Down the Dirt Road: The Essential Recordings of Mississippi Blues

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1Down the Dirt Road Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14)
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1929-06-14)
additional vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
Charley Patton2:55
2Maggie Campbell Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-04)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04) and “Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-02-04)
recording of:
Maggie Campbell
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Tommy Johnson53:38
3Canned Heat Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-11, on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
Tommy Johnson53:41
4Big Fat Mama
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-11, on 1928-08-31)
guitar:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
lead vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician)
vocals:
Tommy Johnson (American Delta blues musician) (on 1928-08-31)
Tommy Johnson53:15
5Mississippi Jail House Groan
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-03) and Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1938-03)
guitar:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
lead vocals:
Rube Lacy
vocals:
Rube Lacy (in 1928-03)
Rube Lacy3:22
6Dough Roller Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Garfield Akers (on 1930-02-21)
lead vocals:
Garfield Akers
vocals:
Garfield Akers (on 1930-02-21)
Garfield Akers53:11
7M & O Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (in 1930)
guitar and lead vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues")
vocals:
Willie Brown (Mississippi blues guitarist/vocalist "Future Blues" "M&O Blues") (in 1930)
recording of:
M & O Blues
lyricist and composer:
Walter Davis (American blues singer and pianist)
Willie Brown53:10
8Dry Spell Blues Part 1
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1930-05-28)
slide guitar:
Son House (in 1930-06)
vocals:
Son House (in 1930-06)
recorded at:
Paramount Records Studio (Recording studio of Paramount Records) in Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (on 1930-05-28)
recording of:
Dry Spell Blues, Part 1 (on 1930-05-28)
writer:
Son House
Son House3:11
9I’m So Glad
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
recording of:
I’m So Glad (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
Skip James2:51
10Special Rider Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
recording of:
Special Rider Blues (in 1931-02)
writer:
Son House
Skip James3:03
11Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2011)
recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James2:51
1222-20 Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
piano and lead vocals:
Skip James
Skip James2:52
1349 Highway Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar and lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
recording of:
49 Highway Blues
Big Joe Williams3:10
14Somebody’s Been Borrowing the Stuff
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-02-25)
guitar:
Henry Townsend (on 1935-02-25) and Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
lead vocals:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-02-25)
Big Joe Williams3:05
15Lead Pencil Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-05-14)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) and Johnny Temple (Chicago blues guitarist and singer)
lead vocals:
Johnny Temple (Chicago blues guitarist and singer)
recording of:
Lead Pencil Blues (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Temple (Chicago blues guitarist and singer)
Johnnie Temple3:07
16Fixin’ to Die Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
recording of:
Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
Bukka White2:52
17Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:42
18Ride ’em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-03-28)
bass:
Alfred Elkins
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Petway
Robert Petway2:59
19Black Spider Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-30)
bass:
Alfred Elkins
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Robert Lockwood3:00
20Little Boy Blue
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-30)
bass:
Alfred Elkins
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
recording of:
Little Boy Blue
writer:
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Robert Lockwood3:06
21Cross Cut Saw Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-09-15)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tommy McClennan
recording of:
Cross Cut Saw Blues
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
Tommy McClennan2:50
22Machine Gun Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-07-30)
bass:
Alfred Elkins
guitar and lead vocals:
Willie ’61’ Blackwell
Willie ’61’ Blackwell3:09
23If I Get Lucky
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-09-11)
bass:
Joe McCoy
guitar and lead vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
Arthur Crudup3:05
24Mean Old Frisco Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-04-15)
bass:
Ransom Knowling
guitar and lead vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
recording of:
Mean Old Frisco Blues
lyricist and composer:
A Crudup
Arthur Crudup2:36

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part of:The Essential Recordings (series by Indigo) (order: 8)