Raw Delta Blues: The Best of the Bottleneck Blues Master on 2 CDs

~ Release by Son House (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Jewel case in a slipcover.
℗ & © 2011 Not Now Music Limited
Made in the E.U.
Compilation of Paramount, Library of Congress, Columbia recordings, not specified.
Durations from CD player.

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-19 19:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Death Letter Blues
3:30
2Special Rider Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Special Rider Blues (on 1942-07-17)
writer:
Son House
3:07
3Delta Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (on 1941-09-03)
vocals:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
edit of:
Delta Blues by Son House & Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician)
5:11
4American Defense
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
2:55
5Government Fleet Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
fiddle:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1941-09-03) and Son House (on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (on 1941-09-03)
vocals:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
6:51
6Depot Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
2:56
7My Black Mama
3:13
8Shetland Pony Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
3:27
9Am I Right or Wrong?
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
1:47
10The Jinx Blues (Part 1)
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
3:26
11The Jinx Blues (Part 2)
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
4:24
12Country Farm Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
edit of:
County Farm Blues (with outro) by Son House
2:11
13Dry Spell Blues
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 (Recording studio of Paramount Records) in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Dry Spell Blues, Part 1 (on 1930-05-28)
writer:
Son House
3:11
14Levee Camp Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (on 1941-09-03)
mandolin:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (on 1941-09-03)
lead vocals:
Son House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
recording of:
Levee Camp Blues (on 1941-09-03)
writer:
Son House
3:45
15Preachin' the Blues
4:39
16Walking Blues [alternate version]
recorded in:
Clark Store, Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
producer:
John W. Work (John Wesley Work III), Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (from 1941-08-28 until 1941-08-31, on 1941-09-03)
harmonica:
Leroy Williams (Mississippi blues musician) (from 1941-08-28 until 1941-08-31, on 1941-09-03)
mandolin:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (from 1941-08-28 until 1941-08-31, on 1941-09-03)
lead vocals:
Son House (from 1941-08-28 until 1941-08-31)
spoken vocals [spoken comments]:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin (on 1941-09-03)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1941-09-03)
field recordings:
John W. Work (John Wesley Work III) (on 1941-09-03), Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
recording of:
Walking Blues (from 1941-08-28 until 1941-08-31)
writer:
Son House
6:41
▼ CD 2
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1Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
4:57
2Four O'Clock Blues
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
guitar:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues")
mandolin:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin
spoken vocals:
Son House
vocals:
Fiddlin’ Joe Martin
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
3:49
3Walking Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [2d guitar]:
Charley Patton or Willie Brown (American Delta blues musician)
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 (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recorded at:
Paramount Records Studio (Recording studio of Paramount Records) in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Walking Blues
writer:
Son House
2:59
4The Pony Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Pony Blues (on 1942-07-17)
writer:
Son House
4:13
5Clarksdale 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
2:58
6John the Revelator
recording of:
John the Revelator (Son House arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Son House
version of:
John the Revelator
1:33
7Camp Hollers
recorded in:
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues"), Son House and Fiddlin’ Joe Martin
field recordings:
John W. Work (John Wesley Work III) (on 1941-09-03), Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1941-09-03) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1941-09-03)
recorded at:
Clack Store in Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, United States (on 1941-09-03)
2:28
8I Shall Not Be Moved
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
edit of:
I Shall Not Be Moved (live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA) by Son House
3:06
9Louise McGhee
4:24
10Motherless Children
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
edit of:
Motherless Children (live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA) by Son House
3:54
11Pearlline
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
edit of:
Pearline (live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA) by Son House
3:44
12Son's Blues
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
6:45
13This Little Light of Mine
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
edit of:
This Little Light of Mine (live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA) by Son House
2:47
14Yonder Comes My Mother
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
3:25
15Empire State Express
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
edit of:
Empire State Express (live, 1965-01-03: Gaslight Cafe, New York, NY, USA) by Son House
4:24
16The Pony Blues [alternate version]
recorded at:
Gaslight Cafe in New York, New York, United States (on 1965-01-03)
4:32

Credits

Release

distributed by:Not Now Music Limited
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Not Now Music Limited (in 2011)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3695776 [info]