The Rough Guide to Barrelhouse Blues

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Tracklist

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1The Dirty Dozen
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
recorded at:
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
recording of:
The Dirty Dozens (on 1929-09-22)
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Perryman
Speckled Red3:11
2Slow and Easy Blues
Jimmy Yancey2:32
3Strut That Thing
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-04-02)
piano:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
washboard:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-04-02)
vocals:
Cripple Clarence Lofton (on 1935-04-02)
Cripple Clarence Lofton2:56
4Heifer Dust
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1929-02)
solo piano:
Will Ezell (in 1929-02)
Will Ezell2:57
5Watcha Gonna Do?
Walter Roland2:57
6Cow Cow Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-07-16)
piano:
Cow Cow Davenport (on 1928-07-16)
recording of:
Cow Cow Blues (on 1928-07-16)
composer:
Cow Cow Davenport
Cow Cow Davenport3:08
7Head Rag Hop
Romeo Nelson2:56
832-20 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes3:07
9Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith3:10
10If You Haven’t Any Hay Get on Down the Road
recorded in:
United States (in 1931-02)
piano:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
Skip James2:52
11Fives
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1933-01-13)
piano:
Turner Parrish (on 1933-01-13)
Turner Parrish3:16
12You Can’t Come In
recording of:
You Can't Come In (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford and Bert M. Mays
version of:
Keep A-Knockin' an You Can't Get In
Bert Mays3:06
13Honky Tonk Train Blues
piano:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1936-05-07)
recording of:
Honky Tonk Train Blues (on 1936-05-07)
composer:
Meade Lux Lewis
sub-publisher:
Multitone AB (in 1982)
Meade Lux Lewis2:58
14Soon This Morning Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-06)
guitar:
Blind Blake (1920s blues singer) (on 1929-06-06)
piano and lead vocals:
Charlie Spand (on 1929-06-06)
Charlie Spand2:56
15Avenue Strut
Heurve Duerson2:47
16Hoodoo Man Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-08-12)
piano:
John Erby (Jazz Pianist) (on 1926-08-12)
vocals:
Victoria Spivey (on 1926-08-12)
Victoria Spivey2:36
17Henry Brown Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-08-16)
solo piano and spoken vocals [speech]:
Henry Brown (US blues pianist) (on 1929-08-16)
Henry Brown2:57
18Vicksburg Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1930-09)
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery (in 1930-09)
vocals:
Little Brother Montgomery (in 1930-09)
recording of:
Vicksburg Blues (in 1930-09)
composer:
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery2:56
19Pratt City Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1932-05)
piano:
Jabo Williams (in 1932-05)
Jabo Williams3:19
20Barrelhouse Boogie
Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons3:01
2131 Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-12-13)
solo piano:
Bob Call (on 1929-12-13)
Bob Call2:39
22You Gonna Miss Me Blues
piano:
Charles Avery
vocals:
Freddie “Redd” Nicholson
Freddie “Redd” Nicholson3:03
23Detroit Rocks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1929-04-23)
solo piano:
Montana Taylor (on 1929-04-23)
Montana Taylor3:19
24On the Wall
Louise Johnson3:00
25Barrelhouse Woman no. 2
Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell2:39

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1375) (order: 374)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1537786 [info]