
Various Artists | Rough Guide To The Roots Of The Blues (Various Artists) | CD
DESCRIPTION2020 release. From the earthy guitar-driven country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton to the sequined glamour of the classic blues singers Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, this Rough Guide charts the early recorded history of the blues through it's key pioneers. TracksCredits1 When the Levee Breaks - By Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie2 Kokomo Blues - By Scrapper Blackwell3 Stack O'Lee Blues - By Ma Rainey4 West Coast Blues - By Blind Blake5 Fishing Blues - By Henry Thomas6 Stealin', Stealin' - By Memphis Jug Band7 T.B. Blues - By Victoria Spivey8 See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - By Blind Lemon Jefferson9 Cow Cow Blues - By Cow Cow Davenport10 Mother's Children Have a Hard Time - By Blind Willie Johnson11 Brown Skin Blues - By Dick Justice12 Devil and My Brown Blues - By Bo Weevil Jackson13 Got the Blues, Can't Be Satisfied - By Mississippi John Hurt14 Roll and Tumble Blues - By Hambone Willie Newbern15 Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - By Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith16 Section Gang Blues - By Texas Alexander17 Statesboro Blues - By Blind Willie McTell18 The Dirty Dozen - By Speckled Red19 Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues - By Charley Patton20 Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) - By Jimmie Rodgers21 St. Louis Blues - By Bessie Smith22 All I Want Is a Spoonful - By Papa Charlie Jackson23 Bottleneck Blues - By Weaver & Beasley24 It's Tight Like That - No. 2 - By Tampa Red and Georgia Tom25 Canned Heat Blues - By Tommy Johnson Format: CD Genre: Pop Released: 02/28/2020