Bukka White & Skip James - Live At The Cafe Au Go Go 1965

Size: 173,4 MB
Time: 73:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Art: Full

01. Bukka White - I'm Going Home (3:41)
02. Bukka White - Aberdeen (First Set) (3:57)
03. Bukka White - Old Folks Twist (2:50)
04. Bukka White - Please Write My Mother (5:30)
05. Bukka White - Going To New Orleans (First Set) (2:52)
06. Bukka White - Jitterbug Swing (5:50)
07. Bukka White - Saturday Night Blues (4:17)
08. Bukka White - Old Man John (3:40)
09. Bukka White - Aberdeen (Second Set) (3:34)
10. Bukka White - Going To New Orleans (Second Set) (5:18)
11. Bukka White - Midnight Blues (2:49)
12. Skip James - Roadhouse Blues (2:50)
13. Skip James - I'm Worried (6:52)
14. Skip James - Hard Head (4:59)
15. Skip James - Cruel Jane (3:35)
16. Skip James - Cherry Bough (4:00)
17. Skip James - Would You Like To Be My Baby (1:48)
18. Skip James - No Special Rider (5:20)

The label here (Rockbeat) has made sure that absolutely not a shred of information has leaked out about this album, leading the Reverend on a wild goose chase across the internet to provide you good readers with some morsel that might be of interest. While the provenance of these recordings is suspect, so too is the date...according to Stephen Calt’s I’d Rather Be The Devil, Skip James spent much of 1965 either in the hospital or ill and unable to perform. More likely is that these live recordings of James and Bukka White are sourced from the August 1966 performances that were released, in part, by Verve Folkways as the 1967 Living Legends LP (which also included songs by Son House and Big Joe Williams), which dates them as somewhere in between the making of James’ first and second Vanguard Records albums. Anybody that has better info, let me know. But since both artists are legends of the blues, at a minimum this might be interesting to hear... By Reverend Keith A. Gordon

Live At The Cafe Au Go Go 1965

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Skip James - I'm So Glad: The Rediscovered Recordings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:03
Size: 105.4 MB
Styles: Delta blues, Acoustic blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[6:26] 1. Hard Headed Woman Blues
[3:13] 2. I'm So Glad
[4:26] 3. Loretta Blues
[5:03] 4. Illinois Blues
[4:50] 5. Hard-Luck Child
[4:15] 6. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
[4:41] 7. I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Out All Night Long
[3:31] 8. Drunken Spree
[3:12] 9. How Long Blues
[1:55] 10. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
[2:27] 11. Look At The People
[1:57] 12. Sorry For To Leave You

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 9, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. His guitar playing is noted for its dark, minor-key sound, played in an open D-minor tuning with an intricate fingerpicking technique. James first recorded for Paramount Records in 1931, but these recordings sold poorly, having been released during the Great Depression, and he drifted into obscurity.

After a long absence from the public eye, James was "rediscovered" in 1964 by three blues enthusiasts – John Fahey, Bill Barth, and Henry Vestine – helping further the blues and folk music revival of the 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, James appeared at folk and blues festivals, gave concerts around the country and recorded several albums for various record labels. His songs have influenced generations of musicians and have been adapted by numerous artists. He has been hailed as "one of the seminal figures of the blues.

I'm So Glad: The Rediscovered Recordings mc
I'm So Glad: The Rediscovered Recordings zippy

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Skip James - Today

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:32
Size: 106.5 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 1988
Art: Front

[3:21] 1. Hard Times Killing Floor Blues
[2:56] 2. Crow Jane
[4:12] 3. Washington D.C Hospital Center Blues
[5:08] 4. Special Rider Blues
[2:46] 5. Drunken Spree
[4:29] 6. Cherryball
[2:54] 7. How Long
[5:03] 8. All Night Long
[4:21] 9. Cypress Grove
[3:16] 10. Look Down The Road
[6:06] 11. My Gal
[1:53] 12. I'm So Glad

