Rough Guide To Memphis Blues Music CD

From the classic sounds of the jug band heyday to the earthy blues straight from the Mississippi Delta, Memphis was at the very epicentre of the 1920s country blues explosion. This Rough Guide charts the city’s huge influence with classic tracks by blues legends Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Sleepy John Estes and many more. 01 Jed Davenport & his Beale Street Jug Band: Save Me Some 02:50 02 Sleepy John Estes: The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair 02:56 03 Memphis Minnie: North Memphis Blues 02:33 04 Minnie Wallace: The Old Folks Started It 02:40 05 Robert Wilkins: Falling Down Blues 02:36 06 Memphis Jug Band: On The Road Again 02:47 07 Hattie Hart: I Let My Daddy Do That 02:59 08 Furry Lewis: Kassie Jones – Part 1 03:03 09 Cannon's Jug Stompers: Viola Lee Blues 03:07 10 Allen Shaw: I Couldn't Help It 03:03 11 Jack Kelly and his South Memphis Jug Band: Cold Iron Bed 03:05 12 Tom Dickson: Happy Blues 03:00 13 Frank Stokes: How Long Blues 03:15 14 Carolina Peanut Boys: You Got Me Rollin' 02:29 15 Gus Cannon: Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 03:09 16 Charlie Burse & his Memphis Mudcats: What’s The Matter With The Well? 02:36 17 Pearl Dickson: Little Rock Blues 03:00 18 Beale Street Rounders: Sitting On Top Of The World 02:49 19 Noah Lewis: Like I want To Be 03:05 20 Beale Street Sheiks: Mr. Crump Don't Like It 02:39 21 Will Shade: Better Leave That Stuff Alone 03:23 22 Will Weldon: Hitch Me To Your Buggy, And Drive Me Like A Mule 03:00 23 Memphis Sheiks: He's In The Jail House Now 03:10 24 Vol Stevens: Baby Got The Rickets 02:53 25 Will Batts: Country Woman 02:57 26 Charley Nickerson with Jug Band: Going Back To Memphis 02:22 Total Playing Time: 76:28

• Format: CD
• Format Detail: CD
• Genre: Blues
• Released: 8/26/22
• Internal ID: JITRE
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