Blind Lemon Jefferson - Complete Releases 1926-1929

Size: 601 MB
Time: 4:14:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Country Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Booster Blues (2:49)
02. Dry Southern Blues (2:51)
03. Long Lonesome Blues (2:57)
04. Got The Blues (2:53)
05. Long Lonesome Blues (V2)(3:11)
06. Got The Blues (V2)(3:05)
07. Black Horse Blues (2:56)
08. Corinne Blues (3:08)
09. Chock House Blues (2:40)
10. Jack O Diamond Blues (2:33)
11. I Want To Be Like Jesus In My Heart (Deacon L.J. Bates) (3:04)
12. All I Want Is Pure Religion (Deacon L.J. Bates) (3:14)
13. Beggin Back (2:52)
14. Old Rounder Blues (2:47)
15. Stocking Feet Blues (3:07)
16. Black Snake Moan (3:07)
17. Booger Rooger Blues (2:49)
18. Wartime Blues (3:03)
19. Bad Luck Blues (2:51)
20. Broke And Hungry Blues (3:02)
21. Rabbit Foot Blues (2:58)
22. Shuckin' Sugar Blues (3:02)

CD 2:
01. Black Snake Moan (3:02)
02. Matchbox Blues (2:54)
03. Easy Rider Blues (2:56)
04. Match Box Blues (3:01)
05. Teddy Bear Blues (2:34)
06. Rising Water Blues (2:29)
07. Weary Dog Blues (2:59)
08. Hot Dogs (2:57)
09. Right Of Way Blues (2:54)
10. Black Snake Dream (2:38)
11. Struck Sorrow Blues (3:14)
12. Rambler Blues (2:47)
13. Deceitful Brownskin (2:59)
14. Cinch Bug Blues (2:49)
15. One Dime Blues (2:47)
16. Gone Dead On You (2:45)
17. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (2:41)
18. Where Shall I Be (2:33)
19. Lonesome House Blues (2:26)
20. Sunshine Special (2:45)
21. See That My Grave's Kept Clean (2:53)
22. Electric Chair Blues (2:29)

CD 3:
01. Prison Cell Blues (2:47)
02. Lemon's Worried Blues (3:01)
03. Balky Mule Blues (2:44)
04. Mean Jumper Blues (2:38)
05. Change My Luck Blues (2:27)
06. Lemon's Cannon Ball Moan (2:45)
07. Piney Woods Money Mama (2:58)
08. Low Down Mojo Blues (2:50)
09. Long Lastin' Lovin' (2:51)
10. Penitentiary Blues (2:48)
11. Lock Step Blues (3:20)
12. Hangman Blues (3:24)
13. How Long How Long (2:46)
14. Happy New Year Blues (2:56)
15. Christmas Eve Blues (2:58)
16. Maltese Cat Blues (3:04)
17. D.D. Blues (2:45)
18. Competition Bed Blues (2:52)
19. Sad News Blues (2:41)
20. Eagle Eyed Mama (2:43)
21. Dynamite Blues (2:55)
22. Black Snake Moan #2 (2:49)

CD 4:
01. Tin Cup Blues (2:45)
02. Oil Well Blues (2:45)
03. Saturday Night Spender Blues (3:01)
04. Peach Orchard Mama (3:04)
05. Big Night Blues (2:55)
06. Bakershop Blues (3:13)
07. Long Distance Moan (3:28)
08. Bed Springs Blues (3:06)
09. Yo Yo Blues (2:37)
10. Pneumonia Blues (3:21)
11. That Crawlin' Baby Blues (2:41)
12. Home Town Skiffle (Paramount Allstars) (3:04)
13. Hometown Skiffle Pt. 2 (Paramount Allstars) (3:18)
14. Southern Woman Blues (3:08)
15. Mosquito Moan (3:07)
16. Cat Man Blues (3:14)
17. Fence Breakin Yellin Blues (3:03)
18. The Cheater's Spell (3:19)
19. Disgusted Blues (2:51)
20. Bootin' Me 'Bout (3:12)
21. Empty House Blues (2:56)

Blind Lemon Jefferson was one of the most important, influential and successful of the early bluesmen, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been called The Father Of Texas Blues, and he was one of the earliest and most prominent figures in the blues movement that developed in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas. He was one of the first solo guitarist/vocalists in the commercial recording world, being invited to Chicago in early 1926 to do his first sessions for Paramount. His high-pitched voice and unusual guitar style made him a distinctive performer, writing songs about everyday life and experiences, and his skilful guitar playing and impressive vocal range created opportunities for other solo performers like Charley Patton and Furry Lewis. This substantial and excellent-value 87-track 4-CD collection comprises, as far as we are aware, every recording he made which was commercially released, primarily comprising his releases on Paramount, but also featuring titles he made in a brief foray to the Okeh label, and including a couple of titles he made as a member of the Paramount All Stars. He wrote and recorded many classics of the genre, all of which are featured here, and the collection is a comprehensive and definitive showcase for an innovative blues pioneer.

