15 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920's: Vol. 1

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[Booklet]:
Front panel: 15 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's: Vol. 1
Inner panels: 12 classic blues songs from the 1920's plus 3 bonus tracks!

[Tray card]:
Newly remastered from the finest copies of the original 78 rpm records

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Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistLength
1He’s in the Jailhouse Now
Blind Blake2:47
2No Job Blues
Ramblin’ Thomas3:11
322-20 Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Skip James
Skip James2:51
4Rising High Water Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927)
piano:
George Perkins (in 1927, in 1927-05)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1927, in 1927-05)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:30
5Down the Dirt Road Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton
Charley Patton2:55
6Death Cell Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:06
7Rough Rugged Blues
Bumble Bee Slim3:10
8Dry Spell Blues
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 House3:10
9Bad Feeling Blues
Blind Blake2:31
10Beale Town Bound
guitar:
Dan Sane and Frank Stokes
lead vocals:
Frank Stokes
The Beale Street Sheiks2:55
11Black Snake Dream Blues
piano:
George Perkins (in 1927-06)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1927-06)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:40
12Dead Drunk Blues
Ma Rainey2:52
13I Want Someone to Love Me
Tommy Johnson2:57
14Cold Woman Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1929-11)
guitar:
Blind Joe Reynolds (in 1929-11)
vocals:
Blind Joe Reynolds (in 1929-11)
Blind Joe Reynolds2:57
15Times Has Done Got Hard
King Solomon Hill3:12

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