Blind Willie Johnson - The Rough Guide To Blues Legends (2-Disc Set)

Although Blind Willie Johnson was a country gospel performer and really didn't sing the blues, his haunting voice and stellar acoustic slide work meant he left behind an impressive legacy of classic sides that, if they weren't actually the blues, had enough of the soul of the blues to make him a huge influence in the evolution of the genre. This double-disc 41-track set collects all of his essential sides. ~Steve Leggett

Album: The Rough Guide To Blues Legends (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:49
Size: 157.6 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, Pre-war Gospel blues
Year: 2013

[2:58] 1. God Moves On The Water
[3:09] 2. You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
[3:22] 3. I'm Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge
[3:00] 4. Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Crying
[2:56] 5. God Don't Never Change
[2:51] 6. Bye And Bye I'm Goin' To See The King
[2:46] 7. Sweeter As The Years Roll By
[3:17] 8. The Rain Don't Fall On Me
[3:01] 9. When The War Was On
[3:12] 10. The Soul Of A Man
[3:20] 11. Can't Nobody Hide From God
[3:19] 12. Dark Was The Night (Cold Was The Ground)
[3:06] 13. Trouble Will Soon Be Over
[3:07] 14. If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down
[3:10] 15. Jesus Is Coming Soon
[3:02] 16. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
[3:10] 17. Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed
[3:16] 18. John The Revelator
[3:08] 19. Nobody's Fault But Mine
[3:01] 20. I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
[3:08] 21. Let Your Light Shine On Me
[3:20] 22. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time

The Rough Guide To Blues Legends (Disc 1)

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Album: The Rough Guide To Blues Legends (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:51
Size: 132.5 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, Pre-war Gospel blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:01] 1. The Angel's Message To Me
[3:02] 2. I Am In The Heavenly Way
[2:59] 3. Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader
[2:50] 4. Woke Up This Morning
[2:43] 5. God Don't Like It
[2:45] 6. Blessed Be The Name
[2:50] 7. God's Gonna Separate The Wheat From The Tares
[2:44] 8. He Arose From The Dead
[2:49] 9. This Time Another Year You May Be Gone
[3:02] 10. I Saw The Light
[2:49] 11. Oh Death
[3:02] 12. Jesus Gonna Make Up Dying Bed
[2:39] 13. Honey In The Rock
[3:01] 14. Jesus' Blood Can Make Me Whole
[3:02] 15. I Believe I'll Go Back Home
[2:32] 16. You Can't Hide
[3:03] 17. Some O' These Days
[3:18] 18. Pure Religion
[5:33] 19. Denomination Blues, Pt. 1

The Rough Guide To Blues Legends (Disc 2)

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VA - Rough Guide To Gospel Blues

Size: 174,6 MB
Time: 74:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Gospel
Art: Front

01 Rev. Gary Davis - I Am The Light (2:59)
02 Blind Willie Johnson - I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (3:00)
03 Mississippi John Hurt - Praying On The Old Camp Ground (2:34)
04 Bukka White - The Promise True And Grand (3:02)
05 Rev. Edward W. Clayborn - (Your Enemy Cannot Harm You (2:54)
06 Blind Roosevelt Graves - I'll Be Rested (When The Roll Is Called) (2:26)
07 Blind Boy Fuller - Twelve Gates To The City (2:40)
08 Blind Joe Taggart - Scandalous And A Shame (2:53)
09 Mother McCollum - Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane (3:17)
10 Tallahassee Tight - Got Heaven In My View (3:03)
11 Skip James - Be Ready When He Comes (2:52)
12 Julius Daniels - Slippin' And Slidin' Up The Golden Street (3:09)
13 Blind Mamie Forehand - Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All (3:24)
14 Lil' McClintock - Mother Called Her Child To Her Dying Bed (3:08)
15 Bo Weavil Jackson - I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land (2:58)
16 Memphis Minnie - Let Me Ride (2:56)
17 Blind Gussie Nesbit - I'll Just Stand And Wring My Hands And Cry (3:13)
18 Blind Willie McTell - Georgia Rag (3:09)
19 Blind Willie Davis - I've Got A Key To The Kingdom (3:10)
20 Henry Thomas - Jonah In The Wilderness (2:52)
21 Barbecue Bob - When The Saints Go Marching In (3:05)
22 Bessie Smith - On Revival Day (A Rhythmic Spiritual) (2:53)
23 Charley Patton - Jesue Is A Dying-Bed Maker (2:50)
24 Sam Collins - Lead Me All The Way (2:39)
25 Blind Lemon Jefferson - All I Want Is That Pure Religion (3:10)

The huge musical influence of the church has meant that gospel music and the blues have long been intertwined. From the true guitar evangelists such as Blind Willie Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis to blues legends Charley Patton and Skip James, these recordings illustrate how the line separating the Lord's song and 'the devil's music' was very thin.

Rough Guide To Gospel 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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