Head Rag Hop: Piano Blues 1925-1960

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Piano Blues 1925-1929
2▶CD: Piano Blues 1929-1932
3▼CD: Piano Blues 1933-1936
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1Trenches
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1933-01-13)
solo piano:
Turner Parrish (on 1933-01-13)
Turner Parrish3:13
2Hokum Stomp
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1930-11-20)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1930-11-20)
piano:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1930-11-20)
vocals:
Georgia Tom Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1930-11-20) and Jane Lucas (on 1930-11-20)
Hokum Boys2:54
3Pete Wheatstraw
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-09-28)
guitar:
possibly Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1931-09-28)
piano and lead vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1931-09-28)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1931-09-28)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:17
4I Believe I’ll Make a Change
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1932-02-22)
piano:
Aaron 'Pinetop' Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1932-02-22)
vocals:
Milton 'Lindberg' Sparks (on 1932-02-22)
Pinetop and Lindberg3:04
5Rattlesnake Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1932-09-22)
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1932-09-22)
vocals:
Mary Johnson (on 1932-09-22)
Mary Johnson2:58
6Pratt City Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-05)
piano:
Jabo Williams (in 1932-05)
Jabo Williams3:19
7If You Haven’t Any Hay Get on Down the Road
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
piano:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
Skip James2:56
8Money Johnson
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
piano:
James 'Stump' Johnson (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
James 'Stump' Johnson (on 1933-08-02)
James 'Stump' Johnson2:37
9The Fives
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1933-01-13)
piano:
Turner Parrish (on 1933-01-13)
Turner Parrish3:20
10L & N Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
piano:
|Roosevelt 'Willie Kelly' Sykes (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1933-08-02)
recording of:
L and N Rag
Walter Davis2:56
11Chicago’s Too Much for Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1933-08-02)
piano:
Aaron Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1933-08-02)
vocals:
Milton Sparks (on 1933-08-02)
Sparks Brothers3:13
12Piano Stomp
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-07-19)
piano:
Walter Roland (on 1933-07-19)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Lucille Bogan (on 1933-07-19) and Sonny Scott (1930's blues artist) (on 1933-07-19)
Walter Roland2:56
13Cuban Villa Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-10)
piano:
Charlie Segar (on 1934-09-10)
Charlie Segar3:19
14Suicide Blues (take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-12-17)
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1934-12-17)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-12-17)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1934-12-17)
Leroy Carr2:54
15Beer Drinking Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-10-30)
bass:
Leroy Batchelor (on 1940-10-30)
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1940-10-30)
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1940-10-30)
Memphis Slim2:58
16Red Cross Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-07-17)
piano:
Walter Roland (on 1933-07-17)
vocals:
Walter Roland (on 1933-07-17)
Walter Roland3:15
17Throw Me in the Alley
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-08-24)
clarinet and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1934-08-24)
guitar:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1934-08-24)
piano:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1934-08-24)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1934-08-24)
Peetie Wheatstraw2:49
18Sweet Sixteen
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1935-02-25) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist) (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
Sweet Sixteen (on 1935-02-25)
composer:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)
Walter Davis2:49
19Strut That Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-04-02)
drums (drum set) and piano and washboard:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-04-02)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
vocals:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
recording of:
Strut That Thing (on 1935-04-02)
writer:
Cripple Clarence Lofton
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:58
20Weeping Willow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-18)
guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-07-18)
vocals:
Barrelhouse Buck (on 1935-07-18)
Barrelhouse Buck2:52
21Who’s Been Here Today
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-06)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1936-02-06)
piano:
Black Bob (on 1936-02-06)
vocals:
Bumble Bee Slim (on 1936-02-06)
Bumble Bee Slim2:57
22Tell Her About Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-28)
guitar:
probably Henry Townsend (on 1935-07-28)
piano:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1935-07-28)
vocals:
Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1935-07-28)
Pinetop3:09
23Brown Skin Girls
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-07-18)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1935-07-18)
piano, lead vocals and whistling:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-07-18)
vocals:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-07-18)
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:52
24Rootin’ Ground‐Hog Blues
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1935-10-16)
piano:
Blind Mack (on 1935-10-16)
vocals:
Blind Mack (on 1935-10-16)
Blind Mack2:51
25Streamline Train
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-02-04)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1936-02-04)
vocals:
Red Nelson (Wilborn) (on 1936-02-04)
Red Nelson2:50
4▶CD: Piano Blues 1936-1960