As quiet as it was kept then, Skip James might have made the best music of anyone who resurfaced during the mid-'60s "rediscovery" era for Mississippi country blues types. Certainly, there weren't many albums made during that time as good as this one; wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential. ~Ron Wynn

Today

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VA - Milestones Of Legends: Delta Blues Vol. 01 to Vol. 10

Size: 1.55 GB
Time: 11:28:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Acoustic Delta Blues
Art: Front

Vol. 01:
01. Charlie Patton - High Sheriff Blues (3:06)
02. Son House - Mississippie Country Blues (2:50)
03. Son House - Clarksdale Moan (2:57)
04. Blind Willie Johnson - God Don't Never Change (2:56)
05. Leadbelly - Packin'trunk Blues (2:53)
06. Casey Bill Weldon - I Believe I´ll Make A Change (3:02)
07. Blind Willie Johnson - When The War Was On (3:00)
08. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan (2:50)
09. Joshua White - The Prodigal Son (2:58)
10. Lonnie Johnson - Away Down In The Alley Blues (2:49)
11. Son House - My Black Mama Part One (3:11)
12. Son House - My Black Mama Part Two (3:18)
13. Sonny Terry - Touch It Up And Go (2:25)
14. Mississippie Jock Band - Hittin' The Bottom Stomp (2:35)
15. Big Joe Williams - Somebody's Been Borrowing That Stuff (3:02)
16. Big Joe Williams - Greystone Blues (2:29)
17. Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing (2:36)
18. Blind Boy Fuller - Homesick & Lonesme Blues (3:06)
19. Son House - Dry Spell Blues Pt. 1 (3:08)
20. Son House - Dry Spell Blues Pt. 2 (3:12)
21. Blind Willie McTell - Broke Down Engine (2:44)
22. Mississippie Fred McDowell - Shake 'em Down (3:18)
23. John Lee Hooker - My Baby Don't Love Me (3:03)

Vol. 02:
01. Charlie Patton - Down The Dirt Road Blues (2:56)
02. Charlie Patton - It Won't Be Long (3:23)
03. Charlie Patton - High Water Everywhere Pt. 1 (3:04)
04. Charlie Patton - High Sheriff Blues (3:06)
05. Charlie Patton - Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues (3:04)
06. Charlie Patton - Lord I'm Discouraged (3:08)
07. Charlie Patton - Shake It And Break It (3:07)
08. Charlie Patton - Rattlesnake Blues (2:44)
09. Charlie Patton - Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues (3:06)
10. Charlie Patton - A Spoonful Of Blues (3:10)
11. Charlie Patton - Pony Blues (3:00)
12. Charlie Patton - Magnolia Blues (3:11)
13. Charlie Patton - Moon Going Down (3:13)
14. Charlie Patton - I'm Goin' Home (3:03)
15. Charlie Patton - Elder Green Blues (3:00)
16. Charlie Patton - Jim Lee Blues Pt. 1 (3:01)
17. Charlie Patton - Banty Rooster Blues (3:04)
18. Charlie Patton - Jersey Bull Blues (3:09)
19. Charlie Patton - I Shall Not Be Moved (3:02)
20. Charlie Patton - Going To Move To Alabama (2:58)
21. Charlie Patton - Pea Vine Blues (3:02)
22. Charlie Patton - Green River Blues (3:09)
23. Charlie Patton - Bird Nest Bound (3:09)

Vol. 03:
01. Son House - Levee Camp Blues (3:43)
02. Son House - Government Fleet Blues (6:50)
03. Son House - Walking Blues (Version 1) (6:42)
04. Son House - Shetland Pony Blues (3:28)
05. Son House - Fo' Clock Blues (3:52)
06. Son House - Camp Hollers (2:27)
07. Son House - Delta Blues (5:20)
08. Son House - Special Rider Blues (Test) (0:45)
09. Son House - Special Rider Blues (3:04)
10. Son House - Low Down Dirty Dog Blues (4:59)
11. Son House - Depot Blues (2:55)
12. Son House - Alan Lomax Talking (1:32)
13. Son House - American Defense (2:56)
14. Son House - Am I Right Or Wrong (1:49)
15. Son House - Walking Blues (Version 2) (2:56)
16. Son House - County Farm Blues (2:13)
17. Son House - The Pony Blues (4:14)
18. Son House - The Jinx Blues (Pt. 1) (3:27)
19. Son House - The Jinx Blues (Pt. 2) (4:26)

