I Have to Paint My Face

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Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1995 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.

Annotation last modified on 2025-07-21 03:49 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Have to Paint My Face
guitar:
Sam Chatmon
vocals:
Sam Chatmon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
I Have to Paint My Face
composer:
Sam Chatmon
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Sam Chatmon2:50
2Big Road Blues
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Big Road Blues
composer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
K.C. Douglas2:32
3I Stand and Wonder
guitar:
Sam Chatmon
vocals:
Sam Chatmon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
I Stand and Wonder
composer:
Sam Chatmon
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Sam Chatmon3:54
4Texas Blues
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Texas Blues
composer:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Big Joe Williams3:43
5Night Shirt Blues
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Night Shirt Blues
composer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
K.C. Douglas2:07
6Mercury Blues
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
washtub bass [tub bass]:
Bruce Bratton
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Mercury Blues
composer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
K.C. Douglas & Bruce Bratton2:49
7Hollandale Blues
guitar:
Sam Chatmon
vocals:
Sam Chatmon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Hollandale Blues
composer:
Sam Chatmon
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Sam Chatmon5:10
8The Slop
piano:
Jasper Love
spoken vocals:
Columbus Jones
vocals:
Jasper Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
The Slop
composer:
Jasper Love
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Jasper Love & Columbus Jones3:20
9Stella Ruth
guitar:
R. C. Smith
vocals:
R. C. Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Stella Ruth
composer:
Robert Curtis Smith
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
R.C. Smith3:35
10God Don’t Like Ugly
guitar:
Sam Chatmon
vocals:
Sam Chatmon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
God Don’t Like Ugly
composer:
Sam Chatmon
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Sam Chatmon3:54
11Rooster Blues
guitar:
Wade Walton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Rooster Blues
composer:
Wade Walton
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Wade Walton1:23
12Barbershop Rhythm
guitar:
R. C. Smith
other instruments [slapping straight razor]:
Wade Walton
spoken vocals [talking]:
R. C. Smith and Wade Walton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Barbershop Rhythm
composer:
Robert Curtis Smith and Wade Walton
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Wade Walton & R.C. Smith2:26
13Going Back to Texas
guitar:
R. C. Smith
vocals:
R. C. Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Going Back to Texas
composer:
Robert Curtis Smith
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
R.C. Smith2:46
14Blues and Trouble
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
harmonica and piano:
Sidney Maiden
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Blues and Trouble
composer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist) and Sidney Maiden
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
K.C. Douglas & Sidney Maiden3:22
15Lonely Widower
guitar:
R. C. Smith
vocals:
R. C. Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Lonely Widower
composer:
Robert Curtis Smith
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
R.C. Smith2:54
16Lost Love Blues
guitar:
R. C. Smith
vocals:
R. C. Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Lost Love Blues
composer:
Robert Curtis Smith
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
R.C. Smith3:54
17Married Woman Blues
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Married Woman Blues
composer:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Big Joe Williams2:00
18Love’s Honeydripper
piano:
Jasper Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Love’s Honeydripper
composer:
Jasper Love
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Jasper Love1:25
19Desert Blues
piano:
Jasper Love
vocals:
Jasper Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Desert Blues
composer:
Jasper Love
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Jasper Love3:43
20One Thin Dime
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
One Thin Dime
composer:
Butch Cage (US blues fiddler & singer) and Willie B. Thomas (US blues guitarist & singer)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas4:46
21Butch’s Blues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Butch’s Blues
composer:
Butch Cage (US blues fiddler & singer) and Willie B. Thomas (US blues guitarist & singer)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas5:36
22Forty Four Blues
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Forty Four Blues
composer:
Butch Cage (US blues fiddler & singer) and Willie B. Thomas (US blues guitarist & singer)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas4:45
23Chicago Blues
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
harmonica and piano:
Sidney Maiden
vocals:
Sidney Maiden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Chicago Blues
composer:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist) and Sidney Maiden
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Sidney Maiden & K.C. Douglas3:35