I've Got the Blues but I'm Too Damn Mean to Cry: Protest in Early Blues & Gospel

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Disc 1
2▼CD: Disc 2
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1Down the Dirt Road 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:
Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:00
2Po' Moaner's Got a Home at Last
Fisk Jubilee Singers3:00
3The White Mule of Sin
John Byrd3:04
4You've for to Recognise Me
Charles Tyus2:51
5I'm All Out and Down
Lead Belly5:24
6Prison Cell Blues
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:
Prison Cell Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:47
7Moaning Blues
Moanin' Bernice Edwards2:42
8On Our Turpentine Farm
Pigmeat Pete & Catjuice Charlie3:09
9Good Old Turnip Greens
Bo Carter3:09
10Two White Horses Standing in Line
Smith Casey2:37
11Jim Crow Blues
Cow Cow Davenport3:06
12Am I Right or Wrong
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House1:49
13It Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad
Kelly Pace6:12
14Waitin' for the Evenin' Mail
Clara Smith3:22
15I Shall Not Be Moved
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-01-21)
guitar and lead vocals:
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn (on 1928-01-21)
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn2:49
16Toad Frog Blues
Ma Rainey3:05
17Squinch Owl Moan
Too Tight Henry2:45
18Daddy-Calling Mama
Alice Moore3:05
19Mean Old World
The Heavenly Gospel Singers2:51
20Cow Cow Blues
Dora Carr2:53
21Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Robert Johnson2:43
22Chain Gang Bound
Bumble Bee Slim3:37
23These Hard Times Are Tight Like That
Rev. J.M. Gates3:00
24The Panic Is On
Hezekiah Jenkins3:18
25Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 1
Son House3:04
3▶CD: Disc 3
4▶CD: Disc 4