Track Listing

1. Old Jabo - Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee
2. Mile-Ridin' Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
3. Joggie Boogie - Memphis Slim
4. Black Woman - Vera Hall
5. Mercury Blues - K.C. Douglas
6. Ran The Blues Out Of My Window - Roosevelt Sykes
7. Leaving Blues - Lead Belly
8. One Dime Blues - Etta Baker
9. County Farm Blues - Son House
10. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues) - Champion Jack Dupree
11. Boll Weevil - Pink Anderson
12. Nickel's Worth Of Liver - Henry Brown
13. Don't Leave Me Here - Big Joe Williams
14. Jimmy Bell - Cat Iron
15. Candy Man - Reverend Gary Davis
16. Beer Drinking Woman - Willie Dixon
17. Come Go Home With Me - Lightnin' Hopkins
18. Careless Love - Josh White
19. I Asked Her If She Loved Me - Henry Townsend
20. Rising Sun - Sonny Terry
21. Pony Blues - David 'Honeyboy' Edwards
22. Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
23. Vastapol - Elizabeth Cotten
24. Drifting Along Blues - Lonnie Johnson
25. Oh Baby, You Don't Have To Go - The Chambers Brothers
26. Don't Lie Buddy - Lead Belly

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43020 in Music
• Released on: 2003-02-25
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
A living and dynamic tradition, blues is forged in hard times but powerful enough to bring on the good times. Legends such as Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee, among others formed the "blues backbone" of Folkways Records. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways collection spans half a century and features Delta, St. Louis, Southwest, and Chicago styles performed by some of the best-known figures in blues history. From boogies to ballads, full of innuendo and irony, this classic collection is a jukebox in a jewel case.

Customer Reviews

Reall Great Blues Collection!
This is a really great collection of the blues!
They have been remasterd great!
I really recommend them!