Various Artists - The Rough Guide to Mississippi Blues [CD]

Cat. no: RGNET1429CD
Format: CD
Barcode: 605633142921
Release Date: 23 Feb 2024
Genre: Blues

The state of Mississippi is the undisputed home of the blues - the single most important source of modern popular music

From the towering infuence of Delta legends Charley Patton and Son House to the guitar intricacy of Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt, this collection highlights the remarkable blues legacy of the Magnolia State through these seminal early recordings.

A classic collection of tracks by artists who laid the foundations for the electric blues and rock explosion to come. Featuring tracks by many Delta blues legends including Son House, Charley Patton and Skip James.

This Rough Guide also includes many lesser-known gems by artists shrouded in mystery and has been lovingly remastered using pioneering restoration techniques.

Tracks: Bukka WhiteWhen Can I Change My Clothes? / Otto Virgial - Otto Virgial / Mississippi Bracey - Cherry Ball / Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas - Pick Poor Robin Clean / Big Joe Williams - Providence Help The Poor People / Mississippi John Hurt - Louis Collins / Skip James - Devil Got My Woman / Bo Carter - The Law Gonna Step On You / Tommy Johnson - Big Road Blues / Mississippi Jook Band - Barbecue Bust / Robert Petway - Ride 'Em On Down / Sam Collins - My Road Is Rough And Rocky / Garfeld Akers - Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues / Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - When The Levee Breaks / Ishman Bracey - Brown Mamma Blues / Mississippi Matilda - Hard Working Woman / Mississippi Sheiks - Bootleggers' Blues / Son House - Walkin' Blues / Robert Wilkins - Police Sergeant Blues / Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere - Part 1 / Mississippi Mud Steppers - Vicksburg Stomp / Arthur Petties - Two Time Blues / Louise Johnson - By The Moon And Stars / Freddie Spruell - Let's Go Riding / Sonny Boy Nelson - Long Tall Woman

More From This Artist: Arthur Petties Big Joe Williams Bo Carter Bukka White Charley Patton Elvie Thomas Freddie Spruell Garfeld Akers Geeshie Wiley Ishman Bracey Kansas Joe Louise Johnson Memphis Minnie Mississippi Bracey Mississippi John Hurt Mississippi Jook Band Mississippi Matilda Mississippi Mud Steppers Mississippi Sheiks Otto Virgial Part 1 Robert Petway Robert Wilkins Sam Collins Skip James Son House Sonny Boy Nelson Tommy Johnson