The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1That Black Snake Moan
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1929-03)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1929-03)
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:
Black Snake Moan (in 1925)
writer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:54
2Broke and Hungry Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-11)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1926-11)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:03
3Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1927-03-14, in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (on 1927-03-14, in 1927-04)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (on 1927-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (in 1927-04)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:51
4Shake That Thing
Papa Charlie Jackson3:00
5Shave 'em Dry
12 string guitar:
Miles Pruitt
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1924-08) and Milas Pruitt (in 1924-08)
vocals:
Ma Rainey (in 1924-08)
Ma Rainey2:41
6Countin' The Blues
Ma Rainey3:11
7Jailhouse Blues
Bessie Smith3:16
8Mama's Got the Blues
Bessie Smith2:59
9Back Water Blues
Bessie Smith3:19
10Special Delivery Blues
Sippie Wallace3:26
11Death Sting Me Blues
Sara Martin2:55
12Barbecue Blues
Barbecue Bob3:14
13Mean Trouble Blues
Jaybird Coleman3:06
14Long Lonesome Day Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-08-11)
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1927-08-11)
lead vocals:
Alger “Texas” Alexander (on 1927-08-11)
recording of:
Long Lonesome Day Blues
composer:
Alger “Texas” Alexander
Alger “Texas” Alexander3:06
15Kansas City Blues, Parts 1 & 2
Jim Jackson6:36
16Why Don't You Come Home Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-10-09)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
vocals:
Furry Lewis (American country blues guitarist) (on 1927-10-09)
recording of:
Why Don't You Come Home Blues (on 1927-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
Furry Lewis (American country blues guitarist)
Furry Lewis2:47
17Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar and other vocals [humming and moaning]:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
publisher:
Harmony (20s/30s US)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1999)
recording of:
Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (on 1927-12-03)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3.753:23
18Minglewood Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-01-30)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-01-30)
guitar:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-01-30)
vocals:
Ashley Thompson (Cannon’s Jug Stompers) (on 1928-01-30)
recording of:
Minglewood Blues (on 1928-01-30)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers33:42
19Cool Drink of Water Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-03)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-03) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-03)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-03)
recording of:
Cool Drink of Water Blues
writer:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
Tommy Johnson3:36
20Big Road Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-03)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-03) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-03)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1987)
recording of:
Big Road Blues
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
Kokomo Music
Tommy Johnson3:23
21Bull Doze Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1928-06-13)
guitar and pan flute [reed pipes]:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
solo syrinx [reed pipes] and solo lead vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
vocals:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer) (on 1928-06-13)
recording of:
Bull Doze Blues (on 1928-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Thomas (American country blues singer)
Henry Thomas53:28
22How Long, How Long Blues, Part 1
guitar:
Scrapper Blackwell (on 1928-06-19)
piano:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-06-19)
vocals:
Leroy Carr (on 1928-06-19)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1988)
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (on 1928-06-19)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Leroy Carr3.53:04
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