Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Atlanta - The Evolution of Atlanta Blues

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1Worrying Blues
guitar and spoken vocals:
Tampa Joe (on 1929-03-12)
violin:
Eddie Anthony (on 1929-03-12)
vocals:
Eddie Anthony (on 1929-03-12)
Macon Ed & Tampa Joe3:14
2Shelby County Workhouse Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-13)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-13)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-13)
Hambone Willie Newbern2:58
3Old Rock Island Blues
Lonnie Coleman3:17
4Ball and Chain Blues
guitar:
Peg Leg Howell (on 1929-04-13)
mandolin and spoken vocals:
Jim Hill (on 1929-04-13)
vocals:
Peg Leg Howell (on 1929-04-13)
Peg Leg Howell & Jim Hill3:05
5This Is Not the Stove to Brown Your Bread
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-11-27)
vocals:
Alfoncy Harris (on 1929-11-27) and Bethenea Harris (on 1929-11-27)
Harris & Harris2:35
6Framer's Blues
Eli Framer3:10
7She Shook Her Gin
Barbecue Bob3:14
8Brown Skin Woman
Pillie Bolling3:25
9Snigglin' Blues
Barefoot Bill2:41
10You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:14
11Coffee Grinder Blues
Jaybird Coleman3:08
12Furniture Man
Lil McClintock3:19
13South Carolina Rag
Blind Willie Walker3:12
14I'm On My Way Down Home
Georgia Cotton Pickers3:17
15Buggy Jail House Blues
Lillie Mae2:45
16Giving It Away
Birmingham Jug Band3:16
17What's That Tastes Like Gravy
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-11)
guitar:
David Crockett (on 1930-12-11)
wind instruments [stovepipe] and lead vocals:
Stovepipe No. 1 (on 1930-12-11)
King David’s Jug Band3:10
18What Kind of Scent Is This
Bo Carter3:29
19Bed Spring Poker
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1931-10-25)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1931-10-25)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1931-10-25)
recording of:
Bed Spring Poker (on 1931-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lonnie Carter
Mississippi Sheiks3:14
20Talkin' to You Wimmen About the Blues
Mary Willis & Blind Willie McTell3:07
21Dekalb Chain Gang
Fred McMullen3:08
22Decatur Street 81
Georgia Browns2:48
23Hard Times Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-01-19)
guitar:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-01-19)
vocals:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19)
Buddy Moss3:19
24Atlanta Town
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle [one-string fiddle]:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (on 1935-10-31)
washboard and lead vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
Chasey Collins2:39
25Dying Crapshooter's Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:11
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