Classic Blues (From Smithsonian Folkways)

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Old Jabo
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
membranophone:
Gene Moore (early blues drummer)
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:14
2Mule-Ridin' Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:47
3Joggie Boogie
double bass:
Willie Dixon
piano:
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon3:28
4Black Woman
Vera Hall1:27
5Mercury Blues
recording of:
Mercury Blues
writer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist) and Robert Geddins
publisher:
B-Flat Music (BMI-affiliated), Bug Music (music publishing), Sam Coplin Music and Tradition Music
K.C. Douglas2:22
6Ran the Blues Out of My Window
Roosevelt Sykes2:57
7Leaving Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1941-03-13)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1941-03-13)
recording of:
Leaving Blues (on 1941-03-13)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:24
8One Dime Blues
Etta Baker3:46
9County Farm Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House2:12
10Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
percussion and other vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1944-05)
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree (in 1944-05)
other vocals [shouts]:
Nora Lee King (in 1944-05)
Champion Jack Dupree2:03
11Boll Weevil
recorded in:
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States (in 1961)
recording engineer:
Samuel Barclay Charters (in 1961)
guitar:
Pink Anderson (in 1961)
vocals:
Pink Anderson (in 1961)
Pink Anderson3:07
12Nickel's Worth of Liver
piano:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist)
vocals:
Edith North Johnson
Edith North Johnson & Henry Brown2:43
13Don't Leave Me Here
Big Joe Williams2:44
14Jimmy Bell
Cat Iron2:21
15Candy Man
recording of:
Candy Man
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reverend Gary Davis
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
cover recording of:
Candy Man
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reverend Gary Davis
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
Reverend Gary Davis2:35
16Beer Drinking Woman
double bass:
Willie Dixon
piano:
Memphis Slim
vocals:
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon2:33
17Come Go Home with Me
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (on 1959-01-16)
recording engineer:
Samuel B. Charters (on 1959-01-16)
guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (on 1959-01-16)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (on 1959-01-16)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:55
18Careless Love
Josh White3:24
19I Asked Her If She Loved Me
Henry Townsend2:56
20Rising Sun
guitar:
Brownie McGhee
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
maracas:
Coyal McMahan
vocals:
Brownie McGhee
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee2:43
21Pony Blues
David “Honeyboy” Edwards3:28
22Vicksburg Blues
recording of:
Vicksburg Blues
composer:
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery4:02
23Vastapol
Elizabeth Cotten2:11
24Drifting Along Blues
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
membranophone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
piano:
Blind John Davis
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
Lonnie Johnson2:59
25Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go
The Chambers Brothers2:49
26Don't Lie Buddy
12 string guitar and background vocals:
Lead Belly
guitar and lead vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Don't Lie Buddy
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly and Josh White2:21

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part of:Classic Series (Smithsonian Folkways) (number: 40134) (order: 1)