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Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources

Various Artists
Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources Taken from unreleased recordings, previous Folkways releases, and early blues recordings, this two-disc set offers an introduction to the vocal styles, ornamentation, and instrumentation of this "highly personal, expressive idiom." Copious liner notes by Samuel B. Charters accompany the musical material.

Track Listing

101
I Can't Stand It Will Shade  
102
Shelby County Work House Blues Hambone Willie Newbern  
103
From Four Until Late Robert Johnson  
104
You Can Leave, Baby Furry Lewis  
105
Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Blues  
106
Roberta Blues L'il Son Jackson  
107
Thousand Woman Blues Blind Boy Fuller  
108
If I Get Lucky Arthur Crudup  
109
Down the Highway Charlie Pickett  
201
Milk Cow Blues Kokomo Blues  
202
Take Your Burden to the Lord Blind Willie Johnson  
203
New Highway 51 Tommy McClennan  
204
Mama T'ain't Long Fo' Day Blind Willie McTell  
205
Take Your Fingers Off It Charlie Burse  
206
My Wife Drove Me From My Door Charley Lincoln  
207
Skin Game Blues Peg Leg Howell  
208
Goin' Back To Florida Lightnin' Hopkins  
209
Standing at the Crossroads Robert Johnson  
301
One Kind Favor Lightnin' Hopkins  
302
Nobody's Fault But Mine Blind Willie Johnson  
303
Warm Up Furry Lewis  
304
Bukka's Jitterbug Swing Bukka White  
305
Coal Man Blues Peg Leg Howell  
306
Southern Can Mama Blind Willie McTell  
307
Airy Man Blues Papa Charlie Jackson  
308
Little Cow and Calf is Gonna Die Blues Skip James  
309
New How Long How Long Blues Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell  
401
Harmonica Stomp Sonny Terry, Oh Red, and Blind Boy Fuller  
402
Shiney Town Blues Frank Stokes  
403
Trouble in Mind Virgil Perkins  
404
Mean Old Frisco Arthur Crudup  
405
Sporting Life Blues Brownie McGhee  
406
Solo Virgil Perkins  
407
Tippin' Round Charlie Burse  
408
Mama Don't Low It Ham Gravy and Washboard Sam  
409
Key to the Highway Moochie Reeves