Various Artists – Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways (Various Artists)

Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communities?for over a century, channeling transcendent?grief?and strength. ?In the mid-20th?century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends?such as?Lightnin' Hopkins, ?Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth?Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. ?Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways?spans half a century and features?these and other?foundational?figures in blues history performing?in the?Delta, ?St. ?Louis, Southwest, ?Piedmont, ?and Chicago?styles. ?From boogie to ballads?and?laced with?innuendo and irony, this classic collection?is available on vinyl for the first time on?two LPs?with?extensive notes by?musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.

Disc 1

1. Old Jabo
2. Mule-Ridin' Blues
3. Joggie Boogie
4. Black Woman
5. Mercury Blues
6. Ran the Blues Out of My Window
7. Leaving Blues
8. One Dime Blues
9. County Farm Blues
10. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
11. Boll Weevil
12. Nickel's Worth of Liver
13. Don't Leave Me Here
14. Jimmy Bell
15. Candy Man
16. Beer Drinking Woman
17. Come Go Home with Me
18. Careless Love
19. I Asked Her If She Loved Me
20. Rising Sun
21. Pony Blues
22. Vicksburg Blues
23. Vastopol
24. Drifting Along Blues
25. Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go
26. Don't Lie Buddy

Label: Smithsonian Folkways

Catalog: 40134

Genre: Blues