When the Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues, Rare Cuts 1926-41

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: A
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1Cottonfield 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 Akers2:53
2Bedside 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
3Mississippi Bottom 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 Bailey2:50
4Poor Boy Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-30)
guitar:
Sam Butler Jr. (on 1926-09-30)
guitar [Sam Butler]:
Bo Weavil Jackson (on 1926-09-30)
lead vocals:
Sam Butler (on 1926-09-30)
vocals:
Sam Butler Jr. (on 1926-09-30)
Sam Butler2:48
5I'm Leavin' Town
recorded in:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States (on 1927-07-22)
guitar:
Willie Harris (Blues singer and guitarist, who recorded four titles in Chicago, 1929-1930) (on 1927-07-22) and Joe Robinson (blues guitarist) (on 1927-07-22)
vocals:
Willie Harris (Blues singer and guitarist, who recorded four titles in Chicago, 1929-1930) (on 1927-07-22)
WIlliam Harris3:02
6Hittin' the Bottle Stomp
recorded in:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1936-07-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20)
piano:
Cooney Vaughn (on 1936-07-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
Mississippi Jook Band2:38
7Last Kind Word Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1930-03)
guitar:
Geeshie Wiley (in 1930-03)
vocals:
Geeshie Wiley (in 1930-03)
Geeshie Wiley3:00
8Third Street Woman 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 Reynolds2:41
9Muddy Water Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-17)
guitar:
Freddie Spruell (on 1926-11-17)
vocals:
Freddie Spruell (on 1926-11-26)
Freddie Spruell3:13
10Fare 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)
Joe Callicott3:12
11That Won't Do
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-07-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Arthur Pettis (on 1930-07-25)
vocals:
Arthur Pettis (on 1930-07-25)
Arthur Petties3:02
12Four O'Clock Flower Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-03)
guitar:
Willie ’61’ Blackwell (on 1941-07-03)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-07-03)
vocals:
Willie ’61’ Blackwell (on 1941-07-03)
Willie ’61’ Blackwell3:12
13Evil Devil Woman Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-08-16)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1934-08-16) and Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-08-16)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-08-16)
Joe McCoy3:13
14The Jail House Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1927-04-25)
guitar:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1927-04-25)
vocals:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1927-04-25)
Sam Collins2:32
15Black Spider Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1941-07-30)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-07-30)
vocals:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1941-07-30)
recording of:
Black Spider Blues (on 1941-07-30)
writer:
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Robert Lockwood3:01
16Traveling Riverside Blues (take 1)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
Robert Johnson2:42
17Baltimore Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-08-16)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1934-08-16) and Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-08-16)
vocals:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1934-08-16)
Charlie McCoy2:51
18Down the Big Road Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Mattie Delaney (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Mattie Delaney (on 1930-02-21)
Mattie Delaney3:09
19You Scolded Me and Drove Me
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1930-12-17)
guitar:
Mississippi Bracey (on 1930-12-17) and Virginia Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
vocals:
Mississippi Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
Mississippi Bracey3:19
20Milk Cow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-06-26)
guitar:
Freddie Spruell (on 1926-06-26)
vocals:
Freddie Spruell (on 1926-06-25)
Freddie Spruell3:20
21Ten Pound Hammer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-03-30)
guitar:
Mose Andrews (on 1937-03-30)
vocals:
Mose Andrews (on 1937-03-30)
Mose Andrews2:40
22Noiseless Motor Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-03)
guitar:
Willie ’61’ Blackwell (on 1941-07-03)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-07-03)
vocals:
Willie ’61’ Blackwell (on 1941-07-03)
Willie ’61’ Blackwell3:23
23Jailhouse Fire Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927-04)
guitar:
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins (in 1927-04)
Buddy Boy Hawkins2:31
244A Highway
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-04-12)
guitar:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player) (on 1935-04-12) and Freddie Spruell (on 1935-04-12)
vocals:
Freddie Spruell (on 1935-04-12)
Freddie Spruell3:06
25Times Has Done Got Hard
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-01)
guitar:
King Solomon Hill (in 1932-01)
vocals:
King Solomon Hill (in 1932-01)
King Solomon Hill3:13
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