The Rough Guide to the Roots of the Blues

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1When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie3:09
2Kokomo Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
Scrapper Blackwell3:01
3Stack O’Lee Blues
banjo:
Charlie Dixon (Jazz banjoist) (in 1925-12)
baritone saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins (in 1925-12)
bass saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins
clarinet:
Buster Bailey (clarinetist) (in 1925-12)
cornet:
Joe Smith (American jazz trumpeter/cornetist) (in 1925-12)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (in 1925-12)
trombone:
Charlie Green (Trombonist) (in 1925-12)
vocals:
Ma Rainey (in 1925-12)
Ma Rainey2:52
4West Coast Blues
Blind Blake3:12
5Fishing Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar, solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
guitar and pan flute [quills]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Fishing Blues (on 1928-06-13)
writer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17692)
Henry Thomas52:42
6Stealin’, Stealin’
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-15)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15) and Vol Stevens (on 1928-09-15)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-15)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-15)
vocals:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
recording of:
Stealin’, Stealin’ (on 1928-09-15)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Memphis Jug Band
Memphis Jug Band52:56
7T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (Victoria Spivey)
lyricist and composer:
Victoria Spivey
Victoria Spivey3:12
8See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:52
9Cow Cow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-16)
piano:
Cow Cow Davenport (ragtime and blues pianist) (on 1928-07-16)
recording of:
Cow Cow Blues (on 1928-07-16)
composer:
Cow Cow Davenport (ragtime and blues pianist)
Cow Cow Davenport3:08
10Mother’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 Johnson3:19
11Brown Skin Blues
Dick Justice3:11
12Devil and My Brown Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Sam Butler (1920s gospel; pseudonym of Bo Weavil Jackson) (on 1926-09-30)
Bo Weavil Jackson2:49
13Got the Blues, Can’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:50
14Roll and Tumble Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-14)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recording of:
Roll and Tumble Blues (on 1929-03-14)
writer:
Albert Luandrew (blues pianist) and Hambone Willie Newbern
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
Hambone Willie Newbern2:59
15Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith3:12
16Section Gang Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-08-12)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-08-12)
lead vocals:
Alger “Texas” Alexander (on 1927-08-12)
Texas Alexander2:53
17Statesboro Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1928-10-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1992)
recording of:
Statesboro Blues (on 1928-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Blind Willie McTell2:30
18The Dirty Dozen
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
recorded at:
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
recording of:
The Dirty Dozens (on 1929-09-22)
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Perryman
Speckled Red3:11
19Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
Charley Patton3:06
20Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 42)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers3.53:23
21St. Louis Blues
Bessie Smith3:09
22All I Want Is a Spoonful
Papa Charlie Jackson2:38
23Bottleneck Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-11-27)
guitar:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-27) and Sylvester Weaver (on 1927-11-27)
Weaver & Beasley2:52
24It’s Tight Like That - No. 2
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-12-05, on 1929-01-14)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1928-12-05, on 1929-01-14)
piano:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1928-12-05) and Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1929-01-14)
vocals:
Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1928-12-05) and Tampa Red (on 1928-12-05, on 1929-01-14)
recording of:
It’s Tight Like That (on 1929-01-14)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928)
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom2:40
25Canned Heat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
Tommy Johnson53:36

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1397) (order: 396)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1707865 [info]