Definitive Delta Blues

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1Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music, Horoscope Music and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Robert Johnson?:??
2Am I Right or Am I Wrong?
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
Son House?:??
3You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone
Muddy Waters?:??
4Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
5Build a Cave
David 'Honeyboy' Edwards?:??
6Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White?:??
7Take a Little Walk With Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-30)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1941-07-30)
washtub bass [imitation bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-07-30)
vocals:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1941-07-30)
Robert Lockwood Jr?:??
8Trouble Hearted Blues
Ishman Bracey?:??
9She's a Married Woman
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (in 1949)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (in 1949)
membranophone:
Singleton Palmer (in 1949)
Big Joe Williams?:??
10I'm So Glad
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
recording of:
I’m So Glad (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control, Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
Skip James?:??
11I Love My Baby
Tommy McClennan?:??
12Landing Blues
John Lee Hooker?:??
13Last Time Blues
Papa Charlie McCoy?:??
14I'm Getting Wild About Her
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-03-27)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-03-27)
washtub bass and washtub bass [imitation bass]:
William Mitchell (on 1941-03-27)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1941-03-27)
Big Joe Williams?:??
15Special Agent Blues
Sleepy John Estes?:??
16Shake Them Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
recording of:
Shake ’Em On Down (on 1937-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
publisher:
Conrad Music
Bukka White?:??
17Shake It and Break It
recording of:
Shake It & Break It
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Charley Patton?:??
18Milk Cow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1926-06-25, on 1926-06-26)
guitar:
Papa Freddie (on 1926-06-25) and Freddie Spruell (on 1926-06-26)
lead vocals:
Papa Freddie (on 1926-06-25)
spoken vocals:
[unknown] (on 1926-06-25)
vocals:
Freddie Spruell (on 1926-06-25)
Freddie Spruell?:??
19Little School Girl
L.C. Greene?:??
20Ain't No Telling
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
21Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson?:??
22Love in Vain
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1937-06-20)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1937-06-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
a makeshift studio located in the Brunswick Records Building (on 1937-06-20)
recording of:
Love in Vain Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson?:??
23Moon Going Down
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
additional guitar:
Willie Brown (on 1930-05-28)
guitar:
Charley Patton (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Moon Going Down (on 1930-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton
Charley Patton?:??
24Special Steam Lines
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
Bukka White?:??
25My Pencil Won't Write No More
Bo Carter?:??