Essential Mississippi Blues

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Getting Old and Grey
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
2Hand in Hand
recording of:
Hand in Hand
writer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:51
3Ain'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 Hurt2:56
4Peach Orchard Blues
Big Joe Williams2:41
5Black Spider Blues
Robert Lockwood, Jr.3:00
6Stack O'Lee
Mississippi John Hurt2:57
7Last Time Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1929-09-22)
Charlie McCoy3:03
8Ninety Nine Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-11)
guitar:
Blind Joe Reynolds (in 1929-11)
vocals:
Blind Joe Reynolds (in 1929-11)
Blind Joe Reynolds2:40
9Rampaw Street 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’ Blackwell3:11
10Devil in the Lion's Den
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 Collins2:43
11Travelling Mama Blues
Mississippi Joe Callicott3:13
12Muddy Water Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-11-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Papa Freddie (on 1926-11-17)
vocals:
Freddie Spruell (on 1926-11-26)
Freddie Spruell3:12
13Levee Camp Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (on 1941-09-03)
mandolin:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (on 1941-09-03)
lead vocals:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
recording of:
Levee Camp Blues (on 1941-09-03)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:45
14Dough Roller Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Garfield Akers (on 1930-02-21)
lead vocals:
Garfield Akers
vocals:
Garfield Akers (on 1930-02-21)
Garfield Akers53:10
15Two Time Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Arthur Pettis (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Arthur Pettis (on 1928-02-14)
Arthur Pettis53:14
16Last 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 Wiley3:02
17Frigidaire Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-11-11)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1937-11-11)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1937-11-11)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1937-11-11)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:01
18Gone Dead Train
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
King Solomon Hill (in 1932-01)
King Solomon Hill3:21
19Spoonful Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
A Spoonful Blues (on 1929-06-14)
composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:08
20Bed Spring Poker
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1931-10-25)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1931-10-25)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1931-10-25)
recording of:
Bed Spring Poker (on 1931-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lonnie Carter
Mississippi Sheiks3:12
21Little Rock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-12-12)
guitar:
Can (on 1927-12-12) and Pet (on 1927-12-12)
vocals:
Pearl Dickson (on 1927-12-12)
Pearl Dickson3:08
22Diamond Joe
Big Charlie Butler2:17
23Times 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 Hill3:14
24Motherless and Fatherless Blues
Charlie McCoy3:13
25It's Hard Time
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
guitar:
Joe Stone (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
Joe Stone (on 1933-08-02)
J.D. Short3:11
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