The Blues: The Best of 1920–1996

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Pre‐War Blues
#TitleArtistLength
1Black Snake Moan
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1929-03)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1929-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Black Snake Moan (in 1925)
writer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:52
2Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3:23
3Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time
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)
recording of:
Mother's Children Have a Hard Time (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:24
4Roosevelt Blues
piano and lead vocals:
Roosevelt Sykes
recording of:
Roosevelt's Blues
lyricist and composer:
Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes2:49
5Me and My Whiskey
Barbecue Bob3:09
6Diddle‐Da‐Diddle
Georgia Cotton Pickers3:00
7Got the Blues for Murder Only
recording of:
Got the Blues for Murder Only (on 1930-11-22)
composer:
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson3:25
8Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. and Mayfair Music Corp.
Mississippi Sheiks3:15
9Pigmeat Is What I Crave
Bo Carter2:51
10Police Station Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-03-15)
guitar and lead vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1932-03-15)
Peetie Wheatstraw3:05
11B & O Blues No. 2 #1
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-21) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-21)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-21)
recording of:
B and O Blues No.2 (on 1933-09-21)
Blind Willie McTell3:02
12Revenue Man Blues
guitar:
Charley Patton (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton2:42
13Rukus Juice and Chittlin’
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-08)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1934-11-08) and Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1934-11-08)
percussion:
Robert Burse (on 1934-11-08)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (on 1934-11-08)
other vocals [scat]:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-08)
recording of:
Ruckus Juice & Chittlin’ (on 1934-11-08)
writer:
[unknown]
Memphis Jug Band2:53
14Dead Cats on the Line
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25)
piano:
Georgia Tom (on 1932-02-04) and Thomas A. Dorsey (on 1934-04-25)
vocals:
Georgia Tom (on 1932-02-04), Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25) and Thomas A. Dorsey (on 1934-04-25)
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom2:47
15Blues Before Sunrise
recording of:
Blues Before Sunrise
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell3:31
16I Keep On Drinking (to Drive My Blues Away) Part 2
Bumble Bee Slim3:05
2▶CD: Pre‐War Blues
3▶CD: Women Got the Blues
4▶CD: The Blues Revival to the Present