Various – Mississippi Blues – Another Journey – 1929-1956 – 4CD

Mississippi blues?
Just listening to the diversity here shows  a defining image is impossible. But one distinguishing feature of blues made by Mississippi artists is that a greater proportion of their works became iconic in later years. Some survived down the years in the repertoires of younger musicians, more took on greater significance once the Sixties blues boom engaged the imaginations of enthusiasts around the world.
Here are the originals remastered, demonstrating why they became such a potent influence on the popular music of the second half of the 20th Century.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Bo Weavil Jackson: 1. Some Scream High Yellow - 3:10   Rube Lacey: 2. Ham Hound Crave - 2:55   Bobby Grant: 3. Lonesome Atlanta Blues - 3:00   Ramblin' Thomas: 4. No Job Blues - 3:12   William Harris: 5. Kitchen Range Blues - 3:11   Freddie Spruell: 6. Muddy Water Blues - 3:13   Jenny Pope: 7. Mr. Postman Blues - 3:35   Son House: 8. Walkin' Blues - 2:59   Jaydee Short: 9. Telephone Arguin Blues - 3:13   Joe McCoy: 10. Preachers Blues - 3:15   King Solomon Hill: 11. Whoopee Blues Tk. 2 - 3:09   Poor Boy Lofton: 12. Poor Boy Blues - 2:43   Robert Wilkins: 13. Old Jim Canan's - 2:55   Memphis Minnie: 14. Reachin' Pete - 3:14   Washington White: 15. Po' Boy - 2:53   Walter Vincson: 16. Can't Get a Word in Edgeways - 3:05   Muddy Waters: 17. I Be Bound to Write to You - 3:24   Johnny Shines: 18. Evil Hearted Woman Blues - 2:49   Charlie Booker: 19. Charlie's Boogie Woogie - 2:34   Boyd Gilmore: 20. Ramblin' on My Mind - 2:49   Tommy Lee Thompson: 21. Highway 80 Blues - 3:08   Roland Hayes: 22. Joe Lee's Rock - 3:39   Rosalie Hemphill: 23. Rolled and Tumbled - 2:55   Forrest City Joe: 24. She Lived Her Life Too Fast - 3:23   John Dudley: 25. Po' Boy - 2:34

CD2:
Furry Lewis: 1. Why Don't You Come Home Blues - 2:46   Freddie Spruell: 2. Low-Down Mississippi Bottom Man - 3:25   Tom Dickson: 3. Death Bell Blues - 3:10   Uncle Bud Walker: 4. Look Here Mama Blues - 2:56   Walter Vinson: 5. Overtime Blues - 2:55   Willie Harris: 6. Never Drive a Stranger From Your Door - 3:40   Joe McCoy: 7. Pile Drivin' Blues - 2:47   Arthur Petties: 8. Good Boy Blues - 3:11   Geeshie Wiley: 9. Eagles on a Half - 3:00   Ramblin' Thomas: 10. Ground Hog Blues No. 2 - 3:15   Joe Stone: 11. Back Door Blues - 3:09   Freddie Spruell & Washboard Sam: 12. Ocean Blues - 3:18   Poor Boy Lofton: 13. Jake Leg Blues - 3:05   The Mississippi Moaner: 14. Mississippi Moan - 2:31   Chasey Collins: 15. Walking Blues - 3:18   Tommy McClennan: 16. Cotton Patch Blues - 2:47   Tony Hollins: 17. Cross Cut Saw Blues - 2:56   David "Honeyboy" Edwards: 18. Wind Howlin' Blues - 3:15   Lucius Curtis: 19. Times Is Gittin' Hard - 3:39   Boyd Gilmore: 20. Just an Army Boy - 2:42   Houston Boines: 21. Relation Blues - 2:38   Driftin' Slim: 22. Good Morning Baby - 2:52   Little Milton Anderson: 23. Little Milton's Boogie - 2:36   Lonnie Young & Ed Young: 24. Chevrolet - 4:07   Roland Hayes: 25. Boogie Children - 2:56

CD3:
Bo Weavil Jackson: 1. You Can't Keep No Brown - 3:12   Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins: 2. Yellow Woman Blues - 2:49   Ramblin' Thomas: 3. Sawmill Moan - 3:03   Uncle Bud Walker: 4. Stand Up Suitcase Blues - 3:04   William Harris: 5. Hot Time Blues - 2:54   Jaydee Short: 6. Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake - 2:49   Arthur Petties: 7. Revenue Man Blues - 2:46   Geeshie Wiley: 8. Pick Poor Robin Clean - 3:14   Sam Collins: 9. Slow Mama Slow - 3:06   Ben Curry: 10. The Laffing Rag - 3:18   Kansas Joe McCoy: 11. Dresser Drawer Blues - 3:19   King Solomon Hill: 12. Down on My Bended Knee, Tk 2 - 2:56   Poor Boy Lofton: 13. It's Killin' Me - 2:54   Bill Wilber: 14. Greyhound Blues - 2:58   Sam Montgomery: 15. Where the Sweet Old Oranges Grow - 3:01   Mose Andrews: 16. Ten Pound Hammer - 2:40   Tony Hollins: 17. Crawlin King Snake - 2:59   Willie Blackwell: 18. Four O' Clock Flower Blues - 3:23   Muddy Waters: 19. You Got to Take Sick and Die - 2:07   Johnny Shines: 20. Delta Pine Blues - 3:03   Sunny Blair: 21. Step Back Baby - 2:18   Willie Nix: 22. Baker Shop Boogie - 2:27   Charlie Booker: 23. Rabbit Bues - 2:21   Tommy Lee Thompson: 24. Packin' Up Blues - 2:55   Willie Jones: 25. You Got Dimples in Your Jaw - 3:13

CD4:
Buddy Boy Hawkins: 1. Raggin the Blues - 2:30   Rube Lacy: 2. Mississippi Jail House Groan - 3:22   Tom Dickson: 3. Worry Blues - 3:03   Furry Lewis: 4. Dry Land Blues - 3:08   Blind Joe Reynolds: 5. Nehi Mama Blues - 3:15   Jenny Pope: 6. Rent Man Blues - 3:10   Willie Harris: 7. Lonesome Midnight Dream - 3:04   Sam Collins: 8. Signifying Blues - 3:00   Ben Curry: 9. Hot Dog - 3:46   Ramblin' Thomas: 10. Little Old Mamma Blues - 3:06   Georgia Boyd: 11. Never Mind Blues - 3:24   Kansas Joe McCoy: 12. Meat Cutter Blues - 3:11   Poor Boy Lofton: 13. Dirty Mistreater - 2:50   Sam Montgomery: 14. Low in Mind Blues - 3:14   Chasey Collins: 15. Atlanta Town - 2:36   Mose Andrews: 16. Young Heifer Blues - 3:01   Robert Lee McCoy: 17. Friar's Point Blues - 2:51   David "Honeyboy" Edwards: 18. Roamin and Ramblin Blues - 3:01   Willie Nix: 19. Lonesome Bedroom Blues - 2:29   Houston Boines: 20. Going Home - 2:19   Charlie Booker: 21. No Ridin Blues - 2:54   Driftin' Slim: 22. My Sweet Woman - 2:56   Little Milton Anderson: 23. Mistreated Baby Blues - 3:01   Rosalie Hemphill: 24. Bullyin Well - 3:25   Forrest City Joe: 25. You Gotta Cut That Out - 2:59