
Big Walter Horton & Little Buddy Doyle2:43
7Sugar Mama Blues #2
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-21)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1939-07-21)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1939-07-21)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1939-07-21)
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson3:09
8You Can't Stop Me From Drinking
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1939-09-14)
harmonica:
Rhythm Willie (on 1939-09-14)
piano:
Lee Brown (on 1939-09-14)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1939-09-14)
Rhythm Willie & Peetie Wheatstraw2:33
9Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown
Sonny Terry2:37
10Bedroom Stomp
Rhythm Willie2:59
11Hobo Blues
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Yank Rachell3:31
12Mattie Mae Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-04-04)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-04-04)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-04-04)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1941-04-04)
washtub bass:
William Mitchell (blues bassist) (on 1941-04-04)
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Yank Rachell3:08
13Three Women Blues
Frank Edwards3:00
14What Will I Do?
Robert Nighthawk & Big Joe McCoy3:11
15She's Leaving Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-08-01)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-08-01)
harmonica:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1941-08-01)
lead vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1941-08-01)
Robert Nighthawk & Walter Vincson2:47
16Uncle Sam Done Called
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues")
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician)
spoken vocals:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin
vocals:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
Leroy Williams5:09
17Lou Della Blues
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Yank Rachell2:51
18She Don't Love Me That Way
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-11)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1941-12-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1941-12-11)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1941-12-11)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-11)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-11)
John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson2:43