Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Atlanta - The Evolution of Atlanta Blues

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay
Ed Andrews2:51
2My Mama Was a Sailor
Julius Daniels3:29
3Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (on 1927-03-14, in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (on 1927-03-14, in 1927-04)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (on 1927-03-14)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (in 1927-04)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:57
4Barbecue Blues
guitar and vocal:
Barbecue Bob
recording of:
Barbecue Blues
writer:
Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob3:15
5Under the Chicken Tree
Earl McDonald’s Original Louisville Jug Band3:21
6A Darkey's Wail
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-04-02)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Riley Puckett (on 1927-04-02)
Riley Puckett2:57
7Mama 'Taint Long Fo' Day
recording of:
Mama, 't ain't Long fo' Day
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:03
8Back Door Blues
Emery Glen3:04
9Kansas City Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-19)
guitar:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1927-10-19)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19)
vocals:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-10-19), Will Shade (on 1927-10-19) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-19)
Memphis Jug Band2:58
10Turpentine Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-20)
guitar:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-20) and Will Weldon (on 1927-10-20)
vocals:
Will Weldon (on 1927-10-20)
Will Weldon3:28
11Vol Stevens Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-20)
banjolin:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-20)
guitar:
Will Weldon (on 1927-10-20)
vocals:
Vol Stevens (on 1927-10-20)
Vol Stevens3:22
12Jealous Hearted Blues
Charley Lincoln3:39
13Skin Game Blues
Peg Leg Howell3:09
14Lonesome Atlanta Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1927-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bobby Grant (bluesman) (in 1927-12)
Bobby Grant3:02
15C. C. & O. Blues
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley3:10
16Georgia Crawl
guitar:
Henry Williams (1920s blues artist) (on 1928-04-19)
violin:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) (on 1928-04-19)
vocals:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) (on 1928-04-19) and Henry Williams (1920s blues artist) (on 1928-04-19)
recording of:
Georgia Crawl
writer:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) and Henry Williams (1920s blues artist)
Henry Williams & Eddie Anthony3:27
17Midnight Weeping Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-04-21)
guitar and spoken vocals [speech]:
Robert Hicks (on 1928-04-21)
vocals:
Nellie Florence (on 1928-04-21)
Nellie Florence3:01
18Look Here Mama Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-07-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Uncle Bud Walker (on 1928-07-30)
Uncle Bud Walker2:59
19Canned Heat Blues
‘Sloppy’ Henry2:59
20No No Blues
Curley Weaver3:12
21Charleston Contest Pt 1
Too Tight Henry3:29
22Down in the Cemetery
Billy Bird3:16
23Miss Meal Cramp Blues
Alec Johnson3:03
24Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues
Willie Baker2:58
25Rising River Blues
George Carter2:50
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Worrying Blues
guitar and spoken vocals:
Tampa Joe (on 1929-03-12)
violin:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) (on 1929-03-12)
vocals:
Eddie Anthony (US country blues and jazz violin player) (on 1929-03-12)
Macon Ed & Tampa Joe3:14
2Shelby County Workhouse Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1929-03-13)
guitar:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-13)
vocals:
Hambone Willie Newbern (on 1929-03-13)
Hambone Willie Newbern2:58
3Old Rock Island Blues
Lonnie Coleman3:17
4Ball and Chain Blues
guitar:
Peg Leg Howell (on 1929-04-13)
mandolin and spoken vocals:
Jim Hill (1920-30s blues singer & mandolin player) (on 1929-04-13)
vocals:
Peg Leg Howell (on 1929-04-13)
Peg Leg Howell & Jim Hill3:05
5This Is Not the Stove to Brown Your Bread
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1929-11-27)
vocals:
Alfoncy Harris (on 1929-11-27) and Bethenea Harris (on 1929-11-27)
Harris & Harris2:35
6Framer's Blues
Eli Framer3:10
7She Shook Her Gin
Barbecue Bob3:14
8Brown Skin Woman
Pillie Bolling3:25
9Snigglin' Blues
Barefoot Bill52:41
10You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:14
11Coffee Grinder Blues
