1st set: Blind Willie McTell, vocals, guitar ; Curley Weaver, vocals, guitar. 2nd set: Curly Weaver, vocals, guitar ; Blind Willie McTell, guitar. 3rd set: Pee Wee Hughes & the Delta Duo, vocals, harmonica ; unknown, guitar ; 4th set: Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery, piano. 5th set: Mamie Smith (Memphis Minnie) and Her Jumping Boys, vocals, guitar ; Sunnyland Slim, piano ; Jimmy Rogers, guitar ; Big Crawford, banjo. 6th set: St. Louis Jimmy, vocals ; Sunnyland Slim, piano. 7th set: Sunnyland Slim, vocals, piano ; Oliver Alcorn, trap set ; Robert Jr. Lockwood, guitar ; Big Crawford, banjo ; Alfred Wallace, drums. 8th set: Jimmy Rogers, vocals, guitar ; Little Walter, harmonica ; Sunnyland Slim, piano ; Muddy Waters, guitar ; Big Crawford, banjo. Recorded 1949.
Contents:
CD 1. Blind Willie McTell: Don't forget it -- A-Z blues -- Good little thing -- You can't get stuff no more -- Love changin' blues -- Savannah mama -- Talkin' to you mama -- East St. Louis -- Wee midnight hours -- Pal of mine -- Pal of mine (alt take) -- Pal of mine (alt take) -- Honey it must be love -- Sending up my timber -- Sending up my timber (alt take) -- Lord have mercy if You please -- Climbing high mountains (trying to get home) -- It's my desire -- Hide me in Thy bosom. CD 2. Curley Weaver: Brown skin woman ; Keep on drinkin' -- Pee Wee Hughes & The Delta Duo: Sugar mama blues ; Shreveport blues -- Eurreal "Little Brother" Montgomery: Vicksburg blues ; A & B blues ; After hours blues -- Mamie Smith (Memphis Minnie) and Her Jumping Boys: Down home girl ; Nightwatchman blues ; Nightwatchman blues (alt take) ; Why did I make you cry ; Kidman blues -- St. Louis Jimmy: Hard work boogie ; Your evil ways ; I sit up all night ; State Street blues -- Sunnyland Slim: When I was young (aka, Shake it baby) -- Jimmy Rogers: Ludella.
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