Description
Expected Release Date: 12-June-2026 – This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.
Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communitiesfor over a century, channeling transcendentgriefand strength.In the mid-20thcentury, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legendssuch asLightnin’ Hopkins,Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, ElizabethCotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee.Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkwaysspans half a century and featuresthese and otherfoundationalfigures in blues history performingin theDelta,St.Louis, Southwest,Piedmont,and Chicagostyles.From boogie to balladsandlaced withinnuendo and irony, this classic collectionis available on vinyl for the first time ontwo LPswithextensive notes bymusician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
Side 1
1. Old Jabo
2. Mule-Ridin’ Blues
3. Joggie Boogie
4. Black Woman
5. Mercury Blues
6. Ran the Blues Out of My Window
7. Leaving Blues
Side 2
1. One Dime Blues
2. County Farm Blues
3. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
4. Boll Weevil
5. Nickel’s Worth of Liver
6. Don’t Leave Me Here
Disc 2
Side 1
1. Jimmy Bell
2. Candy Man
3. Beer Drinking Woman
4. Come Go Home with Me
5. Careless Love
6. I Asked Her If She Loved Me
Side 2
1. Rising Sun
2. Pony Blues
3. Vicksburg Blues
4. Vastopol
5. Drifting Along Blues
6. Oh Baby, You Don’t Have to Go
7. Don’t Lie Buddy
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