Robert Johnson: Roots and Branches

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Tracklist

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1Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks33:16
2Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:01
3Down 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 Patton2:54
4Screamin' & Hollerin' 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 Patton3:05
5The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
recording of:
The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes2:59
6Roll & 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 Newbern3:03
7Sagefield Woman Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:05
8Sissy Man Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:09
9My Black Mama, Part 1
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
slide guitar:
Son House (in 1930-06)
vocals:
Son House (in 1930-06)
recording of:
My Black Mama, Part 1
writer:
Son House
Son House3:08
1022-20 Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Skip James
Skip James2:51
11Kokomo Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
Scrapper Blackwell3:05
12Preachin Blues
Son House3:04
13Tom Rushen's 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)
recording of:
Tom Rushen Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:07
14Six Weeks Old Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-03-17)
guitar:
Charley Jordan (on 1931-03-17)
piano and lead vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1931-03-17)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:19
15When the Sun Goes Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) (on 1935-02-25)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr2:58
16Milkcow Blues
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2014)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (on 1934-09-10)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold43:10
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