This unique CD collection contains memorable performances by some of the most celebrated blues artists of the post-war years, including some whose careers stretched back to the music's formative decades. Here you will find something of the rich variety of The Blues, not just songs of dispossession but upbeat numbers too, extolling the raucous good times to be had in the juke joints of th South and - when many musicians drifted north looking for work - in the clubs and bars of Chicago, Detroit and St. Louis. The Blues would prove timeless and its influence still underpins rock music today.
Vol. 1
01- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Tomorrow NightLonnie Johnson & Otis Spann
02- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Clementine Blues
03- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- See See Rider
04- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Raining On The Cold, Cold Ground
05- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Jelly, Jelly
06- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Too Late To Cry Baby
07- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Call Me Darling
08- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Why Did You Go
09- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Swinning With Lonnie
10- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Please Help Me
11- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- My Baby Is Gone
12- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- You Don't Know What Love Is
13- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Don't Cry Baby
14- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Good Morning Mr. Blues
15- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Riverside Blues
16- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Jelly Roll Baker
17- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Trouble In Mind
18- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Woried Life Blues
19- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- T.B. Blues
20- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Spann's Boogie
21- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Goin' Down Slow
Vol. 2
01- Speckled Red- The Dirty Dozen
02- Speckled Red- I Had My Fun
03- Speckled Red- Caldonia
04- Speckled Red- Oh! Red
05- Speckled Red- St.Louis Stomp
06- Speckled Red- Milk Cow Blues
07- Speckled Red- Dad´s Piece
08- Speckled Red- You´ve Got The Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo
09- Speckled Red- Red´s Own Blues
10- Speckled Red- Uncle Sam´s Blues
11- Speckled Red- It Feels So Good
12- Speckled Red- How Long Blues
13- Speckled Red- Tain´t Nobody´s Biznezz
14- Sunnyland Slim- Prison Bound Blues
15- Sunnyland Slim- It Feels So Good
16- Sunnyland Slim- Miss Ida B.
17- Sunnyland Slim- I Done You Wrong
18- Sunnyland Slim- Brown Skin Mama
19- Sunnyland Slim- Goin´Down Slow
20- Sunnyland Slim- Sunnyland´s Boogie
21- Sunnyland Slim- One Room Country Shack
Vol. 3
01- Roosevelt Sykes- Big Ben
02- Roosevelt Sykes- Boot That Thing
03- Roosevelt Sykes- Springfield Blues
04- Roosevelt Sykes- Henry Ford Blues
05- Roosevelt Sykes- I'm A Dangerous Man
06- Roosevelt Sykes- True Thing
07- Roosevelt Sykes- Whole Lot Of Children
08- Roosevelt Sykes- The Last Laugh
09- Roosevelt Sykes- 44 Blues
10- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Women Be Wise
11- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Trouble Everywhere I Roam
12- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Special Delivery Blues
13- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Murder Gonna Be My Crime
14- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Shorty George Blues
15- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- I'm A Might Tight Woman
16- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Bedroom Blues
17- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Up The Country Blues
18- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- You Don't Know My Mind
19- Little Brother Montgomery- I Must Get Mine In Front
20- Little Brother Montgomery- Willie Anderson's Blues
21- Little Brother Montgomery- Jim Jam Blues
22- Little Brother Montgomery- Hesitatin' Blules
23- Little Brother Montgomery- Mama, You Don't Mean Me No Good
Vol. 4
01- Big Joe Williams- Shake Them Down
02- Big Joe Williams- Saturday Night Jump
03- Big Joe Williams- Jinx Blues
04- Big Joe Williams- Pick A Pickle
05- Big Joe Williams- Ramblin' And Wanderin' Blues
06- Big Joe Williams- Old Saw Mill Blues
07- Big Joe Williams- Don't The Apples Look Mellow
08- Big Joe Williams- El Paso Blues
09- Big Joe Williams- Juanita Blues
10- Big Joe Williams- Vitamin A Blues
11- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Drop Down Mama
12- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- I'd Been Well Warned
13- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Stop That Thing
14- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Diving Duck Bl
15- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Vernita Blues
16- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Bottle Up And Go
17- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Mountain Cat Blues
18- Robert Pete Williams- Doctor Blues
19- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- Got On His Mind
20- Robert Pete Williams- Meet Him Over In Paradise
21- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- Goodbye Baby
22- Robert Pete Williams- It's Gotta Be Jelly 'Cause Jam Don't Shake Thataway
23- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- She Walked Around With Her Mouth Poked
24- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- Greyhound Blues
Vol. 5
01- Big Bill Broonzy- Glory Of Love
02- Big Bill Broonzy- Careless Love
03- Big Bill Broonzy- I Get The Blues When It Rains
04- Big Bill Broonzy- My Name Is Lee Conley Broonzy
05- Big Bill Broonzy- Take This Hammer
06- Big Bill Broonzy- See See Rider
07- Big Bill Broonzy- Diggin' My Potatoes
08- Big Bill Broonzy- Midnight Special
09- Big Bill Broonzy- Keep Yours Hand Off Her
10- Big Bill Broonzy- I Got A Girl
11- Big Bill Broonzy- You Better Mind
12- Big Bill Broonzy- I Love You So Much
13- Big Bill Broonzy- Sixteen Tons
14- Big Bill Broonzy- Black Brown And White
15- Big Bill Broonzy- Goodnigth Irene
16- John Henry Barbee- Dust My Broom
17- John Henry Barbee- I Heard My Baby
18- John Henry Barbee- I Ain't Gonna Pick No More Cotton
19- John Henry Barbee- Miss Nelly Grey
20- John Henry Barbee- Tell Me Baby
21- John Henry Barbee- Jump Blues
Vol. 6
01- Memphis Slim- El Capitan
02- Memphis Slim- This IS A Good Time To Write A Song
03- Memphis Slim- I'm So Alone
04- Memphis Slim- True Love
05- Memphis Slim- Two Of A Kind
06- Memphis Slim- Big City Girl
07- Memphis Slim- The Question
08- Memphis Slim- Misery
09- Memphis Slim- Fattening Frogs For Snakes
10- Memphis Slim- Born With The Blues
11- Memphis Slim- Whizzle Wham
12- Champion Jack Dupree- How Long Blues
13- Champion Jack Dupree- Blues Before Sunrise
14- Champion Jack Dupree- In The Evening
15- Champion Jack Dupree- Tomorow Night
16- Champion Jack Dupree- In The Dark
17- Champion Jack Dupree- Fine And Mellow
18- Champion Jack Dupree- Drinkin' Wine Spoodie-Odie
19- Eddie Boyd- Third Degree
20- Eddie Boyd- Five Long Years
21- Eddie Boyd- A Reel Good Feeling
22- Jay McShann- Kansas City Blues
23- Jay McShann- How Long Blues
24- Jay McShann- Cherry Red
Vol. 7
01- Sonny Boy Williamson- I Can't Understand
02- Sonny Boy Williamson- Movin' Down The River
03- Sonny Boy Williamson- The Story Of Sonny Boy Williamson
04- Sonny Boy Williamson- Rebecca Blues
05- Sonny Boy Williamson- I Wonder If I Have A Friend
06- Sonny Boy Williamson- Same Girl
07- Sonny Boy Williamson- Girl Friends
08- Sonny Boy Williamson- Tipppin' Through Customs
09- Sonny Boy Williamson- Little Girl
10- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- You Can't Get Away
11- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- I'm Crazy About Your Pie
12- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- The Sweetest Girl I Know
13- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Easy Rider
14- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Rock Island Line
15- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Find My Way Home
16- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Midnight Special
17- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- The Chariot Is Coming
18- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Howdy Blues
Vol. 1
01- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Tomorrow NightLonnie Johnson & Otis Spann
02- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Clementine Blues
03- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- See See Rider
04- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Raining On The Cold, Cold Ground
05- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Jelly, Jelly
06- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Too Late To Cry Baby
07- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Call Me Darling
08- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Why Did You Go
09- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Swinning With Lonnie
10- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Please Help Me
11- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- My Baby Is Gone
12- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- You Don't Know What Love Is
13- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Don't Cry Baby
14- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Good Morning Mr. Blues
15- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Riverside Blues
16- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Jelly Roll Baker
17- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Trouble In Mind
18- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Woried Life Blues
19- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- T.B. Blues
20- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Spann's Boogie
21- Lonnie Johnson, Otis Spann- Goin' Down Slow
Vol. 2
01- Speckled Red- The Dirty Dozen
02- Speckled Red- I Had My Fun
03- Speckled Red- Caldonia
04- Speckled Red- Oh! Red
05- Speckled Red- St.Louis Stomp
06- Speckled Red- Milk Cow Blues
07- Speckled Red- Dad´s Piece
08- Speckled Red- You´ve Got The Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo
09- Speckled Red- Red´s Own Blues
10- Speckled Red- Uncle Sam´s Blues
11- Speckled Red- It Feels So Good
12- Speckled Red- How Long Blues
13- Speckled Red- Tain´t Nobody´s Biznezz
14- Sunnyland Slim- Prison Bound Blues
15- Sunnyland Slim- It Feels So Good
16- Sunnyland Slim- Miss Ida B.
17- Sunnyland Slim- I Done You Wrong
18- Sunnyland Slim- Brown Skin Mama
19- Sunnyland Slim- Goin´Down Slow
20- Sunnyland Slim- Sunnyland´s Boogie
21- Sunnyland Slim- One Room Country Shack
Vol. 3
01- Roosevelt Sykes- Big Ben
02- Roosevelt Sykes- Boot That Thing
03- Roosevelt Sykes- Springfield Blues
04- Roosevelt Sykes- Henry Ford Blues
05- Roosevelt Sykes- I'm A Dangerous Man
06- Roosevelt Sykes- True Thing
07- Roosevelt Sykes- Whole Lot Of Children
08- Roosevelt Sykes- The Last Laugh
09- Roosevelt Sykes- 44 Blues
10- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Women Be Wise
11- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Trouble Everywhere I Roam
12- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Special Delivery Blues
13- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Murder Gonna Be My Crime
14- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Shorty George Blues
15- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- I'm A Might Tight Woman
16- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Bedroom Blues
17- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- Up The Country Blues
18- Sippie Wallace & Little Brother Montgomery- You Don't Know My Mind
19- Little Brother Montgomery- I Must Get Mine In Front
20- Little Brother Montgomery- Willie Anderson's Blues
21- Little Brother Montgomery- Jim Jam Blues
22- Little Brother Montgomery- Hesitatin' Blules
23- Little Brother Montgomery- Mama, You Don't Mean Me No Good
Vol. 4
01- Big Joe Williams- Shake Them Down
02- Big Joe Williams- Saturday Night Jump
03- Big Joe Williams- Jinx Blues
04- Big Joe Williams- Pick A Pickle
05- Big Joe Williams- Ramblin' And Wanderin' Blues
06- Big Joe Williams- Old Saw Mill Blues
07- Big Joe Williams- Don't The Apples Look Mellow
08- Big Joe Williams- El Paso Blues
09- Big Joe Williams- Juanita Blues
10- Big Joe Williams- Vitamin A Blues
11- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Drop Down Mama
12- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- I'd Been Well Warned
13- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Stop That Thing
14- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Diving Duck Bl
15- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Vernita Blues
16- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Bottle Up And Go
17- Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon- Mountain Cat Blues
18- Robert Pete Williams- Doctor Blues
19- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- Got On His Mind
20- Robert Pete Williams- Meet Him Over In Paradise
21- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- Goodbye Baby
22- Robert Pete Williams- It's Gotta Be Jelly 'Cause Jam Don't Shake Thataway
23- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- She Walked Around With Her Mouth Poked
24- Robert Pete Williams (Big Joe Williams kazoo)- Greyhound Blues
Vol. 5
01- Big Bill Broonzy- Glory Of Love
02- Big Bill Broonzy- Careless Love
03- Big Bill Broonzy- I Get The Blues When It Rains
04- Big Bill Broonzy- My Name Is Lee Conley Broonzy
05- Big Bill Broonzy- Take This Hammer
06- Big Bill Broonzy- See See Rider
07- Big Bill Broonzy- Diggin' My Potatoes
08- Big Bill Broonzy- Midnight Special
09- Big Bill Broonzy- Keep Yours Hand Off Her
10- Big Bill Broonzy- I Got A Girl
11- Big Bill Broonzy- You Better Mind
12- Big Bill Broonzy- I Love You So Much
13- Big Bill Broonzy- Sixteen Tons
14- Big Bill Broonzy- Black Brown And White
15- Big Bill Broonzy- Goodnigth Irene
16- John Henry Barbee- Dust My Broom
17- John Henry Barbee- I Heard My Baby
18- John Henry Barbee- I Ain't Gonna Pick No More Cotton
19- John Henry Barbee- Miss Nelly Grey
20- John Henry Barbee- Tell Me Baby
21- John Henry Barbee- Jump Blues
Vol. 6
01- Memphis Slim- El Capitan
02- Memphis Slim- This IS A Good Time To Write A Song
03- Memphis Slim- I'm So Alone
04- Memphis Slim- True Love
05- Memphis Slim- Two Of A Kind
06- Memphis Slim- Big City Girl
07- Memphis Slim- The Question
08- Memphis Slim- Misery
09- Memphis Slim- Fattening Frogs For Snakes
10- Memphis Slim- Born With The Blues
11- Memphis Slim- Whizzle Wham
12- Champion Jack Dupree- How Long Blues
13- Champion Jack Dupree- Blues Before Sunrise
14- Champion Jack Dupree- In The Evening
15- Champion Jack Dupree- Tomorow Night
16- Champion Jack Dupree- In The Dark
17- Champion Jack Dupree- Fine And Mellow
18- Champion Jack Dupree- Drinkin' Wine Spoodie-Odie
19- Eddie Boyd- Third Degree
20- Eddie Boyd- Five Long Years
21- Eddie Boyd- A Reel Good Feeling
22- Jay McShann- Kansas City Blues
23- Jay McShann- How Long Blues
24- Jay McShann- Cherry Red
Vol. 7
01- Sonny Boy Williamson- I Can't Understand
02- Sonny Boy Williamson- Movin' Down The River
03- Sonny Boy Williamson- The Story Of Sonny Boy Williamson
04- Sonny Boy Williamson- Rebecca Blues
05- Sonny Boy Williamson- I Wonder If I Have A Friend
06- Sonny Boy Williamson- Same Girl
07- Sonny Boy Williamson- Girl Friends
08- Sonny Boy Williamson- Tipppin' Through Customs
09- Sonny Boy Williamson- Little Girl
10- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- You Can't Get Away
11- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- I'm Crazy About Your Pie
12- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- The Sweetest Girl I Know
13- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Easy Rider
14- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Rock Island Line
15- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Find My Way Home
16- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Midnight Special
17- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- The Chariot Is Coming
18- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- Howdy Blues
19- Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee- In The Evening