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VA - Rough Guide To Ragtime Blues

Size: 170,8 MB
Time: 72:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Ragtime Blues, Country Blues
Art: Front & Back

01 Blind Willie McTell - Southern Can Is Mine (3:08)
02 Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag (Take 2) (3:06)
03 Blind Boy Fuller - Piccolo Rag (2:48)
04 Luke Jordan - Cocaine Blues (3:14)
05 Robert Wilkins - Old Jim Canan's (2:56)
06 Blind Blake - Blind Arthur's Breakdown (2:59)
07 Papa Charlie Jackson - Drop That Sack (2:28)
08 Bo Carter - Your Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me (2:06)
09 Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe - Guitar Rag (3:06)
10 Dick Justice - Old Black Dog (2:55)
11 Beale Street Sheiks - Mr. Crump Don't Like It (2:38)
12 William Moore - Ragtime Millionaire (3:07)
13 Pillie Bolling - Shake Me Like A Dog (3:01)
14 Charlie McCoy - I've Been Blue Ever Since You Went Away (3:14)
15 Allen Brothers - Salty Dog Blues (3:05)
16 Blind Lemon Jefferson - Beggin' Back (2:49)
17 Big Bill Broonzy - Guitar Rag (2:52)
18 The Two Charlies - Pork Chop Blues (3:02)
19 Mississippi John Hurt - Got The Blues Can't Be Satisfied (2:49)
20 Charley Patton - Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) (3:04)
21 Troy Ferguson - You Better Keep It At Home (3:02)
22 Reverend Gary Davis - Have More Faith In Jesus (2:59)
23 Buddy Boy Hawkins - Raggin' The Blues (2:26)
24 Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas - Pick Poor Robin Clean (3:09)
25 Cannon's Jug Stompers - Money Never Runs Out (2:44)

Ragtime had a profound influence on many early blues performers who strived to reproduce its complicated piano sounds on the guitar. With its faster rhythm and good-time feel, this danceable style was performed with mesmerizing skill by blues greats such as Blind Blake, Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Boy Fuller.

Made famous by the legendary Scott Joplin, ragtime developed in African-American communities throughout the southern part of the Midwest during the last decade of the nineteenth century and had a profound influence on many early blues performers. Combining the structure of marches with African-American songs and dances such as the cakewalk, ragtime’s syncopated or ‘ragged’ rhythm was initially performed as dance music for the seedier side of society in areas where bars, dancehalls and brothels were located. Many blues guitarists attempted to reproduce the complicated piano sounds, as its faster rhythm created a more upbeat and lively feel, far removed from the typical intensity of early country blues. So, when ragtime went out of favour as jazz claimed the public's imagination, it had already entered the folk consciousness through the playing of blues greats such as Blind Blake, Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Boy Fuller.

Blind Blake was the first commercially successful performer of this style, whose intricate fingerstyle technique and diverse repertoire ranging from upbeat rags and hokum tunes to slow blues numbers influenced all who followed, including the likes of Blind Boy Fuller and Reverend Gary Davis, and modern-day guitarists Ry Cooder, John Fahey and Jorma Kaukonen.

Many of the featured artists hailed from the Eastern States where the influence of ragtime was instrumental in creating the unique and much loved ‘Piedmont’ guitar style. Typically, the Piedmont guitarist would create an alternating rhythmic bass accompaniment by moving the thumb of the picking hand between the different bass strings of the guitar, whilst one or more fingers of the same hand would pick out the melody on the higher strings. Essentially this approach gives the impression that the guitar is being played like a piano.

Little is known about many of these artists, none more so than Willie Walker who only ever recorded two sides in 1930, with ‘South Carolina Rag’ being one of the absolute masterpieces of ragtime guitar playing. Other highlights to listen out for include ‘Ragtime Millionaire’ by the barbershop owner William Moore which harks back to the glory years of ragtime as well as the cakewalk inspired ‘Money Never Runs Out’ by Gus Cannon’s Jug Stompers.

