VA - Masters Of Memphis Blues [4 CD, 2004/FLAC]

 



101 tracks on four CDs showcasing the pre-World War II blues of Memphis Tenessee. Expertly remastered and featuring Furry Lewis, Strokes & Sane, Allen Shaw and Gus Cannon.  

Disc A - Furry Lewis

01 Everybody's Blues
02 Mr. Furry's Blues
03 Sweet Papa Moan
04 Rock Island Blues
05 Jelly Roll
06 Billy Lyons And Stock O'Lee
07 Good Looking Girl Blues
08 Why Don't You Come Home Blues
09 Falling Down Blues
10 Big Chief Blues
11 Mean Old Bedbug Blues
12 Furry's Blues
13 I Will Turn Your Money Green (take 1)
14 I Will Turn Your Money Green (take 2)
15 Mistreatin' Mama
16 Dry Land Blues
17 Cannon Ball Blues
18 Kassie Jones - Part 1
19 Kassie Jones - Part 2
20 Judge Harsh Blues (take 1)
21 Judge Harsh Blues (take 2)
22 John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) (take 1)
23 John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) (take 2)
24 Black Gypsy Blues
25 Creeper's Blues

Disc B

The Beale Street Sheiks (Stokes & Sane)
:
01 You Shall
02 It's A Good Thing
03 Sweet To Mama
04 Half Cup Of Tea
05 Beale Town Bound
06 Last Go Round
07 Jazzin' The Blues
08 You Shall
09 It's A Good Thing
10 Mr Crump Don't Like It
11 Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon
12 Blues In 'D'
13 Ain't Goin' To Do Like I Used To Do
14 Hunting Blues
15 Rockin' On The Hills Blues
16 Fillin' In Blues, Part 1
17 Fillin' In Blues, Part 2
18 Wasn't That Doggin' Me
19 Jumpin' On The Hill
Banjo Joe (Gus Cannon):
20 Jonestown Blues
21 Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
22 Madison Street Rag
23 Jazz Gypsy Blues
24 Can You Blame The Colored Man
25 My Money Never Runs Out

Disc C

Frank Stokes
:
01 Downtown Blues (Take 1)
02 Downtown Blues (Take 2)
03 Bedtime Blues
04 What's The Matter Blues
05 Mistreatin' Blues
06 It Won't Be Long (Take 1)
07 It Won't Be Long (Take 2)
08 Nehi Mamma Blues
09 I Got Mine
10 Stomp That Thing
11 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Part 1
12 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Part 2 (Take 1)
13 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do, Part 2 (Take 2)
14 Take Me Back
15 How Long
16 South Memphis Blues
17 Bunker Hill Blues
18 Right Now Blues
19 Shiney Town Blues
20 I'm Going Away Blues
21 Old Sometime Blues
22 Frank Stokes' Dream
23 Memphis Rounders Blues
Allen Shaw:
24 I Couldn't Help It
25 Moanin' The Blues

Disc D

Robert Wilkins:

01 Rolling Stone, Part 1
02 Rolling Stone, Part 2
03 Jail House Blues
04 I Do Blues
05 That's No Way To Get Along
06 Alabama Blues
07 Long Train Blues
08 Falling Down Blues
09 Nashville Stonewall Blues
10 Police Sergeant Blues
11 Get Away Blues
12 I'll Go With Her Blues
13 Dirty Deal Blues
14 Black Rat Blues
15 New Stock Yard Blues
16 Old Jim Canaan's
17 Losin' Out Blues
Little Buddy Doyle:
18 Hard Scuffin' Blues
19 Grief Will Kill You
20 Slick Capers Blues
21 Renewed Love Blues
22 Bad In Mind Blues
23 Three-Sixty-Nine Blues
24 She's Got Good Dry Goods
25 Lost Baby Blues
26 Sweet Man Blues