The 20-CD Bear Family Collection The Roots And Blues Collection takes you into the heart of Americana, back to the time when this groundbreaking recordings were made. "
Title of the individual albums:
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol. 1
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol 2.
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol. 3
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol 4.
Legends Of The Blues Vol. 1
Legends Of The Blues Vol. 2
Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol 2.
Lonnie Johnson: Steppin 'On The Blues
Good Time Blues: Harmonica, Kazoo, Washboards & Cow Bells
News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is
Booze And The Blues
Messed Up In Love ... And Other Tales Of Woe
Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollipops
Cajun Vol 1: Abbeville Breakdown 1929-1939.
Cajun Dance Party: Fais Do-Do
White Country Blues 1926 - 1938: A Lighter Shade Of Blue Vol 1.
White Country Blues 1926 - 1938: A Lighter Shade Of Blue Vol 1.
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol. 1
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol 2.
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol. 3
Roots N 'Blues: The Retrospective Vol 4.
Legends Of The Blues Vol. 1
Legends Of The Blues Vol. 2
Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol 2.
Lonnie Johnson: Steppin 'On The Blues
Good Time Blues: Harmonica, Kazoo, Washboards & Cow Bells
News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is
Booze And The Blues
Messed Up In Love ... And Other Tales Of Woe
Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollipops
Cajun Vol 1: Abbeville Breakdown 1929-1939.
Cajun Dance Party: Fais Do-Do
White Country Blues 1926 - 1938: A Lighter Shade Of Blue Vol 1.
White Country Blues 1926 - 1938: A Lighter Shade Of Blue Vol 1.
CD1 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 1 (01:15:57)
1. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Whitehouse Blues (3:27)
2. Aiken County String Band - High Sheriff (2:54)
3. Frank Hutchison - The Last Scene Of The Titanic (3:31)
4. Hersal Thomas - Suitcase Blues (2:37)
5. Rev. J.M. Gates - Death's Black Train Is Coming (3:12)
6. Dora Carr - Cow-Cow Blues (2:51)
7. Vances Tennessee Breakdowners - Washington County Fox Chase (2:59)
8. Fiddlin’ John Carson - I'm Going To Take The Train To Charlotte (3:07)
9. Ernest V. Stoneman's Trio - Untitled (3:03)
10. Whistler And His Jug Band - Low Down Blues (2:57)
11. Washington Phillips - Paul & Silas In Jail (2:39)
12. Barbecue Bob - Blind Pig Blues (3:03)
13. Austin And Lee Allen - Chattanooga Blues (3:06)
14. Sherman Tedder - Untitled (2:58)
15. Dallas String Band With Coley Jones - Hokum Blues (3:26)
16. Gladys Bentley - Worried Blues (2:47)
17. Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues, Part 1 (3:03)
18. Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues, Part 2 (3:24)
19. South Georgia Highballers - Blue Grass Twist (2:49)
20. Charlie Bowman And His Brothers - Moonshiner And His Money (3:11)
21. Clarence Green - Johnson City Blues (2:59)
22. Reverend Johnny Blakey Assisted By The Santified Sisters - Warming Bythe Devil's Fire (3:26)
23. Papa Too Sweet And Harry Jones - (Honey) It's Tight Like That (2:37)
24. Mississippi John Hurt - Big Leg Blues (2:53)
25. Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Hallelujah (2:58)
CD2 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 2 (01:17:41)
1. Herschel Brown And His Happy Five - Liberty (2:55)
2. Mamie Smith - My Sportin' Man (2:57)
3. Blues Birdhead - Mean Low Blues (3:17)
4. Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - C.C. & O. Blues (3:06)
5. The Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers - Ortonville (3:12)
6. Slim Doucet - Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs) (3:01)
7. Roosevelt Sykes - Roosevelt Blues (2:49)
8. Hokum Boys - Gin Mill Blues (3:28)
9. Cleoma Breaux, Ophy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Osson (2:58)
10. W.T. Narmour And S.W. Smith - Sweet Milk And Peaches (Breakdown) (3:12)
11. Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers Feat. Riley Puckett & Clayton Mcmichen - Soldier's Joy (2:55)
12. Whistlin' Alex Moore - They May Not Be My Toes (3:03)
13. Mississippi Sheiks - The Jazz Fiddler (3:14)
14. Lonnie Johnson - I Have To Do My Time (3:11)
15. Tom Darby And Jimmie Tarlton - Lonesome Frisco Line (3:19)
16. Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland - Back To The Blue Ridge (2:56)
17. Buster Carter & Preston Young - Darn Good Girl (2:53)
18. Bo Carter - West Jackson Blues (3:20)
19. Lonnie Johnson & Violet Green - You Had Too Much (3:20)
20. Silver Leaf Quartet - Oh! Glory Glory (3:15)
21. Freeny's Barn Dance Band - Don't You Remember The Time (3:18)
22. Pelican Wildcats - Walkin' Georgia Rose (2:57)
23. Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues (3:05)
24. Tindley Quaker City Gospel Singers - Hallelujah Side (3:18)
25. Will Batts - Highway #61 Blues (2:42)
CD3 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 3 (01:17:39)
1. W. Lee O'daniel & His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song #1 (0:42)
2. W. Lee O'daniel & His Hillbilly Boys - Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider) (3:11)
3. W. Lee O'daniel & His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song #2 (0:30)
4. Blind Willie & Partner - Bell Street Lightnin' (2:54)
5. Charley Patton - Jersey Bull Blues (3:07)
6. Walter Roland - Every Morning Blues (2:46)
7. Blue Ridge Ramblers - D Blues (2:49)
8. Breaux Frères - La Valse Des Yeux Bleus (Blue Eyes Waltz) (3:12)
9. Lucille Bogan - Skin Game Blues (2:58)
10. Leroy Carr With Scrapper Blackwell - Good Woman Blues (2:59)
11. Josh White - Sissy Man (2:51)
12. The Rhythm Wreckers - Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille) (2:48)
13. The Anglin Twins (Jack And Jim) - Just Inside The Pearly Gates (2:26)
14. Bumble Bee Slim - Hard Rocks In My Bed (2:42)
15. The Two Charles - Tired Feelin' Blues (3:04)
16. Eidon Baker & His Brown County Revellers - One-Eyed Sam (2:53)
17. A'nt Idy Harper & The Coon Creek Girls - Poor Naomi Wise (2:38)
18. (Kid) Prince Moore - South Bound Blues (3:03)
19. Big Bill Broonzy - C & A Blues (3:00)
20. George Curry - My Last Five Dollars (2:37)
21. The Nite Owls - Memphis Blues (2:36)
22. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Pourquoi Tu M'aime Pas (2:47)
23. Rev. Benny Campbell - Have Mercy On Me (2:34)
24. Albert Ammons - Shout For Joy (2:27)
25. Jack Kelly - Flower Blues (2:32)
26. Cliff Carlisle - Onion-Eating Mama (2:55)
27. Callahan Brothers - Brown's Ferry Blues (3:05)
28. Little Buddy Doyle - Slick Capers Blues (2:40)
29. Jazz Gillum - Poor-Boy Blues (2:53)
CD4 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 4 (01:16:53)
