Easy Introduction To The Blues (8cd)
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Release Date: 06 March 2020
Label: Music Milestones
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 8
Barcode: 8436569192764
Genres: Blues  
Release Date: 06 March 2020
Label: Music Milestones
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 8
Barcode: 8436569192764
Genres: Blues  
Description
The Blues originated in African-American communities of, primarily, the "Deep South" of the United States towards the end of the 19th century. This collection compiles 16 complete blues LPs, all of them classics, which serve as an easy introduction to the genre. Most of them were recorded between the mid-1950s and the early 1960s, when recording techniques had advanced significantly with respect to previous years. Represented here are some of the best figures of the blues world, heard on some of the finest LPs of the genre.
This set contains the following 16 albums in their entireties:
• B.B. King: King Of The Blues (Crown CLP5167)
• B.B. King: My Kind Of Blues (Crown CLP5188)
• Etta James: At Last! (Argo LPS-4003)
• Etta James: The Second Time Around (Argo LPS-4011)
• Muddy Waters: At Newport (Chess LP1449)
• Muddy Waters: Sings Big Bill (Chess LP1444)
• John Lee Hooker: I'm John Lee Hooker (Vee-Jay LP1007)
• John Lee Hooker: Travelin' (Vee-Jay LP1023)
• Bobby Bland: Two Steps From The Blues (Duke DLP-74)
• Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' In The Moonlight (Chess LP-1434)
• Jimmy Reed: Rockin' With Reed (Vee-Jay LP-1008)
• Ray Charles: The Genius Sings The Blues (Atlantic LP8052)
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins: At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Epic LN 3448)
• Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Space Guitar Master (Selec. from Hoodoo 263397)
• Professor Longhair: No Buts, No Maybes (Selections from Hoodoo 263379)
• Freddy King: Freddy King Sings (King Records 762)
Includes a 20-page booklet including rare photos, vintage memorabilia and detailed liner notes.
Tracklisting
Nat King Cole
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists