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Broke, Black & Blue: An Anthology Of Blues Classics And Rarities
Tracing the origins of the blues is a problematic and somewhat theoretical venture, because the music is an oral, not a written, tradition. BROKE, BLACK & BLUE tries to follow the development of recorded blues during its first 20 odd years. In m
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Disc 1

1. Barrel House Blues 2:48 - Andrews, Ed
2. Georgia Stockade Blues 3:25 - Delaney, Tom
3. Sun Brimmers Blues 3:23 - Memphis Jug Band, The
4. Goin' To Leave You Blues 2:49 - Cleveland, Big Boy
5. Dry Bone Shuffle 2:39 - Blake, Blind
6. Up Country Blues 3:13 - Bailey, De Ford
7. Dead Drunk Blues 3:13 - Wallace, Sippie
8. Original Stack O'Lee Blues 2:38 - Reed, Long
9. Easy Rider Don't You Deny My Name 2:56 - Barbecue Bob
10. Bo- Lita 2:39 - Brown, Kid
11. Everybody Help The Boys Come Home 2:22 - Smith, William And Versey
12. Church Bells Blues 3:14 - Jordan, Luke
13. Two Ways To Texas 3:00 - Glen, Emery
14. It Won't Be Long Now 3:28 - Barbecue Bob And Laughing Charley
15. Bottleneck Blues 2:51 - Weaver & Beasley
16. Rock Island Blues 2:58 - Black, Lewis
17. Midnight Blues 2:42 - Moore, Wild Bill
18. Fare Thee Blues, Pt.1 2:30 - Head, Johnnie
19. My Monday Woman Blues 3:05 - Jackson, Jim
20. What's The Matter Blues 2:58 - Stokes, Frank
21. School Girl Blues 3:13 - Moore, Rosie Mae
22. Cool Drink Of Water Blues 3:23 - Johnson, Tommy
23. Left Alone Blues 3:18 - Bracey, Ishman
24. T And T Blues 3:10 - Richardson,
25. T.C. Johnson Blues 3:20 - Johnson, T.C And

Disc 2

1. Ham Hound Crave 2:48 - Lacy, Rube
2. No More Women Blues 2:36 - Texas Alexander
3. How Long- How Long Blues 3:06 - Jackson,
4. Unknown Blues 2:53 - Tarter And Gay
5. Chicken Wilson Blues 2:47 - Wilson, Chicken And Skeeter Hinton
6. Stack O'Lee Blues 2:54 - Hurt, Mississippi John
7. Broke And Hungry Blues 2:54 - Howell, Peg Leg
8. Funny Feathers 2:47 - Spivey, Victoria
9. Pitchin' Boogie 2:54 - Ezell, Will
10. Mr. Devil Blues 2:40 - Davenport, Jed
11. Mississippi Bottom Blues 2:55 - Bailey, Kid
12. Weary Heart Blues 2:30 - Wiggins, James
13. Poor Man Blues 2:42 - Townsend, Henry
14. Framer's Blues 2:48 - Framer, Eli
15. Trinity River Blues 2:35 - Walker, Aaron
16. Heavy Suitcase Blues 2:43 - Taylor, Charley
17. Traveling Mama Blues 2:41 - Calicott, Joe
18. Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues 2:50 - Akers, Garfield
19. Bedside Blues 2:36 - Thompkins, Jim
20. Walking Blues 2:51 - Son House
21. Future Blues 2:43 - Brown, Willie
22. Long Ways From Home 2:49 - Johnson, Louise
23. Frisco Blues 2:43 - Bayless Rose
24. Good Boy Blues 2:44 - Pettis, Arthur
25. No Special Rider Blues 2:37 - Montgomery, Little Brother

Disc 3

1. Married Man Blues 3:14 - Reynolds, Blind Willie
2. Dupree Blues 3:28 - Walker, Willie
3. 22 20 Blues 2:48 - Skijames
4. Lonesome Road Blues 3:02 - Collins, Sam
5. Midnight Hour Blues 3:04 - Carr, Leroy & Scrapper Blackwell
6. Fat Mama Blues 3:13 - Williams, Jabo
7. Never Mind Blues 3:11 - Boyd, Georgia
8. The Twelves (Dirty Dozen) 3:10 - Kokomo Arnold
9. Little Leg Woman 3:02 - Williams, Big Joe
10. That's What My Baby Likes 2:58 - Jackson, Bessie
11. Good Whiskey Blues 3:06 - Wheatstraw, Peetie
12. Strut That Thing 2:55 - Lofton, Cripple Clarence
13. Teasin' Brown Blues 2:43 - Lasky, Louie
14. Cold Blooded Murder, No.2 3:00 - Bumble Bee Slim
15. Baby, You Gotta Change Your Mind 3:13 - Fuller, Blind Boy
16. Ashes In My Whiskey 2:33 - Davis, Walter
17. It's Cold In China Blues 2:46 - Mississippi Moaner, The
18. Jockey Blues 2:47 - Jazz Gillum
19. Prisoner Blues 3:07 - Clarke, George
20. Back Door Blues 3:07 - Weldon, Casey Bill
21. Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away) 2:30 - Woods, Buddy
22. Booker T. Blues 2:37 - Washboard Sam
23. Hard Scufflin' Blues 2:38 - Doyle, Little Buddy
24. Jersey Belle Blues 2:57 - Johnson, Lonnie
25. Baby, Please Don't Tell On Me 2:44 - McLennan, Tommy

Disc 4

1. East St. Louis Blues 2:51 - Smith, Faber And Jimmy Yancey
2. Bukka's Jitterbug Swing 3:00 - White, Bukka
3. Can't You Read 2:56 - Big Maceo
4. Life Is Like That 3:02 - Memphis Slim
5. Memory Of Sonny Boy 3:06 - Forest City Joe
6. Horse Shoe Boogie 2:55 - Brown, Lee
7. Ruby Moore Blues 3:19 - Brown, Lee
8. Low Land Blues 3:15 - Brown, Lee
9. Round The World Boogie 3:01 - Brown, Lee
10. Rock That Boogie 3:07 - Gordon, Jimmie
11. Fast Life 2:46 - Gordon, Jimmie
12. Mistreated Blues 2:40 - Gordon, Jimmie
13. I Ain't Like That No More 2:56 - Gordon, Jimmie
14. Chain Gang Blues 3:03 - Temple, Johnny
15. Yum, Yum, Yum 3:10 - Temple, Johnny
16. My Baby's Acting Funny 3:06 - Gordon, Jimmie
17. It's Time To Go 3:12 - Gordon, Jimmie
18. That Woman's A Pearl Diver 3:05 - Gordon, Jimmie
19. Jumpin' At The Club Blue Flame 3:03 - Gordon, Jimmie
20. I Believe I'll Go Downtown Again 2:56 - Temple, Johnny
21. Something In The Moon That Gives Me A Thrill 2:58 - Temple, Johnny
22. Dixie Flyer 3:26 - Temple, Johnny
23. Believe My Sins Have Found Me Out 3:05 - Temple, Johnny
24. Rhythm Mama 3:09 - Temple, Johnny
25. New Little Girl, Little Girl 2:51 - Brown, Lee
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