Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland - The Essential

Rather than merely stacking up most of the recordings that Lucille Bogan and Walter Roland made together during the Great Depression, the Classic Blues label sifted through the discographies of both artists to assemble this useful 36-track overview of their respective careers, covering the years 1927-1935. Bogan sang the blues with passion and honesty; Roland was mainly a blues and boogie-woogie pianist who also handled the guitar. Their complete recordings were reissued by the Document label during the 1990s: three volumes for Bogan and two for Roland, who was the singer's primary accompanist during the early '30s. Released in 2002, The Essential is an expanded version of a much more modest edition presented by Yazoo in 1992. Part of the pleasure of studying musicians like these two is the way in which their lives and works were connected to those of other worthy artists. Bogan and Roland worked with guitarists Josh White and Sonny Scott, and show up on retrospective collections released under those names. This kind of research can be illuminating, entertaining, and pleasantly rewarding; the best place to start is with a well-constructed "Essential" anthology like this excellent Classic Blues edition. -- Allmusic.

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 2002
Styles: Blues
Time: 52:49 + 52:27
Size: 121,9 MB + 121,1 MB
Covers: Full

Album: The Essential Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland Disc 1
(2:49) 1. Shave 'Em Dry
(2:55) 2. Piano Stomp
(2:50) 3. Early This Morning
(3:00) 4. Baking Powder Blues
(2:58) 5. Groceries on the Shelf
(3:09) 6. I Hate That Train Called the M. and O.
(2:56) 7. Changed Ways Blues
(2:58) 8. Jookit Jookit
(2:50) 9. School-Boy Blues
(3:01) 10. That's What My Baby Likes
(2:57) 11. Skin Game Blues
(2:50) 12. Cold Blooded Murder
(2:45) 13. Dice's Blues
(3:10) 14. Pot Hound Blues
(3:03) 15. Red Cross Blues No. 2
(2:49) 16. New Way Blues
(2:57) 17. 45 Pistol Blues
(2:44) 18. Stump Steady Daddy

Album: The Essential Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland Disc 2
(2:56) 1. Stew Meat Blues
(2:38) 2. Tired as I Can Be
(3:08) 3. They Ain't Walking No More
(3:06) 4. Alley Boogie
(2:57) 5. T. N. and O. Blues
(2:44) 6. Hungry Man's Scuffle
(2:42) 7. You Got to Die Some Day
(2:32) 8. Big Mama
(2:33) 9. Lonesome Midnight Blues
(2:48) 10. Rolling Water
(2:57) 11. Drinking Blues
(2:57) 12. Penniless Blues
(3:01) 13. Bo Easy Blues
(2:58) 14. Sail on Little Girl No. 2
(3:27) 15. Coffee Grindin' Blues
(2:57) 16. Pay Roll Blues
(3:02) 17. T. Model Blues
(2:53) 18. Boogan Ways Blues

The Essential Disc 1
The Essential Disc 2
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Various - Booze & The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:48
Size: 148.3 MB
Styles: Assorted blues styles
Year: 1995
Art: Front

[3:13] 1. State Street Swingers - You Drink Too Much
[2:50] 2. Charley Jordan - Cherry Wine Woman
[2:49] 3. Memphis Minnie - Drunken Barrel House Blues
[3:30] 4. Mississippi Sheiks - Bootleggers' Blues
[3:06] 5. Barbecue Bob - Me And My Whiskey
[2:38] 6. Kid Prince Moore - Bug Juice Blues
[2:36] 7. Charlie Spand - Rock And Rye
[2:50] 8. Memphis Jug Band - Rukus Juice And Chittlin'
[2:34] 9. Merline Johnson - Bad Whiskey Blues
[3:04] 10. Amos Easton - Part I
[3:08] 11. Amos Easton As Bumble Bee Slim - Part Ii
[2:43] 12. Little Bill Gaither - Moonshine By The Keg
[2:54] 13. Lucille Bogan - Drinking Blues
[2:59] 14. Peetie Wheatstraw - More Good Whiskey Blues
[3:00] 15. Joshua White - Pigmeat And Whiskey Blues
[2:42] 16. Casey Bill Weldon - Give Me Another Shot
[2:55] 17. Rosetta Howard - When I Been Drinking
[2:53] 18. Lewis Black - Corn Liquor Blues
[3:07] 19. Sloppy Henry - Canned Heat Blues
[3:14] 20. Big Bill Broonzy - When I Been Drinking
[2:46] 21. Jack Newman - Blackberry Wine
[3:04] 22. Rev. W.M. Mosley - Drinking Shine

