The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel

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1Bottleneck Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-11-27)
guitar:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-27) and Sylvester Weaver (on 1927-11-27)
Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley2:55
2[untitled]
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (from 1929-11-03 to present)
guitar:
Barbecue Bob
vocals:
Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob3:09
3God Don’t Never Change
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
God Don't Never Change (on 1929-12-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson2:59
4Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:21
5St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-11-03, on 1927-11-27)
guitar:
Walter Beasley (early blues guitarist) (on 1927-11-27) and Sylvester Weaver (on 1927-11-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley2:47
6Experience Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1931-10-23)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocal:
Ruth Day
vocals:
Ruth Willis (on 1931-10-23)
Ruth Willis & Blind Willie McTell53:11
7Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
Sylvester Weaver3:01
8You Can’t Get That Stuff No More
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
piano:
Georgia Tom (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1932-02-04) and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1934-04-25)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom2:58
9High Sheriff Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charlie Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charlie Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton3:10
10Homesick & Lonesome Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-26)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1935-07-26)
Blind Boy Fuller3:10
11Packin’ Trunk Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-23)
guitar:
Huddie Ledbetter
vocals:
Huddie Ledbetter
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:56
12I Believe I’ll Make a Change
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-09-03)
guitar:
probably Big Bill Broonzy and probably Black Bob
mandolin:
possibly Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician)
steel guitar:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
vocals:
Casey Bill Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
Casey Bill Weldon3:03
13Don’t Sell It (Don’t Give It Away)
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1937-10-30)
double bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-10-30)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
piano:
Kitty Gray (on 1937-10-30)
vocals:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist) (on 1937-10-30)
recording of:
Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away (on 1937-10-30)
composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
Buddy Woods with The Wampus Cats2:33
14Muscat Hill Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1937-10-30)
double bass and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
vocals:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (American blues guitarist)
Buddy Woods with The Wampus Cats2:51
15Traveling Riverside Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
recording of:
Traveling Riverside Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
Robert Johnson42:49
16Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
publisher:
Wabash Music Co. (BMI-affiliated)
recording of:
Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:39
17Special Stream Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
Bukka White2:55
18Swing Low, Chariot
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1953-02-19)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Sister O.M. Terrell
vocals:
Sister O.M. Terrell
Sister O.M. Terrell2:36
19Pearline
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-04-14)
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
guitar:
Son House
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
vocals:
Son House
recording of:
Pearline (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
writer:
Son House
Son House4:33

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