Rough Guide To Ragtime Blues

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Various - Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:30
Size: 138.5 MB
Styles: Pre-war blues, Acoustic blues
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Lonnie Johnson - Hot Fingers
[3:05] 2. Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang - A Handful Of Riffs
[3:15] 3. Texas Alexander - Work Ox Blues
[3:16] 4. Sylvester Weaver - I'm Busy And You Can't Come In
[3:01] 5. Blind Willie McTell - Georgia Rag
[2:53] 6. Blind Willie McTell - Warm It Up To Me
[3:11] 7. Sylvester Weaver - (Untitled)
[2:51] 8. Sylvester Weaver - (Untitled)
[3:00] 9. Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On
[3:08] 10. Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody's Fault But Mine
[2:50] 11. Big Bill Broonzy - How You Want It Done
[3:15] 12. Big Bill Broonzy - Getting Older Every Day
[2:56] 13. Casey Bill Weldon - Guitar Swing
[3:15] 14. Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang - Bull Frog Moan
[2:50] 15. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan
[2:58] 16. Joshua White - Little Brother Blues
[2:55] 17. Joshua White - Prodigal Son
[2:54] 18. Tampa Red - Denver Blues
[2:49] 19. Lonnie Johnson - Away Down In The Alley Blues
[3:05] 20. Lonnie Johnson - I Love You, Mary Lou

Ten excellent blues guitarists are heard on 20 selections dating from 1924-40 on this enjoyable CD reissue from the Columbia/ Legacy series. Included are Sylvester Weaver (the first blues guitarist to record an unaccompanied solo), the team of Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang (who are heard on a pair of duets and with singer Texas Alexander), the influential Big Bill Broonzy (superb on "How You Want It Done?"), the always passionate Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Casey Bill Weldon, Blind Lemon Jefferson ("Black Snake Moan"), Joshua White and Tampa Red. Three previously unheard selections are included on this fine overview but completists will probably prefer to skip over the set in favor of the more comprehensive Document CDs. ~Scott Yanow

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Various - Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (2-Disc Set)

Former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman wants to enlighten people about the great blues of America's musical past. Drawing on his stash of 1,300 albums, the two-CD set Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey makes a strong case for the lasting eloquence of the African American blues music recorded in the oppressive South during the Depression and on till 1951. (Wyman has also co-authored a history of the American blues called Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey: A Journey to Music's Heart & Soul.) Blues novitiates and devotees alike will be served well by Wyman's knowing selection of songs, 46 in all, covering an array of styles. Among his heroes are the famous (Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson) and semi-famous (Lonnie Johnson and Memphis Slim, to name two), as well as the unjustly forgotten (several pianists and cross-dressing singer Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon). ~Frank-John Hadley

Album: Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 68:07
Size: 156.0 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2005

[2:59] 1. Bessie Smith - Goin' Crazy With The Blues
[2:56] 2. Papa Charlie Jackson - Lock And Key
[2:38] 3. Blind Lemon Jefferson - All I Want Is A Spoonful
[2:58] 4. Luke Jordan - Matchbox Blues
[3:14] 5. Blind Blake - Church Bell Blues
[2:50] 6. Frank Stokes - Southern Rag
[2:57] 7. Mississippi John Hurt - What's The Matter Blues
[2:54] 8. Pinetop Smith - Stack O'lee Blues
[3:19] 9. Montana Taylor - Pine Top's Boogie Woogie
[3:25] 10. Tampa Red & Georgia Tom - Indiana Avenue Stomp
[2:52] 11. Charley Patton - The Duck Yas-Yas-Yas
[3:03] 12. Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon - Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
[2:47] 13. Jesse Babyface Thomas - Come On Mama, Do That Dance
[2:33] 14. Speckled Red - Blue Goose Blues
[2:58] 15. Blind Willie Walker - The Dirty Dozen
[3:06] 16. Bo Carter - South Carolina Rag
[2:51] 17. Blind Willie Mctell - Pussy Cat Blues
[3:06] 18. Joe Pullum - Searching The Desert For The Blues
[2:45] 19. Rob Cooper - Cows, See That Train Comin'
[2:58] 20. Bumble Bee Slim - West Dallas Rag
[2:47] 21. Casey Bill Weldon - Ramblin' With That Woman
[3:13] 22. Meade Lux Lewis - W.P.A. Blues
[2:47] 23. Robert Johnson - Honky Tonk Train Blues

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Album: Bill Wyman's Blues Odyssey (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 63:31
Size: 145.4 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Walter 'cowboy' Washington - Terraplane Blues
[2:53] 2. Black Boy Shine - Ice Pick Mama
[2:23] 3. Peetie Wheatstraw - Gamblin' Jinx Blues
[2:34] 4. Big Bill Broonzy - Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp
[2:47] 5. Georgia White - Good Boy
[2:31] 6. Blind Boy Fuller - Alley Boogie
[2:41] 7. Cow Cow' Davenport - Meat Shakin' Woman
[2:40] 8. Mamie Smith - Railroad Blues
[2:52] 9. Sleepy John Estes - Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues)
[2:47] 10. Big Joe Turner - Roll 'em Pete
[2:56] 11. Lonnie Johnson - Jersey Belle Blues
[2:42] 12. Tommy Mcclennan - Brown Skin Girl
[3:19] 13. Memphis Slim - Beer Drinking Woman
[2:47] 14. Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur Blues
[2:45] 15. Big Joe Williams - Baby, Please Don't Go
[2:55] 16. Pete Johnson - Dive Bomber
[3:04] 17. Sonny Terry - Carolina Blues
[2:31] 18. Big Maceo - Kid Man Blues
[2:33] 19. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen'
[2:33] 20. Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead And Gone)
[2:29] 21. Melvin Lil' Son Jackson - Rockin' And Rollin'
[2:58] 22. B.B. King - 3 O'clock Blues
[2:43] 23. Elmore James - Dust My Broom