Booze & the Blues is a thoroughly entertaining collection of 22 pre-war blues songs about wine, drinking, whiskey and blues. It's a gimmicky excuse for a collection, but it works, not only because the songs and performances are good, but because the tracks all have a similar spirit. Among the highlights are tracks by Memphis Minnie, Mississippi Sheiks, Robert Hicks, the Memphis Jug Band, Amos Easton, Lucille Bogan, Peetie Wheatstraw and Joshua White. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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VA - Risque Blues Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 & Vol. 4

Size: 169,9 MB
Time: 72:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Mae West - A Guy What Takes His Time (2:38)
02 Ray Noble & His Orchestra - Oh, You Nasty Man (3:06)
03 Helen Kane - Do Something (2:36)
04 Sippie Wallace - Bedroom Blues (3:12)
05 Hunter & Jenkins - Lollypop (2:57)
06 Clara Smith - For Sale (Hannah Johnson's Big Jack Ass) (2:58)
07 Ruth Wallis - The Pistol Song (3:02)
08 Lucille Bogan - Coffee Grindin' Blues (3:24)
09 Georgia Tom - Terrible Operation Blues (2:50)
10 Roosevelt Sykes - The Honey Dripper (2:41)
11 Blind Boy Fuller - What's That Smell Like (2:41)
12 The Light Crust Doughboys - Give Me Some Of That (2:26)
13 Barrell House Annie - If You Don't Force It (2:48)
14 Washboard Sam - I'm Gonna Keep My Hair Parted (2:36)
15 Bo Carter - Ram Rod Daddy (2:57)
16 Hannah May - Pussy Cat Pussy Cat (2:41)
17 Walter Davis - I Think You Need A Shot (3:22)
18 Napoleon Fletcher - She Showed It All (2:32)
19 Lonnie Johnson - Wipe It Off (3:17)
20 Lil Johnson - Meat Balls (2:52)
21 Kokomo Arnold - 'Cause You're Dirty (2:59)
22 Mississippi Sheiks - Driving That Thing (3:23)
23 Art McKay - She Squeezed My Lemon (2:38)
24 Big Bill Broonzy - Horny Frog (3:02)
25 Jimmie Gordon - She Smells Good Meat (2:34)

Dirty blues encompasses forms of blues music that deal with socially taboo subjects, including sexual acts and/or references to drug use of some kind. Due to the sometimes graphic subject matter, such music was often banned from radio and only available on a jukebox. The style was most popular in the years before World War II and had a revival in the 1960s.

Many songs used innuendo, slang terms, or double entendres, such as Lil Johnson's "Press My Button (Ring My Bell)" ("Come on baby, let's have some fun/Just put your hot dog in my bun"). However, some were very explicit. The most extreme examples were rarely recorded at all, Lucille Bogan's obscene song Shave 'em Dry (1935) being a rare example ("by far the most explicit blues song preserved at a commercial pre-war recording session").

The more noteworthy musicians who utilised the style included Bo Carter, Bull Moose Jackson, Myra Johnson, The Lamplighters, Harlem Hamfats, Wynonie Harris, and Hank Ballard and The Midnighters.

Risque Blues Vol. 1

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Size: 170,1 MB
Time: 72:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size (2:46)
02 St. Louis Jimmy - Pipe Layin' Blues (3:18)
03 George Hannah - The Boy In The Boat (2:37)
04 Isabel Sykes - In Here With Your Heavy Stuff (3:02)
05 Georgia Tom - My Wash Woman's Gone (3:07)
06 Buddy Woods - Don' Sell It (Don't Give It Away) (2:56)
07 Georgia White - If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It (Before I Give It Away) (2:54)
08 Mae Glover - Gas Man Blues (2:44)
09 Cow Cow Davenport - I'm Gonna Tell You In Front So You Won't Feel Hurt Behind (3:20)
10 Bo Carter - Don't Mash My Digger So Deep (2:54)
11 Memphis Minnie - My Butcher Man (2:56)
12 Barbeque Bob - She Shook Her Gin (3:11)
13 Walter Davis - Poor Grinder Blues (2:41)
14 Georgia Tom - What's That I Smell (2:34)
15 Papa Charlie Jackson - Shave 'em Dry (2:35)
16 Dorothy Baker - Steady Grinding Blues (3:10)
17 R.T. Hansen - She Got Jordan River In Her Hips (2:49)
18 Jesse James - Sweet Petunia (3:00)
19 Lucille Bogan - Struttin' My Stuff (2:47)
20 Carl Rafferty - Dresser With The Drawers (3:34)
21 Georgia Tom - Fish Hous Blues (2:29)
22 Jimmie Gordon - Little Red Dress (Mary Usta Wear) (2:49)
23 Victoria Spivey - One Hour Mama (2:40)
24 Roosevelt Sykes - Hard Lead Pencil (2:52)
25 Tampa Red - Let Me Play With Your Poodle (2:33)

