VA - ABC Of The Blues: Box Set (2010)

This 52 disc Ultimate Collection features music from the Delta to the Big Cities. This special first edition also includes a historic puck harmonica.
How blue can you get? You will find your favorites here and discover some hidden gems, as the 'ABC of the Blues' brings together the best of the best.
It presents some of the most influential Blues musicians - some of the most influential musicians, period. Their styles may range as far and wide as their attitudes, their concepts, yes, even their stories and legends. The oldest member of the distinct congregation were born in the late 19th century. Some of the young'uns still record and perform to this day. The music may lift you up or get you down.
But one thing is for sure: The Blues will live on!
Over 100 legendary musicians are included, such as Kokomo Arnold, Alberta Hunter, Amos Milburn, Arthur Gunter, B.B. King, Barbecue Bob, Bessie Smith, Big Ball Broonzy, Big Joe Turner, Big Joe Williams, Big Macco, Big Mama Thornton, Big Maybelle, Billy Boy Arnold, Blind Blake, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Blue Le Barker, Bo Diddley, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Buddy Guy, Bukka White, Champion Jack Dupree, Charles Brown, Charlie Patton, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Cousin Joe, Earl Hooker, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Eddie Taylor, Elmore James, Floyd Dixon, Frankie Lee Sims, Furry Lewis, Howlin' Wolf, Huey 'Piano Smith' Ivory Joe Hunter, J.B. Lenoir, Jimmy McCracklin, Jimmy Reed, Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Yancey, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Guitar Watson, Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Johnny Otis, Johnny Shines, Josh White, Junior Parker, Junior Wells, Leadbelly, Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Slim, Little Walter, Little Willie John, Lonnie Johnson, Lowell Fulson, Magic Sam, Memphis Minnie, Memphis Slim, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Pee Wee Crayton, Peetie Wheatstraw, Percy Mayfield, Professor Longhair, Richard Berry, Robert Johnson, Robert Lockwood, Robert Nighthawk, Roosevelt Sykes, Roy Milton, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sippie Wallace, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Skip James, Sleepy John Estes, Slim Gaillard, Smiley Lewis, Snooks Eaglin, Snooky Pryor, Son House, Sonny Boy Williamson I. (John Lee), Sonny Boy Williamson II. (Rice Miller), Sonny Terry, Sunnyland Slim, Tampa Red, T-Bone Walker, The Four Blazes, Tommy Johnson, Tommy McClennan, Willie Dixon, Wynonie Harris

Tracklist:

Kokomo Arnold
01. Backfence Picket Blues
02. Fool Man Blues
03. Long and Tall
04. Sally Dog
05. Cold Winter Blues
06. Sister Jane Cross the Hall
07. Wild Water Blues
08. Laugh and Grin Blues
09. Mean Old Twister
10. Red Beans and Rice
Billy Boy Arnold
11. My Heart Is Crying
12. I Wish You Would
13. I Ain't Got You
14. Here's My Picture
15. You Got Me Wrong
16. Prisoner's Plea
17. Every Day, Every Night
18. No, No, No, No, No
19. Rockinitis
20. I Was Fooled




Tracklist:

Richard Berry
01. Louie, Louie
02. Sweet Sugar You
03. You Look So Good
04. Mess Around
05. No Room
06. I Want You to Be My Girl
07. I'm Your Fool
08. Walk Right In
09. Give It Up
10. Have Love, Will Travel
Barbecue Bob
11. Yo Yo Blues
12. California Blues
13. Motherless Chiles Blues
14. She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day
15. Barbecue Blues
16. Ease It to Me Blues
17. Chocolate to the Bone
18. Good Time Rounder
19. Atlanta Moan
20. Diddle-Da-Diddle




Tracklist:

Bobby "Blue" Bland
01. It's My Life, Baby
02. Honey Bee
03. Lost Lover Blues
04. Time Out
05. Million Miles from Nowhere
06. You've Got Bad Intentions
07. I Don't Believe
08. You Did Me Wrong
09. Last Night
10. Wise Man's Blues
Charles Brown
11. Driftin' Blues
12. Trouble Blues
13. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
14. Get Yourself Another Fool
15. Black Night
16. Hard Times
17. Cryin' Mercy
18. Evening Shadows
19. Fool's Paradise
20. Merry Christmas, Baby




Tracklist:

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
01. Midnight Hour
02. Ain't That Dandy
03. Dirty Work at the Crossroads
04. Hurry Back Good News
05. Okie Dokie Stomp
06. Sad Hour
07. Gate's Salty Blues
08. Just Before Dawn
09. Depression Blues
10. For Now So Long
Blue Lu Barker
11. Trombone Man Blues
12. Here's a Little Girl
13. A Little Bird Told Me
14. What Did You Do to Me?
15. Leave My Man Alone
16. Now You're Down in the Alley
17. When the Wagon Comes
18. Loan Me Your Husband
19. Bow Legged Daddy
20. Love That Man




Tracklist:

Big Bill Broonzy
01. Mississippi River Blues
02. Long Tall Mama
03. Worrying You Off My Mind (Part 1)
04. Rising Sun Shine On
05. Come Home Early
06. Good Jelly
07. Bull Cow Blues
08. I Can't Make You Satisfied
09. How You Want It Done
10. Hattie Blues
11. Scrapper Blackwell — Kokomo Blues
Blind Blake
12. Come On Boys, Let's Do That Messin' Around
13. Hard Pushin' Papa
14. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues
15. Georgia Bound
16. Too Tight Blues, No. 2
17. Diddie Wah Diddie
18. Southern Rag
19. C.C. Pill Blues
20. Rope Stretching Blues, Pt. 1




Tracklist:

Champion Jack Dupree
01. Strollin'
02. T.B. Blues
03. Can't Kick the Habit
04. Evil Woman
05. Nasty Boogie
06. Junker's Blues
07. Bad Blood
08. Goin' Down Slow
09. Frankie & Johnny
10. Stack-O-Lee
Cousin Joe
11. Fly Hen Blues
12. Little Eva
13. Lightning Struck the Poorhouse
14. Baby You Don't Know at All
15. The Barefoot Baby
16. Box Car Shorty and Peter Blue
17. Beggin' Woman
18. Sadie Brown
19. Evolution Blues
20. Box Car Shorty's Confession




Tracklist:

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell
01. Wrong Man Blues
02. Gettin' All Wet
03. Blue with the Blues
04. Christmas in Jail, Ain't That a Pain
05. That's Tellin'em
06. Papa Wants a Cookie
07. The Dirty Dozen
08. Carried Water for the Elephant
09. Let's Disagree
10. Papa's Got Your Water On
Pee Wee Crayton
11. Win-O
12. I Got News for You
13. Blues Before Dawn
14. Don't Break My Heart
15. The Telephone Is Ringing
16. California Women
17. Blues for My Baby
18. Dedicated to the Blues
19. Phone Call from My Baby
20. Blues After Hours




Tracklist:

Bo Diddley
01. I'm a Man
02. Bo Diddley
03. Pretty Thing
04. Bring It to Jerome
05. Diddy Wah Diddy
06. I'm Looking for a Woman
07. Who Do You Love?
08. You Don't Love Me
09. Hey Bo Diddley
10. Mona (I Need You Baby)
11. Say Boss Man
12. Before You Accuse Me
13. Say Man
14. The Clock Strikes Twelve
15. Crackin' Up
16. Don't Let It Go (Hold On to What You Got)
17. Mumblin' Guitar
18. She's Alright
19. Road Runner
20. The Story of Bo Diddley




Tracklist:

Willie Dixon
01. Don't Let That Music Die
02. I Ain't Gonna Be Your Monkey Man
03. Money Tree Blues
04. Since My Baby Gone
05. No One to Love Me
06. Hard Notch Boogie Beat
07. If the Sea Was Whiskey
08. Got You on My Mind
09. Tell That Woman
10. Come Here Baby
Floyd Dixon
11. Dallas Blues
12. Moonshine
13. Real Lovin' Mama
14. Prairie Dog Blues
15. Shuffle Blues
16. Blues for Cuba
17. Telephone Blues
18. Lovin'
19. Let's Dance
20. Opportunity Blues




Tracklist:

Snooks Eaglin
01. Careless Love
02. Let Me Go Home, Whisky
03. Trouble in Mind
04. St. James Infirmary
05. Rock Island Line
06. Sophisticated Blues
07. I'm Looking for a Woman
08. Look Down That Lonesome Road
09. I Got a Questionnaire
10. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
Sleepy John Estes
11. Jack and Jill Blues
12. Poor Man's Friend
13. Hobo Jungle Blues
14. Airplane Blues
15. Floating Bridge
16. Need More Blues
17. Fire Department Blues
18. New Someday Baby
19. Liquor Store Blues
20. Brownsville Blues




Tracklist:

Lowell Fulson
01. I Wanna Make Love to You
02. Rock'em Dead
03. You Better Rock This Morning
04. Rollin' Blues
05. Someday Baby
06. It Took a Long Time
07. That's Alright
08. It's a Long Time
09. Loving You
10. Lonely Hours
The Four Blazes
11. Stop Boogie Woogie
12. Snag the Britches
13. Raggedy Ride
14. Perfect Woman
15. Night Train
16. Never Start Living
17. Women, Women
18. Drunken Blues
19. My Hat's on the Side of My Head
20. Mary Jo




Tracklist:

Buddy Guy
01. Try to Quit You, Baby
02. You Sure Can't Do
03. This Is the End
04. Sit and Cry (The Blues)
Arthur Gunter
05. Baby Let's Play House
06. No Naggin', No Draggin'
07. Honey Babe
08. Little Blues Jeans Woman
09. Baby You Better Listen
10. I Want Her Back
11. Crazy Me
12. Ludella
13. Blues After Hours
Slim Gaillard
14. Walkin' & Cookin' Blues
15. Blue Heaven
16. Thunderbird
17. Chicken Rhythm
18. I Love You
19. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You
20. Don't Blame Me




Tracklist:

John Lee Hooker
01. Dimples
02. I'm in the Mood
03. Boogie Chillen'
04. Let Your Daddy Ride
05. John L's House Rent Boogie
06. Weeping Willow Boogie
07. Huckle Up Baby
08. Hobo Blues
09. Crawlin' King Snake
10. Sally Mae
Wynonie Harris
11. Around the Clock Pt. 1 & 2
12. Yonder Goes My Baby
13. Don't Take My Whiskey Away from Me
14. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
15. Time to Change Your Town
16. You Got to Get Yourself a Job, Girl
17. Oh Babe!
18. Luscious Woman
19. Stormy Night Blues
20. Git to Gittin' Baby




Tracklist:

Earl Hooker
01. Sweet Black Angel
02. Earl's Boogie Woogie
03. Goin' Down the Line
04. Guitar Rag
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
05. I Put a Spell on You
06. Yellow Coat
07. If You Are But a Dream
08. You Made Me Love
09. Orange Colored Sky
10. Hong Kong
11. Baptize Me in Wine
12. Not Anymore
13. I Hear Voices
14. The Whammy
15. Little Demon
16. Poor Folks
17. Your Kind of Love
18. Ashes
19. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
20. Ol' Man River




Tracklist:

Lightnin' Hopkins
01. Katie Mae Blues
02. Play with Your Poodle
03. Automobile
04. "T" Model Blues
05. Baby Please Don't Go
06. Needed Time
07. Short Haired Woman
08. Mad with You
09. Lightnin' Boogie
10. Give Me Central 209
11. Coffee Blues
12. What's the Matter Now
13. I'm Wild About You Baby
14. Movin' On Out Boogie
15. Policy Game
16. Lightnin' Jump
17. Late in the Evening
18. They Wonder Who I Am
19. Had a Gal Called Sal
20. Blues for My Cookie




Tracklist:

Howlin' Wolf
01. Look-A-Here Baby
02. Smile at Me
03. California Boogie
04. My Baby Walked Off
05. Chocolate Drop
06. Mr. Highway Man
07. Color and Kind
08. Everybody's in the Mood
09. (Well) That's Alright
10. Baby Ride with Me
11. Decoration Day Blues
12. Moanin' at Midnight
13. The Wolf Is at Your Door
14. Getting Old and Grey
15. Oh, Red!
16. My Last Affair
17. Dorothy Mae
18. I Got a Woman/Sweet Woman
19. Bluebird Blues
20. Howlin' Wolf Boogie




Tracklist:

Alberta Hunter
01. Down Hearted Blues
02. Why Did You Pick Me Up When I Was Down
03. Don't Pan Me
04. Jazzin' Baby Blues
05. You Can't Have It All
06. You Shall Reap Just What You Sow
07. Taint Nobody's Business
08. If You Want to Keep your Daddy
09. Chirping the Blues
10. Some Day Sweetheart
Ivory Joe Hunter
11. Heaven Came Down to Earth
12. It May Sound Silly
13. I Need You
14. You Mean Everything to Me
15. Shooty Booty
16. Yes, I Want You
17. I Just Want to Love You
18. I'll Never Leave You, Baby
19. All About the Blues
20. She's Gone




Tracklist:

Robert Johnson
01. They're Red Hot
02. 32-20 Blues
03. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)
04. Stop Breakin' Down Blues
05. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
06. Sweet Home Chicago
07. Kindhearted Woman Blues
08. Ramblin' on My Mind
09. Crossroad Blues
10. Malted Milk
11. Love in Vain Blues
12. Honeymoon Blues
13. When You Got a Good Friend
14. Travelling Riverside Blues
15. Terraplane Blues
16. Dead Shrimp Blues
17. Walkin' Blues
18. From Four Till Late
19. Last Fair Deal Goin' Down
20. Me and the Devil Blues




Tracklist:

Elmore James
01. Dust My Broom
02. Sho' Nuff I Do
03. Please Find My Baby
04. Cry for Me Baby
05. Sunny Land
06. The 12 Year Old Boy
07. It Hurts Me, Too
08. Hawaiian Boogie
09. T.V. Mama
Lonnie Johnson
10. Have to Change Keys (To Play These Blues)
11. Mr. Johnson's Blues
12. Mean Old Bedbug Blues
13. Toothache Blues Pt. 1
14. Toothache Blues Pt. 2
15. Sweet Potato Blues
16. Guitar Blues
17. She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight
18. Got the Blues for Murder Only
19. I'm Nuts About That Gal
20. Deep Blue Sea Blues




Tracklist:

Blind Willie Johnson
01. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
02. If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down
03. Praise God I'm Satisfied
04. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
05. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
06. Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right
07. It's Nobody's Fault but Mine
08. I'm Gonna Run to the City of Refuge
09. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
10. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
Tommy Johnson
11. Cool Drink of Water Blues
12. Maggie Campbell Blues [See See Rider]
13. Canned Heat Blues
14. Big Road Blues
15. Alcohol and Jake Blues
Skip James
16. If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down the Road
17. 22-20 Blues
18. How Long "Buck"
19. Cypress Grove Blues
20. Devil Got My Woman




Tracklist:

B.B. King
01. B.B. Boogie
02. When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes
03. Got the Blues
04. Take a Swing with Me
05. Miss Martha King
06. Mistreated Woman
07. The Other Night Blues
08. Walkin' and Cryin'
09. My Baby Is Gone
10. Fine Looking Woman
11. She's Dynamite
12. She's a Mean Woman
13. Hard Working Woman
14. That Ain't the Way to Do It
15. Three O'Clock Blues
16. She Don't Move Me No More
17. Shake It Up and Go
18. My Own Fault Darlin'
19. Gotta Find My Baby
20. B.B. Blues




Tracklist:

Little Walter
01. Blues with a Feeling
02. Juke
03. Sad Hours
04. Tell Me Mama
05. Off the Wall
06. You Better Watch Yourself
07. My Babe
08. Last Night
09. You're So Fine
10. Roller Coaster
11. Moonshine Blues
12. Bad Acting Woman
13. Blue Baby
14. Can't Hold On Much Longer
15. Tonight with a Fool
16. Boogie
17. Red Headed Woman
18. I Just Keep Loving Her
19. Mean Old World
20. Lights Out




Tracklist:

Lightnin' Slim
01. Rock Me Mama
02. Bad Luck
03. New Orleans Bound
04. Bugger Bugger Boy
05. I'm a Rollin' Stone
06. Hoodoo Man
07. I'm Grown
08. Nothing but the Devil
09. Tom Cat Blues
10. Wintertime Blues
J.B. Lenoir
11. I Have Married
12. How Much More
13. Let's Roll Pt. 1
14. The Mojo Pt. 1
15. Slow Down Woman
16. Louise
17. When I Was Young
18. Bassology
19. Play a Little While
20. Livin' in the White House




Tracklist:

Leadbelly
01. Alabama Bound
02. Fort Worth and Dallas Blues
03. Leavin' Blues
04. Midnight Special
05. T.B. Woman Blues
06. New York City
07. Shorty George
08. John Hardy
09. Bourgeois Blues
10. Good Morning Blues
11. Easy Rider
12. Pretty Flower in Your Backyard
13. Black Snake Moan
14. See See Rider
15. Roberta Pt. 1
16. Pigmeat
17. Grey Goose
18. Pick a Bale of Cotton
19. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
20. Death Letter Blues Pt. 1




Tracklist:

Little Willie John
01. Fever
02. All Around the World
03. Suffering with the Blues
04. Tell It Like It Is
05. Person to Person
06. Need Your Love So Bad
07. Talk to Me, Talk to Me
08. Home at Last
09. My Nerves
10. Leave My Kitten Alone
Smiley Lewis
11. How Long
12. Goin' to Jump and Shout
13. Ain't Goin' There No More
14. Last Night
15. Tee-Nah-Nah
16. Lonesome Highway
17. Lying Woman
18. No Letter Today
19. Mama Don't Like
20. I Want to Be with Her




Tracklist:

Furry Lewis
01. Everybody's Blues
02. Sweet Papa Moon
03. Kassie Jones Pt. 1
04. Billy Lyons and Stack-O-Lee
05. Judge Harsh Blues
06. John Henry
07. Black Gypsy Blues
08. I Will Turn Your Money Green
09. Jelly Roll
10. Good Looking Girl Blues
11. Mistreatin' Mama
12. Furry's Blues
13. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
14. Big Chief Blues
15. Why Don't You Come Home Blues
Robert Lockwood
16. Dust My Broom
17. Pearly
18. Aw Aw Baby [Sweet Home Chicago]
19. Sweet Woman from Maine
20. You've Gotta Stop This Mess




Tracklist:

Magic Sam
01. All Your Love
02. Love Me with a Feeling
03. Everything Gonna Be Alright
04. Easy Baby
05. 21 Days in Jail
Jimmy McCracklin
06. Listen Woman
07. I Can't Understand Love
08. Josephine (Just Won't Let Her Go)
09. Love When It Rains
10. I Think My Time Is Here
11. Deceivin' Blues
12. Beer Drinkin' Woman
13. Hamburger Joint
14. Just Won't Let Her Go
15. Rockin' All Day
16. Gotta Cut Out
17. Rockin' Man
18. Looking for a Woman
19. True Love Blues
20. The Walk




Tracklist:

Percy Mayfield
01. Please Send Me Someone to Love
02. Strange Things Happening
03. What a Fool I Was
04. Lost Love (Baby, Please)
05. Advice
06. Nightmare
07. You Don't Exist No More
08. Get Way Back
09. The River's Invitation
10. Life Is Suicide
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
11. Dragnet Blues
12. Saturday Night (Four Nights Drunk)
13. Johnny, Johnny
14. Down in Texas
15. Be Cool
16. Playing Numbers
17. Crazy with the Blues
18. Nightmare Blues
19. Gee, It's Rough
20. I Don't Know, Yes I Know




Tracklist:

Memphis Minnie
01. Frisco Town
02. Moonshine
03. Nothing in Rambling
04. I'm Talking About You
05. Joe Louis Strut
06. Me and My Chauffeur Blues
07. My Baby Don't Want Me No More
08. Bumble Bee
09. Boy Friend Blues
10. In My Girlish Days
Big Maybelle
11. Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business)
12. Rain Down Rain
13. Way Back Home
14. Please Stay Away from My Sam
15. Jinny Mule
16. I've Got a Feelin'
17. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
18. Hair Dressin' Women
19. Don't Leave Poor Me
20. No More Trouble out of Me




Tracklist:

Roy Milton
01. Cryin' and Singin' the Blues
02. I Want a Little Girl
03. My Blue Heaven
04. 'Taint Me
05. Groovy Blues
06. Waking Up Blues
07. Sympathetic Blues
08. Playboy Blues
09. Rhythm Cocktail
10. Bye Bye Blues
Amos Milburn
11. Chicken Shack Boogie
12. I'm Still a Fool for You
13. All Is Well
14. My Happiness Depends on You
15. I Know You Love Me
16. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
17. Bad Bad Whiskey
18. Let's Have a Party
19. Down the Road Apiece
20. Trouble in Mind




Tracklist:

Big Maceo
01. Worried Life Blues
02. County Jail Blues
03. Can't You Read
04. Tuff Luck Blues
05. It's All Up to You
06. Poor Kelly Blues
07. My Last Go Round
08. I Got the Blues
09. Ramblin' Mind Blues
10. Why Should I Hang Around
Blind Willie McTell
11. Georgia Rag
12. Rough Alley Blues
13. Low Rider's Blues
14. Painful Blues
15. Experience Blues
16. Low Down Blues
17. Lonesome Day Blues
18. Mama, Let Me Scoop for You
19. Rollin' Mama Blues
20. Searching the Desert for the Blues




Tracklist:

Memphis Slim
01. Really Got the Blues
02. Mother Earth
03. I Guess I'm a Fool
04. Havin' Fun
05. Marack
06. Tia Juana
07. Reverend Bounce
08. I'm Crying
09. Blues for My Baby
10. Slim's Blues
Tommy McClennan
11. Baby, Don't You Want to Go
12. You Can't Mistreat Me
13. Shake 'em On Down
14. Bottle It Up and Go
15. Brown Skin Girl
16. I'm Going Don't You Know
17. My Baby's Gone
18. Whiskey Headed Woman
19. It's Hard to Be Lonesome
20. Highway 51




Tracklist:

Mississippi Fred McDowell
01. I'm Going Down to the River
02. When the Train Comes Along
03. Shake 'em On Down
04. Worried Mind
05. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
06. What's the Matter Now?
07. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
08. You Done Told Everybody
09. Wished I Was in Heaven Sitting Down
10. 61 Highway
Mississippi John Hurt
11. Candy Man Blues
12. Blessed Be the Name
13. Nobody's Dirty Business
14. Louis Collins
15. Praying on the Old Camp Ground
16. Spike Driver Blues
17. Avalon Blues
18. Ain't No Telling
19. Blue Harvest Blues
20. Got the Blues




Tracklist:

Robert Nighthawk
01. Crying Won't Help You
02. Seventy-Four
03. Nighthawk Boogie
04. Kansas City
05. Bricks in My Pillow
06. Maggie Campbell
07. Feel So Bad
08. You Missed a Good Man
09. The Moon Is Rising
10. Take It Easy, Baby
Johnny Otis
11. Good Ole Blues
12. Mean Ole Gal
13. Hangover Blues
14. Thursday Night Blues
15. I Gotta Guy
16. Get Together Blues
17. Double Crossing Blues
18. Head Hunter
19. Going to See My Baby
20. New Orleans Shuffle




Tracklist:

Charley Patton
01. High Water Everywhere Pt. 1
02. Hang It on the Wall
03. Prayer of Death Pt. 1
04. Sic em Dogs On
05. Watch and Pray
06. Snatch and Grab It
07. M and O Blues
08. Dark Road Blues
09. Country Farm Blues
10. Forty Four
Snooky Pryor
11. Snooky and Moody's Boogie
12. Telephone Blues
13. Boogy Fool
14. Stop the Train, Conductor
15. Walking Boogie
16. Uncle Sam, Don't Take My Man
17. Rough Treatment
18. Stockyard Blues
19. Keep What You Got
20. Let Me Ride Your Mule




Tracklist:

Professor Longhair
01. Go to the Mardi Gras
02. In the Night
03. Hey Little Girl
04. Walk Your Blues Away
05. Willie Mae
06. Professor Longhair Blues
07. Misery
08. Looka, No Hair
09. Cuttin' Out
10. Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand
Junior Parker
11. Feelin' Good
12. Mystery Train
13. Sittin' at the Bar
14. Sittin' at the Window
15. Sittin', Drinkin' and Thinkin'
16. Dirty Friend Blues
17. Backtracking
18. I Wanna Ramble
19. There Better Be No Feet
20. Fussin' and Fightin' Blues




Tracklist:

Jimmy Reed
01. Baby What You Want Me to Do
02. Found Love
03. Big Boss Man
04. Hush Hush
05. I'm Nervous
06. Going by the River Pt. 1
07. I Ain't Got You
08. Come Love
09. Meet Me
10. I Was So Wrong
Otis Rush
11. Checking on My Baby
12. Love That Woman
13. My Baby Is a Good'un
14. All Your Love
15. If You Were Mine
16. Violent Love
17. My Love Will Never Die
18. Three Times a Fool
19. Keep On Loving Me Baby
20. It Takes Time




Tracklist:

Jimmy Rushing
01. Good Morning Blues
02. See See Rider
03. Take Me Back, Baby
04. Sent for You Yesterday
05. Roll'em Pete
06. My Friend Mr. Blues
07. Every Day
08. Sometimes I Think I Do
09. Take Me with You, Baby
10. Evenin'
Tampa Red
11. You Missed a Good Man
12. She Want to Sell My Monkey
13. She's Love Crazy
14. Hard Road Blues
15. Let Me Play with Your Poodle
16. Crying Won't Help You
17. Sweet Little Angel
18. But I Forgive You
19. So Much Trouble
20. Big Stars Falling Blues




Tracklist:

Bessie Smith
01. Down Hearted Blues
02. Gulf Coast Blues
03. Oh Daddy Blues
04. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
05. Aggravation Papa
06. Beale Street Mama
07. Keeps On A-Rainin' (Papa, He Can't Make No Time)
08. Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do
09. Mama's Got the Blues
10. Outside of That
11. Lady Luck Blues
12. Yodling Blues
13. Bleeding Hearted Blues
14. Midnight Blues
15. If You Don't, I Know Who Will
16. Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine
17. Jaul House Blues
18. Sam Jones Blues
19. Cemetery Blues
20. Graveyard Dream Blues




Tracklist:

Huey "Piano" Smith
01. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
02. Little Chickee Wah Wah
03. Hush Your Mouth
04. Don't You Know Yockomo
05. Havin' a Good Time
06. Beatnik Blues
07. Well I'll Be John Brown
08. Everybody's Wailin'
09. Mean Mean Mean
10. Little Liza Jane
Frankie Lee Sims
11. Lucy Mae Blues
12. Long Gone
13. Jelly Roll Baker
14. I Done Talked and I Done Talked
15. Cryin' Won't Help You
16. Don't Take It Out on Me
17. Raggedy and Dirty
18. Frankie's Blues
19. Married Woman
20. Lucy Mae Blues Pt. 2




Tracklist:

Roosevelt Sykes
01. 44 Blues
02. Under Eyed Woman
03. Knock Me Out
04. Trouble and Whiskey
05. Sykes Advice Blues
06. Training Camp Blues
07. Sugar Babe Blues
08. Jiving the Jive
09. Little Sam
10. The Honeydripper
Son House
11. Am I Right or Wrong
12. The Pony Blues
13. Walkin' Blues
14. Depot Blues
15. Country Farm Blues
16. The Jinx Blues
17. Levee Camp Blues
18. Special Rider Blues
19. Low Down Dirty Dog Blues
20. American Defense




Tracklist:

Sunnyland Slim —
01. Mud Kicking Woman
02. Brown Skin Woman
03. I'm Just a Lonesome Man
04. Back to Korea Now
05. You've Got to Stop This Mess
06. Sunnyland Special
07. Leaving Your Town
08. I Done You Wrong
09. Orphan Boy Blues
10. When I Was Young (Shake It Baby)
11. Hit the Road Again
Johnny Shines
12. Ramblin'
13. Fishtail
14. Cool Drive
15. Ain't Doin' No Good
16. Evening Shuffle
17. Evening Sun
18. No Name Blues
19. Brutal Hearted Woman
20. Gonna Call the Angel




Tracklist:

Big Mama Thornton
01. Partnership Blues
02. I'm All Fed Up
03. Let Your Tears Fall Baby
04. They Call Me Big Mama
05. Hound Dog
06. Walking Blues
07. I've Searched the World Over
08. I Smell a Rat
09. Nightmare
10. I Ain't No Fool Neither
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
11. Let That Liar Alone
12. Sit Down
13. What's the News
14. Singin' in My Soul
15. The Natural Facts
16. Two Little Fishes and Five Loaves of Bread
17. Nobody's Fault but Mine
18. Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares
19. All Over This World
20. Four or Five Times




Tracklist:

Sonny Terry
01. Bye Bye Baby Blues
02. I Don't Care How Long
03. Blues and Worried Man
04. Harmonica Blues
05. Somebody's Been Talkin'
06. Harmonica Stomp
07. Twelve Gates to the City
08. You Got to Have Your Dollar
09. Don't Want No Skinny Woman
10. Blowing the Blues
Eddie Taylor
11. Bad Boy
12. Big Town Playboy
13. Find My Baby
14. Stroll Out West
15. E.T. Blues
16. Don't Knock at My Door
17. I'm Gonna Love You
18. Leave This Neighborhood
19. I'm Sitting Here
20. Ride'em On Down




Tracklist:

Big Joe Turner
01. Blues in the Night
02. Sun Risin' Blues
03. S.K. Blues Part 1
04. Nobody in Mind
05. Blues on Central Avenue
06. Ice Man
07. Cry Baby Blues
08. Rebecca
09. It's the Same Old Story
10. Chewed Up Grass
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
11. Too Many Women Blues
12. Just a Dream
13. King for a Day Blues
14. Railroad Porter's Blues
15. Gonna Send You Back Where I Got You From
16. When I Get Drunk
17. Oil Man Blues
18. Ever-Ready Blue
19. I've Been So Good
20. Bonus Pay




Tracklist:

T-Bone Walker
01. They Call It Stormy Monday
02. It's a Low Down Dirty Deal
03. Bobby Sox Blues
04. Mean Old World
05. Evening
06. Long Skirt Baby Blues
07. Midnight Blues
08. I'm Still in Love with You
09. Low Down Dirty Shame (Married Woman Blues)
10. T-Bone Jumps Again
Jimmy Witherspoon
11. I'm Just a Lady's Man
12. Love My Baby
13. Love and Friendship
14. Geneva Blues aka Evil Woman
15. I'm Just Wandering (Part 1)
16. I'm Just Wandering (Part 2)
17. Good Jumping aka Jump Children
18. Thelma Lee Blues
19. The Doctor Knows His Business aka Doctor Blues
20. Slow Your Speed




Tracklist:

Muddy Waters
01. Country Blues
02. I Be's Troubled
03. Burr Clover Farm Blues
04. Take a Walk with Me
05. Burr Clover Blues
06. Walking Blues
07. I Can't Be Satisfied
08. Gypsy Woman
09. I Feel Like Going Home
10. Little Anna Mae
Junior Wells
11. Hoodoo Man
12. Junior's Wail
13. Tomorrow Night
14. Please Throw This Poor Dog a Bone
15. Blues Hit Big Town
16. Bout the Break of Day
17. So All Alone
18. Cut That Out
19. Ways Like an Angel
20. Lord Lord




Tracklist:

Sippie Wallace
01. I'm a Mighty Tight Woman
02. Murder's Gonna Be My Crime
03. Suitcase
04. Special Delivery Blues
05. The Flood Blues
06. Dead Drunk Blues
07. A Man for Every Day in the Week
08. Jack of Diamond Blues
09. A Jealous Woman
10. The Mail Train Blues
Peetie Wheatstraw
11. Devil's Son-In-Law
12. Shake That Thing
13. Gangster's Blues
14. Come Over and See Me
15. Cake Alley
16. Shack Bully Stomp
17. Tight Time Project
18. Working on the Project
19. Weeping Willow Blues
20. Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp




Tracklist:

Johnny "Guitar" Watson
01. Gangster of Love
02. Too Tired
03. Oh Baby
04. Motor Head Baby
05. Telephone Boogie
06. She Moves Me
07. One Room Country Shack
08. Hot Little Mama
09. You've Been Gone Too Long
10. Love Bandit (Gangster of Love)
Big Joe Williams
11. Drop Down Blues
12. Wanita
13. Vitamin A
14. Stack of Dollars
15. Wild Cow Moan
16. King Biscuit Stomp
17. Baby Please Don't Go
18. Houselady Blues
19. His Spirit Lives On
20. She's a Married Woman




Tracklist:

Sonny Boy Williamson I
01. Black Gal Blues
02. Bad Luck Blues
03. My Black Name Blues
04. Stop Breaking Down
05. Train Fare Blues
06. Check Up on My Baby Blues
07. Ho Doo Hoo Doo
08. Shake the Boogie
09. Welfare Store Blues
10. Better Cut That Out
Sonny Boy Williamson II
11. Don't Start Me to Talkin'
12. Keep It to Yourself
13. Fattening Frogs for Snakes
14. Wake Up Baby
15. Your Funeral and My Trial
16. Cross My Heart
17. I Don't Know
18. All My Love in Vain
19. Dissatisfied
20. 99
21. The Key (To Your Door)




Tracklist:

Bukka White
01. Good Gin Blues
02. Shake 'em On Down
03. When Can I Change My Clothes?
04. High Fever Blues
05. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
06. District Attorney Blues
07. Strange Place Blues
08. Sleepy My Blues
09. Pinebluff, Arkansas
10. Fixin' to Die Blues
Josh White
11. Uncle Sam Says
12. Jim Crow Train
13. Bad Housing Blues
14. Southern Exposure
15. Defence Factory Blues
16. Prison Bound
17. Hard Time Blues
18. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
19. One Meat Ball
20. Hard Times Blues




Tracklist:

Jimmy Yancey
01. Rolling the Stone
02. Steady Rock Blues
03. P.L.K. Special
04. South Side Stuff
05. Yancey's Getaway
06. How Long Blues
07. Yancey Stomp
08. State Street Special
09. Five O'Clock Blues
10. La Salle Street Breakdown
11. Four O'Clock Blues
12. 35th and Dearborne
13. Monkey Woman Blues
14. Santa Fe Blues
15. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor
16. Lucille's Lament
17. Two O'Clock Blues
18. Yancey Special
19. White Sox Stomp
20. Shave'em Dry