Mississippi Blues

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Annotation

Series: Blues Collection

Track 2 listed as "Down the dirt road" is actually "34 blues", track 16 listed as "Titanic blues" by "William Johnson" is actually Blind Willie Johnson's "God moves on the water".

Matrix / Runout: ORCD 124 MPO 01

Annotation last modified on 2023-10-21 15:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1High Fever Blues
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
2Down the Dirt Road [I.E., 34 Blues]
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charlie Patton2:58
3Long Tall Mama
Big Billy Broonzy2:50
4I'm a Steady Rollin' Man
Robert Johnson2:38
5Blue Harvest Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:54
6Walking 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 House3:00
7Jackson Stomp
Mississippi Mud Steppers53:14
8Dangerous Woman Blues
recorded in:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1936-07-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20) and Roosevelt Sykes (on 1936-07-20)
piano:
Cooney Vaughn (on 1936-07-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1936-07-20)
Mississippi Jook Band2:48
9New Stockyard Blues
Robert Wilkins2:47
10I'm a Rootin' Hound Dog
Big Joe Williams3:01
11When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Kansas Joe McCoy3:16
12Black Gal Blues
The Delta Boys2:56
13We Got to Get Together
Frank Edwards2:37
14Milk Cow Blues
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:23
15Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters3:09
16Titanic Blues [I.E., God Moves on the Water]
William Johnson3:00

Credits

Release group

part of:Blues (Object Enterprises) (order: 2)