Risque Blues Vol. 2

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Size: 167,2 MB
Time: 71:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Georgia Pine Boy - One More Greasing (3:10)
02 Stella Johnson - Don't Come Over (2:52)
03 Little Boy Fuller - Bed Springs Blues (2:43)
04 Brownie McGhee - Auto Mechanic Blues (2:55)
05 Marylin Scott - I Got What My Daddy Likes (2:38)
06 Ralph Willis - Boar Hog Blues (2:37)
07 Champion Jack Dupree - I'm A Doctor For Women (2:38)
08 Julia Lee - King Size Papa (2:38)
09 Sippie Wallace - A Man For Every Day In The Week (3:07)
10 Lil Johnson - Sam The Hot Dog Man (2:59)
11 Lil Johnson - Hot Nuts (Get 'em From The Peanut Man) (3:08)
12 Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Rock Me (2:46)
13 Sippie Wallace - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman (3:01)
14 Victoria Spivey - Garter Snake Blues (3:12)
15 Barrel House Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It) (2:48)
16 Albina Jones - What's The Matter With Me (2:45)
17 Papa Charlie Jackson - You Put It In, I'll Take It Out (3:10)
18 Charlie Lincoln - Doodle Hole (3:21)
19 Bo Carter - Let Me Roll Your Lemon (2:54)
20 Eddie Miller - Good Jelly Blues (2:50)
21 Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon - (It Must Be Jelly 'cos You Know) Jam Don't Shake (2:39)
22 Crown Prince Waterford - Move Your Hand Baby (2:30)
23 Johnny Temple - Sit Right On It (2:16)
24 Modern Mountaineers - Everybody's Truckin' (2:25)
25 Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket (3:05)

Risque Blues Vol. 3

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Size: 171,5 MB
Time: 73:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Dirty Blues
Art: Front

01 Bob How - The Hottest Stuff In Town (2:46)
02 Black Bob - Press My Button, Ring My Bell (3:15)
03 Butterbeans & Susie - Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama (3:11)
04 Milton Brown & His Brownies - Somebody's Been Using That Thing (2:50)
05 Ethel Waters - My Handy Man (2:53)
06 Alberta Hunter - You Can't Tell The Difference After Dark (2:58)
07 Harry Roy & His Bat Club Boys - My Girl's Pussy (3:10)
08 Ruth Wallis - Queer Things (3:24)
09 Bo Carter - Warm My Weiner (2:55)
10 Kansas City Joe - She Wouldn't Give Me None (2:56)
11 Yank Rachell - Tappin' That Thing (2:49)
12 Sophie Tucker - He Hadn't Up Till Yesterday (2:53)
13 The Light Crust Doughboys - Pussy, Pussy, Pussy (2:28)
14 Unkown - Once A Boy (3:03)
15 Six Jumping Jacks - Masculine Women, Feminine Men (3:01)
16 Memphis Minnie - Lean Meat Won't Fry (2:43)
17 Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some Of Your Pie (2:39)
18 Bo Carter - You're Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me (2:06)
19 Memphis Minnie - Dirty Mother For You (2:45)
20 Bessie Smith - I Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:45)
21 Kokomo Arnold - Sissy Man Blues (3:05)
22 Kokomo Arnold - The Twelves (Dirty Dozens) (3:07)
23 Helen Kane - I've Got It (But It Don't Do Me No Good) (2:23)
24 Harry Roy - She Had To Go And Lose It At The Astor (2:47)
25 Unknown - Silent George (4:05)

Risque Blues Vol. 4

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VA - Work, Daddy, Work: Risque Ladies Of The Blues

