ROOTS N’ BLUES
THE
RETROSPECTIVE 1925-1950
DISC TWO (1928-1933)
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Total tracks number: 25 |
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Artist |
Title |
Track |
Comment |
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Herschel Brown & His Happy Five |
Liberty |
01 |
Atlanta, GA, Mar 19, 1929 (Instrumentation & personnel
unidentified) (prev. unissued) |
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Mamie Smith |
My Sportin' Man |
02 |
NYC, NY, Mar 30, 1929 Mamie Smith, vocal, with Billy Fowler
& His Orchestra (unidentified band members) (prev. unissued) |
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Blues Birdhead |
Mean Low Blues |
03 |
Richmond, VA, Oct 13, 1929 Blues Birdhead (James Simmons),
harmonica, unidentified, piano |
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Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley |
C.C. & O Blues |
04 |
Atlanta, GA, Apr 14, 1928 Pink Anderson, vocal & guitar,
Simmie Dooley, vocal & guitar |
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Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers |
Ortonville |
05 |
Atlanta, GA, Mar 18, 1929 Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers
(unidentified personnel), vocals |
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Slim Doucet |
Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs) |
06 |
Atlanta, GA, Mar 20, 1929 (Oscar) Slim Doucet, accordion, Chester
Hawkins, guitar |
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Roosevelt Sykes |
Roosevelt Blues |
07 |
Chicago, IL, Nov 16, 1929 Roosevelt Sykes, vocal & piano |
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Hokum Boys |
Gin Mill Blues |
08 |
Chicago, IL, Nov 16, 1929 Banjo Ikey Robinson, vocal, Jimmy
Blythe, piano & vocal |
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Joe Falcon |
Osson |
09 |
Atlanta, GA, Apr 18, 1929 Joe Falcon, vocal & accordion, Clemo
(Cleoma) Breaux, guitar, Ophy Breaux, fiddle |
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W.T. Narmour & S.W. Smith |
Sweet Milk & Peaches (Breakdown) |
10 |
NYC, NY, Sep 25, 1929 William Thomas Narmour, fiddle, Shellie
Walton Smith, guitar |
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Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers |
Soldier's Joy |
11 |
Atlanta, GA, Oct 29, 1929 Gid Tanner, fiddle, Riley Puckett, vocal
& guitar, Clayton McMichen, fiddle, Fate Norris,
banjo |
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Whistlin' Alex Moore |
They May Not Be My Toes |
12 |
Dallas, TX, Dec 5, 1929 Whistlin' Alex Moore, vocal & piano |
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Mississippi Sheiks |
The Jazz Fiddler |
13 |
Shreveport, LA, Feb 17, 1930 Walter Vincson (Jacobs), guitar, Lonnie
Chatman (Carter), fiddle, either Jacobs or Carter, vocal |
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Lonnie Johnson |
I Have To Do My Time |
14 |
NYC, NY, Aug 5, 1930 Lonnie Johnson,
vocal & piano |
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Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton |
Lonesome Frisco Line |
15 |
Atlanta, GA, Oct 31, 1929 Tom Darby, vocal & guitar, Jimmie
Tarlton, vocal & steel guitar (prev. unissued) |
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Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland |
Back To The Blue Ridge |
16 |
Atlanta, GA, Jun 30, 1930 Roy Harvey, guitar, Leonard Copeland,
guitar (prev. unissued) |
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Buster Carter & Preston Young |
Darn Good Girl |
17 |
NYC, NY, Jun 26, 1931 Buster Carter, banjo, Preston Young,
guitar, Posey Rorer, fiddle, unidentified, vocal
(prev. unissued) |
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Bo Carter |
West Jackson Blues |
18 |
San Antonio, TX, Jun 10, 1930 Bo Carter, vocal & guitar,
unidentified, 2nd guitar, fiddle (prev. unissued) |
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Lonnie Johnson & Violet Green (Clara
Smith) |
You Had Too Much |
19 |
NYC, NY, Oct 31, 1930 Clara Smith, vocal, Lonnie Johnson,
guitar & vocal, Alex Hill, piano |
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Silver Leaf Quartet |
Oh! Glory Glory |
20 |
NYC, NY, Mar 20, 1931 Melvin Smith, lead tenor vocal, William
Thatch, falsetto vocal, William Boush, baritone vocal, Ellis
McPherson, bass vocal (prev. unissued) |
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Freeny's Barn Dance Band |
Don't You Remember The Time |
21 |
Jackson, MS, Dec 16, 1930 Fonzie Cannon, guitar, Leslie Freeny,
fiddle, Hendrix Freeny, fiddle, Cleveland Freeny, mandolin |
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Pelican Wildcats |
Walkin' Georgia Rose |
22 |
Atlanta, GA, Oct 27, 1931 unidentified, fiddle, guitar, mandolin |
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Peetie Wheatstraw |
Police Station Blues |
23 |
NYC, NY, Mar 15, 1932 Peetie Wheatstraw, vocal & guitar |
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Tindley Quaker City Gospel Singers |
Hallelujah Side |
24 |
NYC, NY, Mar 8, 1932 D.C. Wright, tenor lead vocal, Albert T.
Tindley, tenor vocal, Thomas Brown, Harvey Mason, baritone
vocals, Haywood Purnell, bass vocal (prev. unissued) |
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Will Batts |
Highway #61 Blues |
25 |
NYC, NY, Aug 3, 1933 Will Batts, vocal, prob. Jack Kelly,
guitar, Dan Sing, guitar & speech |
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