The Essential Recordings of Slide Guitar Blues

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1You Can’t Keep No Brown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bo Weavil Jackson (in 1926-08)
publisher:
Copyright Control
recording of:
You Can’t Keep No Brown (on 1926-08-02)
Bo Weavil Jackson3:15
2Jack o’ Diamonds Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-05)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1926-05)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1926-05)
recording of:
Jack o’ Diamonds Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:48
3Guitar Rag
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-04-13)
guitar:
Sylvester Weaver
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc.
Sylvester Weaver3:02
4Falling Down Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (on 1927-10-09)
performer:
Furry Lewis (on 1927-10-09)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Falling Down Blues
writer:
Robert Wilkins
Furry Lewis2:54
5Mama, ’tain’t Long fo’ Day
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-18)
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1927-10-18)
publisher:
Peer Music
recording of:
Mama, 't ain't Long fo' Day (on 1928-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell2:58
6Dark Was the Night
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional]
composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:22
7So Lonesome
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
recording of:
So Lonesome
lyricist and composer:
Ramblin’ Thomas
Ramblin’ Thomas2:47
8Roll and Tumble Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-14)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-14)
publisher:
Copyright Control
recording of:
Roll and Tumble Blues (on 1929-03-14)
writer:
Albert Luandrew and Hambone Willie Newbern
publisher:
BMG Rights Management
Hambone Willie Newbern3:04
9A Spoonful 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:
A Spoonful Blues (on 1929-06-14)
composer:
Charley Patton
Charley Patton3:14
10Walking Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [2d guitar]:
Charley Patton or Willie Brown
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
slide guitar:
Son House (in 1930-06)
vocals:
Son House (in 1930-06)
publisher:
Copyright Control
recorded at:
Paramount Records Studio in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Walking Blues
writer:
Son House
Son House3:00
11Atlanta Moan
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-05)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Atlanta Moan
writer:
Hudson Whittaker
Barbecue Bob3:09
12Whoopee Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-01)
publisher:
Prestige Music ltd.
recording of:
Whoopee Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
King Solomon Hill3:09
13Packin’ Trunk
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-01-23)
publisher:
Columbia
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
Lead Belly2:58
14Denver Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-03-23)
guitar and solo guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1934-03-23)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1991)
recording of:
Denver Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
Tampa Red2:57
15Old Original Kokomo Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-10)
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1934-09-10)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
Kokomo Blues
lyricist and composer:
Kokomo Arnold
Kokomo Arnold2:54
16Lone Wolf Blues
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1936-03-21)
publisher:
Copyright Control
recording of:
Lone Wolf Blues
lyricist and composer:
Oscar “Buddy” Woods
Oscar Woods3:14
17You Just as Well Let Her Go
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-05-01)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
recording of:
You Just as Well Let Her Go
lyricist and composer:
Casey Bill Weldon
Casey Bill Weldon3:10
18Terraplane Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1990)
recording of:
Terraplane Blues (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson3:03
19Black Ace
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-02-15) and Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1937-02-15)
steel guitar [National steel guitar]:
Black Ace (on 1937-02-15)
vocals:
Black Ace (on 1937-02-15)
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd.
recording of:
Black Ace
lyricist and composer:
Black Ace
Black Ace2:50
20I’m a Stranger Here
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1939-07-12)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1939-07-12)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (on 1939-07-12)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1939-07-12)
publisher:
Wabash Music Co.
recording of:
I’m a Stranger Here (on 1939-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Fulton Allen
Blind Boy Fuller2:59
21Bukka’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 White2:42
22I Be’s Troubled
recorded in:
Stover, Missouri, United States (in 1941-08)
publisher:
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
recording of:
I Be’s Troubled (in 1941-08)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters3:05

Credits

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design/illustration:Chris Meyers
liner notes:Les Fancourt
graphic design:One to One
compiler:Les Fancourt
ASIN:DE: B000002XTC [info]

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part of:The Essential Recordings (order: 4)