The Rough Guide to Delta Blues (Vol. 2)

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1District Attorney Blues
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 White2:40
2Fare Thee Well Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-20)
guitar:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
vocals:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
Joe Callicott3:09
3Can I Do It for You? — Part 1
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-02-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-02-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe3:08
4Cherry Ball Blues
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
recording of:
Cherry Ball Blues (in 1931-02)
writer:
Skip James
Skip James2:48
5Little Leg Woman
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1935-02-25)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1935-02-25)
Big Joe Williams3:03
6Shake ’em on Down
Bo Carter3:08
7Good Boy Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1930-07-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Arthur Pettis (on 1930-07-25)
vocals:
Arthur Pettis (on 1930-07-25)
Arthur Petties3:09
8It’s Killin’ Me
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-08-16)
guitar:
[unknown] (on 1934-08-16) and Poor Boy Lofton (on 1934-08-16)
lead vocals:
Poor Boy Lofton (on 1934-08-16)
vocals:
[unknown] (on 1934-08-16)
Willie “Poor Boy” Lofton2:52
9Down the Big Road Blues
Mattie Delaney3:10
10Shake It and Break It (But Don’t Let It Fall Mama)
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Shake It & Break It (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Charley Patton3:05
11Rolling Stone — Part 1
Robert Wilkins2:51
12I’ll Overcome Some Day
guitar:
Virginia Bracey (on 1930-12-17) and Caldwell Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
lead vocals:
Caldwell Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
vocals:
Mississippi Bracey (on 1930-12-17)
recorded at:
King Edward Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1930-12-17)
Mississippi Bracey3:12
13Maggie Campbell Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-04)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-04) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1928-02-04)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-04)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-04)
recording of:
Maggie Campbell (on 1928-02-04)
writer:
[traditional]
Tommy Johnson3:25
14Happy Home Blues
Mississippi Matilda2:45
15Dry Spell Blues — 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)
recorded at:
Paramount Records Studio in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Dry Spell Blues, Part 1 (on 1930-05-28)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:08
16Pony Blues
Sonny Boy Nelson2:06
17Ham Hound Crave
Rube Lacy2:52
18All Night Long Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
piano:
Louise Johnson (on 1930-05-28)
spoken vocals [speech]:
Willie Brown (on 1930-05-28) and Son House (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Louise Johnson (on 1930-05-28)
Louise Johnson3:05
19Saturday Blues
Ishman Bracey3:27
20Vicksburg Stomp
recording of:
Vicksburg Stomp (on 1930-12-15)
composer:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy
Mississippi Mud Steppers3:05
21Future Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Willie Brown (in 1930-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Willie Brown (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Willie Brown (on 1930-05-28, in 1930-06)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2020/2021)
recording of:
Future Blues (on 1930-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Brown
Willie Brown2:59
22Cottonfield Blues — Part 1
Garfield Akers2:53
23Grand-Daddy Blues
Jelly Jaw Short3:11
24Mississippi Moan
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1935-10-20)
guitar and lead vocals:
The Mississippi Moaner (on 1935-10-20)
vocals:
The Mississippi Moaner (on 1935-10-20)
The Mississippi Moaner2:29
25Big Boat Whistle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-05-14)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1935-05-14) and Johnny Temple (on 1935-05-14)
lead vocals:
Johnny Temple (on 1935-05-14)
Johnny Temple3:22
26Mississippi Bottom Blues
Kid Bailey2:50

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part of:Music Rough Guides (number: 1417) (order: 416)