805520021913

The Complete History Of The Blues 1920-1962

Various Artists

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: PROPERBOX191

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Release Date:  09 February 2015

Label:  Proper Box

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  805520021913

Genres:  Blues  

  • Description

    100 songs by the Blues' biggest names from the genre's golden period of 1920-1962. This set contains the artists and songs that changed the musical landscape forever and influenced almost everything that followed.

    Features songs reintepreted and made more famous by the likes of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Doors, The Yardbirds, Jack White and many more.

    This set comes with a 28 page illustrated booklet including discographical information and an essay about this fascinating subject.

    The perfect snapshot for anyone interested in the genre or those wanting to know how modern rock music was formulated.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Mamie Smith - Crazy Blues
      • 2. Bessie Smith - Down Hearted Blues
      • 3. Sylvester Weaver - Guitar Rag
      • 4. Ma Rainey - See See Rider
      • 5. Papa Charlie Jackson - Spoonful
      • 6. Bertha "Chippie" Hill with Richard M. Jones - Trouble In Mind
      • 7. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Jack O' Diamond Blues
      • 8. Freddie Spruell - Milk Cow Blues
      • 9. Blind Blake - West Coast Blues
      • 10. Richard Brown - James Alley Blues
      • 11. Luke Jordan - Cocaine Blues
      • 12. Jim Jackson - Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues
      • 13. Casey Bill Weldon - Hitch Me To Your Buggy And Drive Me Like A Mule
      • 14. Lonnie Johnson - Life Saver Blues
      • 15. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
      • 16. Meade Lux Lewis - Honky Tonk Train Blues
      • 17. Gus Cannon - Minglewood Blues
      • 18. Tommy Johnson - Cool Drink Of Water Blues
      • 19. Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie
      • 20. Leroy Carr - How Long, How Long Blues
      • 21. Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues
      • 22. Ishman Bracey - Leavin' Town Blues
      • 23. Furry Lewis - Casey Jones
      • 24. Frank Stokes - Nehi Mamma Blues
      • 25. Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues

      Disc 2

      • 1. William Harris - Bullfrog Blues
      • 2. Bo Carter - Corrine, Corrina
      • 3. Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll & Tumble The Blues
      • 4. Charley Patton - Down The Dirt Road Blues
      • 5. Memphis Minnie - When The Levee Breaks
      • 6. Charlie McCoy - Last Time Blues
      • 7. Robert Wilkins - That's No Way To Get Along
      • 8. John Estes - The Girl I Love
      • 9. Memphis Jug Band - K.C. Moan
      • 10. Barbecue Bob - Yo Yo Blues
      • 11. Blind Joe Reynolds - Outside Woman Blues
      • 12. Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words
      • 13. Willie Brown - Future Blues
      • 14. Son House - My Black Mama Pt. 1
      • 15. Mississippi Sheiks - Sitting On Top Of The World
      • 16. Little Brother Montgomery - Louisiana Blues
      • 17. Skip James - Devil Got My Woman
      • 18. Peetie Wheatstraw - Six Weeks Old Blues
      • 19. Buddy Moss - Dough Rollin' Papa
      • 20. Leadbelly - Matchbox Blues
      • 21. Kokomo Arnold - Busy Bootin'
      • 22. Washboard Sam - Mama Don't Allow No. 1
      • 23. Roosevelt Sykes - The Honey Dripper
      • 24. Oscar Woods - Lone Wolf Blues
      • 25. Jazz Gillum - Sarah Jane

      Disc 3

      • 1. Robert Johnson - Ramblin' On My Mind
      • 2. Johnny Temple - Louise, Louise Blues
      • 3. Bukka White - Shake æEm On Down
      • 4. John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
      • 5. Big Joe Turner - Roll 'Em Pete
      • 6. Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some Of Your Pie
      • 7. Tommy McClennan - Bottle It Up And Go
      • 8. Tampa Red - It Hurts Me Too
      • 9. Champion Jack Dupree - Junker Blues
      • 10. Robert Petway - Catfish Blues
      • 11. Albert Ammons/Pete Johnson - Barrelhouse Boogie
      • 12. Big Bill Broonzy - Key To The Highway
      • 13. Tony Hollins - Crawlin' King Snake
      • 14. Big Maceo - Worried Life Blues
      • 15. St. Louis Jimmy - Goin' Down Slow
      • 16. Charles Brown - Drifting Blues
      • 17. Arthur Crudup - That's Alright Mama
      • 18. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go
      • 19. T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)
      • 20. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen
      • 21. Robert Nighthawk - Sweet Black Angel
      • 22. Lightnin'Hopkins - Automobile Blues
      • 23. Jimmy Rogers - Ludella
      • 24. Elmore James - Dust My Broom (I Believe My Time Ain't Long)
      • 25. Little Walter - Juke

      Disc 4

      • 1. B. B. King - 3 O’ Clock Blues
      • 2. Eddie Boyd - Third Degree
      • 3. Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man
      • 4. Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used To Do
      • 5. James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues
      • 6. Jimmy Witherspoon - When The Lights Go Out
      • 7. Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
      • 8. Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
      • 9. Willie Mabon - The Seventh Son
      • 10. Sonny Boy Williamson II - Don't Start Me To Talking
      • 11. Billy Boy Arnold - I Ain't Got You
      • 12. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
      • 13. Snooky Pryor - Judgment Day
      • 14. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby
      • 15. Sunnyland Slim - It's You Baby
      • 16. Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
      • 17. Magic Sam - All Your Love
      • 18. Buddy Guy - Sit And Cry(The Blues)
      • 19. Bobby "Blue" Bland - Little Boy Blue
      • 20. Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
      • 21. Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You
      • 22. Freddie King - You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling
      • 23. Albert King - Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
      • 24. Frank Frost - Jelly Roll King
      • 25. Johnny Copeland - Down On Bending Knees