1. Frank Edwards - We Got To Get Together (2:37)
2. Sweet Violet Boys - You Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All) (2:50)
3. The Humbard Family - I'll Fly Away (2:50)
4. Tony Hollins - Cross Cut Saw Blues (2:51)
5. Peter Cleighton - Black Snake Blues (2:53)
6. Black Cats & The Kitten - Step It Up And Go (2:50)
7. Bob & Randall Atcher - Papa's Going Crazy, Mama's Going Mad (2:40)
8. Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians - Cotton-Eyed Joe (2:31)
9. Poor Boy Burke - Old Vets Blues (2:54)
10. Little Son Joe - Black Rat Swing (2:53)
11. Big Maceo - Macy Special (2:43)
12. The Light Crust Doughboys & J.B. Brinkley - It's Funny What Love Will Make You Do (2:50)
13. Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys - Army Blues (2:38)
14. James 'beale Street' Clark - Who But You (2:39)
15. Homer Harris - Tomorrow May Be Too Late (3:06)
16. Mckinley Morganfield - Burying Ground Blues (2:32)
17. Bill Monroe And The Bluegrass Boys - Goodbye Old Pal (2:25)
18. Gene Autry - Dixie Cannonball (2:42)
19. Bill Landford & The Landfordaires - Run On For A Long Time (2:36)
20. Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go (2:49)
21. Sister Myrtle Fields & Austin Mccoy Trio - I'm Toiling (2:44)
22. Willie 'boodle It' Right - Two By Four Blues (2:58)
23. Bailes Brothers - You Can't Go Halfway (And Get In) (2:48)
24. Molly O'day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks - Heaven's Radio (2:51)
25. Rosetta Howard - Plow Hand Blues (2:49)
26. Memphis Seven - Grunt Meat Blues (2:49)
27. Deep South Boys - Until I Found The Lord (2:25)
28. Brother Porter & Brother Cook - I Know My Jesus Won't Deny Me (2:40)
CD5 - Legends Of The Blues: Volume One (00:58:48)
1. Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (3:13)
2. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues (3:02)
3. Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't No Tellin' (2:57)
4. Blind Willie Johnson - Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' (3:03)
5. Bo Carter - Pigmeat Is What I Crave (2:52)
6. Blind Willie Mctell - Southern Can Is Mine (3:15)
7. Lonnie Johnson - Low Down St. Louis Blues (3:04)
8. Charley Patton - Revenue Man Blues (2:42)
9. Leroy Carr - Stormy Night Blues (2:38)
10. Josh White - I Believe I'll Make A Change (2:55)
11. Lead Belly - Fort Worth And Dallas Blues (3:04)
12. Peetie Wheatstraw - Sweet Home Blues (2:53)
13. Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:20)
14. Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin' My Blues Away, #2 (2:49)
15. Big Bill Broonzy - Spreadin' Snakes Blues (2:42)
16. Memphis Minnie - Nothing In Ramblin' (2:45)
17. Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues (2:48)
18. Muddy Waters - Hard Day Blues (2:46)
19. Big Joe Williams - Don't You Leave Me Here (2:40)
20. Son House - Death Letter (4:20)
CD6 - Legends Of The Blues: Volume Two (01:01:12)
1. Roosevelt Sykes - Henry Ford Blues (3:16)
2. Texas Alexander - Ninety-Eight Degree Blues (2:59)
3. Aaron 't-Bone' Walker - Trinity River Blues (3:12)
4. Robert Hicks As Barbecue Bob - She Shook Her Gin (3:12)
5. Tampa Red 'the Guitar Wizard' - Turpentine Blues (3:24)
6. Curly Weaver - No No Blues (3:12)
7. Lucille Bogan As Bessie Jackson - Bo-Easy Blues (3:06)
8. Walter Roland - School-Boy Blues (2:52)
9. Amos Easton As Bumble Bee Slim - Cold Blooded Murder - No. 2 (3:02)
10. Buddy Moss - My Baby Won't Pay Me No Mind (3:06)
11. Robert Wilkins - Old Jim Canan's (2:56)
12. Lil Johnson - Take It Easy Greasy (3:29)
13. Casey Bill - Two-Timin' Woman (3:26)
14. Victoria Spivey - Down Hill Pull (3:05)
15. Curtis Jones - Down In The Slums (2:47)
16. Merline Johnson As The Yas Yas Girl With Louisiana Kid - Separation Blues (2:59)
17. Charlie Spand - Soon This Morning No. 2 (2:49)
18. Bill 'jazz' Gillum As Bill Mckinley - Is That A Monkey You Got? (2:48)
19. Champion Jack Dupree - Hurry Down Sunshine (2:42)
20. Brownie Mcghee - Goodbye Now (2:50)
CD7 - Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers (01:01:22)
1. Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang - Hot Fingers (2:59)
2. Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang - A Handful Of Riffs (3:08)
3. Alger 'texas' Alexander - Work Ox Blues (3:19)
4. Sylvester Weaver - I'm Busy And You Can't Come In (3:20)
5. Blind Willie Mctell - Georgia Rag (3:04)
6. Blind Willie Mctell - Warm It Up To Me (2:56)
7. Sylvester Weaver - Untitled (3:13)
8. Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - Untitled (2:54)
9. Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On (3:04)
10. Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (3:11)
11. Big Bill Broonzy - How You Want It Done (2:53)
12. Big Bill Broonzy - Getting Older Every Day (3:19)
13. Casey Bill Weldon - Guitar Swing (2:59)
14. Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang - Bull Frog Moan (3:18)
15. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan (2:53)
16. Josh White - Little Brother Blues (3:00)
17. Josh White - Prodigal Son (2:58)
18. Tampa Red - Denver Blues (2:57)
19. Lonnie Johnson - Away Down In The Alley Blues (2:52)
20. Lonnie Johnson - I Love You, Mary Lou (3:05)
CD8 - The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol. 1 (00:57:29)
1. Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - Bottleneck Blues (2:54)
2. Barbecue Bob - Untitled (3:09)
3. Blind Willie Johnson - God Don't Never Change (2:59)
4. Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground (3:21)
5. Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - St. Louis Blues (2:47)
6. Ruth Willis & Blind Willie Mctell - Experience Blues (3:11)
7. Sylvester Weaver - Guitar Rag (3:01)
8. Tampa Red - You Can't Get That Stuff No More (2:58)
9. Charley Patton - High Sheriff Blues (3:10)
10. Blind Boy Fuller - Homesick & Lonesome Blues (3:09)
11. Lead Belly - Packin' Trunk Blues (2:56)
12. Casey Bill Weldon - I Believe I'll Make A Change (3:02)
13. Buddy Woods - Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) (2:33)
14. Buddy Woods - Muscat Hill Blues (2:51)
15. Robert Johnson - Traveling Riverside Blues (2:48)
16. Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing (2:39)
17. Bukka White - Special Stream Line (2:55)
18. Sister O.M. Terrell - Swing Low, Chariot (2:35)
19. Son House - Pearline (4:31)
CD9 - The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol. 2 (01:02:00)
1. Allen Shaw - Moanin' The Blues (3:02)
2. Sam Collins - Slow Mama Slow (3:05)
3. Georgia Browns - Decatur Street 81 (2:45)
4. Sam Montgomery - Where The Sweet Old Oranges Grow (3:00)
5. Sam Montgomery - Low In Mind Blues (3:14)
6. Nellie Florence - Midnight Weeping Blues (2:57)
7. Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - Dead Cats On The Line (2:47)
8. Tampa Red - Things 'bout Coming My Way (3:15)
