Alan Lomax: Blues Songbook

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Tracklist

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1Going Down the River
recorded in:
Como, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-22)
guitar:
Fred McDowell and Miles Pratcher
other instruments [comb]:
Fannie Davis
vocals:
Fred McDowell
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-22)
Mississippi Fred McDowell, Fanny Davis & Miles Pratcher4:15
2Rolled and Tumbled
recorded in:
Senatobia, Mississippi, United States (on 1959-09-23)
assistant recording engineer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer) (on 1959-09-23)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-23)
assistant producer:
Shirley Collins (British folk singer)
producer:
Alan Lomax
guitar:
Rosa Hemphill (on 1959-09-23)
vocals:
Rosa Hemphill (on 1959-09-23)
Rosalie Hill2:54
3Cherry Ball Blues
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1978-08-12)
guitar:
Jack Owens (Blues guitarist)
harmonica:
Benjamin “Bud” Spires
vocals:
Jack Owens (Blues guitarist)
recorded at:
Farm of Jack Owens in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States (on 1978-08-12)
Jack Owens & Benjamin “Bud” Spires4:05
4Dust My Broom
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (in 1966-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (in 1966-07)
drums (drum set) and electric bass guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin
harmonica:
Howlin’ Wolf
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Shaw (tenor / alto saxes and harmonica)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1966 (1966-07-21 – 1966-07-24)
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Howlin’ Wolf, Hubert Sumlin & Eddie Shaw3:11
5Boogie Children
recorded in:
Hughes, Arkansas, United States (on 1959-10-01)
drums (drum set):
Darnel Walker (50s Blues musician from Arkansas)
electric guitar:
Joe Lee (1950s–60s US country blues drummer, singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Boy Blue (Blues musician Roland Hayes)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-10-01)
Boy Blue, Joe Lee & Darnel Walker2:44
6Stagolee
recorded in:
Natchez, Mississippi, United States (on 1940-10-19)
guitar:
Lucious Curtis and Willie Ford (1940s Blues guitarist)
vocals:
Lucious Curtis
field recordings:
John A. Lomax (on 1940-10-19) and Ruby Terrill Lomax (on 1940-10-19)
Lucious Curtis & Willie Ford1:38
7Stop All the Buses
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-30)
guitar:
Cecil Augusta
vocals:
Cecil Augusta
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-30)
Cecil Augusta2:54
8Worried Life Blues
recorded in:
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-20)
guitar:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
vocals:
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-20)
David “Honeyboy” Edwards3:01
9The Pony Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Pony Blues (on 1942-07-17)
writer:
Son House
Eddie “Son” House4:10
10Tangle Eye Blues
recorded in:
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
vocals:
Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson (40's blues)
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (in 1947)
recorded at:
Lambert Camp, Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary) in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States (in 1947)
Walter “Tangle Eye” Jackson3:07
11Trouble So Hard
recorded in:
Livingston, Alabama, United States (on 1937-07-22)
vocals:
Dock Reed and Vera Ward Hall
field recordings:
John A. Lomax (on 1937-07-22) and Ruby Terrill Lomax (on 1937-07-22)
Dock Reed & Vera Hall Ward2:20
12Worried Blues
recorded in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1942-05-11)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1942-05-11)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry
vocals:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry2:30
13Beggin’ the Blues
recorded in:
Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-09-26)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1961-09-26)
vocals:
Bessie Jones
recorded at:
Alan Lomax's apartment in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1961-09-26)
Bessie Jones2:13
14John Henry
recorded in:
Eatonville, Florida, United States (in 1935-06)
guitar:
Gabriel Brown
vocals:
Gabriel Brown
field recordings:
Zora Neale Hurston (in 1935-06) and Alan Lomax (in 1935-06)
Gabriel Brown2:24
15Country Blues
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (in 1966-07)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (in 1966-07)
five-string banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1966 (1966-07-21 – 1966-07-24)
Dock Boggs3:48
16Cherry Ball Blues
recorded in:
Newport, Rhode Island, United States (from 1966-07-21 until 1966-07-24)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax
guitar:
Skip James
vocals:
Skip James
recorded at:
Newport Folk Festival 1966 (1966-07-21 – 1966-07-24)
Skip James3:51
17I Hate a Man Like You
recorded in:
Washington, D.C., United States (in 1938)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (in 1938)
piano:
Jelly Roll Morton
vocals:
Jelly Roll Morton
recorded at:
Coolidge Auditorium (Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress) in Washington, D.C., United States (in 1938)
recording of:
I Hate a Man Like You
writer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton3:47
18Roll’em
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-24)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1938-12-24)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist)
recorded at:
Havers Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-24)
Pete Johnson4:05
19Kokomo
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1959-09-30)
double bass:
Dewey Corley and Will Shade
electric guitar:
Robert Carter
guitar:
Charlie Burse
jug and kazoo:
Dewey Corley
washboard:
Will Shade
vocals:
Charlie Burse and Will Shade
field recordings:
Alan Lomax (on 1959-09-30)
The Memphis Jug Band2:56
20Life Is Like That
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (on 1947-03-02)
acoustic guitar:
Big Bill Broonzy
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
piano:
Memphis Slim
vocals:
Memphis Slim
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-03-02)
Memphis Slim, John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson & Big Bill Broonzy3:05
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