Discos Bles
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Top Old-time Country Blues Records (mostly Pre-war blues) People have been asking me to share my top-favorite old blues albums to advise t hem on building a CD collection. I do this somewhat reluctantly. There are many sources for similar lists of favorites. There is nothing new or special here. Ev ery serious blues fan knows these records. But, not everybody is a serious old-b lues fan quite yet, so here it is, as a primer for those who want to know more. These are just a few. There are many more. Others may recommend different record ings that are just as good as these picks of pre-war or traditional blues. It s pu rely subjective, my own personal preference, but, you can t go wrong with any of t hese (NOT listed and NOT intended as a ranking): 1. Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Vol.I and II Columbia (get the box set ) 2. Blind Blake Ragtime Guitars Foremost Fingerpicker- Yazoo 3. Muddy Waters The Complete Plantation Recordings Lomax Testament 4. Sleepy John Estes- I ain t gonna be worried no more Yazoo 5. Blind Willie McTell 1927-1933 Yazoo 6. Fred McDowell- The Lom ax Field Recordings- Rounder 7. Blind Willie Johnson Dark was the Night Columbia 8. Blind Boy Fuller- U ntrue Bl ues- Catfish Records 9. Son House Father of the Delta Blues Columbia 10. Charley Patton King of the Delta Blues Yazoo 11. Scrapper Blackwell- The Virtuoso Guitar of Yazoo 12. Big Maceo The King of Chicago Blues Piano- Arhoolie 13. Lonnie Johnson Hes a Jelly Roll Maker Bluebird 14. Mississippi Sheiks- Stop & Listen Yazoo 15. Henry Thomas 1927-29 Document 16. Blind Lemon Jefferson- The Story- Déjà vu 17. Bukka White- The Complete Columbia 18. Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) King of the 12 String Guitar Columbia Legacy 19. Snooky Pryor -Snooky Pryor- Paula Records 20. Mississippi John Hurt Avalon Blues 1963- Rounder 21. Josh White Blues Singer 1932-1936 Columbia Legacy 22. Skip James Blues from the Delta Vanguard 23. Arthur Big Boy Crudup- Rock me Mama- Tomato 24. Furry Lewis- In his Prime 1927-1928- Yazoo
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Top Old-time Country Blues Records (mostly Pre-war blues)
People have been asking me to share my top-favorite old blues albums to advise them on building a CD collection. I do this somewhat reluctantly. There are manysources for similar lists of favorites. There is nothing new or special here. Every serious blues fan knows these records. But, not everybody is a serious old-blues fan quite yet, so here it is, as a primer for those who want to know more.These are just a few. There are many more. Others may recommend different recordings that are just as good as these picks of pre-war or traditional blues. Its purely subjective, my own personal preference, but, you cant go wrong with any of these (NOT listed and NOT intended as a ranking):
1. Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Vol.I and II Columbia (get the box set)
2. Blind Blake Ragtime Guitars Foremost Fingerpicker- Yazoo
3. Muddy Waters The Complete Plantation Recordings Lomax Testament
4. Sleepy John Estes- I aint gonna be worried no more Yazoo
5. Blind Willie McTell 1927-1933 Yazoo
6. Fred McDowell- The Lomax Field Recordings- Rounder
7. Blind Willie Johnson Dark was the Night Columbia
8. Blind Boy Fuller- Untrue Blues- Catfish Records
9. Son House Father of the Delta Blues Columbia
10. Charley Patton King of the Delta Blues Yazoo
11. Scrapper Blackwell- The Virtuoso Guitar of Yazoo
12. Big Maceo The King of Chicago Blues Piano- Arhoolie
13. Lonnie Johnson Hes a Jelly Roll Maker Bluebird
14. Mississippi Sheiks- Stop & Listen Yazoo
15. Henry Thomas 1927-29 Document
16. Blind Lemon Jefferson- The Story- Déjà vu
17. Bukka White- The Complete Columbia
18. Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter) King of the 12 String Guitar Columbia Legacy
19. Snooky Pryor -Snooky Pryor- Paula Records
20. Mississippi John Hurt Avalon Blues 1963- Rounder
21. Josh White Blues Singer 1932-1936 Columbia Legacy
22. Skip James Blues from the Delta Vanguard
23. Arthur Big Boy Crudup- Rock me Mama- Tomato
24. Furry Lewis- In his Prime 1927-1928- Yazoo
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25. Honeyboy Edwards Mississippi Delta Bluesman- Smithsonian Folkways
26. Rev. Gary Davis- Pure Religion & Bad Company- Smithsonian Folkways
27. Mance Lipscomb- Pure Texas Country Blues- Arhoolie
28. Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry Brownie and Sonny Sing- Smithsonian Folkways
29. Texas Alexander, Vol. 2: 1928 1930 Document
30. Peetie Wheatstraw- 1931-1941 Fremeaux & Assiocies
31. Frank Stokes- The Victor Recordings 1928-1929- Document
32. Big Bill Broonzy- Warm, Witty & Wise- Columbia
33. Bo Carter- 1931-1940- Yazoo
34. Robert Pete Williams- Poor Bobs Blues- Arhoolie
35. Son House- Delta blues- Biograph
36. Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson Blue Guitars 1 & 2; BGO Records (UK)
37. Mamie Smith Crazy Blues- The Best of Mamie Smith- Columbia/Legacy
38. The Best of Leroy Carr- Columbia/Legacy
39. Harmonica Blues- Great harmonica performances 0f the 1920s and 30s- Yazoo
40. Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s- Kokomo Arnold & Casey Bill Weldon
41. Bessie Smith- Do Your Duty- The Essential Recordings- Indigo (or the Columbia box set- The Complete Recordings)
42. Son House and the great Blues Singers 1928-30- Document
43. Harmonica Blues 1929-40 Wolf (Germany)
44. The Essential Recordings of Blues Harmonica- 1926-40 Indigo
45. Slide Guitar The Streamline Special- Columbia/Legacy
46. Skip James- The Complete Early Recordings- 1930- Yazoo
47. Lonnie Johnson- Blues in my Soul- 1937/1946 EPM- (France)
48. The Best of the Mississippi Sheiks- Columbia/Legacy
49. The Best of the Spivey Sisters- 1929-1937 RST Rcordings- (Austria)
50. Kokomo Arnold- The Complete Recordings- Vol. 1- 1930-35- Document
