New. Classic Blues From Smithsonian
Various Artists
New. Classic Blues From Smithsonian
Various Artists
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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 Recordings 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.
Contents and tracklist
1 - Old Jabo - Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee
2 - Mule-Ridin’ Blues - Big Bill Broonzy
3 - Joggie Boogie - Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon
4 - Black Woman - Vera Hall
5 - Mercury Blues - K. C. Douglas
6 - Ran the Blues Out of My Window - Roosevelt Sykes
7 - Leaving Blues - Lead Belly
8 - One Dime Blues - Etta Baker
9 - County Farm Blues - Son House
10 - Clog Dance (Stomping Blues) - Champion Jack Dupree
11 - Boll Weevil - Pink Anderson
12 - Nickel’s Worth of Liver - Edith North Johnson and Henry Brown
13 - Don’t Leave Me Here - Big Joe Williams
14 - Jimmy Bell - Cat-Iron
15 - Candy Man - Rev. Gary Davis
16 - Beer Drinking Woman - Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon
17 - Come Go Home with Me - Lightnin' Hopkins
18 - Careless Love - Josh White
19 - I Asked Her If She Loved Me - Henry Townsend
20 - Rising Sun - Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry
21 - Pony Blues - David "Honeyboy" Edwards
22 - Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery
23 - Vastopol - Elizabeth Cotten
24 - Drifting Along Blues - Lonnie Johnson
25 - Oh Baby, You Don’t Have to Go - The Chambers Brothers
26 - Don’t Lie Buddy - Lead Belly, Josh White
