News & the Blues – Telling It Like It Is

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Back Water Blues
Bessie Smith3:18
2Dope Head Blues
Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson3:13
3If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down
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:
If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:09
4Frankie
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 Hurt3.753:22
5God Moves on the Water
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:
God Moves on the Water (on 1929-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson2:58
6Groceries on the Shelf
Lucille Bogan2:55
7’34 Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton2:55
8W. P. A. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-12)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-12)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-02-12)
steel guitar:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
vocals:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player) (on 1936-02-12)
Casey Bill Weldon3:15
9Unemployment Stomp
Big Bill Broonzy2:35
10’29 Blues
Alfred Fields2:47
11Joe Louis Special
Jack Kelly2:23
12Three Ball Blues
Blind Boy Fuller2:54
13Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:38
14Life of Leroy Carr
Bill Gaither2:48
15Ma Rainey
guitar:
Little Son Joe (on 1940-06-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1940-06-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1940-06-27)
Memphis Minnie2:42
16Moonshine Man Blues
Peter Cleighton2:57
17In the Army Now
Big Bill Broonzy2:41
18The Gambling Man
Sister O.M. Terrell2:55
19Atomic Bomb Blues
Homer Harris2:30
20Homeless Blues
Willie “Long Time” Smith3:10

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included in:Roots & Blues