Title: Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways (Various Artists) Artist: Various Artists Label: Smithsonian Folkways Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 093074013410 Genre: Blues Release Date: 2026-06-12 Number of Discs: 2 Additional Details: REISSUE
Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communities?for over a century, channeling transcendent?grief?and strength. ?In the mid-20th?century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends?such as?Lightnin' Hopkins, ?Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth?Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. ?Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways?spans half a century and features?these and other?foundational?figures in blues history performing?in the?Delta, ?St. ?Louis, Southwest, ?Piedmont, ?and Chicago?styles. ?From boogie to ballads?and?laced with?innuendo and irony, this classic collection?is available on vinyl for the first time on?two LPs?with?extensive notes by?musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.
Tracks: 1.1 Old Jabo 1.2 Mule-Ridin' Blues 1.3 Joggie Boogie 1.4 Black Woman 1.5 Mercury Blues 1.6 Ran the Blues Out of My Window 1.7 Leaving Blues 1.8 One Dime Blues 1.9 County Farm Blues 1.10 Clog Dance (Stomping Blues) 1.11 Boll Weevil 1.12 Nickel's Worth of Liver 1.13 Don't Leave Me Here 1.14 Jimmy Bell 1.15 Candy Man 1.16 Beer Drinking Woman 1.17 Come Go Home with Me 1.18 Careless Love 1.19 I Asked Her If She Loved Me 1.20 Rising Sun 1.21 Pony Blues 1.22 Vicksburg Blues 1.23 Vastopol 1.24 Drifting Along Blues 1.25 Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go 1.26 Don't Lie Buddy
