Delta Blues: Milestones of Legends

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Blues Giants
2▶CD: Charley Patton
3▶CD: Son House
4▶CD: Robert Johnson
5▶CD: Bukka White
6▶CD: Big Joe Williams
7▶CD: Leadbelly
8▶CD: Skip James
9▼CD: Mississippi John Hurt / Blind Willie Johnson
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1Frankie
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 Hurt3.753:23
2Nobody's Dirty Business
Mississippi John Hurt2:54
3Ain't No Tellin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:56
4Louis Collins
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:59
5Avalon Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Avalon Blues
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt43:03
6Big Leg Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Big Leg Blues (on 1928-12-21)
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt2:52
7Stack O' Lee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt2:57
8Candy Man 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 Hurt2:46
9Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied)
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 Hurt2:52
10Blessed Be The Name
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)
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium (Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C., United States (from 1963-07-15 until 1963-07-23)
Mississippi John Hurt2:47
11Praying On The Old Camp Ground
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 Hurt2:37
12Blue 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 Hurt2:53
13Spike Driver 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)
recording of:
Spike Driver Blues (on 1928-12-28)
writer:
Mississippi John Hurt
publisher:
Adage Songs, Winwood Music and Wynwood Music Company Inc
Mississippi John Hurt3:13
14Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (on 1928-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
is based on:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Blind Willie Johnson3:05
15You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:11
16God Moves On The Water
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:
God Moves on the Water (on 1929-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:01
17Jesus Is Coming Soon
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Jesus Is Coming Soon (on 1928-12-05)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
18John The Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
Blind Willie Johnson43:18
19Dark 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
20Trouble Will Soon Be Over
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
Trouble Will Soon Be Over (on 1930-04-20)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:08
21Let Your Light Shine On Me
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:
Let Your Light Shine on Me (on 1929-12-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:10
22It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Filmtrax Mogull (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Blind Willie Johnson53:10
23The Soul Of A Man
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
The Soul of a Man (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:15
24If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
If I Had My Way I’d Tear the Building Down (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:10
10▶CD: Muddy Waters