9. Hokum Boys - Caught Us Doing It (2:44)
10. Helen Humes - Cross-Eyed Blues (3:08)
11. Helen Humes - Alligator Blues (3:00)
12. Buddy Moss - Jealous Hearted Man (Alternate Take) (2:56)
13. Buddy Moss - Hard Times Blues (Alternate Take) (3:15)
14. Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - Things 'bout Coming My Way No. 2 (3:11)
15. Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - No Matter How She Done It (3:18)
16. Walter Beasley - Toad Frog Blues (2:50)
17. Buddy Moss - Hard Road Blues (3:11)
18. Papa Too Sweet - Big Fat Mama (3:39)
19. Tampa Red - Western Bound Blues (3:18)
20. Tampa Red - Sugar Mama Blues No. 1 (3:25)
CD10 - Lonnie Johnson: Steppin' On The Blues (00:58:18)
1. Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson's Blues (2:43)
2. Lonnie Johnson - Sweet Potato Blues (2:59)
3. Lonnie Johnson - Steppin' On The Blues (2:55)
4. Lonnie Johnson - I Done Told You (3:00)
5. Lonnie Johnson - Mean Old Bedbug Blues (2:56)
6. Lonnie Johnson - Toothache Blues, Part I (2:50)
7. Lonnie Johnson - Toothache Blues, Part Ii (3:22)
8. Lonnie Johnson - Have To Change Keys (To Play These Blues) (3:04)
9. Lonnie Johnson - Guitar Blues (3:16)
10. Lonnie Johnson - She's Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight (3:12)
11. Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings (3:02)
12. Lonnie Johnson - No More Women Blues (3:02)
13. Lonnie Johnson - Deep Blue Sea Blues (3:04)
14. Lonnie Johnson - No More Troubles Now (3:16)
15. Lonnie Johnson - Got The Blues For Murder Only (3:25)
16. Lonnie Johnson - Untitled (2:48)
17. Lonnie Johnson - 6/88 Glide (3:01)
18. Lonnie Johnson - Racketeer's Blues (3:14)
19. Lonnie Johnson - I'm Nuts About That Gal (3:09)
CD11 - Preachin' The Gospel: Holy Blues (01:00:14)
1. Blind Willie Johnson - Mother's Children Have A Hard Time (3:22)
2. Blind Willie Johnson - I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge (3:24)
3. Washington Phillips - Denomination Blues, Part 1 (3:10)
4. Washington Phillips - Denomination Blues, Part 2 (2:40)
5. Arizona Dranes - God's Got A Crown (2:59)
6. Arizona Dranes - He Is My Story (3:15)
7. Joshua White - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed (3:05)
8. Joshua White - While The Blood Runs Warm In Your Veins (3:05)
9. Elder Charles Beck - Drinking Shine (3:11)
10. Blind Gary Davis - Lord, I Wish I Could See (3:05)
11. Jessie May Hill - Untitled (2:51)
12. Jessie May Hill - Sunshine In The Shadows (2:47)
13. Washington Phillips - You Can't Stop A Tattler, Part 1 (2:54)
14. Washington Phillips - You Can't Stop A Tattler, Part 2 (2:48)
15. Rev. Johnny Blakey - King Of Kings (3:17)
16. Rev. Johnny Blakey - Jesus Was Here On Business (3:08)
17. The Blue Chips - Crying Holy Unto The Lord (2:49)
18. The Blue Chips - Stay On The Right Side Of The Road (2:45)
19. Sister O.M. Terrell - The Bible's Right (2:50)
20. Sister O.M. Terrell - I'm Going To That City (2:49)
CD12 - Good Time Blues: Harmonicas, Kazoos, Washboards & Cow-Bells (00:59:18)
1. Mississippi Jook Band - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp (2:39)
2. Mississippi Jook Band - Skippy Whippy (2:49)
3. Memphis Jug Band - Mary Anna Cut Off (3:05)
4. Memphis Jug Band - Gator Wobble (2:41)
5. Son Becky - Mistreated Washboard Blues (2:40)
6. Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats - Baby You Win (2:50)
7. Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats - Oil It Up And Go (2:43)
8. Georgia Browns - Tampa Strut (2:58)
9. Georgia Cotton Pickers - Diddle-Da-Diddle (3:01)
10. Georgia Cotton Pickers - She’s Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day (3:07)
11. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - If You Take Me Back (2:46)
12. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - I'm Through With You (2:35)
13. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - When You Said Goodbye (2:41)
14. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - I Love You Baby (3:01)
15. Buddy Moss - Struggle Buggie (2:44)
16. Buddy Moss - I'm Sittin' Here Tonight (2:48)
17. Mississippi Jook Band - Dangerous Woman (2:45)
18. Mississippi Jook Band - Barbecue Bust (2:41)
19. Peter Chatman - Diggin' My Potatoes No.2 (2:52)
20. Sonny Terry & Jordan Webb - Touch It Up And Go (2:25)
21. Bernice Edwards - Ninth Street Stomp (3:27)
CD13 - News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is (00:58:53)
1. Bessie Smith - Back Water Blues (3:21)
2. Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Dope Head Blues (3:16)
3. Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I’d Tear The Building Down (3:11)
4. Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie (3:24)
5. Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves On The Water (3:01)
6. Lucille Bogan - Groceries On The Shelf (2:58)
7. Charley Patton - ’34 Blues (2:57)
8. Casey Bill Weldon - W.P.A. Blues (3:17)
9. Big Bill Broonzy - Unemployment Stomp (2:38)
10. Alfred Fields - ’29 Blues (2:49)
11. Jack Kelly - Joe Louis Special (2:25)
12. Blind Boy Fuller - Three Ball Blues (2:57)
13. Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues (2:40)
14. Bill Gaither - Life Of Leroy Carr (2:51)
15. Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey (2:45)
16. Peter Cleighton - Moonshine Man Blues (2:59)
17. Big Bill Broonzy - In The Army Now (2:44)
18. Sister O.M. Terrell - The Gambling Man (2:58)
19. Homer Harris - Atomic Bomb Blues (2:32)
20. Willie 'long Time' Smith - Homeless Blues (3:10)
CD14 - Booze & The Blues (01:05:39)
1. State Street Swingers - You Drink Too Much (3:16)
2. Charley Jordan - Cherry Wine Woman (2:53)
3. Memphis Minnie - Drunken Barrel House Blues (2:52)
4. Mississippi Sheiks - Bootlegger's Blues (3:34)
5. Barbecue Bob - Me And My Whiskey (3:08)
6. (Kid) Prince Moore - Bug Juice Blues (2:41)
7. Charlie Spand - Rock And Rye (2:39)
8. Memphis Jug Band - Rukus Juice And Chittlin' (2:54)
9. Merline Johnson - Bad Whiskey Blues (2:37)
10. Amos Easton - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away), Part 1 (3:06)
11. Amos Easton - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away), Part 2 (3:11)
12. Little Bill Gaither - Moonshine By The Keg (2:46)
13. Lucille Bogan - Drinking Blues (2:57)
14. Peetie Wheatstraw - More Good Whiskey Blues (3:02)
15. Joshua White - Pigmeat And Whiskey Blues (3:03)
16. Casey Bill Weldon - Give Me Another Shot (2:45)
17. Rosetta Howard - When I Been Drinking (2:58)
18. Lewis Black - Corn Liquor Blues (2:56)
19. Sloppy Henry - Canned Heat Blues (3:10)
20. Big Bill Broonzy - When I Been Drinking (3:18)
21. Jack Newman - Blackberry Wine (2:49)
22. Rev. W.M. Mosley - Drinking Shine (3:04)
CD15 - Messed Up In Love And Other Tales Of Love (00:45:25)
1. Barbecue Bob - Beggin' For Love (3:20)
2. Buddy Moss - Love Me, Baby, Love Me (2:38)
3. Emmett Miller - Lovesick Blues (2:50)
