Definitive Delta Blues

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1Delta Blues
Big Joe Williams?:??
2Country Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Muddy Waters (in 1941-08)
recorded at:
Stovall in Mississippi, United States
recording of:
Country Blues #2
writer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters?:??
3Stagolee
David “Honeyboy” Edwards?:??
4Death Valley Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-09-11)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1941-09-11)
washtub bass:
Joe McCoy (on 1941-09-11)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1941-09-11)
recording of:
Death Valley Blues (on 1941-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup?:??
5Black Spider Blues
Robert Lockwood, Jr.?:??
6Highway No.51
Tommy McClennan?:??
7Candy Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
8Hellhound on My Trail
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)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Hellhound on My Trail (on 1937-06-20)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
Cadmean Dawn
Robert Johnson?:??
9Early in the Morning
recording of:
Early One Morning
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall E. Sehorn
Elmore James?:??
10Hobo Jungle Blues
Sleepy John Estes?:??
11Motherless and Fatherless Blues
Papa Charlie McCoy?:??
12Blue Harvest Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
13Aberdeen Mississippi 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)
recording of:
Aberdeen Mississippi Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White?:??
14Banana Your Fruit Basket
Bo Carter?:??
15My Black Mama, 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)
recording of:
My Black Mama, Part 1
writer:
Son House
Son House?:??
16Left Alone Blues
Ishman Bracey?:??
17Nobody's Fault But Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional]
Blind Willie Johnson?:??
181951 Blues
Luther Huff?:??
19Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2011)
recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James?:??
20Rockin' Chair Blues
Robert Petway?:??
21Something Gonna Happen to You
Kansas Joe McCoy?:??
22Joe's Jump
Joe Hill Louis?:??
23Cool Drink Water of Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-03)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-03) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1928-02-03)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (on 1928-02-03)
recording of:
Cool Drink of Water Blues (on 1928-02-03)
writer:
Tommy Johnson
Tommy Johnson?:??
24Rootin' Ground Hog
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-05-05)
guitar:
Robert Lee McCoy (on 1937-05-05) and Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1937-05-05)
lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1937-05-05)
Big Joe Williams?:??
25Cross Road Blues
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-27)
recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”) (on 1936-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited, Encore Music, King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson?:??
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