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Various Artists
Blues Classics
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, R&B, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee - Traditional
2. Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues, Pt. 1 - Jackson, Jim [1]
3. How Long, How Long Blues - Carr, Leroy
4. Cow Cow Blues - Davenport, Cow Cow
5. It's Tight Like That - Dorsey, Thomas A.
6. Trouble in Mind - Jones, Richard [1]
7. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Smith, Pinetop
8. That's No Way to Get Along - Wilkins, Robert
9. What's the Matter with the Mill? - McCoy, Joe [1]
10. Things 'Bout Coming My Way - Hill, Sam
11. Milk Cow Blues - Arnold, Kokomo
12. Dirty Mother for You - Memphis Minnie
13. The Honeydripper - Sykes, Roosevelt
14. Lone Wolf Blues - Woods, Oscar
15. The Black Ace - Turner, B.K.
16. Crazy With the Blues - Bunch, William
17. If You See My Pigmeat - Allen, Fulton
18. Down the Highway - Pickett, Charlie
19. Floating Bridge - Estes, Sleepy John
20. Mr. Johnson's Swing - Johnson, Lonnie
21. Truckin' Thru Traffic - Jordan, Charlie
22. The Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Woman Cryin' for Her Man - Williams, J. Mayo
23. This Train - Tharpe, Sister Rose
24. Fine and Mellow - Holiday, Billie
25. Friar's Point Blues - McCullum, Robert
Track Listings (27) - Disc #2
1. Piney Brown Blues - Johnson, Pete [Pian
2. Confessin' the Blues - Brown, Walter
3. I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town - Jordan, Louis [1]
4. Blow Top Blues - Feather, Leonard
5. Let the Good Times Roll - Moore, Fleecie
6. I Can't Be Satisfied - Morganfield, McKinl
7. Sweet Black Angel - Nighthawk, Robert
8. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
9. Playin' Myself the Blues - Gant, Cecil
10. That's All Right - Rogers, Jimmy [Blue
11. Long Distance Call - Morganfield, McKinl
12. Juke - Little Walter
13. Hound Dog - Leiber, Jerry
14. 24 Hours - Boyd, Eddie
15. I'm Wild About You Baby - Shad, Bob
16. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Dixon, Willie [1]
17. Okie Dokie Stomp - Davis, Pluma
18. Reconsider Baby - Fulson, Lowell
19. My Babe - Dixon, Willie [1]
20. I'm a Man - Diddley, Bo
21. Don't Start Me to Talkin' - Williamson, Sonny B
22. Pack Fair and Square - Price, Walter Travi
23. Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf
24. Texas Flood - Davis, Larry [1]
25. As the Years Go Passing By - Malone, Deadric
26. Checkin' Up on My Baby - Williamson, Sonny B
27. First Time I Met the Blues - Montgomery, Eurreal
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
1. Got My Mojo Working [Live] - Foster, Preston [2]
2. Driving Wheel - Sykes, Roosevelt
3. I Pity the Fool - Malone, Deadric
4. The Red Rooster - Dixon, Willie [1]
5. I Ain't Superstitious - Dixon, Willie [1]
6. Turn on Your Love Light - Malone, Deadric
7. Stormy Monday - Walker, T-Bone
8. Frosty - Collins, Albert [1]
9. Homework - Clark, Dave
10. Bring It on Home - Dixon, Willie [1]
11. How Blue Can You Get? - Feather, Leonard
12. Killing Floor - Burnett, Chester
13. It Serves You Right to Suffer - Hooker, John Lee
14. Wang Dang Doodle - Dixon, Willie [1]
15. Don't Answer the Door - Johnson, Mark [2]
16. I'm in the Mood - Besman, Bernard
17. Tell Mama - Carter, Clarence [1
18. I'd Rather Go Blind - Foster, Bill
19. Paying the Cost to Be the Boss - King, Riley
20. The Thrill Is Gone - Darnell, Rick

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Blues Classics
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mca
Original Release Date: 7/30/1996
Release Date: 7/30/1996
Album Type: Box set
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, R&B, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Chicago Blues, Delta Blues, Vocal Blues, Traditional Blues, Regional Blues, Memphis Blues, Texas Blues, East Coast Blues, St. Louis Blues, Electric Blues, Acoustic Blues, Modern Blues, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, By Decade, 1950s, 1960s, Soul, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 008811144128

CD Reviews

An excellent blues collection

Gregory S Sones | Houston, Texas USA | 07/10/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I own tons of blues CD's and records but I find myself going back to this collection over and over again. The songs represent some of the strongest recordings by the masters of the blues. Whether your interest is delta blues, piano blues, jump blues, Chicago blues or smooth urban blues; you'll find plenty to peak your ear. If you're lucky as I was, you'll find some unfamiliar and great artists to lead you down new musical roads. Some of my personal favorites are: That's No Way to Get Along - Robert Wilkins, What's the Matter with the Mill? - Kansas Joe McCoy, Floating Bridge - Sleepy John Estes, Mother Earth - Memphis Slim, It Serves You Right to Suffer - John Lee Hooker- just to name a few. Since I've got a 1,000 word limit in this review it prevents me from listing every great track on the collection and all the reasons you should purchase it. Suffice to say, buy it now and you won't be sorry!"

A Shining Addition to Any Collection

james5113 | Seattle, Washington USA | 03/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The consolidation of record companies is generally bad, but this 3-CD box set was only possible because MCA acquired the rights to some outstanding early "race" record labels (Vocalion, Decca) and classy early R&B (e.g. Chess). The result is an intelligent, sequenced collection that is much more than a jarring, random assortment of songs by blues masters. Starting with the Delta blues, the mix seems subtly slanted in favor of bawdy, roadhouse-style blues performances--why it's the devil's music and you can't stay away from it. Whether it's Peetie Wheatstraw, Louis Jordan, John Lee Hooker or Etta James, these performances will seduce you. Good quality sound throughout (even the old stuff), with a handsome booklet."

Best Collection of Classic Blues!

james5113 | 04/11/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have purchased a lot of Blues recordings recently, but for a single purchase, this collection would be the best. It has the one or two most recognized songs from the most prominent Blues artists from 1927 to 1969, without the "scratches" of the old '78's!!!"