Triumphs of the Blues (limited edition, cardboard sleeves)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Original recordings, restored and digitized.
Sound Restoration CEDAR.system
Artwork:Claude Rinaldy - Photo: John Lee Hooker (J. Demétre)
Limited edition with a 60 pages booklet in English, Italian, German and Spanish
Each CD have a cardboard printed sleeve with its own barcode.
Each track listed with its composer (on the sleeves) and its recording date (in the booklet).

Rights Society: mcps

Tracklist

1▶CD: From the Delta to Detroit
2▶CD: Mississippi Blues
3▶CD: Texas Blues
4▶CD: Female Blues Singers #1
5▶CD: Female Blues Singers #2
6▶CD: Country Blues
7▶CD: Chicago Blues
8▶CD: Blues Stylists
9▶CD: Piano Blues #1
10▶CD: Piano Blues #2
11▶CD: Piano-Guitar Duos
12▶CD: Blues & Folksongs
13▶CD: East Coast Blues
14▶CD: Harmonica Blues
15▶CD: Steel & Slide Guitarists
16▶CD: Blues Guitarists
17▶CD: Jug Bands, Washboards...
18▼CD: Gospels & Evangelists
#TitleArtistLength
1Dark 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 Johnson3:19
2It's Nobody'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 Johnson3:10
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 Johnson3:20
4God Moves on the Water
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1929-12-11)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1929-12-11)
recording of:
God Moves on the Water (on 1929-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:00
5Cross and Evil Blues
Blind Gary Davis3:01
6I Saw the Light
Blind Gary Davis2:57
7I'm the Light of This World
Blind Gary Davis2:59
8Little More Faith in Jesus
Blind Gary Davis3:02
9When the Train Comes Along
Blind Gary Davis2:38
10Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground
Golden Gate Quartet2:50
11Golden Gate Gospel
Golden Gate Quartet2:38
12Sweet Adeline
Golden Gate Quartet2:26
13Jezebel
Golden Gate Quartet2:49
14Pick a Bale of Cotton
Golden Gate Quartet3:04
15Move on Up a Little Higher
Mahalia Jackson6:01
16Tired
Mahalia Jackson2:38
17There's Not a Friend Like Jesus
Mahalia Jackson2:38
18Amazing Grace
Mahalia Jackson3:31
19When the Saints Go Marching In
recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
Barbecue Bob3:08
20God Don't Like It
Blind Willie & Kate McTell2:45
21God's Mighty Hand
Utah Smith2:48
22Run on for a Long Time
Bill Landford & The Landfordaires2:35
23Oh Glory, Glory
Silver Leaf Quartette of Norfolk3:13
24Warming by the Devil's Fire
Reverend Johnny Blake & The Sanctified Singers3:24
25On Jordan's Stormy Banks We Stand
Seventh Day Adventist's Choir2:33
19▶CD: Rhythm and Blues
20▶CD: From Blues to Jazz