Saturday, November 18, 2006

Paul Vernon's iPod Delta Blues

There's a great feature in the latest issue of fROOTS magazine where blues connoisseur Paul Vernon selects his favourite prewar blues songs. Here's the complete listing :

  1. Cotton Field Blues – Garfield Akers
  2. Mississippi Bottom Blues – Kid Bailey
  3. Saturday Blues – Ishman Bracey
  4. Future Blues – Willie Brown
  5. Fare Thee Well Blues - Joe Calicott
  6. Jailhouse Blues – Sam Collins
  7. Down The Big Road Blues - Mattie Delaney
  8. Bullfrog Blues – William Harris
  9. My Black Mama – Son House
  10. Got The Blues, Can't Be Satisfied - Mississippi John Hurt
  11. Devil Got My Woman – Skip James
  12. All Night Long Blues - Louise Johnson
  13. Preachin' Blues – Robert Johnson
  14. Cool Drink Of Water - Tommy Johnson
  15. The Gone Dead Train - King Solomon Hill
  16. Mississippi Jail House Groan – Rube Lacey
  17. Shake 'Em On Down - Tommy McClennan
  18. Sittin' On Top Of The World - The Mississippi Sheiks
  19. So Cold In China – Issiah Nettles
  20. Friar's Point Blues – Robert Nighthawk
  21. Down The Dirt Road Blues - Charley Patton
  22. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway
  23. Outside Woman - Blind Joe Reynolds
  24. Farrell Blues – Henry Sims
  25. Motherless Child Blues – Elvie Thomas
  26. Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
  27. Sic 'em Dogs On Me – Bukka White
  28. Get Away Blues – Robert Wilkins
  29. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
  30. Last Kind Words – Geeshie Wiley

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