ABC of the Blues

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Kokomo Arnold & Billy Boy Arnold
2▶CD: Richard Berry & Barbecue Bob
3▶CD: Bobby “Blue” Bland & Charles Brown
4▶CD: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Blue Lu Baker
5▶CD: Big Bill Bronzy, Scrapper Blackwell & Blind Blake
6▶CD: Champion Jack Dupree & Cousin Joe
7▶CD: Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell & Pee Wee Crayton
8▶CD: Bo Diddley
9▶CD: Willie Dixon & Floyd Dixon
10▶CD: Snooks Eaglin & Sleepy John Estes
11▶CD: Lowell Fulson & The Four Blazes
12▶CD: Buddy Guy, Arthur Gunter & Slim Gaillard
13▶CD: John Lee Hooker & Wynonie Harris
14▶CD: Earl Hooker & Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
15▶CD: Lightnin’ Hopkins
16▶CD: Howlin’ Wolf
17▶CD: Alberta Hunter & Ivory Joe Hunter
18▶CD: Robert Johnson
19▶CD: Elmore James & Lonnie Johnson
20▶CD: Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson & Skip James
21▶CD: B.B. King
22▶CD: Little Walter
23▶CD: Lightnin’ Slim & J.B. Lenoir
24▶CD: Leadbelly
25▶CD: Little Willie John & Smiley Lewis
26▶CD: Furry Lewis & Robert Lockwood
27▶CD: Magic Sam & Jimmy McCracklin
28▶CD: Percy Mayfield & Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
29▶CD: Memphis Minnie & Big Maybelle
30▶CD: Roy Milton & Amos Milburn
31▶CD: Big Maceo & Blind Willie McTell
32▶CD: Memphis Slim & Tommy McLennan
33▶CD: Mississippi Fred McDowell & Mississippi John Hurt
34▶CD: Robert Nighthawk & Johnny Otis
35▶CD: Charley Patton & Snooky Pryor
36▶CD: Professor Longhair & Junior Parker
37▶CD: Jimmy Reed & Otis Rush
38▶CD: Jimmy Rushing & Tampa Red
39▶CD: Bessie Smith
40▶CD: Huey “Piano” Smith & Frankie Lee Smith
41▼CD: Roosevelt Sykes & Son House
#TitleArtistRatingLength
144 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes3:13
2Under Eyed Woman
Roosevelt Sykes3:16
3Knock Me Out
Roosevelt Sykes2:51
4Trouble and Whiskey
Roosevelt Sykes2:41
5Sykes Advice Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:45
6Training Camp Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-11-21)
Roosevelt Sykes2:53
7Sugar Babe Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:48
8Jiving the Jive
Roosevelt Sykes3:20
9Little Sam
Roosevelt Sykes2:41
10The Honeydripper
Roosevelt Sykes3:00
11Am 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 House1:52
12The Pony Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House
recording of:
Pony Blues (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
writer:
Son House
Son House5:18
13Walkin’ Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Son House)
writer:
Son House
Son House2:56
14Depot Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House2:57
15Country Farm Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "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 House2:24
16The Jinx Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House3:25
17Levee Camp Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (on 1941-09-03)
mandolin:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (on 1941-09-03)
lead vocals:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
recording of:
Levee Camp Blues (on 1941-09-03)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:47
18Special Rider Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Special Rider Blues (on 1942-07-17)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:05
19Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "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 House5:06
20American Defense
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House2:56
42▶CD: Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines
43▶CD: Big Mama Thornton & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
44▶CD: Sonny Terry & Eddie Taylor
45▶CD: Big Joe Turner & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
46▶CD: T‐Bone Walker & Jimmy Witherspoon
47▶CD: Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
48▶CD: Sippie Wallace & Peetie Wheatstraw
49▶CD: Johnny Guitar Watson & Big Joe Williams
50▶CD: Sonny Boy Williamson I. & Sonny Boy Williamson II.
51▶CD: Bukka White & Josh White
52▶CD: Jimmy Yancey