VA- Before the Blues - The Early American Black Music Scene Vol. 1- 3 (FLAC)

  

A fascinating and highly entertaining exploration f the early roots of black music in America. This pioneering project depicts the rich American musical scene that existed throughout the 1800s with classic performances of ragtime, old modal songs, breakdowns, ballads, religious music and more. Featured here are great performances by many of the most legendary names in American music history, and this project follows the evolution of blues from its early modal precursors and early fundamentalist religious music.


Vol. 1

01 - Andrew And Jim Baxter - Bamalong Blues 03:10
02 - Henry Thomas - Run Mollie Run 02:53
03 - Sam Collins - Lonesome Road Blues 03:05
04 - Mississippi Mud Steppers - Jackson Stomp 03:10
05 - Seventh Day Adventist Choir - On Jordan's Stormy Banks We Stand 02:36
06 - Rube Lacy - Mississippi Jail House Groan 03:22
07 - Taylor's Kentucky Boys - Forked Deer 02:44
08 - Little Hat Jones - Bye Bye Baby Blues 03:08
09 - B.F. Shelton - Pretty Polly 04:26
10 - Weaver & Beasley - Soft Steel Piston 03:04
11 - Evans & Mcclain - Two White Horses In A Line 02:51
12 - Bayless Rose - Jamestown Exhibition 02:47
13 - Willie Walker - Dupree Blues 03:30
14 - Papa Harvey Hull - France Blues 03:01
15 - Rev. Gates & Congregation - Dying Mother And Her Child 03:42
16 - Buell Kazee - John Hardy 03:03
17 - Lottie Kimbrough - Wayward Girl Blues 02:53
18 - Cincinnati Jug Band - Newport Blues 02:56
19 - Dick Devall - Tom Sherman's Barroom 02:39
20 - Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O'lee Blues 02:57
21 - Teddy Darby - Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues 03:07
22 - Robert Wilkins - I'll Go With Her Blues 03:06
23 - Denson Quartet - Christian Soldier 02:48

Vol. 2

01 - Dallas String Band - Dallas Rag 02:56
02 - Frank Stokes - How Long 03:17
03 - Peg Leg Howell - Skin Game Blues 03:05
04 - Memphis Jug Band - K. C. Moan 02:33
05 - Charley Jordan - Just A Spoonful 02:40
06 - Hattie Hudson - Doggone My Good Luck Soul 03:08
07 - Eck Robertson - There's A Brown Skin Girl Down The Road Somewhere 02:53
08 - Lulu Jackson - You're Going To Leave The Old Home Jim! 03:04
09 - Tommy Mcclennan - Deep Blue Sea Blues 03:00
10 - South Street Trio - Cold Morning Shout 03:09
11 - Blind Joe Taggart - Been Listening All The Day 02:34
12 - Charley Patton - Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues 03:06
13 - Golden P. Harris - I'll Lead A Christian Life 03:18
14 - Minnie Wallace - The Old Folks Started It 02:42
15 - Tennessee Chocolate Drops - Vine Street Drag 03:02
16 - Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine 03:11
17 - Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words Blues 03:02
18 - Roland & Scott - Guitar Stomp 02:54
19 - Blind Lemon Jefferson - Jack O'diamond Blues 02:49
20 - Emry Arthur - Reuben Oh Reuben 02:59
21 - Blue Boys - Memphis Stomp 03:04
22 - Louise Johnson - On The Wall 03:02
23 - Frank Jenkins - Roving Cowboy 02:55

Vol. 3

01 - Memphis Minnie - Frisco Town 02:56
02 - Mississippi John Hurt - Spike Driver's Blues 03:15
03 - Cannon's Jug Stompers - Feather Bed 03:15
04 - Henry Thomas - Fox And The Hounds 02:38
05 - Buster Carter & Preston Young - A Lazy Farmer Boy 03:00
06 - Luke Jordan - Pick Poor Robin Clean 03:13
07 - Bobby Grant - Nappy Head Blues 02:46
08 - Taylor's Kentucky Boys - Sourwood Mountain 02:35
09 - Texas Alexander - Levee Camp Moan Blues 03:07
10 - Evans & Mcclain - John Henry Blues 03:25
11 - Biddleville Quintette - Coming To Christ 02:53
12 - Clarence Ashley - House Carpenter 03:15
13 - Lil Mcclintock - Furniture Man 03:08
14 - Cow Cow Davenport - Alabama Strut 02:52
15 - Furry Lewis - Kassie Jones (Part 1) 03:06
16 - Blind Boy Fuller - Thousend Woman Blues 02:50
17 - Blind Blake - Champaign Charlie Is My Name 02:32
18 - Moses Mason - Molly Man 03:07
19 - Frank Stokes - Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon 03:06
20 - John Hammond - Little Birdie 02:47
21 - Barbecue Bob - Black Skunk Blues 03:02
22 - Coley Jones - Drunkard's Special 03:15
23 - Blue Boys - Easy Winner 02:53