Everybody Help The Boys Come Home - Smith, William & Versey
Church Bells Blues - Jordan, Luke
Two Ways To Texas - Glen, Emery
It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob & Laughing Charley
Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
Rock Island Blues - Black, Lewis
Midnight Blues - Moore, Bill
Fare Thee Blues - Head, Johnnie
My Monday Woman Blues - Jackson, Jim
What's The Matter Blues - Stokes, Frank
School Girl Blues - Moore, Rosie Mae
Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Johnson, Tommy
Left Alone Blues - Bracey, Ishman
T And T Blues - Richardson, Mooch
TC Johnson Blues - Johnson, T.C.
Ham Hound Crave - Lacy, Rube
No More Women Blues - Alexander, Texas
How Long How Long Blues - Jackson, William
Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay
Chicken Wilson Blues - Wilson, Chicken
Stack O'Lee Blues - Hurt, 'Mississippi'
Broke And Hungry Blues - Howell, Peg Leg
Funny Feathers - Spivey, Victoria
Pitchin' Boogie - Ezell, Will
Mr Devil Blues - Davenport, Jed
Mississippi Bottom Blues - Bailey, Kid
Weary Heart Blues - Wiggins, James 'Boodle It'
Poor Man Blues - Townsend, Henry
Framer's Blues - Framer, Eli
Trinity River Blues - Walker, Aaron T-Bone
Heavy Suitcase Blues - Taylor, Charlie
Travelling Mama Blues - Calicott, Joe
Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues - Akers, Garfield
Bedside Blues - Thompkins, Jim
Walking Blues - House, Son
Future Blues - Brown, Willie
Long Ways From Home - Johnson, Louise
Frisco Blues - Baylesse Rose
Good Boy Blues - Pettis, Arthur
No Special Rider Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
Married Man Blues - Reynolds, 'Blind' Willie
Dupree Blues - Walker, Willie
22 20 Blues - James, Skip
Lonesome Road Blues - Collins, Sam
Midnight Hour Blues - Carr, Leroy & Scrapper Blackwell
Fat Mama Blues - Williams, Jabo
Never Mind Blues - Boyd, Georgia
Twelves (Dirty Dozen) - Arnold, Kokomo
Little Leg Woman - Williams, 'Big' Joe
That's What My Baby Likes - Jackson, Bessie
Good Whiskey Blues - Wheatstraw, Peetie
Strut That Thing - Loften, Cripple Clarence
Teasin' Brown Blues - Lasky, Louie
Cold Blooded Murder - Bumble Bee Slim
Baby You Gotta Change Your Mind - Fuller, Blind Boy
Ashes In My Whiskey - Davis, Walter
It's Cold In China Blues - Mississippi Moaner
Jockey Blues - Gillum, Bill 'Jazz'
Prisoner Blues - Clarke, George
Back Door Blues - Weldon, Casey Bill
Don't Sell It (Don'T Give It Away) - Woods, Buddy
Booker T Blues - Washboard Sam
Hard Scufflin' Blues - Doyle, Little Buddy
Jersey Belle Blues - Johnson, Lonnie
Baby Please Don't Tell On Me - McLennan, Tommy
East St Louis Blues - Smith, Faber & Jimmy Yancey
Bukka's Jitterbug Swing - White, Bukka
Can't You Read - Big Maceo
Life Is Like That - Memphis Slim
Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forest City Joe
Horse Shoe Boogie - Brown, Lee
Ruby Moore Blues - Brown, Lee
Lowland Blues - Brown, Lee
Round The World Boogie - Brown, Lee
Rock That Boogie - Gordon, Jimmie
Fast Life - Gordon, Jimmie
Mistreated Blues - Gordon, Jimmie
I Ain't Like That No More - Gordon, Jimmie
Chain Gang Blues - Temple, Johnny
Yum Yum Yum - Temple, Johnny
My Baby's Acting Funny - Gordon, Jimmie
It's Time To Go - Gordon, Jimmie
That Woman's A Pearl Diver - Gordon, Jimmie
Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame - Gordon, Jimmie
I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again - Temple, Johnny
Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill - Temple, Johnny
Dixie Flyer - Temple, Johnny
I Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out - Templec, Johnny
Rhythm Mama - Temple, Johnny
New Little Girl Little Girl - Brown, Lee
Budget-priced four disc box focusing on the formative period of the blues at the start of the 20th century. Features plenty of previously unreleased material and includes tracks by Blind Blake, Barbecue Bob, Mississippi Jo... more »hn Hurt, Frank Stokes, Tommy Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Son House, Kokomo Arnold, Cripple Clarence Lofton and others. Contains a total of 100 tracks. Comes housed in a sturdy, full color CD-sized slipcase box with each disc in a separate standard jewel case. 1999 release.« less
Budget-priced four disc box focusing on the formative period of the blues at the start of the 20th century. Features plenty of previously unreleased material and includes tracks by Blind Blake, Barbecue Bob, Mississippi John Hurt, Frank Stokes, Tommy Johnson, Victoria Spivey, Son House, Kokomo Arnold, Cripple Clarence Lofton and others. Contains a total of 100 tracks. Comes housed in a sturdy, full color CD-sized slipcase box with each disc in a separate standard jewel case. 1999 release.
Peter Gordon | Canberra, ACT Australia | 07/06/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This boxed set provides an excellent opportunity to add breadth to any blues collection. It's also an oustanding bargain at the price.
For the most part the compiler offers just one track per performer or group, with the tracks arranged in chronological order. The first two discs range from 1925 to late in 1930, the third covers the 1930's. The final disc changes the pattern. After five blues by different artists from the early 1940's we settle into multiple jump blues from Les Brown, Jimmie Gordon and Johnny Temple.
Until this final disc, however, the range is enormous, with a sprinkling of famous titles amid a wonderful array of undeserved obscurities. For the most part the sound is highly acceptable given the age and occasional rarity of the originals.
There's a substantial and useful booklet of about 40 pages, with full commentary and exhaustive discographic detail, as one should expect.
Even at the risk of a certain amount of duplication this is an excellent compilation, either for people new to this wonderful genre, or to those with greater experience. Unless you're remarkably expert, it's certain to widen horizons and introduce you to unfamiliar treasures. Buy it with confidence."
Broke, Black, and Blue
Teach | St. Augustine, FL | 05/28/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Outstanding collection of old blues sides, a great addition to anyone's collection. Even better, I bought it several years ago, new & unopened, from edwardrhamilton.com a discount bookseller sometimes offering great deals on music CD's and worth checking out. This is fine music covering a wide range of artists & styles."