Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Various Artists
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Mississippi, particularly the Delta, lays claim to being the land where the blues began. Forged in the crucible of poverty and racial oppression, blues flourished there as nowhere else, evolving into what most critics consider the deepest or most intense strain of the blues tradition. During the Great Migration, music changed consistently, adapting to its new surroundings like St. Louis and Chicago, while retaining its connection to its down home Delta roots. This collection celebrates the diversity and dissemination of the blues’ most powerful and influential voices. 67 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive notes and photos.
Track Listing
101
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C.C. Rider | Big Bill Broonzy | 2:34 | |
102
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Woman in Elaine, Arkansas | Roosevelt Sykes | 2:23 | |
103
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Death Letter Blues | Son House | 2:58 | |
104
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Your Crying Won’t Make Me Stay | K.C. Douglas and Richard Riggins | 2:43 | |
105
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Columbus, Mississippi Blues | Bukka White | 3:30 | |
106
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I’m Goin’ to Walk Your Log | Cat-Iron | 1:53 | |
107
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Why Did You Go Last Night | Clifton Chenier | 3:17 | |
108
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I Stand and Wonder | Sam Chatmon | 3:51 | |
109
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Sleeping with the Devil | Johnny Young and Walter Horton | 3:56 | |
110
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Short Stuff’s Corinna | Short Stuff Macon | 2:43 | |
111
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Married Woman Blues | Big Joe Williams | 1:57 | |
112
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Up the Country Blues | Little Brother Montgomery | 2:57 | |
113
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Dream | John Littlejohn | 4:44 | |
114
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Good Morning Little Schoolgirl | Doctor Ross | 3:36 | |
115
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Catfish Blues | Honeyboy Edwards | 3:27 | |
116
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M & O Blues | Memphis Slim | 3:37 | |
117
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Forty-Four | Scott Dunbar | 4:14 | |
118
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Sun Goin' Down | Son House | 4:59 | |
119
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Frisco Line | Fred McDowell | 3:58 | |
120
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Diggin’ My Potatoes | Big Bill Broonzy | 2:58 |