Vol. 04:
01. Robert Johnson - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom (2:57)
02. Robert Johnson - Phonograph Blues (2:33)
03. Robert Johnson - Ramblin' On My Mind (2:51)
04. Robert Johnson - Kindhearted Woman Blues (2:48)
05. Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues (2:58)
06. Robert Johnson - I'm A Steady Rollin' Man (2:39)
07. Robert Johnson - Walking Blues (2:27)
08. Robert Johnson - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2:37)
09. Robert Johnson - Dead Shrimp Blues (2:34)
10. Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago (2:59)
11. Robert Johnson - 32-20 Blues (2:48)
12. Robert Johnson - Come On In My Kitchen (2:47)
13. Robert Johnson - If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (2:32)
14. Robert Johnson - Me And The Devil Blues (2:29)
15. Robert Johnson - Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil) (2:50)
16. Robert Johnson - Stones In My Passway (2:24)
17. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (2:39)
18. Robert Johnson - Travelling Riverside Blues (2:46)
19. Robert Johnson - When You Got A Good Friend (2:35)
20. Robert Johnson - Milkcow's Calf Blues (2:13)
21. Robert Johnson - Hellhound On My Trail (2:36)
22. Robert Johnson - From Four 'til Late (2:22)
23. Robert Johnson - Honeymoon Blues (2:15)
24. Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues (2:15)
25. Robert Johnson - Malted Milk (2:21)
26. Robert Johnson - Little Queen Of Spades (2:18)
27. Robert Johnson - They're Red Hot (3:02)
28. Robert Johnson - Drunken Hearted Man (2:24)
29. Robert Johnson - Love In Vain (2:18)

Vol. 05:
01. Bukka White - District Attorney Blues (2:42)
02. Bukka White - Bukka's Jitterbug Swing (2:35)
03. Bukka White - Special Streamline (2:52)
04. Bukka White - Shake 'em On Down (2:58)
05. Bukka White - When Can I Change My Clothes (2:56)
06. Bukka White - Promise True And Grand (3:06)
07. Bukka White - Po' Boy (2:53)
08. Bukka White - The New Frisco Train (2:57)
09. Bukka White - Sic 'em Dogs On (2:20)
10. Bukka White - High Fever Blues (2:47)
11. Bukka White - Pinebluff, Arkansas (2:46)
12. Bukka White - Strange Place Blues (2:49)
13. Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues (2:36)
14. Bukka White - Sleepy Man Blues (2:48)
15. Bukka White - I Am In The Heavenly Way (3:05)
16. Bukka White - Black Train Blues (2:54)
17. Bukka White - Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues (2:32)
18. Bukka White - Good Gin Blues (2:20)
19. Bukka White - The Panama Limited (3:06)
20. Bukka White - Fixin' To Die (2:45)

Vol. 06:
01. Big Joe Williams - Baby Please Don't Go (2:45)
02. Big Joe Williams - Crawlin' King Snake (2:47)
03. Big Joe Williams - Long Tall Woman, Skinny Mama Too (3:53)
04. Big Joe Williams - Highway 49 (3:27)
05. Big Joe Williams - That Thing's In Town (3:44)
06. Big Joe Williams - King Biscuit Stomp (2:35)
07. Big Joe Williams - Sloppy Drunk Blues (2:45)
08. Big Joe Williams - Peach Orchard Mama (2:40)
09. Big Joe Williams - Jump, Baby, Jump! (2:42)
10. Big Joe Williams - Delta Blues (2:38)
11. Big Joe Williams - Stack Of Dollars (3:10)
12. Big Joe Williams - Throw A Boogie Woogie (2:39)
13. Big Joe Williams - Drop Down Blues (2:53)
14. Big Joe Williams - Somebody's Been Worryin' (3:13)
15. Big Joe Williams - Don't Leave Me Here (2:56)
16. Big Joe Williams - Banta Rooster Blues (2:56)
17. Big Joe Williams - Blues Left Texas (3:18)
18. Big Joe Williams - I'm Getting Wild About Her (2:45)
19. Big Joe Williams - Walk On, Little Girl (2:53)
20. Big Joe Williams - Mellow Peaches (3:08)
21. Big Joe Williams - P Vine Blues (3:08)
22. Big Joe Williams - No.13 Highway (2:22)
23. Big Joe Williams - I Got A Bad Mind (2:19)
24. Big Joe Williams - Arkansas Woman (3:13)
25. Big Joe Williams - I Done Stop Hollering (3:58)

