Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Can't Quit the Blues - Laura Chavez,
2. Takin' It All to Vegas - Debbie Davies
3. Man's So Good - Alice Stuart
4. Mediterranean Breakfast - Sue Foley
5. River Wild - Deborah Coleman
6. Living on the Road - Joanna Connor
7. Navajo Moon - Ana Popovic
8. Judgement Day Blues - Carolyn Wonderland
9. Lonely Lonely Nights - Eve Monsees
10. It's a Blessing - Maria Muldaur, Bonnie Raitt
11. Dreamland Blues - Erja Lyytinen
12. Lynn's Blues - Barbara Lynn
13. Goin' Down - Tracy Conover
14. Baghdad Blues - Beverly "Guitar" Watkins
15. Woke Up This Mornin' - Ruthie Foster

Disc 2:

1. Fool Me Good - Precious Bryant
2. Going Down This Road - Algia Mae Hinton
3. Doggie Treats - Sue Foley
4. Fixin' to Die - Rory Block
5. Dead End Street - Ellen McIlwaine
6. Rather Be the Devil - Alice Stuart
7. Streamline Train - Jessie Mae Hemphill
8. Nothing's Changed - Gaye Adegbalola, Rory Block
9. One Dime Blues - Etta Baker
10. Ain't Nothing in Ramblin'
11. Down the Big Road Blues - Mattie Delaney
12. Motherless Child Blues - Elvie Thomas
13. Skinny Legs Blues - Geeshie Wiley
14. In My Girlish Days - Memphis Minnie,

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105124 in Music
• Released on: 2005-11-08
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

The "Chicks" Can Play ... And Sing!
What's so nice about this set, especially disc 1, is the sensational singing and playing of many unknown Women of the Blues. Although a huge blues fan and a big collector, several of the performers I had not heard of, such as the Lara Price Band, Alice Stuart and Carolyn Wonderland. But I have now, and they are sensational! I immediately went out and bought a cd of Stuart and Wonderland and Beverly Watkins. This is a big time gem of music. SENSATIONAL. Under $15.00 at most places, so, so worth the money. Have a quick listen to the samples and you'll be hooked and off to the store.

nice selection
CD 1 is the electric or "contemporary" cd with deborah coleman, joana connor, ana popovic and 12 more. CD2 is the acoustic or 'traditional CD" WITH RORY BLOCK, SUE FOLEY, JO ANN KELLY and 11 more. No matter how deeply you're into the blues, there's going to be some artists and songs that are new to you and you'll probably like more than one artist you never heard of before.
Sue Foley provides liner notes and has a song on each CD.

Plenty of R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Bonnie and ALL Blues Women!
An earlier review disses the producers of this CD for not showcasing Bonnie Raitt. While it's true she's not "on her own" here, she does a song (singing, playing slide guitar) with Maria Muldaur on the "Contemporary" side (CD 1) that's truly wonderful. I'd bet my thumbs that Bonnie wouldn't have it any other way, lest her fame overshadow the lesser-known blueswomen heard on this recording. In addition to Queen of the Blues, Bonnie's also known as the queen of payback, making sure others get (in many cases long-overdue) attention, often sharing the limelight (like her live duet with Sippie Wallace, who wrote and sang "Women Be Wise" long before Bonnie ever set foot on a stage) and playing/singing on innumerable recordings by other musicians - like this one!