Roots & Blues

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective (1925–1950), Vol. 1
2▶CD: Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective (1925–1950), Vol. 2
3▶CD: Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective (1925–1950), Vol. 3
4▶CD: Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective (1925–1950), Vol. 4
5▶CD: Legends of the Blues, Volume One
6▶CD: Legends of the Blues, Volume Two
7▶CD: Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers
8▶CD: The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel
9▶CD: The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel, Vol. 2
10▶CD: Lonnie Johnson: Steppin’ on the Blues
11▶CD: Preachin’ the Gospel: Holy Blues
12▶CD: Good Time Blues: Harmonicas, Kazoos, Washboards & Cow‐Bells
13▶CD: News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is
14▶CD: Booze & The Blues
15▶CD: Messed Up in Love… and Other Tales of Woe
16▼CD: Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollipops
#TitleArtistLength
1Sam the Hotdog Man
Lil Johnson3:02
2My Stove’s in Good Condition
Lil Johnson2:58
3Wipe It Off
Lonnie Johnson3:20
4The Best Jockey in Town
recording of:
The Best Jockey in Town (in 1931)
lyricist and composer:
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson2:57
5Shave ’Em Dry I
partial recording of:
Shave 'em Dry
lyricist and composer:
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan2:52
6Shave ’Em Dry II
partial recording of:
Shave 'em Dry
lyricist and composer:
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan3:09
7He’s Just My Size
Lillie Mae Kirkman2:51
8If It Don’t Fit (Don’t Force It)
Barrel House Annie2:53
9Furniture Man Blues, Part 1
Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson3:08
10Furniture Man Blues, Part 2
Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson3:10
11My Pencil Won’t Write No More
Bo Carter2:57
12Banana in Your Fruit Basket
Bo Carter3:10
13Get ’Em From the Peanut Man (Hot Nuts)
Lil Johnson3:13
14Get ’Em From the Peanut Man (The New Hot Nuts)
Lil Johnson2:58
15Driving That Thing
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
spoken vocals:
[unknown]
vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
recording of:
Driving That Thing (on 1930-02-17)
composer:
Bo Carter and Walter Jacobs
Mississippi Sheiks3:25
16Bed 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 Sheiks3:13
17Lollypop
piano:
Wesley Wilson (on 1933-01-04)
vocals:
Coots Grant (on 1933-01-04) and Socks Wilson (on 1933-01-04)
Hunter and Jenkins3:00
18Meat Cuttin’ Blues
piano:
Wesley Wilson (on 1933-01-04)
vocals:
Coots Grant (on 1933-01-04) and Socks Wilson (on 1933-01-04)
Hunter and Jenkins2:58
19You Got to Give Me Some of It
Buddy Moss3:10
20Butcher Shop Blues
Bernice Edwards3:07
17▶CD: Cajun, Vol. 1: Abbeville Breakdown 1929–1939
18▶CD: Cajun Party: Fais Do‐Do
19▶CD: White Country Blues 1926–1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue, Vol. 1
20▶CD: White Country Blues 1926–1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue, Vol. 2