The Rough Guide to Memphis Blues

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Tracklist

▼ Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Save Me Some
Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band2:53
A2The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
recording of:
The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
lyricist and composer:
Sleepy John Estes
Sleepy John Estes2:58
A3North Memphis Blues
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-10-11) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-10-11)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-10-11)
Memphis Minnie2:36
A4The Old Folks Started It
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-09-23)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-09-23)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-09-23)
violin:
Milton Robie (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Minnie Wallace (on 1929-09-23)
Minnie Wallace52:43
A5Falling Down Blues
recording of:
Falling Down Blues
writer:
Robert Wilkins
Robert Wilkins2:38
A6On the Road Again
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-11)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
harmonica:
Unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-09-11)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1928-09-11)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1928-09-11), Ben Ramey (on 1928-09-11) and Will Shade (on 1928-09-11)
recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1928-09-11)
writer:
Jab Jones and Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band52:50
A7I Let My Daddy Do That
recording of:
I Lets My Daddy Do That (in 1934)
lyricist and composer:
Hattie Hart
Hattie Hart53:01
B1Kassie Jones, Part 1
recording of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones
lyricist:
Wallace Saunders (songwriter) and T. Lawrence Seibert
composer:
Eddie Newton (songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
Furry Lewis3:06
B2Viola Lee Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-09-20)
banjo:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-09-20)
guitar:
Elijah Avery (on 1928-09-20)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-09-20)
kazoo:
Hosea Woods (on 1928-09-20)
vocals:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-09-20)
recording of:
Viola Lee Blues (on 1928-09-20)
writer:
Noah Lewis
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Peer International Corporation (BMI), Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Cannon’s Jug Stompers3:09
B3I Couldn’t Help It
Allen Shaw3:06
B4Cold Iron Bed
Jack Kelly and His South Memphis Jug Band3:08
B5Happy Blues
Tom Dickson3:03
B6How Long Blues
Frank Stokes53:17

Credits

Release

compiler:Neil Record

Release group

part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1411) (order: 410)