The Rough Guide to Blind, Black & Blue

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Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1He’s in the Jailhouse Now
Blind Blake2:46
2Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues
Teddy Darby3:08
3Truckin’ My Blues Away No. 2 (take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-02-09)
guitar:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1937-02-09)
vocals:
Blind Boy Fuller (on 1937-02-09)
Blind Boy Fuller2:48
4See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-02)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1928-02)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1928-02)
recording of:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
writer:
Steve Wynn
publisher:
Boogie Music, Poison Brisket and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:54
5Harmonica Stomp
Sonny Terry2:48
6Third Street Woman Blues
Blind Joe Reynolds2:41
7Religion Is Something Within You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1928-12)
guitar and lead vocals:
Blind Joe Taggart (in 1928-12)
Blind Joe Taggart2:46
8Stomp Down Rider
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
Blind Willie McTell3:06
9The Angels Message to Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-07-26)
guitar:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26)
vocals:
Blind Gary Davis (on 1935-07-26)
recording of:
The Angel’s Message to Me (on 1935-07-26)
Reverend Gary Davis3:04
10South Carolina Rag (take 2)
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-06)
guitar and lead vocals:
Blind Willie Walker (early blues guitarist) (on 1930-12-06)
Blind Willie Walker3:09
11Nobody’s Fault but Mine
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine (Blind Willie Johnson song) (on 1927-12-03)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
previously attributed to:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie Johnson3:11
12Crazy About My Baby
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-09-20)
cornet:
Baby Jay (blues cornetist) (on 1929-09-20)
guitar:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1929-09-20)
piano:
Will Ezell (on 1929-09-20)
tambourine:
Uaroy Graves (brother of Blind Roosevelt Graves) (on 1929-09-20)
vocals:
Blind Roosevelt Graves (on 1929-09-20)
Blind Roosevelt Graves3:06
13Pure Religion
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-04)
guitar and lead vocals:
Blind Gussie Nesbitt (on 1930-12-04)
Blind Gussie Nesbitt3:21
14Don’t Mash My Digger So Deep
Bo Carter2:58
15I Wouldn’t Mind Dying If Dying Was All
Blind Mamie Forehand3:29
16Diving Duck Blues
guitar:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1929-09-26)
mandolin:
Yank Rachell (on 1929-09-26)
piano:
Jab Jones (on 1929-09-26)
vocals:
Sleepy John Estes (on 1929-09-26)
Sleepy John Estes3:13
17I’ve Got a Key to the Kingdom
recording of:
Key to the Kingdom (gospel song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11829)
Blind Willie Davis3:11

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1377) (order: 376)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1537834 [info]