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Various - The Blues Came From Texas

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:31
Size: 85.9 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. Johnny Copeland - Down On Bended Knees
[1:17] 2. T-Bone Walker - Baby Please Don't Go
[3:05] 3. Johnny Winter - Ease My Pain
[2:36] 4. Lightnin' Hopkins - Rock Me Mama
[2:18] 5. Albert Collins - The Freeze
[2:59] 6. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - It's Alright
[6:42] 7. Big Mama Thornton - All Right Baby
[2:45] 8. Zuzu Bollin - Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night
[2:59] 9. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan
[2:41] 10. Smokey Hogg - Worried Blues
[3:00] 11. Clarence Green - Walking The Baby
[4:11] 12. Johnny Copeland - Working Man Blues

The Blues Came from Texas brings together various tracks recorded by such influential Lone Star State artists as T-Bone Walker, Albert Collins, and Big Mama Thornton. Unfortunately, most of the tracks were recorded late in the artists' careers and do not represent them well. Despite being a living legend at the time this version of "Baby Please Don't Go" must have been recorded, Walker sounds tired and lacks any of the creative fire that marked his iconic late-'40s sides. Unless you're a completist, those looking for a nice single-disc introduction to Texas blues would be well-advised to search out the recordings these artists made in their prime. ~Matt Collar

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Various - This Is Blues (2-disc set)

There are countless blues compilations out there, and at first glance, this two-disc, 30-track selection doesn't seem to be anything special, but a closer look reveals that it covers a fairly wide spectrum, both in the number of blues styles it includes (prewar country-blues to Chicago blues, jump blues, folk-blues and more) and in the years it considers (disc one covers 1927 to 1950, while disc two carries things from 1950 through 1973). It also features relatively rare tracks even when the artist is well known (Muddy Waters is represented by "Mean Red Spider," for instance, rather than one of his better known songs like "I Can't Be Satisfied"), which doesn't necessarily make this collection essential, but it does make it more likely to fill in some cracks for listeners who may already have a large blues library. ~Steve Leggett

Album: This Is Blues (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:45
Size: 97.9 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[2:54] 1. Blind Lemon Jefferson - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
[3:05] 2. Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere, Part Ii
[2:55] 3. Helen Humes - Garlic Blues
[2:48] 4. Mary Johnson - Morning Sun Blues
[3:22] 5. Jimmy Rushing - Goin' To Chicago
[2:08] 6. Lead Belly - How Long Blues
[2:51] 7. T-Bone Walker - Mean Old World Blues
[2:51] 8. Dinah Washington - Chewin' Mama Blues
[3:01] 9. Julia Lee - Dream Lucky Blues
[2:20] 10. Muddy Waters - Mean Red Spider
[2:45] 11. Martha Davis And The Esquires - Lovin' Blues
[2:27] 12. The Maxin Trio - Confession Blues
[3:04] 13. Robert Nighthawk - She Knows How To Love A Man
[3:00] 14. Big Mama Thornton - Bad Luck Got My Man
[3:08] 15. Big Jay Mcneely - Midnight Dreams

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Album: This Is Blues (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:07
Size: 105.6 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. Memphis Slim - Mother Earth
[2:52] 2. Bobo Slim Thomas - Catfish Blues
[2:18] 3. Elmore James - Everybody's Fishing
[2:37] 4. Big Joe Williams And His 9 String Guitar - Delta Blues
[2:04] 5. Howlin' Wolf - Smile At Me
[3:05] 6. Arthur Big Boy Crudup - Make A Little Love With Me
[2:37] 7. Sonny Boy Williamson Ii - From The Bottom
[2:20] 8. Junior Wells - Come On In This House
[5:12] 9. B.B. King - You've Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
[3:08] 10. Buddy Guy - Broken-Hearted Blues
[2:58] 11. Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand
[3:00] 12. Roosevelt Sykes - 44 Blues
[4:16] 13. The Groundhogs - Little Dreamer
[2:52] 14. Mississippi Fred Mcdowell - You Got To Move
[4:01] 15. Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues

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