Poor me / Charley Patton (2:56). Bye bye blues / Tommy Johnson (3:00) -- Hard time killin' floor blues / Skip James (2:47) -- I'll go with her / Robert Wilkins (3:03) -- Country farm blues / Son House (2:08) -- Who's been here? / Bo Carter (2:34) -- Trouble hearted blues (Take 2) / Ishman Bracey (3:20) -- World is going wrong / Mississippi Sheiks (3:21) -- That won't do / Arthur Petties (2:58) -- M & O Blues / Willie Brown (3:07) -- It's cold in China blues / The Mississippi Moaner (2:46) -- Evil devil blues / Johnnie Temple (3:04) -- Stered gal / Mississippi Bracey (3:05) -- Dough roller blues / Garfield Akers (3:08) -- Tallahatchie River Blues / Mattie Delaney (2:45) -- Dirty mistreater / Willie 'Poor Boy' Lofton (2:46) -- Rowdy blues / Kid Bailey (2:56) -- Eagles on a half / Geeshie Wiley (3:01) -- Traveling mama blues / Joe Calicott (3:12) -- Bareoot blues / Jelly Jaw Short (2:54) -- Mississippi jailhouse groan / Rube Lacey (3:18) -- Last time blues / Charlie McCoy (3:01) -- Street walkin' / Sonny Boy Nelson (2:32) -- I'm talking about you / Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe (2:38) -- Poor me / Charley Patton (2:56).
Summary:
The most influential of all the blues forms, Delta blues laid the foundations for what was to become rock n' roll. Born in the punishing and poverty-stricken environment of the Mississippi Delta, this Rough Guide traces its early origins with classic tracks by many Delta legends as well as lesser-known artists shrouded in mystery.
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