Artist: Various Artist
Album Name: The Story Of The Blues (A Documentary History Of The Blues On Record Compiled By Paul Oliver)
Label: CBS Records
Release Date: 1981 (Reissue)
Origin: Germany
Sleeve Condition: NM (9/10)
Media Condition: NM (9/10)
Description: 4 Lp Set
Track List:
The Origins Of The Blues
A1–Fra-Fra TribesmenYarum Praise Songs
Vocals, Rattle, Fiddle – Fra-Fra Tribesmen
Written-By – Traditional
A2–Mississippi John HurtStack O' Lee Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Mississippi John Hurt
Written-By – Traditional
A3–Blind Willie McTellTravelin' Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Blind Willie McTell
Written-By – McTell*
A4–Charley PattonStone Pony Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Charley Patton
Written-By – Patton*
A5–Blind Lemon JeffersonBlack Snake Moan
Vocals, Guitar – Blind Lemon Jefferson
Written-By – Jefferson*
A6–LeadbellyPig Meat Papa
Vocals, Guitar – Leadbelly
Written-By – Ledbetter*
A7–Texas AlexanderBroken Yo-Yo
Guitar [Uncredited, Probably] – Lonnie Johnson (2)
Vocals – Texas Alexander
Written-By – Alexander*
A8–Peg Leg HowellBroke And Hungry Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Peg Leg Howell
Written-By – Howell*
Blues And Entertainment
B1–Barbecue Bob And Laughing CharleyIt Won't Be Long Now - (Part One)
Vocals, Guitar – Barbecue Bob, Laughing Charley
Written-By – Lincoln*, Hicks*
B2–Henry Williams And Eddie AnthonyGeorgia Crawl
Vocals, Fiddle – Eddie Anthony
Vocals, Guitar – Henry Williams
Written-By – Anthony*, Williams*
B3–Mississippi Jook BandDangerous Woman
Guitar – Roosevelt Graves*
Piano – Cooney Vaughn
Tambourine – Uaroy Graves
Written-By – Graves*
B4–Memphis Jug BandGator Wobble
Guitar – Charlie Burse
Leader, Harmonica – Will Shade
Piano, Jug – Jab Jones
Washboard, Cowbell, Wood Block – Robert Burse
Written-By – Burse*, Shade*
B5–Bessie SmithIn The House Blues
Cornet – Louis Bacon
Drums – Floyd Casey
Piano – Clarence Williams
Trombone – Charlie Green
Vocals – Bessie Smith
Written-By – B. Smith*
B6–Lillian GlinnShake It Down
Vocals – Lillian Glinn
Written By – Glinn*
B7–Bertha "Chippie" HillPratt City Blues
Cornet – Louis Armstrong
Piano – Richard M. Jones
Vocals – Bertha "Chippie" Hill
Written-By – Hill*, Jones*
B8–Butterbeans And Susie*Wha
t It Takes To Bring You Back (Mama Keeps It All The Time)
Backing Band – Eddie Heywood And His Sons Of Harmony
Harmony Vocals [Duet] – Butterbeans And Susie*
Piano – Eddie Heywood (2)
Written-By – Edwards*
The Thirties, Urban And Rural Blues
C1–Leroy Carr / Scrapper BlackwellMidnight Hour Blues
Guitar – Scrapper Blackwell
Vocals, Piano – Leroy Carr
Written-By – L. Carr*
C2–Faber Smith / Jimmy YanceyEast St. Louis Blues
Piano – Jimmy Yancey
Vocals – Faber Smith
Written-By – J. Yancey*
C3–Peetie WheatstrawGood Whiskey Blues
Guitar – Casey Bill*
Vocals, Piano – Peetie Wheatstraw
Written-By – Bunch*
C4–Casey Bill* / Black BobW.P.A. Blues
Piano – Black Bob
Vocals, Guitar – Casey Bill*
Written-By – W. Weldon*, L. Melrose*
C5–Bo CarterSorry Feeling Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Bo Carter
Written By – Chapman
C6–Robert JohnsonLittle Queen Of Spades
Vocals, Guitar – Robert Johnson
Written-By – Johnson*
C7–Bukka WhiteParchman Farm Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Bukka White
Washboard – Washboard Sam
Written-By – White*
C8–Memphis MinnieMe And My Chauffeur Blues
Guitar [2nd Guitar] – Little Son Joe Lawler*
Vocals, Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Written-By – M. Lawlar*
World War Ⅱ And After
D1–Blind Boy Fuller / Sonny TerryI Want Some Of Your Pie
Harmonica – Sonny Terry
Vocals, Guitar – Blind Boy Fuller
Written By – F. Allan
D2–Brownie McGheeMillion Lonesome Women
Harmonica – Jordan Webb
Vocals, Guitar – Brownie McGhee
Washboard – Washboard Slim
Written-By – B. McGhee*
D3–Joe Williams* / Sonny Boy WilliamsonWild Cow Moan
Bass – Ransom Knowling
Drums – Judge Riley*
Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson
Vocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*
Written-By – Williams*
D4–Big Bill BroonzyAll By Myself
Bass – Ransom Knowling
Piano – Memphis Slim
Vocals, Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy
Washboard – Washboard Sam
Written-By – W. Broonzy*
D5–Joe Turner* / Pete JohnsonRoll 'Em Pete
Piano – Pete Johnson
Vocals – Joe Turner*
Written-By – J. Turner*, P. Johnson*
D6–Otis SpannBloody Murder
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Harmonica – Walter "Shaky" Horton*
