Title: Rough Guide To The Roots Of The Blues (Various Artists) Artist: Various Artists Label: World Music Network Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 605633139723 Genre: Blues Release Date: 2020-02-28 Number of Discs: 1
2020 release. From the earthy guitar-driven country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton to the sequined glamour of the classic blues singers Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, this Rough Guide charts the early recorded history of the blues through it's key pioneers.
Tracks: 1.1 When the Levee Breaks - By Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie 1.2 Kokomo Blues - By Scrapper Blackwell 1.3 Stack O'Lee Blues - By Ma Rainey 1.4 West Coast Blues - By Blind Blake 1.5 Fishing Blues - By Henry Thomas 1.6 Stealin', Stealin' - By Memphis Jug Band 1.7 T.B. Blues - By Victoria Spivey 1.8 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - By Blind Lemon Jefferson 1.9 Cow Cow Blues - By Cow Cow Davenport 1.10 Mother's Children Have a Hard Time - By Blind Willie Johnson 1.11 Brown Skin Blues - By Dick Justice 1.12 Devil and My Brown Blues - By Bo Weevil Jackson 1.13 Got the Blues, Can't Be Satisfied - By Mississippi John Hurt 1.14 Roll and Tumble Blues - By Hambone Willie Newbern 1.15 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - By Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith 1.16 Section Gang Blues - By Texas Alexander 1.17 Statesboro Blues - By Blind Willie McTell 1.18 The Dirty Dozen - By Speckled Red 1.19 Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues - By Charley Patton 1.20 Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) - By Jimmie Rodgers 1.21 St. Louis Blues - By Bessie Smith 1.22 All I Want Is a Spoonful - By Papa Charlie Jackson 1.23 Bottleneck Blues - By Weaver ; Beasley 1.24 It's Tight Like That - No. 2 - By Tampa Red and Georgia Tom 1.25 Canned Heat Blues - By Tommy Johnson