Vol. 07:
01. Leadbelly - Midnight Special (3:04)
02. Leadbelly - John Hardy (3:12)
03. Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night (3:00)
04. Leadbelly - T.B. Blues (3:09)
05. Leadbelly - Easy Rider (3:14)
06. Leadbelly - Alberta (3:09)
07. Leadbelly - Rock Island Line (2:35)
08. Leadbelly - Alabama Bound (3:03)
09. Leadbelly - You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly (3:04)
10. Leadbelly - New York City (2:58)
11. Leadbelly - Roberta (3:05)
12. Leadbelly - Leaving Blues (3:03)
13. Leadbelly - When The Boys Were Out On The Western Plains (2:54)
14. Leadbelly - I'm On My Last Go Round (3:12)
15. Leadbelly - Mother's Blues (2:33)
16. Leadbelly - Pretty Flowers In My Back Yard (2:24)
17. Leadbelly - Pick A Bale Of Cotton (2:56)
18. Leadbelly - Sail On Little Girl (3:12)
19. Leadbelly - Fannin Street (2:33)
20. Leadbelly - Packing Trunk Blues (2:54)
21. Leadbelly - The Bourgeois Blues (3:21)
22. Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues (2:53)
23. Leadbelly - The Boll Weevil (3:01)
24. Leadbelly - Shorty George (5:01)
25. Leadbelly - Goodnight Irene (2:40)

Vol. 08:
01. Skip James - Devil Got My Woman (3:10)
02. Skip James - Cypress Grove Blues (2:55)
03. Skip James - Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues (2:47)
04. Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues (2:59)
05. Skip James - Drunken Spree (3:01)
06. Skip James - Cherry Ball Blues (2:47)
07. Skip James - Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader (2:51)
08. Skip James - Illinois Blues (2:51)
09. Skip James - How Long Buck (2:59)
10. Skip James - Four O'clock Blues (3:02)
11. Skip James - 22-20 Blues (2:51)
12. Skip James - Hard Luck Child (3:02)
13. Skip James - If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road (2:37)
14. Skip James - Be Ready When He Comes (2:49)
15. Skip James - Yola My Blues Away (2:55)
16. Skip James - I'm So Glad (3:14)
17. Skip James - What Am I Gonna Do Blues (2:53)
18. Skip James - Special Rider Blues (3:05)

Vol. 09:
01. Mississippi John Hurt - Frankie (3:23)
02. Mississippi John Hurt - Nobody's Dirty Business (2:54)
03. Mississippi John Hurt - Ain't No Tellin' (2:53)
04. Mississippi John Hurt - Louis Collins (2:59)
05. Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues (3:03)
06. Mississippi John Hurt - Big Leg Blues (2:52)
07. Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O' Lee (2:55)
08. Mississippi John Hurt - Candy Man Blues (2:44)
09. Mississippi John Hurt - Got The Blues (Can't Be Satisfied) (2:49)
10. Mississippi John Hurt - Blessed Be The Name (2:45)
11. Mississippi John Hurt - Praying On The Old Camp Ground (2:35)
12. Mississippi John Hurt - Blue Harvest Blues (2:50)
13. Mississippi John Hurt - Spike Driver Blues (3:13)
14. Blind Willie Johnson - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning (3:04)
15. Blind Willie Johnson - You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond (3:09)
16. Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves On The Water (2:58)
17. Blind Willie Johnson - Jesus Is Coming Soon (3:12)
18. Blind Willie Johnson - John The Revelator (3:18)
19. Blind Willie Johnson - Cold Was The Ground - Dark Was The Night (3:19)
20. Blind Willie Johnson - Trouble Will Soon Be Over (3:06)
21. Blind Willie Johnson - Let Your Light Shine On Me (3:08)
22. Blind Willie Johnson - It's Nobody's Fault But Mine (3:08)
23. Blind Willie Johnson - The Soul Of A Man (3:12)
24. Blind Willie Johnson - If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down (3:11)

