Various
Various –The Story Of The Blues
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Version Information
- Label
- Columbia
- Catalog numbers
- CG 30008
G 30008 - Region
- US
- Format
2 x Vinyl
LP
Compilation
Repress
Mono
Version notes
Tracklist | ||
|---|---|---|
Side One: The Origin Of The Blues | ||
| A1. | Yarum Praise Songs - Fra-Fra Tribesmen | 2:56 |
| A2. | Stack O' Lee Blues - Mississippi John Hurt | 2:45 |
| A3. | Travelin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell | 3:18 |
| A4. | Stone Pony Blues - Charley Patton | 2:49 |
| A5. | Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson | 3:01 |
| A6. | Pig Meat Papa - Leadbelly | 3:15 |
| A7. | Broken Yo-Yo - Texas Alexander | 3:02 |
| A8. | Broke And Hungry Blues - Peg Leg Howell | 3:19 |
Side Two: Blues And Entertainment | ||
| B1. | It Won't Be Long Now - Barbecue Bob And Laughing Charley | 3:28 |
| B2. | Georgia Crawl - Henry Williams And Eddie Anthony | 3:20 |
| B3. | Dangerous Woman - Mississippi Jook Band | 2:43 |
| B4. | Gator Wobble - Memphis Jug Band | 2:39 |
| B5. | In The House Blues - Bessie Smith | 3:00 |
| B6. | Shake It Down - Lillian Glinn | 3:12 |
| B7. | Pratt City Blues - Bertha "Chippie" Hill | 2:53 |
| B8. | What It Takes To Bring You Back - Butterbeans & Susie | 3:24 |
Side Three: The Thirties, Urban And Rural Blues | ||
| C1. | Midnight Hour Blues - Leroy Carr / Scrapper Blackwell | 3:04 |
| C2. | East St. Louis Blues - Faber Smith / Jimmy Yancey | 2:48 |
| C3. | Good Whiskey Blues - Peetie Wheatstraw | 3:08 |
| C4. | W.P.A. Blues - Casey Bill Weldon / Black Bob | 3:15 |
| C5. | Sorry Feeling Blues - Bo Carter | 3:08 |
| C6. | Little Queen Of Spades - Robert Johnson | 2:14 |
| C7. | Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White | 2:37 |
| C8. | Me And My Chauffeur Blues - Memphis Minnie | 2:45 |
Side Four: World War II And After | ||
| D1. | I Want Some Of Your Pie - Blind Boy Fuller / Sonny Terry | 2:40 |
| D2. | Million Lonesome Women - Brownie McGhee | 2:34 |
| D3. | Wild Cow Moan - Big Joe Williams / Sonny Boy Williamson | 2:51 |
| D4. | All By Myself - Big Bill Broonzy | 2:26 |
| D5. | Roll 'Em Pete - Big Joe Turner / Pete Johnson | 2:50 |
| D6. | Bloody Murder - Otis Spann | 3:34 |
| D7. | Sunnyland - Elmore James | 2:20 |
| D8. | I Don't Know - Johnny Shines | 3:30 |
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