Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
Various Artists

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