Ain't Times Hard: Political and Social Comment in the Blues

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Labor Blues
Tom Dickson3:02
2No Dough Blues
Blind Blake3:05
3Down and Out Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-08-15)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-08-15)
Scrapper Blackwell2:57
4Starvation Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:18
5Bad Time Blues
Barbecue Bob3:18
6Miss Meal Cramp Blues
Alec Johnson3:01
7Shelby County Workhouse Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-13)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-13)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-13)
Hambone Willie Newbern2:55
8We Sure Got Hard Times
Barbecue Bob3:26
9Levee Camp Man Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1930-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Gene Campbell (early blues musician) (in 1930-05)
Gene Campbell3:13
10Hard Times on Me Blues
Andy Chatman2:49
11Tough Times Blues
Charley Jordan2:59
12Northern Starvers Are Returning Home
Papa Charlie McCoy & Bo Carter3:36
13Hard Times Done Drove Me to Drink
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
Leroy Carr3:29
14Starvation Blues
Charley Jordan3:21
15Hard Time Blues
Charley Spand2:38
16Chain Gang Bound
Bumble Bee Slim3:37
17Days of the Weeks Blues
Charley Jordan3:24
18Times Has Done Got So 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 Hill3:14
19Hard Time Blues
Carrie Edwards3:17
20The Depression Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-16)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
spoken vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1932-03-16) and Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1932-03-16)
Leroy Carr3:05
21Turpentine Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1932-05, on 1932-05-07)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1932-05-07)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1932-05-07)
Tampa Red3:23
22Hard Time Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1931-11-24)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1931-11-24)
Scrapper Blackwell2:51
23DeKalb Chain Gang
Fred McMullen3:05
24Hard Time Blues
Buddy Moss3:11
25Red Cross Blues
Walter Roland3:14
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ASIN:US: B001EOG4X8 [info]