Memphis Masters: Early American Blues Classics 1927-34

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Country Woman
Will Batts53:02
2Death Bell Blues
Tom Dickson53:11
3Billy Lyons and Stackolee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
Furry Lewis52:37
4Pile Driver Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-07-08)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-07-08) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-07-08)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-07-08)
Kansas Joe McCoy2:52
5I'm Going Away Blues
Frank Stokes53:00
6Little 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 Dickson3:04
7Beale St. Breakdown
Jed Davenport52:54
8Where Is My Good Man At?
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1932-02-03) and Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1932-02-03)
recording of:
Where Is My Good Man
Memphis Minnie53:03
9Doctor Medicine
South Memphis Jug Band2:59
10Poor Boy a Long Way From Home
Gus Cannon52:54
11Red Ripe Tomatoes
Jack Kelly53:09
12Downtown Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-01)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-02-01)
vocals:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-02-01)
recording of:
Downtown Blues (on 1928-02-01)
writer:
Dan Sane and Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes3:18
13Last Chance Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-01)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01) and Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1929-10-01)
jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1929-10-01)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
vocals:
Hosea Woods (on 1929-10-01)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers53:18
14Better Leave That Stuff Alone
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-24)
guitar:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-24)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-24)
vocals:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-24)
Will Shade53:26
15Won't You Be Kind?
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-24)
guitar:
Will Shade (on 1929-09-24)
piano:
Johnny Hardge (on 1929-09-24)
violin:
Milton Robie (on 1929-09-24)
vocals:
Hattie Hart (on 1929-09-24)
Hattie Hart3:19
16Cadillac Baby
Will Batts52:52
17Bob Lee Junior Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-19)
banjolin [banjo-mandolin]:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-19)
guitar:
Will Shade (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19)
vocals:
Jennie Clayton (on 1927-10-19)
Memphis Jug Band53:11
18T and T Blues
Mooch Richardson53:15
19I Let My Daddy Do That
recording of:
I Lets My Daddy Do That (in 1934)
lyricist and composer:
Hattie Hart
Hattie Hart53:02
20Old Sometimes Blues
Frank Stokes52:59