Back to the Crossroads: The Roots of Robert Johnson

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Annotation

1. 1932
2. 1934
3. 1934
4. 1929
5. 1927
6. 1930
7. 1936
8. 1931
9. 1930
10. 1929
11. 1935
12. 1935
13. 1926
14. 1935
15. 1931
16. 1926
17. 1928
18. 1931
19. 1935
20. 1936
21. 1929
22. 1934
23. 1930

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Police Station Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw3:07
2Old Original Kokomo Blues
guitar and vocal:
Kokomo Arnold
recording of:
Old Original Kokomo Blues
writer:
Kokomo Arnold
Kokomo Arnold2:56
3Cruel Hearted Woman
Bumble Bee Slim2:49
4Roll and Tumble Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-14)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
publisher:
Copyright Control
recording of:
Roll and Tumble Blues (on 1929-03-14)
writer:
Albert Luandrew and Hambone Willie Newbern
publisher:
BMG Rights Management
Hambone Willie Newbern3:04
5Life Saver Blues
Lonnie Johnson3:10
6Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks3:16
7Hittin' the Bottle Stomp
recorded in:
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1936-07-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1936-07-20)
piano:
Cooney Vaughn (on 1936-07-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (on 1936-07-20)
Mississippi Jook Band2:38
8Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James3:00
9My Black Mama, Part 1
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
slide guitar:
Son House (in 1930-06)
vocals:
Son House (in 1930-06)
recording of:
My Black Mama, Part 1
writer:
Son House
Son House3:10
10Georgia Bound
Blind Blake3:23
11When the Sun Goes Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1935-02-25)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) (on 1935-02-25)
writer:
Leroy Carr
Leroy Carr2:58
12Sissy Man Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:09
13Your Enemy Cannot Harm You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-12-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn (on 1926-12-08)
Rev. Edward W. Clayborn3:03
14Lead Pencil Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-05-14)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy and Johnny Temple
lead vocals:
Johnny Temple
recording of:
Lead Pencil Blues (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Temple
Johnny Temple3:07
1522-20 Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Skip James
Skip James2:52
16Dry Southern Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1926-03)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1926-03)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:58
17Kokomo Blues
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
vocals:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-16)
Scrapper Blackwell3:05
18Things 'Bout Coming My Way
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1931-02-10, on 1934-03-23)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Kenneth Goldstein
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1931-02-10, on 1934-03-23)
piano:
Georgia Tom (on 1931-02-10)
solo guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-23)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1931-02-10)
Tampa Red3:28
19King of Spades
piano:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1935-07-20)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1935-07-20)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:08
20Oh Red
The Harlem Hamfats2:39
21You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
guitar:
Charley Patton (from 1929-11 until 1929-12)
vocals:
Charley Patton (from 1929-11 until 1929-12)
Charley Patton2:58
22Milk Cow Blues
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2014)
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (Kokomo Arnold's version) (on 1934-09-10)
lyricist and arranger:
Kokomo Arnold
composer:
[traditional] and Kokomo Arnold
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., MCA, Inc., State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal and Universal Music Corp.
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold3:10
23Preachin' the Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
slide guitar:
Son House (in 1930-06)
vocals:
Son House (in 1930-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2017)
recording of:
Preachin' Blues, Part 1 (on 1930-05-28)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:03

Credits

Release

liner notes and producer:Elijah Wald
remastering:Richard Nevins
illustration:Robert Van Nutt
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/5863112 [info]