Holy moly, Muddy!! When they say "Essential Delta Blues" on the front of this glorious 2-CD compilation, they really mean it! It is a who's who packed with the songs and personalities that changed popular music and culture forever. Without the names on here, you have no British Invasion... no "Chicago" blues... no R&B, no Soul, no Rock 'n Roll. Buy it, enjoy it. Then, buy copies for your friends. (One note: Obviously, there are a couple folks on here not from Mississippi, but their classic Southern rural blues fit right in.) - Roger Stolle (Cat Head)
Disc: 1
1. I'll Dust My Broom-R Johnson
2. Baby Please Don't Go/Joe Williams
3. Canned Heat Blues-T Johnson
4. Crawlin' King Snake-Tony Hollins
5. Parchman Farm Blues-Bukka White
6. Country Blues-Muddy Waters
7. Special Agent Blues- John Estes
8. Walkin' Blues-Son House
9. Candy Man Blues-John Hurt
10. Hard Time Killin' -Skip James
11. Dark Was the Night Cold Was the Ground-Blind Willie Johnson
12. Little Boy Blue-Robert Lockwood
13. Banana in Your Fruit -Bo Carter
14. Catfish Blues-Robert Petway
15. Bottle It Up and Go-T McClennan
16. Landing Blues-John Lee Hooker
17. Standing at the Cross-E James
18. Death Valley Blues-Arthur Crudup
19. Stomp Down Rider-Willie McTell
20. Rootin' Ground Hog/ Joe Williams
21. Love in Vain-Robert Johnson
22. Shake It and Break It-C Patton
23. Trouble Hearted /Ishman Bracey
24. Fixin' to Die-Bukka White
25. I'm So Glad-Skip James
Disc: 2
1. Mississippi River Blues/Bill Broonzy
2. Ain't No Telling-John Hurt
3. Special Steam Lines-Bukka White
4. Getting Wild About Her/J Williams
5. Hellhound on My Trail-R Johnson
6. Cool Drink of Water -Tjohnson
7. A Little Walk with Me-R Lockwood
8. I Be's Troubled-Muddy Waters
9. Shady Grove Blues-J Hooker
10. Hobo Jungle Blues-John Estes
11. 34 Blues-Charley Patton
12. Left Alone Blues-Ishman Bracey
13. Highway 51-Tommy McClennan
14. Rockin' Chair Blues-Robert Petway
15. My Black Mama-Son House
16. Nobody's Fault -Willie Johnson
17. Dirty Mistreater-Willie Lofton
18. Stagolee-David Edwards
19. Moon Going Down-Charley Patton
20. Devil Got My Woman-Skip James
21. Preaching Blues /Robert Johnson
22. Delta Blues-Big Joe Williams
23. Black Pony Blues-Arthur Crudup
24. Frankie-Mississippi John Hurt
25. My Pencil Won't Write -Bo Carter
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