Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues

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Sub-Optimal Credits

Comes with the book Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues, includes a CD and a DVD

Recorded in
Morning Star: 3, 17, 20
Parchman Penitentiary, Camp B: 6, 8
Lula: 9
New Haven: 14
Birdie: 16
Rose Hill Church, Vicksburg: 21

Annotation last modified on 2016-03-02 05:54 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Why B.B. King Sings the Blues
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1974-06-28)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1974-06-28)
Joe "Poppa Rock" Louis0:35
2Going Down to the Station
recorded in:
Leland, Mississippi, United States (in 1968-07)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968-07)
Sonny Boy Williams3:09
3Going Away Blues
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1963-12)
Lovey Williams2:41
4So Glad to Be Here
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1972-06-16)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1972-06-16)
The Chapman Family3:58
5He's My Rock, My Sword, My Shield
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (on 1972-06-16)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1972-06-16)
The Chapman Family3:46
6Lazarus
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (on 1968-07-15)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1968-07-15)
Inmates at Camp B, Parchman Penitentiary2:46
7Hidden Violence
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (in 1968-08)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968-08)
[anonymous]1:02
8Oh Rosie
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (on 1968-07-15)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1968-07-15)
Inmates at Camp B, Parchman Penitentiary2:58
9There Are Days
recorded in:
Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States (on 1968-07-03)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1968-07-03)
Southland Hummingbirds2:57
10You Shall Be Free
recorded in:
Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1974-06-29)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1974-06-29)
Mary Gordon1:26
11You Can't Carry Blues and Go to Church
recorded in:
Leland, Mississippi, United States (in 1968-07)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968-07)
James "Son Ford" Thomas0:53
12I Got the World in a Jug and the Stopper in My Hand
recorded in:
Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States (on 1967-07-28)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1967-07-28)
Lee Kizart2:35
13It Gives Me Ease
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (in 1968-08)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968-08)
Jasper Love1:05
14Highway 61 Blues
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1974-02-27)
James "Son Ford" Thomas2:51
15It's So Cold Up North
recorded in:
Woodville, Mississippi, United States (in 1968)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968)
Scott Dunbar3:41
16Blues Is Round You Every Day
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1968-07)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968-07)
Arthur Lee Williams0:34
17Mystery Train (Train I Ride)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968)
Lovey Williams2:21
18Somebody Knocking on My Door
recorded in:
Jackson, Mississippi, United States (in 1972-03)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1972-03)
bass drum:
Bernice Turner (in 1972-03)
fife:
Napoleon Strickland (in 1972-03)
snare drum:
Otha Turner (in 1972-03)
vocals:
Napoleon Strickland (in 1972-03)
Napoleon Strickland, Bernice Turner and Otha Turner2:16
19Jaybird
recorded in:
Woodville, Mississippi, United States (in 1968)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968)
Scott Dunbar8:51
20Boogie Chillun
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1967-01-02)
cover recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (on 1967-01-02)
writer:
Bernard Besman and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
Lovey Williams1:51
21One Drop
recorded in:
Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States (on 1974-06-30)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (on 1974-06-30)
Reverend Issac Thomas2:20
22Cairo Blues
recorded in:
Leland, Mississippi, United States (in 1968)
recording engineer:
William R. Ferris (in 1968)
James "Son Ford" Thomas4:28

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ASIN:US: 0807833258 [info]