Let Me Tell You About The Blues: New York - The Evolution Of New York Blues

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Beale Street Mama
Bessie Smith3:29
2Guitar Blues
Sylvester Weaver3:08
3Countin' the Blues
Ma Rainey3:09
4To Do This You Got to Know How
Lonnie Johnson3:09
5Jefferson County Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-09-30)
guitar:
Sam Butler Jr. (on 1926-09-30)
guitar [Sam Butler]:
Bo Weavil Jackson (on 1926-09-30)
lead vocals:
Sam Butler (on 1926-09-30)
vocals:
Sam Butler Jr. (on 1926-09-30)
Sam Butler2:45
6Need More Blues
Bobby Leecan3:15
7Mississipi Heavy Water Blues
Barbecue Bob3:10
8Dope Head Blues
Victoria Spivey3:20
9Cross-Eyed Blues
Helen Humes3:10
10Work Ox Blues
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-11-15) and Eddie Lang (US jazz guitarist, also recorded as Blind Willie Dunn) (on 1928-11-15)
vocals:
Alger “Texas” Alexander (on 1928-11-15)
Alger “Texas” Alexander3:21
11Candy Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:49
12When the Levee Breaks
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18) and Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:
When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)
writer:
Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie
Kansas Joe McCoy3:13
13Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
Famous Hokum Boys2:46
14My Pencil Won't Write No More
Bo Carter2:58
15Slow Mama Slow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1931-10-08)
guitar:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1931-10-08)
vocals:
Sam Collins (early blues singer and guitarist) (on 1931-10-08)
Sam Collins3:07
16Dead 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 (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1932-02-04) and Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1934-04-25)
vocals:
Georgia Tom (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1932-02-04), Tampa Red (on 1932-02-04, on 1934-04-25) and Thomas A. Dorsey (gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (on 1934-04-25)
Tampa Red and Georgia Tom2:50
17Snake Doctor Blues
Jelly Jaw Short3:35
18B & O Blues
Amos Easton3:06
19How You Want It Done
Big Bill Broonzy2:54
20No No Blues
Curley Weaver3:12
21Hard Road Blues
Buddy Moss3:17
22Groceries on the Shelf
Lucille Bogan3:00
23President Blues
Jack Kelly3:01
24Warm It Up to Me
Blind Willie McTell2:58
25High Sheriff Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-01-30)
guitar:
Charlie Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
vocals:
Charlie Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-01-30)
Charley Patton3:11
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Barrel House Woman
Leroy Carr2:56
2I Let My Daddy Do That
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-13)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (blues guitar) (on 1934-09-13) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-13)
vocals:
Hattie Hart (on 1934-09-13)
Hattie Hart3:02
3Starvation Farm Blues
Bob Campbell2:52
4Packin' Trunk Blues
Lead Belly2:59
5Black Man
Josh White3:07
6Penniless Blues
Walter Roland2:59
7I Saw the Light
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-25)
guitar:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-25)
vocals:
Bull City Red (aka George Washington) (on 1935-07-25)
Bull City Red3:06
8Driving Wheel
Roosevelt Sykes3:06
9Coon Can Shorty
piano:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1936-02-18)
vocals:
Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1936-02-18)
Peetie Wheatstraw2:57
10Mercy Mercy Blues
Sam Montgomery2:39
11Hobo Jungle Blues
Sleepy John Estes2:59
12Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon
Charlie Pickett2:53
13If You're a Viper
Rosetta Howard3:13
14Roll 'em Pete
Pete Johnson2:52
15Shake It, Baby
Blind Boy Fuller2:52
16Throw This Dog a Bone
Ollie Shepard2:40
17I'm a Black Woman's Man
Brownie McGhee2:54
18You Ain't No Good
Gabriel Brown3:05
19Play My Jukebox
Boy Green2:56
20No More Hard Times
Guitar Slim & Jelly Belly2:20
21Bed Springs Blues
Little Boy Fuller2:48
22Custard Pie Blues
Sonny Terry3:01
23Harlem Women
Hank Kilroy2:53
24Christmas Blues
Ralph Willis2:41
25How Blue Can You Get
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers3:04
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Drank Up All the Wine Last Nig
Stick McGhee2:57
2Your Sweet Man's Blues
Leroy Dallas2:26
3They Call Me Mr Blues
Grant Jones3:01
4Rub a Little Boogie
Duke Bayou2:19
5Some Rainy Day
Curley Weaver2:31
6I'm Gonna Move Cross the River
Brownie McGhee2:48
7Preachin' The Blues
H‐Bomb Ferguson2:15
8Coffee Daddy Blues
Danny "Run Joe" Taylor2:42
9Side Walk Boogie
Country Paul2:59
10I (Believe You Got a Side Kick)
Bob Gaddy & His Alley Cats2:15
11Love, Love, Love
Bobby Harris2:45
12Sit Back Down
Little Esther2:23
13Pepper Head Woman
Square Walton2:24
14I Feel So Bad
Chuck Willis2:56
15Take Out Your False Teeth Dadd
Margie Day2:24
16Midnight Hours
Larry Dale3:01
17One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Big Maybelle2:55
18Country Boy
Tiny Kennedy2:23
19I'm Gonna Keep My Good Eye On
Mr. Bear & His Bearcats2:40
20Ride and Roll
Sonny Terry2:37
21Mumbles Blues
Big Connie2:24
22I Put a Spell on You
recording of:
I Put a Spell on You
lyricist and composer:
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (in 1956) and EMI United Partnership Ltd. (in 1956)
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins2:30
23The Last Meal
Hurricane Harry2:20
24Just Like a Woman
Champion Jack Dupree3:06
25Waitin' at the Station
Cousin Leroy2:48