This superbly remastered and presented 4 cd box set presents both classic and rare and collectible slide guitar blues from some of the best ever. From early legends like Tampa Red, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton. Through to electric blues guitar icons like J.B. Hutto and Homesick James and finally the modern blues guys-Joe Louis Walker, Lucky Peterson and Louisiana Red.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON - JACK O'DIAMOND BLUES tk 2
- BIG BOY CLEVELAND - GOIN' TO LEAVE YOU BLUES
- BO WEAVIL JACKSON - YOU CAN'T KEEP NO BROWN
- FRANK HUTCHISON - WORRIED BLUES
- SAM COLLINS - THE JAIL HOUSE BLUES
- SAM BUTLER - JEFFERSON COUNTY BLUES alt
- RILEY PUCKETT - A DARKEY'S WAIL
- BLIND WILLIE McTELL - MAMA TAIN'T LONG FO' DAY
- HELEN HUMES - ALLIGATOR BLUES
- WEAVER & BEASLEY - BOTTLENECK BLUES
- BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON - MOTHER'S CHILDREN HAVE A HARD TIME
- BOBBY GRANT - NAPPY HEAD BLUES
- RAMBLIN’ THOMAS - NO JOB BLUES
- LEMUEL TURNER - JAKE BOTTLE BLUES
- BARBECUE BOB - CHOCOLATE TO THE BONE
- NELLIE FLORENCE - MIDNIGHT WEEPING BLUES
- TAMPA RED - THROUGH TRAIN BLUES
- FURRY LEWIS - CANNON BALL BLUES alt
- CURLEY WEAVER - NO NO BLUES
- WILLIE BAKER - WEAK MINDED BLUES
- GEORGE CARTER - WEEPING WILLOW BLUES
- HAMBONE WILLIE NEWBERN - ROLL AND TUMBLE BLUES
- CHARLEY PATTON - A SPOONFUL BLUES
- CHARLIE McCOY - LAST TIME BLUES
- BLIND JOE REYNOLDS - COLD WOMAN BLUES
Disc 2:
- JIM THOMPKINS - BEDSIDE BLUES
- WILLIE HARRIS - NEVER DRIVE A STRANGER FROM YOUR DOOR
- SON HOUSE - MISSISSIPPI COUNTY FARM BLUES
- WASHINGTON WHITE - THE PANAMA LIMITED
- BAYLESS ROSE - FRISCO BLUES
- SHREVEPORT HOME WRECKERS - FENCE BREAKIN' BLUES
- GITFIDDLE JIM - PADDLIN' MADELINE
- RUTH WILLIS - EXPERIENCE BLUES
- KING SOLOMON HILL - WHOOPEE BLUES tk 1
- CLIFF CARLISLE - ASH CAN BLUES
- BUDDY MOSS - HARD ROAD BLUES
- JIMMIE DAVIS - SEWING MACHINE BLUES
- FRED McMULLEN - DeKALB CHAIN GANG
- GEORGIA BROWNS - DECATUR STREET 81
- TAMPA RED - DENVER BLUES
- ALLEN SHAW - MOANIN' THE BLUES
- KOKOMO ARNOLD - SISSY MAN BLUES
- LEADBELLY - PACKIN' TRUNK BLUES
- BLIND BOY FULLER - HOMESICK AND LONESOME BLUES
- GABRIEL BROWN - JOHN HENRY
- BIG JOE WILLIAMS - WILD COW BLUES
- CASEY BILL WELDON - W.P.A. BLUES
- SAM MONTGOMERY - WHERE THE SWEET OLD ORANGES GROW
- OSCAR WOODS - DON'T SELL IT - DON'T GIVE IT AWAY
- BLACK ACE - TRIFLING WOMAN
Disc 3:
- ROBERT JOHNSON - TRAVELING RIVERSIDE BLUES tk 1
- SMITH CASEY - EAST TEXAS RAG
- DIXON BROTHERS - WEAVE ROOM BLUES
- BUKKA WHITE - PO' BOY
- ROBERT LEE McCOY - FRIAR'S POINT BLUES
- NOAH MOORE - SITTIN' HERE THINKIN'
- OSCAR WOODS - SOMETIMES I GET TO THINKIN' tk 2
- ROBERT LOCKWOOD - LITTLE BOY BLUE
- ALLISON MATHIS - MAMA YOU GOIN' TO QUIT ME
- GUS GIBSON - MILK COW BLUES
- DAN PICKETT - BABY, HOW LONG
- PINETOP SLIM - APPEJACK BOOGIE
- MUDDY WATERS - YOU GOT TO TAKE SICK AND DIE SOME OF THESE DAYS
- ROBERT NIGHTHAWK - BLACK ANGEL BLUES
- JOHN LEE - DOWN AT THE DEPOT
- DONNA HIGHTOWER - I AIN'T IN THE MOOD
- ELMORE JAMES - DUST MY BROOM
- SISTER O.M. TERRELL - SWING LOW CHARIOT
- JOHN LEE HOOKER - ROCK HOUSE BOOGIE
- JB HUTTO - DIM LIGHTS
- HOMESICK JAMES - LATE HOURS AT MIDNIGHT
- JOHNNY SHINES - RAMBLIN'
- FRED McDOWELL - WHEN YOU GET HOME, WRITE ME A FEW LITTLE LINES
- JOHN DUDLEY - PO' BOY
- ELMORE JAMES - DONE SOMEBODY WRONG
Disc 4:
- KENNY PARKER WITH THE BUTLER TWINS - THAT OLD DEVIL (CROSSROADS)
- LOUISIANA RED - STEEL ON MY HAND
- JOE LOUIS WALKER - SLIDE HER UP AND DOWN
- ELMORE JAMES JR - CUMMINS PRISON FARM
- STEVE PLAIR WITH BREWER PHILLIPS & THE HOUSEROCKERS - POISON IVY
- JOHNNY LITTLEJOHN - KEEP ON RUNNING
- AMOS SANDFORD WITH DOC TERRY - THINGS CAN'T STAY THE SAME
- BYTHER SMITH - LOOKING FOR A WOMAN
- LUCKY PETERSON - BE YOUR MAN
- MICHAEL HILL - MR HUBERT SUMLIN
- LOUISIANA RED - BIG LEGGED WOMAN
- JOHN LEE GRANDERSON - LONESOME BLUES
- JOHNNY SHINES - RAMBLING BLUES
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