4. Bessie Smith - It Makes My Love Come Down (2:56)
5. Bo Carter - I Love That Thing (2:46)
6. Lonnie Johnson - Careless Love (3:09)
7. Mamie Smith - 'u' Need Some Lovin' Blues (2:56)
8. Blind Willie Mctell - Love Makin' Mama #1 (2:54)
9. Big Bill Broonzy - Messed Up In Love (2:43)
10. Peter Cleighton - Love Is Gone (2:42)
11. Curtis Jones - Moonlight Lover Blues (2:34)
12. Merline Johnson - Love Shows Weakness (2:40)
13. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - I Love You Baby (2:59)
14. Bill Gaither - Love Trifling Blues (2:55)
15. Memphis Minnie - When You Love Me (2:42)
16. Blind Boy Fuller - Lost Lover Blues (2:41)
CD16 - Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollipops (01:01:21)
1. Lil Johnson - Sam The Hotdog Man (3:02)
2. Lil Johnson - My Stove's In Good Condition (2:57)
3. Lonnie Johnson - Wipe It Off (3:20)
4. Lonnie Johnson - The Best Jockey In Town (2:57)
5. Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry I (2:52)
6. Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry Ii (3:08)
7. Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size (2:50)
8. Barrel House Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It) (2:52)
9. Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Furniture Man Blues, Part 1 (3:08)
10. Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Furniture Man Blues, Part 2 (3:10)
11. Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More (2:57)
12. Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket (3:09)
13. Lil Johnson - Get 'em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) (3:13)
14. Lil Johnson - Get 'em From The Peanut Man (The New Hot Nuts) (2:57)
15. Mississippi Sheiks - Driving That Thing (3:24)
16. Mississippi Sheiks - Bed Spring Poker (3:13)
17. Hunter And Jenkins - Lollypop (2:59)
18. Hunter And Jenkins - Meat Cuttin' Blues (2:57)
19. Buddy Moss - You Got To Give Me Some Of It (3:10)
20. Bernice Edwards - Butcher Shop Blues (3:06)
CD17 - Cajun Vol. 1: Abbeville Breakdown 1929-1939 (01:01:13)
1. Amédée Breaux With Cleoma Breaux & Orphy Breaux - Vas Y Carrément (Step It Fast) (2:56)
2. Cleoma Breaux, Orphy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Pochie-Town (2:57)
3. Cleoma Breaux, Orphy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Prenez Courage (Take Courage) (3:01)
4. Cleoma Breaux, Orphy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Quand Je Suit Partis Pour Le Texas (When I Left For Texas) (2:59)
5. Joe Falcon - Aimer Et Perdre (To Love And Lose) (3:08)
6. Breaux Frères - Egan One-Step (2:55)
7. Breaux Frères - T'as Volé Mon Chapeau (You Have Stolen My Hat) (3:04)
8. Breaux Frères - Home Sweet Home (3:00)
9. Breaux Frères - Le One-Step Á Martin (3:00)
10. Breaux Frères - La Valse Du Bayou Plaquemine (2:55)
11. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Abbeville Breakdown (2:26)
12. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Te A Pas Raison (2:37)
13. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Se Toute Sain Comme Moi Ma Sain (2:34)
14. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Jolie Petite Fille (2:13)
15. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Quel Espoire (What's The Use) (2:37)
16. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Moi Et Ma Belle (2:33)
17. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Je Vous T'aime Lessair Pleurer (I'll Never Let You Cry) (2:32)
18. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Es Ce Que Tu Pense Jamais A Moi (Do You Ever Think Of Me) (2:41)
19. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Tu Ma Quite Seul (Prisoner's Song) (2:45)
20. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Jolie Petite Blonde (2:53)
21. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Apres Jengles A Toi (Thinking Of You) (2:38)
22. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Te Bonne Pour Moi Estere (2:49)
CD18 - Cajun Dance Party: Fais Do-Do (01:07:48)
1. Amédée Breaux - Ma Blonde Est Partié (2:49)
2. Amédée Breaux - Les Tracas Du Hobo (2:55)
3. Amédé Ardoin - Two-Step De Mama (3:07)
4. Amédé Ardoin - La Valse Ah Abe (3:05)
5. Amédé Ardoin - Two-Step De Eunice (3:16)
6. Amédé Ardoin - Two-Step De Prairie Soileau (2:55)
7. Dewey Segura - Rosalia (2:52)
8. Dewey Segura - You're Small And Sweet (3:00)
9. Breaux Frères - Far Away From Home Blues (3:20)
10. Breaux Frères - Fais Do-Do Negre (2:57)
11. Breaux Frères - Tiger Rag Blues (2:57)
12. Breaux Frères - One-Step À Marie (2:52)
13. Breaux Frères - Mazurka De La Louisiane (2:52)
14. Cleoma Breaux - Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme (2:45)
15. Cleoma Breaux - Marie Buller (3:17)
16. Cleoma Breaux - Mon Cœur T'appelle (3:02)
17. Cleoma Breaux - C'est Si Triste Sans Lui (2:55)
18. Amédé Ardoin - Madam Atchen (3:02)
19. Amédé Ardoin - Taunt Aline (2:57)
20. Breaux Frères - Le Blues Du Petit Chien (2:47)
21. Breaux Frères - La Valse Du Vieux Temps (2:45)
22. Breaux Frères - La Valse D'auguste (2:40)
23. Breaux Frères - La Valse D'utah (2:41)
CD19 - White Country Blues 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue Vol. 1 (01:12:57)
1. Frank Hutchison - K.C. Blues (3:04)
2. Frank Hutchison - Cannon Ball Blues (3:23)
3. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Leaving Home (3:04)
4. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - If The River Was Whiskey (3:07)
5. Cauley Family - Duplin County Blues (2:40)
6. Tom Darby - Sweet Sarah Blues (3:01)
7. Tom Darby - Frankie Dean (3:13)
8. Riley Puckett - A Darkey’s Wail (2:54)
9. Clarence Green - Johnson City Blues (2:59)
10. The Carolina Buddies - Mistreated Blues (3:09)
11. Tom Ashley - Haunted Road Blues (3:15)
12. Roy Acuff And His Crazy Tennesseans - Steel Guitar Blues (2:52)
13. Carlisle & Ball - Guitar Blues (3:01)
14. Carlisle & Ball - I Want A Good Woman (3:21)
15. Cliff Carlisle - Ash Can Blues (2:58)
16. Pete Martinez - Yodel Blues, Part 1 (3:14)
17. Pete Martinez - Yodel Blues, Part 2 (2:51)
18. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bouchillion - Adam & Eve, Part 2 (3:16)
19. W.T. Narmour And S.W. Smith - Carroll County Blues (3:01)
20. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Ramblin’ Blues (2:59)
21. Frank Hutchison - Worried Blues (3:22)
22. Frank Hutchison - Train That Carried The Girl From Town (3:01)
23. Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland - Lonesome Weary Blues (2:53)
24. W. Lee O'daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Bear Cat Mama (2:19)
CD20 - White Country Blues 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue Vol. 2 (01:06:42)
1. Blue Ridge Ramblers - Jug Rag (2:52)
2. The Prairie Ramblers - Deep Elem Blues (3:19)
3. Clayton Mcmichen - Prohibition Blues (3:03)
4. Larry Hensley - Match Box Blues (2:55)
