Track Listing

1. Kedo - Jali Nyama Suso
2. Tutu Jara - Mandingo Griot Society
3. Bengsimbe [*] - Fula Flutist
4. You're My All Night Steady - Robert Pete Williams
5. Pearlee Blues - Furry Lewis
6. My Soul Will Be Saved - Ethel Perkins, Equila hall
7. Child Will Rise [*] - Ethel Perkins
8. Rolling and Tumbling Blues - Eddie "One String" Jones
9. Slidin' Delta - J.D. Short
10. Black Woman - Rich Manuel "Rich" Amerson
11. Go Down Old Hannah - Texas Prison Camp
12. Russia, Let God's Moon Alone/Times Done Changed - Sister Dora Alexander
13. Well, I've Been Bown to Memphis - George "Daddy Hotcakes" Montgomery
14. Raise a Ruckus Tonight - Mobile Strugglers
15. Have You Ever Been Mistreated - Joe Hunter
16. Penitentiary Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #213866 in Music
• Released on: 1993-02-16
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Blues to the Very Core
We're all pretty sure we knew where the blues came from - the delta, right? The streets of Chicago? But the songs here prove that the blues is the people's music, invented and crafted by working folks. At first my interest was historical, but these songs are so close to the emotional bone that they slip under the skin and stay there. "Russia Let That Moon Alone", for example, is hilarious on first listen, prophestic afterwards. ("Time done change" she sings over and over, until you friggin' believe it!) Or One String, a homeless man who uses a tin can and a one string guitar, but is harsh and melodic at the same time. This is my favorite Blue Masters album, and I own them all. Buy for the education - stay for the fun!