The Greatest In Country Blues, Vol. 1

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1High Water Everywhere, Pt.2
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 Patton3:07
2See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket, Tradition Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:56
3Cottonfield Blues (Pt.2)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23) and Joe Calicott (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23)
Garfield Akers53:18
4James Alley Blues
Richard “Rabbit” Brown3:10
5I Had A Good Father And Mother
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-12-02)
zither and lead vocals:
Washington Phillips (on 1929-12-02)
vocals:
Washington Phillips
recording of:
I Had a Good Father and Mother
lyricist and composer:
Washington Phillips
Washington Phillips53:00
6Travelin' Blues
recording of:
Travelin' Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:23
7Canned Heat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
Tommy Johnson53:38
8Minglewood Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-01-30)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-01-30)
guitar:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-01-30)
vocals:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
recording of:
Minglewood Blues (on 1928-01-30)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Peermusic (UK) Ltd. (BMI)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers43:45
9Nappy Head Blues
Bobby Grant2:51
10Third Street Woman Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-26)
guitar:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
vocals:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
Blind Willie Reynolds52:43
11My Black Mama, Pt. 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 House3:15
12Bull-Doze Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
acoustic guitar, pan flute [quills] and lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Bull Doze Blues (on 1928-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas53:27
13Dark 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 Johnson3.753:22
14Trouble Hearted Blues
Ishmon Bracey3:25
15Honey In The Rock
Blind Mamie Forehand2:45
16Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3.753:25
17Man Trouble Blues
harmonica and vocal:
Jaybird Coleman
piano:
R.D. Norwood (gospel singer, who recorded duets with Slim Duckett for OKeh in Jackson, Mississippi, 1930)
recording of:
Man Trouble Blues
writer:
Jaybird Coleman
Jaybird Coleman3:08
18How Long
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-30)
guitar:
Dan Sane (on 1928-08-30) and Frank Stokes (on 1928-08-30)
vocals:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-08-30)
Frank Stokes53:21
19Future Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (in 1930-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1930-05-28, in 1930-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
Future Blues (on 1930-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues")
Willie Brown53:04
20Voice Throwin' Blues
Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins2:58
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1Devil 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 James3:03
2When That Great Ship Went Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927-08)
guitar:
William Smith (of the folk duo William and Versey Smith) (in 1927-08)
tambourine:
Versey Smith (in 1927-08)
vocals:
Versey Smith (in 1927-08) and William Smith (of the folk duo William and Versey Smith) (in 1927-08)
recording of:
The Titanic (aka "It Was Sad When That Great Ship Went Down")
publisher:
William & Versey Smith (in 1927)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1915 until 1916)
William & Versey Smith32:56
3The Jail House Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1927-04-25)
guitar:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1927-04-25)
vocals:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1927-04-25)
Sam Collins2:33
4Touch Me Light, Mama
George "Bullet" Williams2:50
5Mother's Love
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-12)
guitar:
Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-12) and Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1928-12)
lead vocals:
Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-12)
vocals:
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) (in 1928-12)
Blind Joe Taggart2:57
6Skin Man Blues
Henry Brown2:54
7Lost Lover Blues
Lottie Kimbrough3:10
8Levee Camp Moan Blues
Lonnie Johnson3:07
9K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04) and Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band42:34
10Paddlin' Madeline Blues
Gitfiddle Jim3:21
11Preachin' Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Robert Johnson42:54
12Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
vocals:
Furry Lewis (Walter E. Lewis, American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
Furry Lewis52:36
13Fryin' Pan Skillet Blues
Bessie Tucker3:29
14Dallas Rag
recording of:
Dallas Rag
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Coley Jones
Dallas String Band52:57
15Crazy Cryin' Blues
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1931-01-30) and Memphis Minnie (on 1931-01-30)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1931-01-30)
recording of:
Crazy Cryin' Blues
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:33
16Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus)
Blind Roosevelt Graves2:56
17That's No Way To Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins3:02
18McAbee's Railroad Piece
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-02-21)
harmonica:
Palmer McAbee (on 1928-02-21)
recording of:
McAbee’s Railroad Piece (on 1928-02-21)
composer:
Palmer McAbee
Palmer McAbee3:12
19The Dead Gone Train
recording of:
The Gone Dead Train
writer:
Joe Holmes
King Solomon Hill53:21
20Hastings Street
Charlie Spand3:13
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1Shorty George
Smith Casey3:19
2Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down
Bozie Sturdevant3:47
3I Be's Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:06
4How You Want It Done?
Big Bill Broonzy2:53
5She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day
Georgia Cotton Pickers3:07
6Sic "Em Dogs On Me
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1939-05-23)
recorded at:
Mississippi State Penitentiary in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (on 1939-05-23)
recording of:
Sic 'em Dogs On
writer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:24
7California Desert Blues
Lane Hardin3:20
8Lonesome Day Blues
Jesse James3:04
9Moanin' The Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw53:03
10Midnight Hour Blues
Scrapper Blackwell3:12
11Jack O'Diamonds
Pete Harris2:06
12Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:47
13Rowdy Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-25)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-09-25) and Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
vocals:
Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
Kid Bailey3:02
14Penitentiary Blues Pt. I And II
Smokey Hogg5:37
15Baby How Long
Dan Pickett2:43
16Mighty Long Time
Sonny Boy Williamson2:57
17River Blues, Pt. 2
Lowell Fulson2:36
18Mississippi Jail House Groan
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-03) and Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1938-03)
guitar:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
lead vocals:
Rube Lacy
vocals:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
Rube Lacy3:22
19Bullfrog Blues
William Harris3:10
20Moanin' Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:26