5. Callahan Brothers - Somebody’s Been Using That Thing (2:48)
6. Homer Callahan - Rattle Snake Daddy (3:04)
7. Homer Callahan - My Good Gal Has Thrown Me Down (2:42)
8. W. Lee O'daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Dirty Hangover Blues (2:20)
9. W. Lee O'daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues (2:32)
10. Asa Martin & His Kentucky Hillbillies - Lonesome, Broke And Weary (2:28)
11. Cliff Carlisle - Chicken Roost Blues (2:32)
12. Cliff Carlisle - Tom Cat Blues (2:52)
13. Cliff Hobbs - Oozlin’ Daddy Blues (2:55)
14. Bill Cox / Cliff Hobbs - Kansas City Blues (2:47)
15. Ramblin Red Bailey - Ramblin’ Red’s Memphis Yodel No. 1 (2:48)
16. The Anglin Brothers - Southern Whoopie Song (2:26)
17. The Allen Brothers - Drunk And Nutty Blues (3:08)
18. The Allen Brothers - Chattanooga Mama (3:35)
19. Bill Carlisle - String Bean Mama (2:25)
20. Bill Carlisle - Copper Head Mama (2:26)
21. Bill Cox - Long Chain Charlie Blues (2:47)
22. Bill Cox - Georgia Brown Blues (2:47)
23. Al Dexter - New Jelly Roll Blues (2:33)
24. The Rhythm Wreckers - Never No Mo’ Blues (2:38)
@3201. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Whitehouse Blues (3:27)
2. Aiken County String Band - High Sheriff (2:54)
3. Frank Hutchison - The Last Scene Of The Titanic (3:31)
4. Hersal Thomas - Suitcase Blues (2:37)
5. Rev. J.M. Gates - Death's Black Train Is Coming (3:12)
6. Dora Carr - Cow-Cow Blues (2:51)
7. Vances Tennessee Breakdowners - Washington County Fox Chase (2:59)
8. Fiddlin’ John Carson - I'm Going To Take The Train To Charlotte (3:07)
9. Ernest V. Stoneman's Trio - Untitled (3:03)
10. Whistler And His Jug Band - Low Down Blues (2:57)
11. Washington Phillips - Paul & Silas In Jail (2:39)
12. Barbecue Bob - Blind Pig Blues (3:03)
13. Austin And Lee Allen - Chattanooga Blues (3:06)
14. Sherman Tedder - Untitled (2:58)
15. Dallas String Band With Coley Jones - Hokum Blues (3:26)
16. Gladys Bentley - Worried Blues (2:47)
17. Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues, Part 1 (3:03)
18. Elizabeth Johnson - Empty Bed Blues, Part 2 (3:24)
19. South Georgia Highballers - Blue Grass Twist (2:49)
20. Charlie Bowman And His Brothers - Moonshiner And His Money (3:11)
21. Clarence Green - Johnson City Blues (2:59)
22. Reverend Johnny Blakey Assisted By The Santified Sisters - Warming Bythe Devil's Fire (3:26)
23. Papa Too Sweet And Harry Jones - (Honey) It's Tight Like That (2:37)
24. Mississippi John Hurt - Big Leg Blues (2:53)
25. Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Hallelujah (2:58)
CD2 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 2 (01:17:41)
1. Herschel Brown And His Happy Five - Liberty (2:55)
2. Mamie Smith - My Sportin' Man (2:57)
3. Blues Birdhead - Mean Low Blues (3:17)
4. Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley - C.C. & O. Blues (3:06)
5. The Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers - Ortonville (3:12)
6. Slim Doucet - Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs) (3:01)
7. Roosevelt Sykes - Roosevelt Blues (2:49)
8. Hokum Boys - Gin Mill Blues (3:28)
9. Cleoma Breaux, Ophy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Osson (2:58)
10. W.T. Narmour And S.W. Smith - Sweet Milk And Peaches (Breakdown) (3:12)
11. Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers Feat. Riley Puckett & Clayton Mcmichen - Soldier's Joy (2:55)
12. Whistlin' Alex Moore - They May Not Be My Toes (3:03)
13. Mississippi Sheiks - The Jazz Fiddler (3:14)
14. Lonnie Johnson - I Have To Do My Time (3:11)
15. Tom Darby And Jimmie Tarlton - Lonesome Frisco Line (3:19)
16. Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland - Back To The Blue Ridge (2:56)
17. Buster Carter & Preston Young - Darn Good Girl (2:53)
18. Bo Carter - West Jackson Blues (3:20)
19. Lonnie Johnson & Violet Green - You Had Too Much (3:20)
20. Silver Leaf Quartet - Oh! Glory Glory (3:15)
21. Freeny's Barn Dance Band - Don't You Remember The Time (3:18)
22. Pelican Wildcats - Walkin' Georgia Rose (2:57)
23. Peetie Wheatstraw - Police Station Blues (3:05)
24. Tindley Quaker City Gospel Singers - Hallelujah Side (3:18)
25. Will Batts - Highway #61 Blues (2:42)
CD3 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 3 (01:17:39)
1. W. Lee O'daniel & His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song #1 (0:42)
2. W. Lee O'daniel & His Hillbilly Boys - Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider) (3:11)
3. W. Lee O'daniel & His Light Crust Doughboys - Doughboys Theme Song #2 (0:30)
4. Blind Willie & Partner - Bell Street Lightnin' (2:54)
5. Charley Patton - Jersey Bull Blues (3:07)
6. Walter Roland - Every Morning Blues (2:46)
7. Blue Ridge Ramblers - D Blues (2:49)
8. Breaux Frères - La Valse Des Yeux Bleus (Blue Eyes Waltz) (3:12)
9. Lucille Bogan - Skin Game Blues (2:58)
10. Leroy Carr With Scrapper Blackwell - Good Woman Blues (2:59)
11. Josh White - Sissy Man (2:51)
12. The Rhythm Wreckers - Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille) (2:48)
13. The Anglin Twins (Jack And Jim) - Just Inside The Pearly Gates (2:26)
14. Bumble Bee Slim - Hard Rocks In My Bed (2:42)
15. The Two Charles - Tired Feelin' Blues (3:04)
16. Eidon Baker & His Brown County Revellers - One-Eyed Sam (2:53)
17. A'nt Idy Harper & The Coon Creek Girls - Poor Naomi Wise (2:38)
18. (Kid) Prince Moore - South Bound Blues (3:03)
19. Big Bill Broonzy - C & A Blues (3:00)
20. George Curry - My Last Five Dollars (2:37)
21. The Nite Owls - Memphis Blues (2:36)
22. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Pourquoi Tu M'aime Pas (2:47)
23. Rev. Benny Campbell - Have Mercy On Me (2:34)
24. Albert Ammons - Shout For Joy (2:27)
25. Jack Kelly - Flower Blues (2:32)
26. Cliff Carlisle - Onion-Eating Mama (2:55)
27. Callahan Brothers - Brown's Ferry Blues (3:05)
28. Little Buddy Doyle - Slick Capers Blues (2:40)
29. Jazz Gillum - Poor-Boy Blues (2:53)
CD4 - Roots 'N Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) Vol. 4 (01:16:53)
1. Frank Edwards - We Got To Get Together (2:37)
2. Sweet Violet Boys - You Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All) (2:50)
3. The Humbard Family - I'll Fly Away (2:50)
4. Tony Hollins - Cross Cut Saw Blues (2:51)
5. Peter Cleighton - Black Snake Blues (2:53)
6. Black Cats & The Kitten - Step It Up And Go (2:50)
7. Bob & Randall Atcher - Papa's Going Crazy, Mama's Going Mad (2:40)
8. Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians - Cotton-Eyed Joe (2:31)
9. Poor Boy Burke - Old Vets Blues (2:54)
10. Little Son Joe - Black Rat Swing (2:53)
11. Big Maceo - Macy Special (2:43)
12. The Light Crust Doughboys & J.B. Brinkley - It's Funny What Love Will Make You Do (2:50)
13. Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys - Army Blues (2:38)
14. James 'beale Street' Clark - Who But You (2:39)
