Beauty of the Blues: Roots n' Blues Sampler

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Tracklist

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1Traveling Riverside Blues
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:
Traveling Riverside Blues (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson2:49
2Southern Can Is Mine
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
recording of:
Southern Can Is Mine (on 1931-10-23)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:15
3Vas Y Carrement (Step It Fast)
Amédée Breaux2:56
4Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away)
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1937-10-30)
double bass:
[unknown] (on 1937-10-30)
guitar:
[unknown] and Oscar “Buddy” Woods
piano:
Kitty Gray (on 1937-10-30)
vocals:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods (on 1937-10-30)
recording of:
Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away (on 1937-10-30)
composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods
Buddy Woods & The Wampus Cats2:33
5Homeless Blues
Willie Smith3:12
6Signifying Monkey
The Big Three Trio2:54
7No More Troubles Now
recording of:
No More Troubles Now
composer:
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson3:16
8Horny Frog
Big Bill Broonzy3:12
9Lollypop
piano:
Wesley Wilson (on 1933-01-04)
vocals:
Coots Grant (on 1933-01-04) and Socks Wilson (on 1933-01-04)
Hunter and Jenkins2:59
10Hot Fingers
Blind Willie Dunn & Lonnie Johnson2:59
11You've Got Something There
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1939-07-12)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1939-07-12) and Sonny Jones (on 1939-07-12)
washboard:
Bull City Red (on 1939-07-12)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1939-07-12)
Blind Boy Fuller2:48
12I Hate to See the Sun Go Down
Memphis Minnie2:45
13God's Got a Crown
Arizona Dranes2:59
14Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
Bessie Smith3:29
15If You Take Me Back
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-12-17)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1940-12-17)
guitar:
Joe McCoy (on 1940-12-17)
harmonica:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1940-12-17)
mandolin:
Charlie McCoy (on 1940-12-17)
washboard:
Amanda Sortier (on 1940-12-17)
vocals:
Joe McCoy (on 1940-12-17)
Big Joe & His Washboard Band2:46
16You Don't Know My Mind
Lead Belly3:04
17Is That a Monkey You Got?
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-05-02)
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-05-02)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Jazz Gillum (on 1941-05-02)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1941-05-02)
Jazz Gillum2:48
18St. Louis Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-01-14)
cornet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1925-01-14)
harmonium:
Fred Longshaw (on 1925-01-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (on 1925-01-14)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1925-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Bessie Smith3:10