ROOTS N’ BLUES
THE
RETROSPECTIVE 1925-1950
DISC FOUR (1940-1950)
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Total tracks number: 28 |
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Artist |
Title |
Track |
Comment |
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Frank Edwards |
We Got To Get Together |
01 |
Chicago, IL, May 28, 1941 Frank Edwards, vocal, harmonica & guitar,
unidentified, bass, Washboard Sam, washboard, unidentified,
speech |
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Sweet Violet Boys |
You Got To See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All) |
02 |
Chicago, IL, Feb 15, 1940 Gale Ryan (Georgia Young), vocal, Jack
Taylor, accordion, Chick Hurt, mandolin, Allan Crockett,
electric guitar, Salty Holmes, fiddle, Earl Backus, Augie Klein, guitars,
unidentified, bass |
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Humbard Family |
I'll Fly Away |
03 |
Dallas, TX, Apr 17, 1940 Rex, Ruth, Clement, Leona Humbard,
vocals, unidentified, bass, mandolin, guitar
(prev. unissued take) |
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Tony Hollins |
Cross Cut Saw Blues |
04 |
Chicago, IL, Jun 3, 1941 (prev. unissued) Tony Hollins, vocal & prob. guitar, unidentified, imitation bass &
washboard |
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Peter Cleighton |
Black Snake Blues |
05 |
Chicago, IL, Oct 21, 1940 (prev.
unissued) Peter Cleighton, vocal, with Blind John
Davis, piano, poss. Robert Lockwood, guitar, unknown
bass |
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Black Cats & The Kitten |
Step It Up And Go |
06 |
Chicago, IL, Oct 21, 1940 Valda Buggs, vocal, with unidentified
guitars, bass |
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Bob & Randall Atcher |
Papa's Going Crazy, Mama's Going Mad |
07 |
Chicago, IL, Oct Jun 13, 1940 (prev.
unissued) Bob & Randall Atcher, vocals,
unidentified guitar, mandolin & bass |
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Adolf Hofner & San Antonians |
Cotton-Eyed Joe |
08 |
Dallas, TX, Feb 28, 1941 unidentified personnel |
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Poor Boy Burke |
Old Vets Blues |
09 |
Chicago, IL, Nov 21, 1941 (prev.
unissued) Poor Boy Burke, vocal, unidentified
piano & bass |
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Little Son Joe |
Black Rat Swing |
10 |
Chicago, IL, Dec 12, 1941 Little Son Joe, vocal, guitar, Memphis
Minnie, guitar, Alfred Elkins, bass |
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Big Maceo Meriweather |
Macy Special |
11 |
Chicago, IL, Feb 19, 1945 (prev.
unissued) Big Maceo Meriweather, piano, Tyrell
Dixon, bass |
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Light Crust Doughboys with J.B. Brinkley |
t's Funny What Love Will M |
12 |
Dallas, Tx, Mar 3, 1941 (prev. unissued)
J. B. Brinkley, vocal, unidentifed
personnel |
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Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys |
Army Blues |
13 |
Charlotte, NC, Jun 29, 1941 Hank Penny, vocal, guitar, with Carl
Stewart, bass, Jimmy Colvard, steel guitar, Eddie
Smith, harmonica, Kelland Clark, accordion |
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James "Beale Street" Clark |
Who But You |
14 |
Chicago, IL, Oct 24, 1945 (prev.
unissued) James "Beale Street" Clark,
vocal, piano, J. T. Brown, clarinet, unidentified bass |
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Homer Harris |
Tomorrow May Be Too Late |
15 |
Chicago, IL, Sep 27, 1946 (prev.
unissued) Homer Harris, vocal, James Clark, piano,
Muddy Waters, guitar, Ransom Knowling, bass, unidentified
second guitar & drums |
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Muddy Waters (as McKinley Morganfield) |
Burying Ground Blues |
16 |
Chicago, IL, Sep 27, 1946 (prev.
unissued take) Muddy Waters, vocal, guitar, poss. Leroy
Foster, guitar, poss. Ransom Knowling, bass, James
"Beale Street" Clark, piano, unidentified drums |
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Bill Monroe & Blue Grass Boys |
Goodbye Old Pal |
17 |
Nashville, TN, Feb 13, 1945 (prev.
unissued take) Bill Monroe, lead vocal, mandolin, Tex
Willis, guitar, Chubby Wise, fiddle, David "Stringbean" Akeman,
banjo, Wilene "Sally Ann" Forrester, accordion, Bill Westbrook, bass |
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Gene Autry (with Merle Travis) |
Dixie Cannonball |
18 |
Hollywood, CA, Sep 9, 1946 Gene Autry, vocal, Merle Travis, guitar,
unidentified other personnel |
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Bill Landford & Landfordaires |
Run On For A Long Time |
19 |
Memphis, TN, Dec 15, 1949 Bill Landford, leader, guitar,
unidentified other personnel |
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Big Joe Williams |
Baby Please Don't Go |
20 |
Chicago, IL, Jul 22, 1947 (prev.
unissued take) Big Joe Williams, vocal, guitar, Sonny
Boy Williamson, harmonica, prob. Ransom Knowling, bass,
unidentified drums |
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Sister Myrtle Fields |
I'm Toiling |
21 |
Hollywood, CA, Jan 7, 1950 Sister Myrtle Fields, vocal, with Austin
McCoy Trio: Austin McCoy, organ, unidentified other
personnel |
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Willie "Boodle It" Right |
Two By Four Blues |
22 |
Chicago, IL, Oct 7, 1940 Willie "Boodle It" Right,
vocal, poss. piano, unidentified drums |
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Bailes Brothers |
You Can't Go Halfway (And Get In) |
23 |
Dec 21, 1947 (prev. unissued) John Bailes & Walter Bailes, vocals,
with unidentified mandolin, steel guitar, violin, bass, guitar |
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Molly O'Day & Cumberland Mountain
Folks |
Heaven's Radio |
24 |
Nashville, TN, Jun 20, 1950 Molly O'Day, vocal, guitar, Lynn Davis,
vocal, guitar, unidentified violin, steel guitar, bass |
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Rosetta Howard |
Plow Hand Blues |
25 |
Chicago, IL, Dec 20, 1947 (prev.
unissued) Rosetta Howard, vocal, Johnny Morton,
trumpet, Sax Mallard, alto sax, Bill Casimir, tenor sax, Bob Call,
piano, Big Bill Broonzy, guitar, Ransom Knowling, bass, Judge Riley,
drums |
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Memphis Seven |
Grunt Meat Blues |
26 |
Chicago, IL, Oct 4, 1947 Johnny Morton, trumpet, Porter Kilbert,
alto sax, Cozy Eggleston, vocal, tenor sax, Sugarman
Penigar, piano, Truck Parham, bass, Luther Jones,
guitar, Jump Jackson, drums |
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Deep South Boys |
Until I Found The Lord |
27 |
Nashville, TN, Dec 20, 1947 (prev.
unissued) Claude Robinson, Harold Matthews,
Marshall Derricotte, David Mells, vocals, Thomas Griffin,
piano |
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Brother Porter & Brother Cook |
I Know My Jesus Won't Deny Me |
28 |
NYC, NY, Jul 11, 1950 (prev. unissued) Brother Porter & Brother Cook,
vocals, The Porterettes, vocal chorus |
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