Win the War Blues: The Blues & World War II

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Unemployment Stomp
Big Bill Broonzy2:40
2Army Bound Blues
Bill Gaither2:55
3War Time Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-17)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Williams (Blues drummer) (on 1940-05-17)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1940-05-17)
piano:
Joshua Altheimer (on 1940-05-17)
Sonny Boy Williamson3:00
4When You Are Gone
Blind Boy Fuller2:49
5Army Man Blues
Yank Rachell2:58
6Stamp Blues
Tony Hollins2:37
7You'd Better Be Ready to Go
Tampa Red3:03
8'41 Blues
Doctor Clayton2:58
9Swing, Soldier, Swing
Brownie McGhee2:26
10Training Camp Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:54
11In the Army Now
Big Bill Broonzy2:46
12War Time Blues
Jazz Gillum2:45
13Got to Go Blues
Joey McCoy2:52
14The Last Call
Lonnie Johnson3:18
15Pearl Harbor Blues
Doctor Clayton3:07
16American Defense
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)
Son House2:57
17The Army Blues
David “Honeyboy” Edwards3:52
18War Song
Buster Brown2:50
19Gas Ration Blues
Skoodle Dum Doo & Sheffield2:40
20You Can't Get That No More
Louis Jordan3:22
21Win the War Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-12-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1944-12-14)
guitar:
Ted Summitt (on 1944-12-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948) (on 1944-12-14)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1944-12-14)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:51
22Uncle Sam's Blues
Hot Lips Page3:13
23In the Army Since 1941
Soldier Boy Houston3:11
24End O' War Blues
Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers3:23
25F.D.R. Blues
Champion Jack Dupree2:40