Rough Guide To The Roots Of The Blues - Various Artists
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From the earthy guitar-driven country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton to the sequined glamour of the classic blues singers Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, this Rough Guide charts the early recorded history of the blues through its key pioneers.
01 Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie: When The Levee Breaks 03:09 02 Scrapper Blackwell: Kokomo Blues 03:01 03 Ma Rainey: Stack O'Lee Blues 02:52 04 Blind Blake: West Coast Blues 03:12 05 Henry Thomas: Fishing Blues 02:42 06 Memphis Jug Band: Stealin', Stealin' 02:56 07 Victoria Spivey: T.B. Blues 03:12 08 Blind Lemon Jefferson: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 02:52 09 Cow Cow Davenport: Cow Cow Blues 03:08 10 Blind Willie Johnson: Mother's Children Have A Hard Time 03:19 11 Dick Justice: Brown Skin Blues 03:11 12 Bo Weevil Jackson: Devil And My Brown Blues 02:49 13 Mississippi John Hurt: Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied 02:50 14 Hambone Willie Newbern: Roll And Tumble Blues 02:59 15 Clarence "Pinetop" Smith: Pinetop's Boogie Woogie 03:12 16 Texas Alexander: Section Gang Blues 02:53 17 Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues 02:30 18 Speckled Red: The Dirty Dozen 03:11 19 Charley Patton: Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues 03:06 20 Jimmie Rodgers: Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas) 03:23 21 Bessie Smith: St. Louis Blues 03:09 22 Papa Charlie Jackson: All I Want Is A Spoonful 02:38 23 Weaver And Beasley: Bottleneck Blues 02:52 24 Tampa Red & Georgia Tom: It's Tight Like That - No. 2 02:40 25 Tommy Johnson: Canned Heat Blues 03:36
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- Released: 2/28/20
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Genre: Blues
- Format: CD