Vol. 10:
01. Muddy Waters - Country Blues (3:33)
02. Muddy Waters - I Be's Troubled (3:05)
03. Muddy Waters - Burr Clover Farm Blues (2:53)
04. Muddy Waters - Ramblin' Kid Blues (Partial) (1:10)
05. Muddy Waters - Ramblin' Kid Blues (3:15)
06. Muddy Waters - Rosalie (3:02)
07. Muddy Waters - Joe Turner (2:46)
08. Muddy Waters - Pearlie May Blues (3:22)
09. Muddy Waters - Take A Walk With Me (3:04)
10. Muddy Waters - Burr Clover Blues (3:13)
11. Muddy Waters - I Be Bound To Write To You (First Version) (3:25)
12. Muddy Waters - I Be Bound To Write To You (Second Version) (2:52)
13. Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Number One) (3:21)
14. Muddy Waters - You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days (2:08)
15. Muddy Waters - Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You (2:07)
16. Muddy Waters - Country Blues (Number Two) (3:34)
17. Muddy Waters - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (Number Two) (3:40)
18. Muddy Waters - 32-20 Blues (3:24)

10CD set of the greatest innovators of the Delta Blues - 25 artists across 224 tracks. Featuring Charlie Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Big JoeWilliams, Lead Belly, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Willie Johnson and Muddy Waters.

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Skip James - Live Boston 1964 & Philadelphia 1966

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:23
Size: 117.7 MB
Styles: Acoustic Delta blues
Year: 1994/2005
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Illinois Blues
[3:08] 2. How Long Blues
[3:27] 3. Drunken Spree
[3:09] 4. 4 O'clock Blues
[0:55] 5. Hard Luck Child
[4:36] 6. I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Out All Night Long
[4:23] 7. Lorenzo Blues
[2:55] 8. Special Rider Blues
[4:46] 9. Cherry Ball Blues
[5:30] 10. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
[4:41] 11. Hard Luck Child
[5:02] 12. Look At The People Standing At The Judgement
[2:18] 13. Mary Don't You Weep
[2:20] 14. Someday You Gotta Die
[0:35] 15. I'm So Glad

These recordings, made in coffee houses during the folk boom and James' comeback after 30 years of obscurity, find him still in remarkable control of his talents. His guitar and piano playing are agile and sensitive and his high tenor still sends a shiver down the spine. The sound is very good (save for the occasional drop out), but more importantly the performances are first rate, and with a little imagination you can put yourself right there in the room with this enormous talent. ~Tim Sheridan

Live Boston 1964 & Philadelphia 1966 mc
Live Boston 1964 & Philadelphia 1966 zippy

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Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:56
Size: 148.7 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. Cypress Grove Blues
[2:52] 2. If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road
[2:47] 3. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
[2:59] 4. Special Rider Blues
[2:58] 5. Devil Got My Woman
[2:47] 6. I'm So Glad
[2:48] 7. Cherry Ball Blues
[2:49] 8. 22-20 Blues
[2:59] 9. Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader
[3:03] 10. Hard Luck Child
[2:51] 11. Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
[3:02] 12. Illinois Blues
[2:37] 13. Drunken Spree
[2:49] 14. Four O'clock Blues
[2:51] 15. How Long Buck
[3:10] 16. Yola My Blues Away
[2:53] 17. Be Ready When He Comes
[3:01] 18. What Am I To Do Blues
[3:06] 19. My Black Mama, Pt. 1
[3:12] 20. My Black Mama, Pt. 2
[2:54] 21. Walking Blues
[3:08] 22. Dry Spells Blues, Pt. 1

