Various - The Blues & Salvation (2-disc set)

As its title indicates, The Blues & Salvation, a two-disc anthology of previously unreleased masters lives at the cross section of classic roots blues and gospel. Filled with over two hours of music, the album features both giants of the past like the Rev. Gary Davis, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee as well as a number of artists not quite household names-Jemima James, Louisiana Red, and George Higgs-who clearly deserve to be. This is a collection of 38 gems, many reminiscent of the kinds of musical collations that were once available via Folkways Records that no blues enthusiast should ignore.

Recorded over a period extending from 1955 through 2008, the sound on some of the earlier pieces suffers from some surface noise, but it nonetheless seems appropriate for the content. Erratic sound quality is endemic to classic blues; it is a small price to pay for historic preservation. That said, the large majority of the tracks have no problem.

Album: The Blues & Salvation (Disc 1)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 74:22
Size: 170.2 MB
Styles: Blues-Gospel
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. George Higgs - Who Told You Woman
[3:56] 2. Brownie McGhee - Rainy Day
[5:10] 3. Louisiana Red - Going Train Blues
[3:06] 4. George Higgs - Sweet Little Girl
[5:06] 5. Louisiana Red - Walk All Over Georgia
[4:34] 6. Gary Davis - If I Had My Way (Samson And Delilah)
[3:44] 7. Jemima James - There's Nothing Left To Say
[8:39] 8. Brownie McGhee - Baby Please Don't Go
[3:51] 9. Gary Davis - Blues In E
[4:39] 10. Gary Davis - Crucifixion
[6:09] 11. Gary Davis - Sermon
[3:40] 12. The Wooten Singers - His Name Is Jesus
[3:20] 13. Jemima James - Old Hippy
[2:45] 14. Gary Davis - Come Down And See Me Sometime
[3:16] 15. George Higgs - I Wonder What I Mean To You
[4:17] 16. Jemima James - I Wish I'd Gone To Birmingham
[3:56] 17. Gary Davis - Candy Man

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Album: The Blues & Salvation (Disc 2)
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 70:18
Size: 160.9 MB
Styles: Blues-Gospel
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:55] 1. Gary Davis - I Didn't Want To Join The Band
[5:01] 2. Gary Davis - When The Moon Goes Down
[3:18] 3. Jemima James - I Got Him Now
[2:37] 4. Louisiana Red - Tell Me Who
[3:43] 5. Gary Davis - Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
[3:00] 6. Jemima James - Rolling Into Town
[3:20] 7. George Higgs - Honey Good Honey
[2:35] 8. Gary Davis - There's Nothing Left To Say
[2:43] 9. Gary Davis - Steal Away And Pray
[3:01] 10. Jemima James - No Matter What You Do
[2:25] 11. Gary Davis - Let Us Get Together
[3:21] 12. Louisiana Red - Mayor Beame
[2:39] 13. Bob Malenky - One Woman Man
[4:22] 14. George Higgs - Shoes By The Door
[2:30] 15. Gary Davis - Can't Make This Journey By Myself
[2:51] 16. Gary Davis - I Feel Like My Time Is …
[3:25] 17. Jemima James - You've Gotten Over Me
[5:11] 18. Gary Davis - You Got To Move (You Gotta Move)
[3:17] 19. Jemima James - Another Skin
[5:12] 20. Gary Davis - Lost John
[2:43] 21. Gary Davis - Lost John (Instrumental)

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Various - Kent Cooper: The Blues & Other Songs Vols 1&2

A songwriter, novelist and playwright. Mr. Cooper has had many songs recorded by artists such as Louisiana Red, Eric Burdon (of the Animals), Johnny Shines, Sonny Terry, Peg Leg Sam, and many others. He has had several novels published and a number of plays produced by various theatrical companies, including off-Broadway. He lives in Durham, North Carolina and writes on.

Album: Kent Cooper: The Blues & Other Songs Vol 1
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 64:56
Size: 148.7 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:13] 1. Deneen McEachern - Dirty Dirty Men
[2:56] 2. Marc Galbo - Bye Bye Baby
[2:54] 3. Louisiana Red - First Degree
[5:53] 4. George Higgs - Tar River Flood
[6:40] 5. Willie Murphy - Sweetblood Call
[3:14] 6. Louisiana Red - Turkey Killer
[3:46] 7. Sonny Terry - Cold Wind Blowing
[3:10] 8. Louisiana Red - Going Train Blues
[3:17] 9. Jemima James - I'd Rather Say Goodbye Right Here
[4:37] 10. Louisiana Red - Recreation Blues
[4:32] 11. Kristi Johnston - Midnight Rambler
[3:59] 12. George Higgs - Black Night Road
[2:24] 13. Lightnin' Welles - Loving You Is A Slow Way To Die
[3:32] 14. Sonny Terry - Feel Like Robbin' The Grave
[2:49] 15. Louisiana Red - Stole From Me
[3:38] 16. Jemima James - I Was Better Known For Loving
[5:16] 17. Louisiana Red - A Good Woman

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Album: Kent Cooper: The Blues & Other Songs Vol 2
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:46
Size: 136.8 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:57] 1. Deneen McEachern - Hard Dark Love
[4:00] 2. George Higgs - The Unloving Kind
[4:47] 3. Louisiana Red - Going Train Blues
[4:02] 4. Deneen McEachern - Black Sky El
[2:27] 5. Sonny Terry - Selling Out
[3:19] 6. Jemima James - Tracking Through The Snow
[2:34] 7. Deneen McEachern - Lover's Lament
[4:48] 8. Jemima James - Walk All Over Georgia
[3:32] 9. Marc Galbo - Have What You Give
[3:16] 10. Louisiana Red - Held Up In One Town
[3:38] 11. Jemima James - Emergency Call
[3:16] 12. George Higgs - Somebody Tell Somebody
[4:20] 13. Deneen McEachern - Dog Following Me
[4:34] 14. Louisiana Red - Red Sun
[2:10] 15. Lightnin' Welles - If She's Gone Bad
[5:00] 16. Louisiana Red - When My Mama Was Living

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