Vocals, Piano – Otis Spann
Written-By – O. Spann*
D7–Elmore JamesSunnyland
Vocals, Guitar – Elmore James
Written-By – E. James*
D8–Johnny ShinesI Don't Know
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Clifton James
Vocals, Guitar – Johnny Shines
Written-By – J. Shines*
Guitar Pickers
E1–Curley WeaverNo No Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Curley Weaver
E2–Little Hat JonesHurry Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Little Hat Jones
E3–Emery GlenBlues Blazes Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Emery Glen
E4–Mooch Richardson'Mooch' Richardson's Low Down Barrelhouse Blues Part 2
Vocals, Guitar – "Mooch" Richardson*
E5–Lonnie Johnson (2)Broken Levee Blues
Vocals, Guitar – Lonnie Johnson (2)
E6–Buddy MossUndertaker Blues
Guitar – Joshua White*
Vocals, Guitar – Buddy Moss
E7–J.B. LenoirMojo Boogie
Vocals, Guitar – J.B. Lenoir
E8–Son HousePearline
Vocals, Slide Guitar – Son House
Piano Players
F1–Whistlin' Alex Moore*West Texas Woman
Vocals, Piano – Whistlin' Alex Moore*
F2–Sylvester PalmerLonesome Man Blues
Vocals, Piano – Sylvester Palmer
F3–George NobleThe Seminole Blues
Vocals, Piano – George Noble
F4–Cripple Clarence LoftonBrown Skin Girls
Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy
Vocals, Piano – Cripple Clarence Lofton
F5–Bumble Bee SlimRamblin With That Woman
Guitar – Casey Bill Weldon
Piano – Myrtle Jenkins
Vocals – Bumble Bee Slim
F6–Roosevelt ScottBlack Gal Blues
Bass [Imitation Bass, Probably] – Alfred Elkins
Guitar – Big Bill Broonzy
Piano [Probably] – Jesse Coleman*
Vocals – Roosevelt Scott
F7–Roosevelt SykesTraining Camp Blues
Bass [String Bass] – Alfred Elkins
Vocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
F8–Champion Jack DupreeJunker Blues
Bass [Or Possibly] – Ransom Knowling
Bass [Probably] – Wilson Swain
Vocals, Piano – Champion Jack Dupree
Blues Girls
G1–Maggie JonesGood Time Flat Blues
Cornet – Louis Armstrong
Piano – Fletcher Henderson
Vocals – Maggie Jones
G2–Clara SmithWhip It To A Jelly
Piano – Lemuel Fowler
Vocals – Clara Smith
G3–Cleo GibsonI've Got Ford Movements In My Hips
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Piano – J. Neal Montgomery
Trumpet – Henry Mason (2)
Vocals – Cleo Gibson
G4–Martha CopelandDesert Blues
Clarinet – Clarence Adams
Piano, Speech [Spoken Comments] – James P. Johnson*
Vocals – Martha Copeland
G5–Victoria SpiveyChristmas Morning Blues
Guitar – Lonnie Johnson (2)
Piano – John Erby
Vocals – Victoria Spivey
G6–Liza Brown And Ann Johnson (2)Get On Out Of Here
Guitar – Jim Jackson (2)
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Ann Johnson (2), Liza Brown
G7–The Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson)*Good Old Easy Street
Double Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Piano – Blind John Davis
Vocals – Yas Yas Girl (Merline Johnson), The*
G8–Big MaybelleMaybelle's Blues
Baritone Saxophone – David McRae*
Bass – Al Hall
Drums – Marty Wilson (2)
Guitar – Brownie McGhee
Piano – Lee Anderson (4)
Tenor Saxophone – Sam "The Man" Taylor*
Trombone – Eli Robinson
Vocals – Big Maybelle
Blues Groups
H1–Kansas Joe And Memphis MinnieThat Will Be Alright
Guitar – Memphis Minnie
Vocals, Guitar – Joe McCoy
H2–Mississippi Mud SteppersJackson Stomp
Guitar – Walter Vincent
Mandolin – Charlie McCoy (2)
H3–Jazzbo Tommy And His LowlandersBlaze Face Cow
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals, Kazoo [Gazoo] – Jazzbo Tommy Settles*
H4–Duskey Dailey And His BandMiss Georgia Blues
Double Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Drums – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Harmonica – Unknown Artist
Tenor Saxophone – Sugar Penigar*
Vocals, Piano – Duskey Dailey
H5–Willie 'Long Time' Smith*My Buddy Doctor Clayton
Guitar – Willie Lacey
Piano – Unknown Artist
Vocals – Willie 'Long Time' Smith*
H6–Otis RushLove That Woman
Bass – Willie Dixon
Drums – Odie Payne
Guitar – Louis Miles
Harmonica – Walter 'Shakey' Horton*
Piano – Little Brother Montgomery
Tenor Saxophone – Harold Ashby
Vocals, Guitar – Otis Rush
H7–Magic SamAll Your Love
Bass Guitar – Mack Thompson
Drums – Billie Stepney
Piano – Little Brother Montgomery
Vocals, Guitar – Magic Sam Maghett*
H8–John LittlejohnBeen Around The World
Bass – Alvin Nichols
Drums – Booker Sidgraves
Rhythm Guitar – Monroe Jones, Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Robert Pulliam, Willie Young
Vocals, Guitar – John Littlejohn