The Very Best of Blues Guitar

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1Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Sylvester Weaver3:03
2Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:24
3Away Down in the Alley Blues
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
Lonnie Johnson2:52
4Dry Land Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1928-08-28)
Furry Lewis53:08
5Ain’t No Tellin’
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:57
6Atlanta Strut
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
recording of:
Atlanta Strut (on 1929-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell53:10
7Police Dog Blues
Blind Blake52:49
8South Carolina Rag
Blind Willie Walker3:11
9Keep It Clean
Charley Jordan2:47
10Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:00
11Boogie Woogie Woman
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Kenneth Goldstein
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Woman (Tampa Red)
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
publisher:
Universal Duchess Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
Tampa Red3:11
12Long Tall Mama
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-03-30)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1932-03-30)
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1932-03-30)
Big Bill Broonzy52:50
13Barrelhouse Woman No.2
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell2:55
14Crow Jane
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player) (on 1935-07-27)
recording of:
Crow Jane
writer:
Carl Martin (1930s US guitar & violin player)
Carl Martin2:54
15Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away)
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1937-10-30)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-10-30)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
piano:
Kitty Gray (on 1937-10-30)
vocals:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist) (on 1937-10-30)
recording of:
Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away (on 1937-10-30)
composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
Oscar “Buddy” Woods2:35
16Special Stream Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
Bukka White2:55
17That Ain’t Right
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-10-22)
bass and double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22) and Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
recording of:
That Ain't Right (on 1941-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
Nat Cole / Oscar Moore3:20
18Meet Me Around the Corner
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-03-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-03-27)
washtub bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
William Mitchell (blues bassist) (on 1941-03-27)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1941-03-27)
recording of:
Meet Me Around the Corner (Big Joe Williams)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France
Big Joe Williams2:59
19Black Rat Swing
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-12)
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12) and Memphis Minnie (on 1941-12-12)
vocals:
Little Son Joe (on 1941-12-12)
Memphis Minnie / Little Son Joe2:53
20Guy’s Got to Go
Charlie Christian2:16

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ASIN:US: B00004V4MU [info]