Jaybird Coleman53:08
12Furniture Man
Lil McClintock3:19
13South Carolina Rag
Blind Willie Walker53:12
14I'm On My Way Down Home
Georgia Cotton Pickers3:17
15Buggy Jail House Blues
Lillie Mae2:45
16Giving It Away
Birmingham Jug Band53:16
17What's That Tastes Like Gravy
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-11)
guitar:
David Crockett (early blues musician) (on 1930-12-11)
wind instruments [stovepipe] and lead vocals:
Stovepipe No. 1 (Samuel Chambers Jones) (on 1930-12-11)
King David’s Jug Band3:10
18What Kind of Scent Is This
Bo Carter3:29
19Bed Spring Poker
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1931-10-25)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1931-10-25)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1931-10-25)
recording of:
Bed Spring Poker (on 1931-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lonnie Carter
Mississippi Sheiks3:14
20Talkin' to You Wimmen About the Blues
Mary Willis & Blind Willie McTell3:07
21Dekalb Chain Gang
Fred McMullen3:08
22Decatur Street 81
Georgia Browns52:48
23Hard Times Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-01-19)
guitar:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-01-19)
vocals:
Buddy Moss (on 1933-01-19)
Buddy Moss3:19
24Atlanta Town
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-10-31)
fiddle [one-string fiddle]:
Dad Tracy (on 1935-10-31)
guitar:
Big Joe Williams (American Delta blues guitarist, singer and songwriter) (on 1935-10-31)
washboard and lead vocals:
Chasey Collins (on 1935-10-31)
Chasey Collins2:39
25Dying Crapshooter's Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:11
3▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Applejack Boogie
Pinetop Slim2:43
2Brown Skin Woman
Curley Weaver3:19
3Love Changin' Blues
recording of:
Love Changing Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell2:32
4Gotta Get Together
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (in 1949)
guitar:
Curley Weaver
guitar and harmonica:
Frank Edwards
vocals:
Frank Edwards
Frank Edwards2:14
5You're Gonna Weep and Moan
David Wylie3:30
6Duck Fever
Fred Jackson2:30
7Stacked Deck
Billy Wright3:01
8Reliefin' Blues
Clyde "Blow Top" Lynn2:28
9V-8 Baby
Tommy Brown3:00
10It Ain't Right to Treat Me Wrong
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1951-01-26)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
It Ain't Right to Treat Me Wrong (on 1951-01-26)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
Chuck Willis2:52
11Body Rocking Daddy
Joyce Jackson2:35
12Barefoot Susie
Waymon Brown2:28
13Royal Peacock Boogie
Roy Mays Orchestra2:56
14Korea Blues
Willie Brown2:41
15Get Rich Quick
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1951-10-16)
artist & repertoire support and producer:
Steve Sholes
alto saxophone:
Albert Dobbins (on 1951-10-16)
baritone saxophone:
J. Hudson (American clarinetist and saxophonist) (on 1951-10-16)
double bass [bass]:
George Holloway Jr. (on 1951-10-16)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Donald J. Clark (blues/rock drummer) (on 1951-10-16)
piano:
J. Wimby (on 1951-10-16)
tenor saxophone:
Fred Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s) (on 1951-10-16)
trumpet:
Willie Mays (on 1951-10-16)
vocals:
Little Richard (on 1951-10-16)
Little Richard2:20
16Hey Good Lookin'
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Piano Red2:23
17Under the Viaduct (In Atlanta, GA)
Junior Tamplin2:54
18Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother
artist & repertoire support:
Steve Sholes (on 1952-01-12)
producer:
Steve Sholes
alto saxophone:
Carlos Bermudaz (sax player) (on 1952-01-12)
double bass [bass]:
George Holloway Jr. (on 1952-01-12)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
J. Williams (obscure r&b drummer) (on 1952-01-12)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (US R&B guitarist) (on 1952-01-12)
piano:
J. Wimby (on 1952-01-12)
tenor saxophone:
Fred Jackson (US R&B and jazz tenor saxophonist active 1940s-1960s) (on 1952-01-12)
trombone:
Willie Wilson (trombonist) (on 1952-01-12)
trumpet:
Willie Mays (on 1952-01-12)
vocals:
Little Richard (on 1952-01-12)
recorded at:
WQXI Studio (radio station) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1952-01-12)
Little Richard2:57
19Everybody's Got the Blues
Melvin Smith2:46
20Nite Shift Blues
Zilla Mays & The Blues Caravan2:39
21You Made Me Baby
H‐Bomb Ferguson2:37
22Four Cold, Cold Walls
Billy Wright2:51
23If You Ever Been to Georgia
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:38
24Mean Old Train
Papa Lightfoot2:16
25Wrong Yo-Yo
Piano Red3:16

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