Hard Time Killin' Floor isn't the first Skip James collection, and one could bet it will not be the last. But Hard Time Killin' Floor makes a pretty good argument for itself: the hour-and-six-minute album holds all of James' early work, and it's been remastered. James' soulful vocal style, like Robert Johnson's, has often been noted, but his quick picking style is also distinctive. "I'm So Glad" is performed at an up-tempo, breakneck pace, and the finger work will leave the listener dizzy. The title cut, on the other hand, has a slow, lazy quality, with the blue notes of the guitar matching the singer's mournful cry. James was somewhat unique among blues guitarists in that he also played piano. His spunky gospel style is on full display on songs like "How Long Buck" and the bizarrely titled "Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues." Of course Hard Time Killin' Floor wouldn't be complete without "Devil Got My Woman," the same song that would bring down the house at the Newport Folk Festival some 30 years later. The sound quality of these recordings, it should be noted, is a bit rough. This isn't a criticism; just something that should be noted for blues fans unfamiliar with the minefield of re-recording old songs from rare 78s. Yazoo and its engineers have made the best of a difficult situation, and for that, blues fans will be grateful. Interestingly, Yazoo, having extra room at the end of the CD, added four songs by another blues great, Son House. While the pairing might seem a bit odd, who'd complain about having four early Son House songs for free? Not this reviewer. ~Ronnie D. Lankford Jr

Hard Time Killin' Floor mc
Hard Time Killin' Floor zippy

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Various - Vanguard Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:09
Size: 94.2 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:34] 1. Buddy Guy - Sweet Little Angel
[2:35] 2. The Johnny Shines Blues Band - Dynaflow Blues
[4:16] 3. John Hammond, Jr. - Back Door Man
[4:34] 4. Judy Roderick - Rock Me Baby
[1:53] 5. Skip James - I'm So Glad
[2:39] 6. Junior Wells - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
[1:48] 7. Mississippi John Hurt - Corrina, Corrina
[5:30] 8. Siegel-Schwall Band - I'm A King Bee
[2:15] 9. Charlie Musselwhite - Juke
[2:50] 10. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
[2:02] 11. James Cotton Blues Band - Rocket 88
[2:19] 12. Otis Spann - Spann's Stomp
[2:49] 13. Pee Wee Crayton - Let The Good Times Roll

A dozen-plus-one tracks drawn from Vanguard Records' '60s-era rediscovery blues catalog, this sampler is OK as far as it goes, but it isn't anything special, save for Skip James' delicate version of his "I'm

So Glad," Mississippi John Hurt's gentle and mellow take on "Corrina, Corrina," and Otis Spann's piano workout on "Spann's Stomp." ~Steve Leggett

Vanguard Blues mc
Vanguard Blues zippy

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VA - Worry Worry Worry: 22 Rare Blues

Size: 209,6 MB
Time: 90:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

01 Corey Harris - Mama Got Worried (2:58)
02 Albert Collins - I Got A Problem (4:35)
03 Bob Margolin - Tough Times (2:56)
04 Howlin' Wolf - My Troubles And Me (When I Laid Down I Was Troubled) (3:11)
05 Albert Collins - When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You (5:24)
06 Buddy Guy - Worry, Worry (6:17)
07 Buddy Guy - A Man And The Blues (6:16)
08 Carey & Lurrie Bell - Trouble In My Way (2:34)
09 Charlie Musselwhite - Blues, Why Do You Worry Me (3:57)
10 Corey Harris - I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More (2:52)
11 Floyd Dixon - My Song Is Don't Worry (5:28)
12 Johnny 'big Moose' Walker - Worry, Worry (4:14)
13 Junior Wells - Worried Life Blues (2:35)
14 Lightnin' Hopkins - Trouble In Mind (2:40)
15 Lucky Peterson - Bad Feeling (6:17)
16 Lucky Peterson - Six O'clock Blues (3:43)
17 Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson - Somebody Have Mercy (3:01)
18 Maurice John Vaughn - Nothing Left To Believe In (4:25)
19 Michael Burks - Don't Let It Be A Dream (5:35)
20 Nappy Brown With The Heartfixers - Tore Up Over You (2:44)
21 Skip James - Worried Blues (5:55)
22 The Otis Rush Blues Band - It's A Mean Old World (2:21)

