| Description |
4 sound discs (70 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (94 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm) |
| Series |
Sony Music special products.
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| Note |
"The blues, a Smithsonian collection of classic blues singers by W.K. McNeil"--Booklet cover. |
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Compact discs. |
| Bibliography |
Booklet (94 pages : ports.) includes biographies, bibliography and index. |
| Contents |
v. 1. That black snake moan -- Broke and hungry blues -- Match box blues -- Shake that thing -- Shave 'em dry -- Countin' the blues --Jailhouse blues -- Mama's got the blues -- Back water blues -- Special delivery blues -- Death sting me blues -- Barbecue blues -- Mean trouble blues -- Long lonesome day blues -- Kansas City blues (pts. 1 and 2) --Why don't you come home blues -- Dark was the night -- Minglewood blues -- Cool drink of water blues -- Big road blues -- Bull doze blues -- How long, how long blues (pt. 1). |
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v. 2. Blues before sunrise -- Downtown blues -- Stack O'Lee blues -- Rolling mill blues -- Mr. Johnson's blues no. 2 -- Pony blues --Forty-four blues -- Bumble bee blues -- I'm so glad -- The dirty dozens (no. 1) -- Diving duck blues -- K.C. moan -- Sittin' on top of the world -- M & O blues -- Dry spell blues -- Devil got my woman -- Chain gang bound -- Broke down engine blues -- Big Bill blues -- I'm gonna move to the outskirts of town -- Old original Kokomo blues -- Strut that thing --Crow Jane -- Baby please don't go. |
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v. 3. The first time I met you -- I believe I'll dust my broom -- Cross road blues -- Peetie Wheatstraw stomp -- Good morning, little school girl -- Sloppy drunk blues -- Sent for you yesterday -- Roll 'em Pete -- Wee baby blues -- Fixin' to die blues -- Step it up and go -- Anna Lou blues -- Worried life blues -- I've been treated wrong -- T-Bone blues -- Call it stormy Monday -- Mozelle blues -- It's a low down dirty shame -- Cherry red -- That's all right -- Drifting blues -- Mr. Blues jumped the rabbit -- Boogie chillen' -- Tim Moore's farm -- No rollin' blues. |
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v. 4. Louisiana blues -- Honey bee -- Reconsider baby --Eyesight to the blind -- Monkey woman blues -- Hound dog -- Mystery train -- Hoodoo man -- Every day I have the blues -- Smokestack lightnin' -- The sky is cryin' -- Woman blues boogie -- Farther up the road -- I'll take care of you -- The first time I met the blues -- Rooster blues -- So many roads, so many trains -- Big boss man -- I got a woman -- Join the army -- Let's straighten it out -- Dog days of August. |
| Performer |
Performed by various artists from Blind Lemon Jefferson to Buddy Guy. |
| Event |
Recorded 1923-1985. |
| Subject |
Blues (Music) -- Sound recordings.
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Blues (Music) -- 1921-1930 -- Sound recordings.
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Blues (Music) -- 1931-1940 -- Sound recordings.
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Blues (Music) -- 1941-1950 -- Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
McNeil, W. K., 1940-2005.
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| Added Title |
Smithsonian collection of classic blues singers.
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| Music No. |
RD 101 Smithsonian Collection of Recordings |
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A4 23981 (A 23982--A 23988) Smithsonian Collection of Recordings |
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