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Before the blues: the early American black music scene: classic recordings from the 1920s and 30s > Vol. 2

Resource Type:
Music CD
Publication:
[Newton, N.J.?] : Yazoo, [1996]
Copyright:
℗1996

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Table of Contents:
  • Dallas rag (Dallas String Band)
  • How long (Frank Stokes)
  • Skin game blues (Peg Leg Howell)
  • K.C. moan (Memphis Jug Band)
  • Just a spoonful (Charley Jordan)
  • Doggone my good luck soul (Hattle Hudson)
  • There's a brown skin girl down the road somewhere (Eck Robertson)
  • You're going to leave the old home Jim! (Lulu Jackson)
  • Deep blue sea blues (Tommy McClennan)
  • Cold morning shout (South Street Trio)
  • Been listening all the day (Blind Joe Taggart)
  • Mississippi bo weavil blues (Charley Patton)
  • I'll lead a Christian life (Golden P. Harris)
  • The old folks started it (Minnie Wallace)
  • Vine Street drag (Tennessee Chocolate Drops)
  • It's nobody's fault but mine (Blind Willie Johnson)
  • Last kind words blues (Geeshie Wiley)
  • Guitar stomp (Roland & Scott)
  • Jack O'Diamond blues (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
  • Reuben oh Reuben (Emry Arthur)
  • Memphis stomp (Blue Boys)
  • On the wall (Louise Johnson)
  • Roving cowboy (Frank Jenkins).
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Contributors:
Stokes, Frank , singer, instrumentalist
Howell, Peg Leg, 1888-1966 , singer, instrumentalist
Jordan, Charley, -1954 , singer, instrumentalist
Hudson, Hattie , singer
Robertson, Eck, 1887-1975 , instrumentalist
Jackson, Lulu , singer, instrumentalist
McClennan, Tommy , singer, instrumentalist
Taggart, Blind Joe , singer, instrumentalist
Patton, Charley, 1891-1934 , singer, instrumentalist
Harris, Golden P. (Golden Pierce), 1897-1964 , singer, instrumentalist
Wallace, Minnie , singer
Johnson, Blind Willie , singer, instrumentalist
Wiley, Geechie , singer
Roland, Walter , instrumentalist
Scott, Sonny , instrumentalist
Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 1897-1929 , singer, instrumentalist
Arthur, Emry, 1900-1966 , singer, instrumentalist
Johnson, Louise (Singer)
Jenkins, Frank, 1888-1945 , singer, instrumentalist
Dallas String Band , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Memphis Jug Band , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
South Street Trio , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Tennessee Chocolate Drops , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Blue Boys (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Related Works:
Dallas rag
How long
Skin game blues
K.C. Moan
Just a spoonful
Doggone my good luck soul
There's a brown skin girl
Down the road somewhere
You're going to leave the old home Jim!
Deep blue sea blues
Cold morning shout
Been listening all the day
Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
I'll lead a Christian life
Old folks started it.
Vine street drag
Nobody's fault but mine
Last kind words blues
Guitar stomp
Jack O'Diamond blues
Reuben Oh Reuben
Memphis stomp
On the wall
Roving Cowboy
Subjects:
Blues (Music) — To 1931
Blues (Music) — 1931-1940
Folk music — United States
To 1940
Folk music
Blues (Music)
United States
Performers:
Various performers.
General Notes:
"Ragtime, old modal songs, breakdowns, ballads, religious music, and more"--Container.
"Compiled from extremely rare old 78s"--Container.
Biographical and program notes by Richard Nevins and Don Kent (15 p. : ports.) in container.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics:
plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced
Audio Characteristics:
digital; optical; 1.4 m/s
Digital Characteristics:
audio file; CD audio
Call Numbers:
LPCD 71942 v.2
Other Standard Numbers:
Universal Product Code: 1635120162
Publisher Number, Yazoo: 2016
OCLC Numbers:
36062033