Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Memphis - The Evolution of Memphis Blues

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sun Brimmer’s Blues
Memphis Jug Band3:12
2Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Banjo Joe3:12
3Corn Liquor Blues
Lewis Black2:58
4Little Rock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-12-12)
guitar:
Can (on 1927-12-12) and Pet (on 1927-12-12)
vocals:
Pearl Dickson (on 1927-12-12)
Pearl Dickson3:02
5Springdale Blues
Cannon’s Jug Stompers3:07
6Downtown Blues
recording of:
Downtown Blues
writer:
Dan Sane and Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes3:14
7Big Road Blues
Tommy Johnson3:12
8Saturday Blues
Ishmon Bracey3:30
9Frankie
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
10Away Down in the Alley Blues
Lonnie Johnson2:51
11Death Bell Blues
Tom Dickson3:12
12I’m Wild About My Lovin’
Jim Jackson3:14
13Cannon Ball Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (American country blues guitarist) (on 1928-08-28)
Furry Lewis3:06
14Last Time Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1929-09-22)
Charlie McCoy3:05
15That’s No Way to Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins2:55
16Cottonfield Blues, Part 1
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23) and Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23)
Garfield Akers2:52
17The Girl I Love, She Got Long
Sleepy John Estes2:58
18Rowdy Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-25)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-09-25) and Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
vocals:
Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
Kid Bailey2:59
19Chickasaw Special
Noah Lewis3:17
20Fare Thee Well Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-20)
guitar:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
vocals:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
Mississippi Joe Callicott3:11
21Bedside Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Jim Thompkins (1920s blues musician) (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Jim Thompkins (1920s blues musician) (on 1930-02-21)
Jim Thompkins3:06
22Bumble Bee
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-02-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
recording of:
Bumble Bee
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:18
23The Panama Limited
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26) and Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
The Panama Limited (on 1930-05-26)
writer:
Bukka White
Bukka White3:10
24Married Man Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-26)
guitar:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
vocals:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
Blind Willie Reynolds3:17
25Moanin’ the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw3:02
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