605633141122
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The Rough Guide To Memphis Blues

Various Artists

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Format: CD

Cat No: RGNET1411CD

Release Date:  26 August 2022

Label:  World Music Network

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  605633141122

Genres:  Blues  Country-Blues  

Release Date:  31 May 2024

Label:  World Music Network

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  605633141146

Genres:  Blues  Country-Blues  

  • Description

    From the classic sounds of the jug band heyday to the earthy blues straight from the Mississippi Delta, Memphis was at the very epicentre of the 1920s country blues explosion. This Rough Guide charts the city's huge influence with classic tracks by blues legends Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Sleepy John Estes and many more.

    Description

    From the classic sounds of the jug band heyday to the earthy blues straight from the Mississippi Delta, Memphis was at the very epicentre of the 1920s country blues explosion. This Rough Guide charts the city's huge influence with classic tracks by blues legends Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Sleepy John Estes and many more.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Jed Davenport & his Beale Street Jug Band - Save Me Some
      • 2. Sleepy John Estes - The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
      • 3. Memphis Minnie - North Memphis Blues
      • 4. Minnie Wallace - The Old Folks Started It
      • 5. Robert Wilkins - Falling Down Blues
      • 6. Memphis Jug Band - On The Road Again
      • 7. Hattie Hart - I Let My Daddy Do That
      • 8. Furry Lewis - Kassie Jones – Part 1
      • 9. Cannon's Jug Stompers - Viola Lee Blues
      • 10. Allen Shaw - I Couldn't Help It
      • 11. Jack Kelly and his South Memphis Jug Band - Cold Iron Bed
      • 12. Tom Dickson - Happy Blues
      • 13. Frank Stokes - How Long Blues
      • 14. Carolina Peanut Boys - You Got Me Rollin'
      • 15. Gus Cannon - Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
      • 16. Charlie Burse & his Memphis Mudcats - What’s The Matter With The Well?
      • 17. Pearl Dickson - Little Rock Blues
      • 18. Beale Street Rounders - Sitting On Top Of The World
      • 19. Noah Lewis - Like I Want To Be
      • 20. Beale Street Sheiks - Mr. Crump Don't Like It
      • 21. Will Shade - Better Leave That Stuff Alone
      • 22. Will Weldon - Hitch Me To Your Buggy, And Drive Me Like A Mule
      • 23. Memphis Sheiks - He's In The Jail House Now
      • 24. Vol Stevens - Baby Got The Rickets
      • 25. Will Batts - Country Woman
      • 26. Charley Nickerson with Jug Band - Going Back To Memphis

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Save Me Some
      • 2. The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair
      • 3. North Memphis Blues
      • 4. The Old Folks Started It
      • 5. Falling Down Blues
      • 6. On The Road Again
      • 7. I Let My Daddy Do That

      Side 2

      • 1. Kassie Jones - Part 1
      • 2. Viola Lee Blues
      • 3. I Couldn't Help It
      • 4. Cold Iron Bed
      • 5. Happy Blues
      • 6. How Long Blues