Before the Blues, Volume 2

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dallas Rag
recording of:
Dallas Rag
composer:
Coley Jones
Dallas String Band2:57
2How Long
Frank Stokes3:18
3Skin Game Blues
Peg Leg Howell3:06
4K.C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Robert Burse (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Tee Wee Blackman (in 1929)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (Memphis Jug Band) (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04), Will Shade (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band32:34
5Just a Spoonful
Charley Jordan2:40
6Doggone My Good Luck Soul
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-04)
piano:
Willie Tyson (US blues pianist) (on 1927-12-04)
vocals:
Hattie Hudson (on 1927-12-04)
Hattie Hudson3:09
7There's a Brown Skin Girl Down the Road Somewhere
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-12)
fiddle:
Eck Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
guitar:
Nettie Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
tenor banjo:
Dueron Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
tenor guitar:
Daphne Robertson (on 1929-08-12)
recording of:
Brown Skin Girl Down the Road Somewhere
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Eck Robertson2:54
8You're Going to Leave the Old Home Jim!
Lulu Jackson3:05
9Deep Blue Sea Blues
Tommy McClennan3:01
10Cold Morning Shout
South Street Trio3:10
11Been Listening All the Day
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-01)
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1928-01) and Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-01)
violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1928-01)
lead vocals:
Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-01)
vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1928-01)
Blind Joe Taggart2:35
12Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Virginia, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton3:07
13I'll Lead a Christian Life
Golden P. Harris3:19
14The Old Folks Started It
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-09-23)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-09-23)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-09-23)
violin:
Milton Robie (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Minnie Wallace (on 1929-09-23)
Minnie Wallace2:43
15Vine Street Drag
Tennessee Chocolate Drops3:03
16It'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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (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] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson3:12
17Last Kind Words Blues
Geeshie Wiley43:03
18Guitar Stomp
Walter Roland & Sonny Scott2:54
19Jack O'Diamond Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-05)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-05)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-05)
recording of:
Jack o’ Diamonds Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:49
20Reuben Oh Reuben
Emry Arthur3:00
21Memphis Stomp
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-15)
guitar:
Nap Hayes (on 1928-02-15)
mandolin:
Matthew Prater (on 1928-02-15)
violin:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-02-15)
Blue Boys3:05
22On the Wall
Louise Johnson3:03
23Roving Cowboy
Frank Jenkins2:56

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