Worry Worry Worry: 22 Rare Blues

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Skip James - She Lyin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:00
Size: 100.7 MB
Styles: Country blues
Year: 1964/1999
Art: Front

[1:18] 1. All Night Long
[1:46] 2. Broke And Hungry
[2:53] 3. I'm So Glad
[1:33] 4. Bad Whiskey
[4:01] 5. Cypress Grove Blues
[5:01] 6. Catfish Blues
[2:26] 7. Goin' Away To Stay
[2:05] 8. Crow Jane
[3:09] 9. Devil Got My Woman
[1:12] 10. She Lyin'
[2:15] 11. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
[3:32] 12. Drunken Spree
[3:14] 13. Black Gal
[3:04] 14. Illinois Blues
[3:23] 15. Worried Blues
[2:59] 16. Look Down The Road

By the time James had been rediscovered in the 1960s, he was still capable of playing entrancing, dynamic music, but was much less consistent and not as striking a vocalist. It was a testimony to his greatness that he still managed to make compelling records, and he was among the best storytellers and dramatic singers in the traditional realm. This mid-'60s CD features songs James recorded for the Adelphi label in 1964 that were never issued. It's hard to understand why this wasn't issued at the time it was recorded; it's just as solid as the albums James recorded for Columbia during the same period. ~Ron Wynn

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Skip James - Devil Got My Woman

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:00
Size: 112.2 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, Country blues
Year: 1968/1989/2012
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Good Road Camp Blues
[3:20] 2. Little Cow, Little Calf Blues
[5:11] 3. Devil Got My Woman
[2:58] 4. Look At The People Standing At The Judgement
[5:52] 5. Worried Blues
[3:49] 6. 22-20 Blues
[3:54] 7. Mistreating Child Abuse
[4:04] 8. Sick Bed Blues
[4:34] 9. Catfish Blues
[4:16] 10. Lorenzo Blues
[3:58] 11. Careless Love
[3:13] 12. Illinois Blues

Skip James made his original reputation with 17 recordings that he cut during February 1931, when he was 28. Although fluent on both the guitar and (to a lesser extent) the piano, James was most notable for his storytelling lyrics, his haunting high-pitched voice, and his distinctive interpretations of the Delta blues. James was rediscovered 33 years after his early recordings, in time to appear at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival. He was quite active during 1964-1966, making the music on this solo CD (his last record) three years before his death in 1969. One can easily hear the influence that Skip James' music had on the then flourishing folk music movement, and he still sang his country blues with great intensity. ~Scott Yanow

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Skip James - Vanguard Visionaries

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:57
Size: 86.9 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues, Delta blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[1:52] 1. I'm So Glad
[5:11] 2. Devil Got My Woman
[3:49] 3. 22-20 Blues
[3:19] 4. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
[3:12] 5. Look Down The Road
[4:07] 6. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
[4:16] 7. Cypress Grove
[5:07] 8. Special Rider Blues
[2:57] 9. Look At The People Standing At The Judgement
[4:04] 10. Sick Bed Blues

Vanguard Visionaries compiles recycled tracks taken from Skip James's stint with the label in the mid-'60s. The ten tracks were originally available on the albums Today!, Devil Got My Woman and various compilation sets. Considering the lack of liner notes, and with the original discs being easily obtainable, there's no reason to purchase this generic compilation even at a midline price. ~Al Campbell

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