Various Artists - Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways

Various Artists — Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways

First time on vinyl on two LPs

Includes extensive notes by musician and scholar Dr. Bary Lee Pearson

Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout black communities for more than a century, channeling transcendent grief and strength. In the mid-20th century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee.

Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings spans half a century and features these and other foundational figures in blues history performing in the Delta, St. Louis, Southwest, Piedmont, and Chicago styles. From boogie to ballads and laced with innuendo and irony, this classic collection is available on vinyl for the first time on two LPs with extensive notes by musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.

1. Old Jabo

2. Mule-Ridin' Blues

3. Joggie Boogie

4. Black Woman

5. Mercury Blues

6. Ran the Blues Out of My Window

7. Leaving Blues

8. One Dime Blues

9. County Farm Blues

10. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)

11. Boll Weevil

12. Nickel's Worth of Liver

13. Don't Leave Me Here

14. Jimmy Bell

15. Candy Man

16. Beer Drinking Woman

17. Come Go Home with Me

18. Careless Love

19. I Asked Her If She Loved Me

20. Rising Sun

21. Pony Blues

22. Vicksburg Blues

23. Vastopol

24. Drifting Along Blues

25. Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go

26. Don't Lie Buddy

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