15 Down Home Urban Blues Classics

The development of urban blues began with the migration of rural African Americans to the industrial cities of the North beginning in the 1930s. By the 1960s, urban blues bands had become amplified, using electric guitars and bass. Some bands would add harmonica and saxophone to the musical mix. This collection, part of Arhoolie’s “American Masters” series, features individual selections from blues musicians and singers such as Big Mama Thornton (who sang the original recording of “Hound Dog”), Sonny Boy Williamson, and Joe Turner. Liner notes include a list of each track’s original album.

Track Listing

101	Pontiac Blues Sonny Boy Williamson	02:42
102	Big Mama's Bumble Bee Big Mama Thornton	04:12
103	Cincinnati Stomp Big Joe Duskin	02:44
104	Anna Lee Earl Hooker	06:31
105	Up and Down the Avenue Charlie Musselwhite	02:41
106	Been around the World John Littlejohn	05:25
107	Wine-O-Baby Boogie Joe Turner and Pete Johnson	02:37
108	I Know That's Right Katie Webster	03:50
109	The Raven Omar Shariff	04:24
110	You Think I'm Your Good Thing Bee Houston	03:18
111	Going Back to the Country Juke Boy Bonner	02:59
112	Ups and Downs L.C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson	03:30
113	Atlanta Bounce Piano Red	02:58
114	Wild, Wild, Woman Johnny Young	02:41
115	Gibson Creek Shuffle The Charles Ford Band	03:45