15. Homer Harris - Tomorrow May Be Too Late (3:06)
16. Mckinley Morganfield - Burying Ground Blues (2:32)
17. Bill Monroe And The Bluegrass Boys - Goodbye Old Pal (2:25)
18. Gene Autry - Dixie Cannonball (2:42)
19. Bill Landford & The Landfordaires - Run On For A Long Time (2:36)
20. Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go (2:49)
21. Sister Myrtle Fields & Austin Mccoy Trio - I'm Toiling (2:44)
22. Willie 'boodle It' Right - Two By Four Blues (2:58)
23. Bailes Brothers - You Can't Go Halfway (And Get In) (2:48)
24. Molly O'day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks - Heaven's Radio (2:51)
25. Rosetta Howard - Plow Hand Blues (2:49)
26. Memphis Seven - Grunt Meat Blues (2:49)
27. Deep South Boys - Until I Found The Lord (2:25)
28. Brother Porter & Brother Cook - I Know My Jesus Won't Deny Me (2:40)
CD5 - Legends Of The Blues: Volume One (00:58:48)
1. Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues (3:13)
2. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Match Box Blues (3:02)
3. Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't No Tellin' (2:57)
4. Blind Willie Johnson - Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin' (3:03)
5. Bo Carter - Pigmeat Is What I Crave (2:52)
6. Blind Willie Mctell - Southern Can Is Mine (3:15)
7. Lonnie Johnson - Low Down St. Louis Blues (3:04)
8. Charley Patton - Revenue Man Blues (2:42)
9. Leroy Carr - Stormy Night Blues (2:38)
10. Josh White - I Believe I'll Make A Change (2:55)
11. Lead Belly - Fort Worth And Dallas Blues (3:04)
12. Peetie Wheatstraw - Sweet Home Blues (2:53)
13. Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:20)
14. Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin' My Blues Away, #2 (2:49)
15. Big Bill Broonzy - Spreadin' Snakes Blues (2:42)
16. Memphis Minnie - Nothing In Ramblin' (2:45)
17. Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues (2:48)
18. Muddy Waters - Hard Day Blues (2:46)
19. Big Joe Williams - Don't You Leave Me Here (2:40)
20. Son House - Death Letter (4:20)
CD6 - Legends Of The Blues: Volume Two (01:01:12)
1. Roosevelt Sykes - Henry Ford Blues (3:16)
2. Texas Alexander - Ninety-Eight Degree Blues (2:59)
3. Aaron 't-Bone' Walker - Trinity River Blues (3:12)
4. Robert Hicks As Barbecue Bob - She Shook Her Gin (3:12)
5. Tampa Red 'the Guitar Wizard' - Turpentine Blues (3:24)
6. Curly Weaver - No No Blues (3:12)
7. Lucille Bogan As Bessie Jackson - Bo-Easy Blues (3:06)
8. Walter Roland - School-Boy Blues (2:52)
9. Amos Easton As Bumble Bee Slim - Cold Blooded Murder - No. 2 (3:02)
10. Buddy Moss - My Baby Won't Pay Me No Mind (3:06)
11. Robert Wilkins - Old Jim Canan's (2:56)
12. Lil Johnson - Take It Easy Greasy (3:29)
13. Casey Bill - Two-Timin' Woman (3:26)
14. Victoria Spivey - Down Hill Pull (3:05)
15. Curtis Jones - Down In The Slums (2:47)
16. Merline Johnson As The Yas Yas Girl With Louisiana Kid - Separation Blues (2:59)
17. Charlie Spand - Soon This Morning No. 2 (2:49)
18. Bill 'jazz' Gillum As Bill Mckinley - Is That A Monkey You Got? (2:48)
19. Champion Jack Dupree - Hurry Down Sunshine (2:42)
20. Brownie Mcghee - Goodbye Now (2:50)
CD7 - Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers (01:01:22)
1. Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang - Hot Fingers (2:59)
2. Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang - A Handful Of Riffs (3:08)
3. Alger 'texas' Alexander - Work Ox Blues (3:19)
4. Sylvester Weaver - I'm Busy And You Can't Come In (3:20)
5. Blind Willie Mctell - Georgia Rag (3:04)
6. Blind Willie Mctell - Warm It Up To Me (2:56)
7. Sylvester Weaver - Untitled (3:13)
8. Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - Untitled (2:54)
9. Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On (3:04)
10. Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (3:11)
11. Big Bill Broonzy - How You Want It Done (2:53)
12. Big Bill Broonzy - Getting Older Every Day (3:19)
13. Casey Bill Weldon - Guitar Swing (2:59)
14. Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang - Bull Frog Moan (3:18)
15. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan (2:53)
16. Josh White - Little Brother Blues (3:00)
17. Josh White - Prodigal Son (2:58)
18. Tampa Red - Denver Blues (2:57)
19. Lonnie Johnson - Away Down In The Alley Blues (2:52)
20. Lonnie Johnson - I Love You, Mary Lou (3:05)
CD8 - The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol. 1 (00:57:29)
1. Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - Bottleneck Blues (2:54)
2. Barbecue Bob - Untitled (3:09)
3. Blind Willie Johnson - God Don't Never Change (2:59)
4. Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground (3:21)
5. Sylvester Weaver & Walter Beasley - St. Louis Blues (2:47)
6. Ruth Willis & Blind Willie Mctell - Experience Blues (3:11)
7. Sylvester Weaver - Guitar Rag (3:01)
8. Tampa Red - You Can't Get That Stuff No More (2:58)
9. Charley Patton - High Sheriff Blues (3:10)
10. Blind Boy Fuller - Homesick & Lonesome Blues (3:09)
11. Lead Belly - Packin' Trunk Blues (2:56)
12. Casey Bill Weldon - I Believe I'll Make A Change (3:02)
13. Buddy Woods - Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) (2:33)
14. Buddy Woods - Muscat Hill Blues (2:51)
15. Robert Johnson - Traveling Riverside Blues (2:48)
16. Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing (2:39)
17. Bukka White - Special Stream Line (2:55)
18. Sister O.M. Terrell - Swing Low, Chariot (2:35)
19. Son House - Pearline (4:31)
CD9 - The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol. 2 (01:02:00)
1. Allen Shaw - Moanin' The Blues (3:02)
2. Sam Collins - Slow Mama Slow (3:05)
3. Georgia Browns - Decatur Street 81 (2:45)
4. Sam Montgomery - Where The Sweet Old Oranges Grow (3:00)
5. Sam Montgomery - Low In Mind Blues (3:14)
6. Nellie Florence - Midnight Weeping Blues (2:57)
7. Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - Dead Cats On The Line (2:47)
8. Tampa Red - Things 'bout Coming My Way (3:15)
9. Hokum Boys - Caught Us Doing It (2:44)
10. Helen Humes - Cross-Eyed Blues (3:08)
11. Helen Humes - Alligator Blues (3:00)
12. Buddy Moss - Jealous Hearted Man (Alternate Take) (2:56)
13. Buddy Moss - Hard Times Blues (Alternate Take) (3:15)
14. Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - Things 'bout Coming My Way No. 2 (3:11)
15. Georgia Tom & Tampa Red - No Matter How She Done It (3:18)
16. Walter Beasley - Toad Frog Blues (2:50)
17. Buddy Moss - Hard Road Blues (3:11)
18. Papa Too Sweet - Big Fat Mama (3:39)
19. Tampa Red - Western Bound Blues (3:18)
20. Tampa Red - Sugar Mama Blues No. 1 (3:25)
CD10 - Lonnie Johnson: Steppin' On The Blues (00:58:18)
1. Lonnie Johnson - Mr. Johnson's Blues (2:43)
2. Lonnie Johnson - Sweet Potato Blues (2:59)
3. Lonnie Johnson - Steppin' On The Blues (2:55)
4. Lonnie Johnson - I Done Told You (3:00)
