Various artists
Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective 1925-1950

Various artists - Roots N' Blues: The Retrospective 1925-1950

  • Release date: 1992
  • Genre: Blues
  • Format: CD box set
  • Category: blues
  • Duration: 5:09:01
  • not rated
  • Added March 13, 2003

Tracks

CD1
1. Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers - Whitehouse Bluesnot rated3:27
2. Aiken Country String Band - High Sheriffnot rated2:54
3. Frank Hutchison - The Last Scene Of The Titanicnot rated3:31
4. Hersal Thomas - Suitcase Bluesnot rated2:37
5. Reverend J.M. Gates - Death's Black Train Is Comingnot rated3:12
6. Dora Carr - Cow-cow Bluesnot rated2:51
7. Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners - Washington County Fox Chasenot rated2:59
8. Fiddlin' John Carson - I'm Going To Take The Train To Charlottenot rated3:07
9. Ernest V. Stoneman's Trio - Untitlednot rated3:03
10. Whistler and His Jug Band - Low Down Bluesnot rated2:57
11. Washington Phillips - Paul & Silas In Jailnot rated2:39
12. Barbecue Bob - Blind Pig Bluesnot rated3:03
13. Austin & Lee Allen - Chattanooga Bluesnot rated3:06
14. Sherman Tedder - Untitled (2)not rated2:58
15. Dallas String Band with Coley Jones - Hokum Bluesnot rated3:26
16. Gladys Bentley - Worried Bluesnot rated2:47
17. Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues - Part 1not rated3:04
18. Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues - Part 2not rated3:24
19. South Geogia Highballers - Blue Grass Twistnot rated2:49
20. Charlie Bowman and His Brothers - Moonshiner And His Moneynot rated3:11
21. Clarence Green - Johnson City Bluesnot rated2:59
22. Rev. Johnny Blakey assisted by The Sanctified Singers - Warming By The Devil's Firenot rated3:26
23. Papa Too Sweet & Harry Jones - (Honey) It's Tight Like Thatnot rated2:37
24. Mississippi John Hurt - Big Leg Bluesnot rated2:53
25. Daniels-Deacon Sacred Harp Singers - Hallelujahnot rated2:58
1:16:09
CD2
1. Herschel Brown and His Happy Five - Libertynot rated2:55
2. Mamie Smith - My Sportin' Mannot rated2:59
3. Blues Birdhead - Mean Low Bluesnot rated3:15
4. Pink Anderson and Simmie Dooley - C.C. & O. Bluesnot rated3:06
5. The Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers - Ortonvillenot rated3:12
6. Slim Doucet - Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs)not rated3:01
7. Roosevelt Sykes - Roosevelt Bluesnot rated2:49
8. The Hokum Boys - Gin Mill Bluesnot rated3:28
9. Joe Falcon, accompanied by Clemo & Ophy Breaux - Ossonnot rated2:58
10. W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith - Sweet Milk And Peaches (Breakdown)not rated3:11
11. Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers, with Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen - Soldier's Joynot rated2:55
12. Whistlin' Alex Moore - They May Not Be My Toesnot rated3:03
13. Mississippi Sheiks - The Jazz Fiddlernot rated3:14
14. Lonnie Johnson - I Have To Do My Timenot rated3:11
15. Tom Darby and Jimmie Tarlton - Lonesome Frisco Linenot rated3:19
16. Roy Harvey and Leonard Copeland - Back To The Blue Ridgenot rated2:56
17. Buster Carter and Preston Young - Darn Good Girlnot rated2:53
18. Bo Carter - West Jackson Bluesnot rated3:19
19. Lonnie Johnson & Clara Smith (as Violet Green) - You Had Too Muchnot rated3:20
20. Silver Leaf Quartet - Oh! Glory Glorynot rated3:15
21. Freeny's Barn Dance Band - Don't You Remember The Timenot rated3:18
22. Pelican Wildcats - Walkin' Georgia Rosenot rated2:57
23. Peetie Wheatstraw (The Devil's Son-In-Law) - Police Station Bluesnot rated3:05
24. Tindley Quaker City Gospel Singers - Hallelujah Sidenot rated3:18
25. Will Batts - Highway #61 Bluesnot rated2:42
1:17:52
CD3
1. W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song #1not rated0:42
