Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

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Tracklist

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1C.C. Rider
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
recording of:
See See Rider Blues
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
Big Bill Broonzy2:38
2Woman in Elaine, Arkansas
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes
vocals:
Roosevelt Sykes
Roosevelt Sykes2:26
3Death Letter Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House
vocals:
Son House
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Son House)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:02
4Your Crying Won't Make Me Stay
guitar:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
harmonica:
Richard Riggins
vocals:
K.C. Douglas (post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist)
K.C. Douglas and Richard Riggins2:46
5Columbus, Mississippi Blues
guitar:
Bukka White
vocals:
Bukka White
Bukka White3:34
6I'm Goin’ to Walk Your Log
guitar:
William "Cat Iron" Carradine
vocals:
William "Cat Iron" Carradine
William "Cat Iron" Carradine1:57
7Why Did You Go Last Night
accordion:
Clifton Chenier
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Bob Murphy (drummer)
piano:
Elmore Nixon
other vocals [second vocal]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
vocals:
Clifton Chenier
Clifton Chenier3:20
8I Stand and Wonder
guitar:
Sam Chatmon
vocals:
Sam Chatmon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
I Stand and Wonder
composer:
Sam Chatmon
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Sam Chatmon3:54
9Sleeping With the Devil
bass guitar [bass]:
Ernest Gatewood
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Lester Dorsie
guitar:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jimmy Dawkins
harmonica:
Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano:
Lafayette Leake
vocals:
Johnny Young (US blues singer, mandolin player & guitarist)
Johnny Young and Walter Horton4:00
10Short Stuff's Corinna
guitar:
Short Stuff Macon
vocals:
Short Stuff Macon
Short Stuff Macon2:47
11Married Woman Blues
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arhoolie Productions, Inc. (in 1960, in 1995)
recording of:
Married Woman Blues
composer:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bug Music Co. (music publishing) and Tradition Music Co.
Big Joe Williams2:01
12Up the Country Blues
piano:
Little Brother Montgomery
vocals:
Little Brother Montgomery
Little Brother Montgomery3:01
13Dream
bass guitar [bass]:
Alvin Nichols
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Booker Sidgrave
guitar:
Monroe Jones (blues guitarist) and John Littlejohn
tenor saxophone:
Robert Pulliam and Willie Young (sax)
vocals:
John Littlejohn
John Littlejohn4:48
14Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
harmonica:
Dr. (Isaiah) Ross
vocals:
Dr. (Isaiah) Ross
recording of:
Good Morning, School Girl
lyricist:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (in 1937)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Georgia Music Corp. and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Dr. (Isaiah) Ross3:40
15Catfish Blues
guitar:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
vocals:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
David “Honeyboy” Edwards3:32
16M & O Blues
piano:
Memphis Slim
vocals:
Memphis Slim
Memphis Slim3:41
17Forty-Four
guitar:
Scott Dunbar (United States blues guitarist and singer)
vocals:
Scott Dunbar (United States blues guitarist and singer)
Scott Dunbar4:19
18Sun Goin' Down
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House5:04
19Frisco Line
guitar:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
vocals:
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Mississippi Fred McDowell4:03
20Diggin' My Potatoes
guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
vocals:
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Bill Broonzy2:58

Credits

Release

liner notes:Barry Lee Pearson
executive producer:Huib Schippers
D.A. Sonneborn (Smithsonian Folkways)
mastering:Pete Reiniger
compiler:Barry Lee Pearson
ASIN:US: B077HD2M38 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://folkways.si.edu/classic-delta-and-deep-south-blues [info]