The Roots of Rap: Classic Recordings from the 1920's and 30's

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Tracklist

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1If I Had My Way I'd Tear This Building Down
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:
If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
2Cocaine Blues
Luke Jordan53:18
3Bow Wow Blues
The Allen Brothers53:21
4Jive Man Blues
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon52:54
5Jonah in the Wilderness
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-07)
guitar and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1927-10-07)
recording of:
Jonah in the Wilderness (on 1927-10-07)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas52:57
6South Carolina Rag
Willie Walker53:14
7Whitewash Station
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-15)
banjolin [banjo-mandolin]:
Vol Stevens (on 1928-09-15)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1928-09-15)
jug and lead vocals:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-15)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-15) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-15)
recording of:
Whitewash Station Blues (on 1928-09-15)
writer:
Jab Jones and Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band52:45
8Automobile Ride Through Alabama
Red Henderson53:17
9The Dirty Dozen No. 2
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-04-08)
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1930-04-08)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1930-04-08)
Speckled Red53:00
10'Tain't None o' Your Business
Butterbeans & Susie53:22
11It's a Good Thing
guitar:
Dan Sane and Frank Stokes
lead vocals:
Frank Stokes
Beale Street Sheiks53:00
12She's a Hum Dum Dinger
recording of:
She's A Hum Dum Dinger (on 1931-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter)
Jimmie Davis2:48
13Papa's on the House Top
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1930-09-09)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1930-09-09)
recording of:
Papa's on the Housetop
lyricist and composer:
Carr
Leroy Carr52:58
14Let That Liar Alone
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn52:38
15Back in My Home Town
Frank Hutchison53:04
16Track Linin
T.C.I. Section Crew52:48
17Atlanta Strut
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-10-30)
recording of:
Atlanta Strut (on 1929-10-30)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell53:12
18Arkansas Hard Luck Blues
Lonnie Glosson52:44
19How Can You Have the Blues?
Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom52:53
20Pickin' Off Peanuts
Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles53:29
21Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Pinetop Smith52:47
22When I Stopped Running I Was at Home
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-06-07)
banjo and guitar:
Cal Smith (early jazz artist) (on 1927-06-07)
jug:
Henry Clifford (on 1927-06-07)
piano:
Johnny Gatewood (US blues/jugband pianist) (on 1927-06-07)
saxophone:
Lockwood Lewis (on 1927-06-07) and Lucien Brown or George Allen ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1927-06-07)
trombone:
Hense Grundy (on 1927-06-07)
violin:
Clifford Hayes (on 1927-06-07)
vocals:
Prince LaVaughn (on 1927-06-07)
Dixieland Jug Blowers53:25
23Frankie Jean
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:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-07-08)
Memphis Minnie2:52

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ASIN:US: B000QZVJ86 [info]