Description
The origins of the Mississippi Delta blues are as deep and wide as the river itself. From the towering influence of Charley Patton and Son House to lesser-known artists shrouded in mystery, these seminal recordings helped lay the foundations for the electric blues and rock explosion to come.
01 Bukka White: District Attorney Blues 02:40
02 Joe Callicott: Fare Thee Well Blues 03:09
03 Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe: Can I Do It For You? - Part 1 03:08
04 Skip James: Cherry Ball Blues 02:48
05 Big Joe Williams: Little Leg Woman 03:03
06 Bo Carter: Shake 'Em On Down 03:08
07 Arthur Petties: Good Boy Blues 03:09
08 Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton: It's Killin' me 02:52
09 Mattie Delaney: Down The Big Road Blues 03:10
10 Charley Patton: Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) 03:05
11 Robert Wilkins: Rolling Stone – Part 1 02:51
12 Mississippi Bracey: I'll Overcome Some Day 03:12
13 Tommy Johnson: Maggie Campbell Blues 03:25
14 Mississippi Matilda: Happy Home Blues 02:45
15 Son House: Dry Spell Blues - Part 1 03:08
16 Sonny Boy Nelson: Pony Blues 02:06
17 Rube Lacey: Ham Hound Crave 02:52
18 Louise Johnson: All Night Long Blues 03:05
19 Ishman Bracey: Saturday Blues 03:27
20 Mississippi Mud Steppers: Vicksburg Stomp 03:05
21 Willie Brown: Future Blues 02:59
22 Garfield Akers: Cottonfield Blues - Part 1 02:53
23 Jelly Jaw Short: Grand-Daddy Blues 03:11
24 The Mississippi Moaner: Mississippi Moan 02:29
25 Johnnie Temple: Big Boat Whistle 03:22
26 Kid Bailey: Mississippi Bottom Blues 02:50
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Format Detail: CD
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Format: CD
- Genre: Blues
- Released: 4/29/22