2. W. Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys - Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider)not rated3:11
3. W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song #2not rated0:30
4. Blind Willie (McTell) & Partner - Bell Street Lightnin'not rated2:54
5. Charlie Patton - Jersey Bull Bluesnot rated3:07
6. Walter Roland - Every Morning Bluesnot rated2:46
7. Blue Ridge Ramblers - D Bluesnot rated2:49
8. Breaux Freres - La Valse Des Yeux Bleu (Blue Eyes Waltz)not rated3:12
9. Lucille Bogan (as Bessie Jackson) - Skin Game Bluesnot rated2:58
10. Good Woman Blues - Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwellnot rated2:59
11. Josh White (as Pinewood Tom) - Sissy Mannot rated2:51
12. The Rhythm Wreckers - Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)not rated2:48
13. The Anglin Twins (Jack and Jim) - Just Inside The Pearly Gatesnot rated2:27
14. Bumble Bee Slim (Amos Easton) - Hard Rocks In My Bednot rated2:42
15. The Two Charles - Tired Feelin' Bluesnot rated3:04
16. Eidon Baker and His Brown County Revellers - One Eyed Samnot rated2:53
17. A'nt Idy Harper and The Coon Creek Girls - Poor Naomi Wisenot rated2:38
18. (Kid) Prince Moore - South Bound Bluesnot rated3:03
19. Big Bill Broonzy - C & A Bluesnot rated3:00
20. George Curry - My Last Five Dollarsnot rated2:37
21. The Nite Owls - Memphis Bluesnot rated2:36
22. The Alley Boys of Abberville - Pourquoi Tu M'aime Pasnot rated2:47
23. Reverend Benny Campbell (Meetin' House In Dixie) - Have Mercy On Menot rated2:34
24. Albert Ammons - Shout For Joynot rated2:27
25. Jack Kelly - Flower Bluesnot rated2:32
26. Cliff Carlisle (as Bob Clifford) - Onion Eating Mamanot rated2:55
27. Callahan Bros. - Brown's Ferry Blues #2not rated3:08
28. Little Buddy Doyle - Slick Capers Bluesnot rated2:37
29. Bill Jazz Gillum (as Bill McKinley) - Poor Boy Bluesnot rated2:53
1:17:52
CD4
1. Frank Edwards - We Got To Get Togethernot rated2:37
2. Sweet Violet Boys - You Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)not rated2:50
3. The Humbard Family - I'll Fly Awaynot rated2:50
4. Tony Hollins - Cross Cut Saw Blues`not rated2:51
5. Peter Cleighton - Black Snake Bluesnot rated2:53
6. Black Cats and The Kitten - Step It Up And Gonot rated2:50
7. Bob and Randall Atcher - Papa's Going Crazy, Mama's Going Madnot rated2:40
8. Adolf Hofner and His San Antonians - Cotton-eyed Joenot rated2:31
9. Poor Boy Burke - Old Vets Bluesnot rated2:54
10. Little Son Joe - Black Rat Swingnot rated2:53
11. Big Maceo Merriweather - Macy Specialnot rated2:43
12. Light Crust Doughboys, with J.B. Brinkley - It's Funny What Love Will Make You Donot rated2:49
13. Hank Penny and His Radio Cowboys - Army Bluesnot rated2:38
14. James (Beale Street) Clark - Who But Younot rated2:39
15. Homer Harris - Tomorrow May Be Too Latenot rated3:06
16. Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield) - Burying Ground Bluesnot rated2:32
17. Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass boys - Goodbye Old Palnot rated2:25
18. Gene Autry - Dixie Cannonballnot rated2:42
19. Bill Landford and The Landfordaires - Run On For A Long Timenot rated2:36
20. Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Gonot rated2:49
21. Sister Myrtle Fields accompanied by Austin McCoy Trio - I'm Toilingnot rated2:44
22. Willie (Boodle It) Right - Two By Four Bluesnot rated2:58
23. Bailes Bros. - You Can't Go Halfway (And Get In)not rated2:48
24. Molly O'Day and The Cumberland Mountain Folks - Heaven's Radionot rated2:51
25. Rosetta Howard - Plow Hand Bluesnot rated2:49
26. Memphis Seven - Grunt Meat Bluesnot rated2:49
27. Deep South Boys - Until I Found The Lordnot rated2:25
28. Brother Porter and Brother Cook - I Know My Jesus Won't Deny Menot rated2:40
1:17:07

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