Size: 143,7 MB
Time: 60:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01 Eunice Day - Work, Daddy, Work (2:57)
02 Mae Glover - Gas Man Blues (2:44)
03 Isabel Sykes - In Here With Your Heavy Stuff (3:02)
04 Lillie Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size (2:50)
05 Helen Humes - Pleasing Man Blues (3:06)
06 Louise Johnson - On The Wall (3:00)
07 Kansas City Kitty - Show Me What You've Got (3:06)
08 Lil Johnson - Meat Balls (2:52)
09 Hannah Mae - Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat (2:41)
10 Lucille Bogan - Coffee Grindin' Blues (3:24)
11 Marylin Scott - I Got What My Daddy Likes (2:35)
12 Stella Johnson - Don't Come Over (2:49)
13 Georgia Tom - Terrible Operation Blues (2:49)
14 Lucille Bogan - Struttin' My Stuff (2:47)
15 Dorothy Baker - Steady Grindin' Blues (3:07)
16 Memphis Minnie - My Butcher Man (2:56)
17 Helen Humes - I'm Gonna Let Him Ride (1:44)
18 Georgia Tom - What's That I Smell (2:34)
19 Rosetta Howard - Too Many Drivers (3:04)
20 Dorothy Ellis - Drill, Daddy, Drill (2:55)
21 Barrel House Annie - If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It (2:48)

Work, Daddy, Work

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Various - Slip 'n' Slide Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:10
Size: 103.4 MB
Styles: R&B, Blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:35] 1. Ralph Willis - Income Tax Blues
[4:13] 2. Horace Sprott - Black Snake Blues
[2:35] 3. Barefoot Bill - Snigglin' Blues
[2:33] 4. Dan Picket - Something's Gone Wrong
[2:57] 5. Big Mama Thornton - Walking Blues
[2:28] 6. Walter Roland - Big Mama
[2:32] 7. Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues
[2:45] 8. Daddy Stovepipe - The Spasm
[2:08] 9. Arthur Alexander - Sally Sue Brown
[2:59] 10. Ed Bell - Squabblin' Blues
[2:51] 11. Dan Pickett - Lemon Man
[2:48] 12. Edward Thompson - Seven Sister Blues
[2:56] 13. Lucille Bogan - Baking Powder Blues
[2:54] 14. Clifford Gibson - Blues Without A Dime
[2:45] 15. Frankie Half-Pint Jaxon - I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone
[3:02] 16. Ollis Martin - Police And High Sheriff Come Ridin' Home

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Various - Raunchy Business: Hot Nuts & Lollypops

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:36
Size: 138.7 MB
Styles: Assorted blues styles
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Lil Johnson - Sam The Hot Dog Man
[2:55] 2. Lil Johnson - My Stove's In Good Condition
[3:17] 3. Lonnie Johnson - Wipe It Off
[2:54] 4. Lonnie Johnson - The Best Jockey In Town
[2:49] 5. Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry, No. 1
[3:06] 6. Lucille Bogan - Shave 'em Dry Ii
[2:47] 7. Little Mae Kirkman - He's Just My Size
[2:49] 8. Barrel House Annie - If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)
[3:05] 9. Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Jackson - Furniture Man Blues Pt 1
[3:07] 10. Victoria Spivey, Lonnie Jackson - Furniture Man Blues Pt 2
[2:54] 11. Bo Carter - My Pencil Won't Write No More
[3:06] 12. Bo Carter - Banana In Your Fruit Basket
[3:09] 13. Lil Johnson - Get 'em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts)
[2:54] 14. Lil Johnson - Get 'em From The Peanut Man (The Hot New Nuts)
[3:22] 15. Mississippi Sheiks - Driving That Thing
[3:09] 16. Mississippi Sheiks - Bed Spring Poker
[2:56] 17. Hunter Jenkins - Lollypop
[2:55] 18. Hunter Jenkins - Meat Cuttin' Blues
[3:07] 19. Buddy Moss -You Got To Give Me Some Of It
[3:05] 20. Bernice Edwards - Butcher Shop Blues

This sex-based set of early blues-oriented recordings has 19 double entendre songs and a humorous (and quite profane) "alternate" version of Lucille Bogan's "Shave 'Em Dry" that still could not be played on the radio. Among the performers are Lil Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Barrel House Annie, Bo Carter and Buddy Moss. With titles such as "Sam The Hot Dog Man," "The Best Jockey In Town," "If It Don't Fit, Don't Force It," "Banana In Your Fruit Basket" and "You Got To Give Me Some Of It," the subject matter is easy to figure out. ~Scott Yanow

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