Harmonica Blues: Mississippi, Memphis, Chicago - 1927-1941

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: L'Harmonica, des minstrels shows aux jug bands
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Shortnin' Bread	Robert Cooksey	2:41
2	Muscle Shoals Blues recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-19) harmonica: DeFord Bailey (on 1927-04-19)	De Ford Bailey	3:09
3	Pan American Blues recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-18) harmonica: DeFord Bailey (on 1927-04-18) part of: Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 183) recording of: Pan American Blues (on 1927-04-18)	De Ford Bailey	2:55
4	Blue Harmonica	Robert Cooksey	3:00
5	Kansas City Blues recorded in: Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-19) guitar: Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19) harmonica: Will Shade (on 1927-10-19) kazoo: Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19) vocals: Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19), Will Shade (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19)	Will Shade & Memphis Jug Band	2:55
6	Bay Rum Blues recorded in: New York, New York, United States (on 1928-05-07) bones and harmonica: El Watson (on 1928-05-07) recording of: Bay Rum Blues (on 1928-05-07) arranger: El Watson	El Watson	2:57
7	Riding the Blinds	Eddie Mapp	2:48
8	Devil in the Woodpile recording of: Devil in the Wood Pile writer: Noah Lewis	Noah Lewis	2:54
9	Mean Low Blues	Blues Birdhead	3:23
10	Save Me Some	Jed Davenport	2:50
11	Beale Street Breakdown	Jed Davenport	2:59
12	Man Trouble Blues #2	Jaybird Coleman	3:04
13	Mississippi Swamp Moan	Alfred Lewis	3:24
14	Ticket Agent Blues	Noah Lewis	2:39
15	Weary Trouble Blues	Hammie Nixon & Son Bonds	2:51
16	Trouble Trouble Blues	Hammie Nixon & Son Bonds	3:04
17	Sarah Jane recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-04-03, on 1936-04-04) guitar: Big Bill Broonzy (on 1936-04-03) harmonica and lead vocals: Jazz Gillum (on 1936-04-03, on 1936-04-04) recording of: Sarah Jane (in 1936) lyricist and composer: Jazz Gillum	Jazz Gillum	3:04
18	Field Mouse Stomp	Will Shade & Minnie Wallace	3:10

2▼CD: L'Harmonica, de Beale Street au Chicago Blues
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Insurance Policy Blues	Harper & Smith	2:47
2	Prisoner's Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-08-05) guitar: [unknown] (on 1936-08-05) harmonica: George Clarke (on 1936-08-05) vocals: George Clarke (on 1936-08-05)	George Clarke	3:11
3	Just Like Jesse James recorded in: Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14) electric guitar: George Barnes (on 1938-03-14) guitar: Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14) harmonica and lead vocals: Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14) washboard: Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)	Jazz Gillum	2:50
4	Sweet Sweet Woman recorded in: Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1938-03-14) electric guitar: George Barnes (on 1938-03-14) guitar: Big Bill Broonzy (on 1938-03-14) harmonica and lead vocals: Jazz Gillum (on 1938-03-14) washboard: Washboard Sam (on 1938-03-14)	Jazz Gillum	2:53
5	Grief Will Kill You	Big Walter Horton & Little Buddy Doyle	2:38
6	Lost Baby Blues	Big Walter Horton & Little Buddy Doyle	2:43
7	Sugar Mama Blues #2 recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1939-07-21) guitar: Big Bill Broonzy (on 1939-07-21) harmonica and lead vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1939-07-21) piano: Walter Davis (on 1939-07-21)	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson	3:09
8	You Can't Stop Me From Drinking guitar: Lonnie Johnson (on 1939-09-14) harmonica: Rhythm Willie (on 1939-09-14) piano: Lee Brown (on 1939-09-14) vocals: Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1939-09-14)	Rhythm Willie & Peetie Wheatstraw	2:33
9	Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown	Sonny Terry	2:37
10	Bedroom Stomp	Rhythm Willie	2:59
11	Hobo Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-04-03) guitar: Yank Rachell (on 1941-04-03) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1941-04-03) washboard: Washboard Sam (on 1941-04-03) washtub bass [imitation bass]: William Mitchell (on 1941-04-03) vocals: Yank Rachell (on 1941-04-03)	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Yank Rachell	3:31
12	Mattie Mae Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-04-04) guitar: Big Bill Broonzy (on 1941-04-04) harmonica and lead vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1941-04-04) piano: Blind John Davis (on 1941-04-04) washtub bass: William Mitchell (on 1941-04-04)	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Yank Rachell	3:08
13	Three Women Blues	Frank Edwards	3:00
14	What Will I Do?	Robert Nighthawk & Big Joe McCoy	3:11
15	She's Leaving Me recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-08-01) bass: Alfred Elkins (on 1941-08-01) harmonica: Robert Lee McCoy (on 1941-08-01) lead vocals: Walter Vinson (on 1941-08-01)	Robert Nighthawk & Walter Vincson	2:47
16	Uncle Sam Done Called recorded in: Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03) guitar: Willie Brown harmonica: Leroy Williams spoken vocals: Fiddlin’ Joe Martin vocals: Leroy Williams field recordings: Lewis Jones (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (on 1941-09-03) recorded at: Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)	Leroy Williams	5:09
17	Lou Della Blues	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Yank Rachell	2:51
18	She Don't Love Me That Way recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-11) guitar: “Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1941-12-11) harmonica and lead vocals: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1941-12-11) piano: Blind John Davis (on 1941-12-11) washboard: Washboard Sam (on 1941-12-11) washtub bass [imitation bass]: Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-11)	John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson	2:43

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3080082 [info]
ASIN:	FR: B00000AZ6N [info]

Release group

part of:	Frémeaux & Associés : Compilation (various artists) (order: 16)