Various Artists Rough Guide To The Roots Of The Blues
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February 28, 2020
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From the earthy guitar-driven country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton to the sequined glamour of the classic blues singers Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, this Rough Guide charts the early recorded history of the blues through its key pioneers.
Tracklist:
- 1. Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie: When The Levee Breaks
- 2. Scrapper Blackwell: Kokomo Blues
- 3. Ma Rainey: Stack O'Lee Blues
- 4. Blind Blake: West Coast Blues
- 5. Henry Thomas: Fishing Blues
- 6. Memphis Jug Band: Stealin', Stealin'
- 7. Victoria Spivey: T.B. Blues
- 8. Blind Lemon Jefferson: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- 9. Cow Cow Davenport: Cow Cow Blues
- 10. Blind Willie Johnson: Mother's Children Have A Hard Time
- 11. Dick Justice: Brown Skin Blues
- 12. Bo Weevil Jackson: Devil And My Brown Blues
- 13. Mississippi John Hurt: Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied
- 14. Hambone Willie Newbern: Roll And Tumble Blues
- 15. Clarence ""Pinetop"" Smith: Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
- 16. Texas Alexander: Section Gang Blues
- 17. Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues
- 18. Speckled Red: The Dirty Dozen
- 19. Charley Patton: Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues
- 20. Jimmie Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
- 21. Bessie Smith: St. Louis Blues
- 22. Papa Charlie Jackson: All I Want Is A Spoonful
- 23. Weaver And Beasley: Bottleneck Blues
- 24. Tampa Red & Georgia Tom: It's Tight Like That - No. 2
- 25. Tommy Johnson: Canned Heat Blues