5. Lonnie Johnson - Mean Old Bedbug Blues (2:56)
6. Lonnie Johnson - Toothache Blues, Part I (2:50)
7. Lonnie Johnson - Toothache Blues, Part Ii (3:22)
8. Lonnie Johnson - Have To Change Keys (To Play These Blues) (3:04)
9. Lonnie Johnson - Guitar Blues (3:16)
10. Lonnie Johnson - She's Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight (3:12)
11. Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings (3:02)
12. Lonnie Johnson - No More Women Blues (3:02)
13. Lonnie Johnson - Deep Blue Sea Blues (3:04)
14. Lonnie Johnson - No More Troubles Now (3:16)
15. Lonnie Johnson - Got The Blues For Murder Only (3:25)
16. Lonnie Johnson - Untitled (2:48)
17. Lonnie Johnson - 6/88 Glide (3:01)
18. Lonnie Johnson - Racketeer's Blues (3:14)
19. Lonnie Johnson - I'm Nuts About That Gal (3:09)
CD11 - Preachin' The Gospel: Holy Blues (01:00:14)
1. Blind Willie Johnson - Mother's Children Have A Hard Time (3:22)
2. Blind Willie Johnson - I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge (3:24)
3. Washington Phillips - Denomination Blues, Part 1 (3:10)
4. Washington Phillips - Denomination Blues, Part 2 (2:40)
5. Arizona Dranes - God's Got A Crown (2:59)
6. Arizona Dranes - He Is My Story (3:15)
7. Joshua White - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed (3:05)
8. Joshua White - While The Blood Runs Warm In Your Veins (3:05)
9. Elder Charles Beck - Drinking Shine (3:11)
10. Blind Gary Davis - Lord, I Wish I Could See (3:05)
11. Jessie May Hill - Untitled (2:51)
12. Jessie May Hill - Sunshine In The Shadows (2:47)
13. Washington Phillips - You Can't Stop A Tattler, Part 1 (2:54)
14. Washington Phillips - You Can't Stop A Tattler, Part 2 (2:48)
15. Rev. Johnny Blakey - King Of Kings (3:17)
16. Rev. Johnny Blakey - Jesus Was Here On Business (3:08)
17. The Blue Chips - Crying Holy Unto The Lord (2:49)
18. The Blue Chips - Stay On The Right Side Of The Road (2:45)
19. Sister O.M. Terrell - The Bible's Right (2:50)
20. Sister O.M. Terrell - I'm Going To That City (2:49)
CD12 - Good Time Blues: Harmonicas, Kazoos, Washboards & Cow-Bells (00:59:18)
1. Mississippi Jook Band - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp (2:39)
2. Mississippi Jook Band - Skippy Whippy (2:49)
3. Memphis Jug Band - Mary Anna Cut Off (3:05)
4. Memphis Jug Band - Gator Wobble (2:41)
5. Son Becky - Mistreated Washboard Blues (2:40)
6. Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats - Baby You Win (2:50)
7. Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats - Oil It Up And Go (2:43)
8. Georgia Browns - Tampa Strut (2:58)
9. Georgia Cotton Pickers - Diddle-Da-Diddle (3:01)
10. Georgia Cotton Pickers - She’s Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day (3:07)
11. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - If You Take Me Back (2:46)
12. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - I'm Through With You (2:35)
13. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - When You Said Goodbye (2:41)
14. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - I Love You Baby (3:01)
15. Buddy Moss - Struggle Buggie (2:44)
16. Buddy Moss - I'm Sittin' Here Tonight (2:48)
17. Mississippi Jook Band - Dangerous Woman (2:45)
18. Mississippi Jook Band - Barbecue Bust (2:41)
19. Peter Chatman - Diggin' My Potatoes No.2 (2:52)
20. Sonny Terry & Jordan Webb - Touch It Up And Go (2:25)
21. Bernice Edwards - Ninth Street Stomp (3:27)
CD13 - News & The Blues: Telling It Like It Is (00:58:53)
1. Bessie Smith - Back Water Blues (3:21)
2. Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Dope Head Blues (3:16)
3. Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I’d Tear The Building Down (3:11)
4. Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie (3:24)
5. Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves On The Water (3:01)
6. Lucille Bogan - Groceries On The Shelf (2:58)
7. Charley Patton - ’34 Blues (2:57)
8. Casey Bill Weldon - W.P.A. Blues (3:17)
9. Big Bill Broonzy - Unemployment Stomp (2:38)
10. Alfred Fields - ’29 Blues (2:49)
11. Jack Kelly - Joe Louis Special (2:25)
12. Blind Boy Fuller - Three Ball Blues (2:57)
13. Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues (2:40)
14. Bill Gaither - Life Of Leroy Carr (2:51)
15. Memphis Minnie - Ma Rainey (2:45)
16. Peter Cleighton - Moonshine Man Blues (2:59)
17. Big Bill Broonzy - In The Army Now (2:44)
18. Sister O.M. Terrell - The Gambling Man (2:58)
19. Homer Harris - Atomic Bomb Blues (2:32)
20. Willie 'long Time' Smith - Homeless Blues (3:10)
CD14 - Booze & The Blues (01:05:39)
1. State Street Swingers - You Drink Too Much (3:16)
2. Charley Jordan - Cherry Wine Woman (2:53)
3. Memphis Minnie - Drunken Barrel House Blues (2:52)
4. Mississippi Sheiks - Bootlegger's Blues (3:34)
5. Barbecue Bob - Me And My Whiskey (3:08)
6. (Kid) Prince Moore - Bug Juice Blues (2:41)
7. Charlie Spand - Rock And Rye (2:39)
8. Memphis Jug Band - Rukus Juice And Chittlin' (2:54)
9. Merline Johnson - Bad Whiskey Blues (2:37)
10. Amos Easton - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away), Part 1 (3:06)
11. Amos Easton - I Keep On Drinking (To Drive My Blues Away), Part 2 (3:11)
12. Little Bill Gaither - Moonshine By The Keg (2:46)
13. Lucille Bogan - Drinking Blues (2:57)
14. Peetie Wheatstraw - More Good Whiskey Blues (3:02)
15. Joshua White - Pigmeat And Whiskey Blues (3:03)
16. Casey Bill Weldon - Give Me Another Shot (2:45)
17. Rosetta Howard - When I Been Drinking (2:58)
18. Lewis Black - Corn Liquor Blues (2:56)
19. Sloppy Henry - Canned Heat Blues (3:10)
20. Big Bill Broonzy - When I Been Drinking (3:18)
21. Jack Newman - Blackberry Wine (2:49)
22. Rev. W.M. Mosley - Drinking Shine (3:04)
CD15 - Messed Up In Love And Other Tales Of Love (00:45:25)
1. Barbecue Bob - Beggin' For Love (3:20)
2. Buddy Moss - Love Me, Baby, Love Me (2:38)
3. Emmett Miller - Lovesick Blues (2:50)
4. Bessie Smith - It Makes My Love Come Down (2:56)
5. Bo Carter - I Love That Thing (2:46)
6. Lonnie Johnson - Careless Love (3:09)
7. Mamie Smith - 'u' Need Some Lovin' Blues (2:56)
8. Blind Willie Mctell - Love Makin' Mama #1 (2:54)
9. Big Bill Broonzy - Messed Up In Love (2:43)
10. Peter Cleighton - Love Is Gone (2:42)
11. Curtis Jones - Moonlight Lover Blues (2:34)
12. Merline Johnson - Love Shows Weakness (2:40)
13. Big Joe & His Washboard Band - I Love You Baby (2:59)
14. Bill Gaither - Love Trifling Blues (2:55)
15. Memphis Minnie - When You Love Me (2:42)
16. Blind Boy Fuller - Lost Lover Blues (2:41)
CD16 - Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollipops (01:01:21)
1. Lil Johnson - Sam The Hotdog Man (3:02)
2. Lil Johnson - My Stove's In Good Condition (2:57)
3. Lonnie Johnson - Wipe It Off (3:20)
4. Lonnie Johnson - The Best Jockey In Town (2:57)
5. Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry I (2:52)
6. Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry Ii (3:08)
7. Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size (2:50)
8. Barrel House Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It) (2:52)
9. Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Furniture Man Blues, Part 1 (3:08)
10. Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson - Furniture Man Blues, Part 2 (3:10)
11. Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More (2:57)
12. Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket (3:09)
13. Lil Johnson - Get 'em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) (3:13)
14. Lil Johnson - Get 'em From The Peanut Man (The New Hot Nuts) (2:57)
15. Mississippi Sheiks - Driving That Thing (3:24)
16. Mississippi Sheiks - Bed Spring Poker (3:13)
17. Hunter And Jenkins - Lollypop (2:59)
18. Hunter And Jenkins - Meat Cuttin' Blues (2:57)
19. Buddy Moss - You Got To Give Me Some Of It (3:10)
20. Bernice Edwards - Butcher Shop Blues (3:06)
CD17 - Cajun Vol. 1: Abbeville Breakdown 1929-1939 (01:01:13)
1. Amédée Breaux With Cleoma Breaux & Orphy Breaux - Vas Y Carrément (Step It Fast) (2:56)
2. Cleoma Breaux, Orphy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Pochie-Town (2:57)
3. Cleoma Breaux, Orphy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Prenez Courage (Take Courage) (3:01)
4. Cleoma Breaux, Orphy Breaux & Joe Falcon - Quand Je Suit Partis Pour Le Texas (When I Left For Texas) (2:59)
5. Joe Falcon - Aimer Et Perdre (To Love And Lose) (3:08)
6. Breaux Frères - Egan One-Step (2:55)
7. Breaux Frères - T'as Volé Mon Chapeau (You Have Stolen My Hat) (3:04)
8. Breaux Frères - Home Sweet Home (3:00)
9. Breaux Frères - Le One-Step Á Martin (3:00)
10. Breaux Frères - La Valse Du Bayou Plaquemine (2:55)
11. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Abbeville Breakdown (2:26)
12. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Te A Pas Raison (2:37)
13. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Se Toute Sain Comme Moi Ma Sain (2:34)
14. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Jolie Petite Fille (2:13)
15. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Quel Espoire (What's The Use) (2:37)
16. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Moi Et Ma Belle (2:33)
17. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Je Vous T'aime Lessair Pleurer (I'll Never Let You Cry) (2:32)
18. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Es Ce Que Tu Pense Jamais A Moi (Do You Ever Think Of Me) (2:41)
19. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Tu Ma Quite Seul (Prisoner's Song) (2:45)
20. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Jolie Petite Blonde (2:53)
21. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Apres Jengles A Toi (Thinking Of You) (2:38)
22. Alley Boys Of Abbeville - Te Bonne Pour Moi Estere (2:49)
CD18 - Cajun Dance Party: Fais Do-Do (01:07:48)
1. Amédée Breaux - Ma Blonde Est Partié (2:49)
2. Amédée Breaux - Les Tracas Du Hobo (2:55)
3. Amédé Ardoin - Two-Step De Mama (3:07)
4. Amédé Ardoin - La Valse Ah Abe (3:05)
5. Amédé Ardoin - Two-Step De Eunice (3:16)
6. Amédé Ardoin - Two-Step De Prairie Soileau (2:55)
7. Dewey Segura - Rosalia (2:52)
8. Dewey Segura - You're Small And Sweet (3:00)
9. Breaux Frères - Far Away From Home Blues (3:20)
10. Breaux Frères - Fais Do-Do Negre (2:57)
11. Breaux Frères - Tiger Rag Blues (2:57)
12. Breaux Frères - One-Step À Marie (2:52)
13. Breaux Frères - Mazurka De La Louisiane (2:52)
14. Cleoma Breaux - Le Vieux Soulard Et Sa Femme (2:45)
15. Cleoma Breaux - Marie Buller (3:17)
16. Cleoma Breaux - Mon Cœur T'appelle (3:02)
17. Cleoma Breaux - C'est Si Triste Sans Lui (2:55)
18. Amédé Ardoin - Madam Atchen (3:02)
19. Amédé Ardoin - Taunt Aline (2:57)
20. Breaux Frères - Le Blues Du Petit Chien (2:47)
21. Breaux Frères - La Valse Du Vieux Temps (2:45)
22. Breaux Frères - La Valse D'auguste (2:40)
23. Breaux Frères - La Valse D'utah (2:41)
CD19 - White Country Blues 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue Vol. 1 (01:12:57)
1. Frank Hutchison - K.C. Blues (3:04)
2. Frank Hutchison - Cannon Ball Blues (3:23)
3. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Leaving Home (3:04)
4. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - If The River Was Whiskey (3:07)
5. Cauley Family - Duplin County Blues (2:40)
6. Tom Darby - Sweet Sarah Blues (3:01)
7. Tom Darby - Frankie Dean (3:13)
8. Riley Puckett - A Darkey’s Wail (2:54)
9. Clarence Green - Johnson City Blues (2:59)
10. The Carolina Buddies - Mistreated Blues (3:09)
11. Tom Ashley - Haunted Road Blues (3:15)
12. Roy Acuff And His Crazy Tennesseans - Steel Guitar Blues (2:52)
13. Carlisle & Ball - Guitar Blues (3:01)
14. Carlisle & Ball - I Want A Good Woman (3:21)
15. Cliff Carlisle - Ash Can Blues (2:58)
16. Pete Martinez - Yodel Blues, Part 1 (3:14)
17. Pete Martinez - Yodel Blues, Part 2 (2:51)
18. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bouchillion - Adam & Eve, Part 2 (3:16)
19. W.T. Narmour And S.W. Smith - Carroll County Blues (3:01)
20. Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers - Ramblin’ Blues (2:59)
21. Frank Hutchison - Worried Blues (3:22)
22. Frank Hutchison - Train That Carried The Girl From Town (3:01)
23. Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland - Lonesome Weary Blues (2:53)
24. W. Lee O'daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Bear Cat Mama (2:19)
CD20 - White Country Blues 1926-1938: A Lighter Shade of Blue Vol. 2 (01:06:42)
1. Blue Ridge Ramblers - Jug Rag (2:52)
2. The Prairie Ramblers - Deep Elem Blues (3:19)
3. Clayton Mcmichen - Prohibition Blues (3:03)
4. Larry Hensley - Match Box Blues (2:55)
5. Callahan Brothers - Somebody’s Been Using That Thing (2:48)
6. Homer Callahan - Rattle Snake Daddy (3:04)
7. Homer Callahan - My Good Gal Has Thrown Me Down (2:42)
8. W. Lee O'daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Dirty Hangover Blues (2:20)
9. W. Lee O'daniel And His Hillbilly Boys - Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues (2:32)
10. Asa Martin & His Kentucky Hillbillies - Lonesome, Broke And Weary (2:28)
11. Cliff Carlisle - Chicken Roost Blues (2:32)
12. Cliff Carlisle - Tom Cat Blues (2:52)
13. Cliff Hobbs - Oozlin’ Daddy Blues (2:55)
14. Bill Cox / Cliff Hobbs - Kansas City Blues (2:47)
15. Ramblin Red Bailey - Ramblin’ Red’s Memphis Yodel No. 1 (2:48)
16. The Anglin Brothers - Southern Whoopie Song (2:26)
17. The Allen Brothers - Drunk And Nutty Blues (3:08)
18. The Allen Brothers - Chattanooga Mama (3:35)
19. Bill Carlisle - String Bean Mama (2:25)
20. Bill Carlisle - Copper Head Mama (2:26)
21. Bill Cox - Long Chain Charlie Blues (2:47)
22. Bill Cox - Georgia Brown Blues (2:47)
23. Al Dexter - New Jelly Roll Blues (2:33)
24. The Rhythm Wreckers - Never No Mo’ Blues (2:38)
