Delta Blues: Milestones of Legends

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Blues Giants
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1High Sheriff Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charlie Patton (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charlie Patton (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton3:10
2Mississipie Country Blues
Son House2:51
3Clarksdale Moan
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Clarksdale Moan (on 1930-05-28)
lyricist and composer:
Son House
Son House2:57
4God Don’t Never Change
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-10)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-10)
recording of:
God Don't Never Change (on 1929-12-10)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson2:59
5Packin’ Trunk Blues
Lead Belly2:56
6I Believe I’ll Make a Change
Casey Bill Weldon3:03
7When the War Was On
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
[unknown] (on 1929-12-11), Angeline Johnson (on 1929-12-11) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
When the War Was On (on 1929-12-11)
writer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:04
8Black 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 Jefferson2:53
9The Prodigal Son
guitar:
Joshua White
piano:
Walter Roland
vocals:
Joshua White
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
Joshua White2:58
10Away Down in the Ally Blues
Lonnie Johnson2:52
11My Black Mama, Part One
Son House3:12
12My Black Mama, Part Two
Son House3:18
13Touch It Up and Go
Sonny Terry2:25
14Hittin’ the Bottom Stomp
Mississippi John Hurt2:39
15Somebody’s Been Borrowing That Stuff
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1935-02-25) and Big Joe Williams (on 1935-02-25)
lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (on 1935-02-25)
Big Joe Williams3:04
16Greystone Blues
recorded in:
Chris Strachwitz cabin near Holy City, CA, California, United States (on 1960-10-05)
guitar:
Big Joe Williams
vocals:
Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams2:32
17Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing
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)
publisher:
Wabash Music Co.
recording of:
Bukka’s Jitterbug Swing (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:39
18Homesick and Lonesme Blues
Blind Boy Fuller3:10
19Dry Spell Blues, 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)
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
20Dry Spell Blues, Part 2
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar:
Son House
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)
Son House3:14
21Broke Down Engine
Blind Willie McTell2:47
22Shake ’Em Down
Mississippi Fred McDowell3:21
23My Baby Don’t Love Me
John Lee Hooker3:03
2▶CD: Charley Patton
3▶CD: Son House
4▶CD: Robert Johnson
5▶CD: Bukka White
6▶CD: Big Joe Williams
7▶CD: Leadbelly
8▶CD: Skip James
9▶CD: Mississippi John Hurt / Blind Willie Johnson
10▶CD: Muddy Waters