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Indigenous: The Acoustic Sessions

1 CD / Vanguard / 2010-06-08

Tracks: Now That You're Gone; Things We Do; Little Time; Rest of My Days; Want You to Say; Fool Me Again; Come on Home; Leaving; Should I Stay; Eyes of a Child; You Got It
Artists: Indigenous

Personnel: Mato Nanji (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Lisa Germano (violin); Jamie Candiloro (keyboards, cymbals, percussion, background vocals); Leah Nanji (background vocals).

Audio Mixe...continue...

Indigenous: Broken Lands

1 CD / Vanguard / 2008-08-19

Tracks: Should I Stay; Eyes Of A Child; Place I Know; All I Want To See; I Can't Pretend; All Night Long; Just Can't Hide; Make A Change; It's Alright With Me; Let It Rain; Still Remember; Waiting
Artists: Indigenous

Native American Band Indigenous deliver their album Broken Lands for 2008. Indigenous were nominated in three categories and won the award for Best Blues album...continue...
For their second release on Vanguard, Indigenous display a striking command of modern blues rock. Although they started as a family band on the Nakota reservation in South Dakota, Indigenous has over ...continue...

Odetta: Christmas Spirituals

1 CD / Vanguard / 2008-08-04

Tracks: Virgin Mary Had One Son; Somebody's Talking About Jesus; Ain't That a-Rocking; Mary Had a Baby; Go Tell It On the Mountain; Beautiful Star; Poor Little Jesus; Shout For Joy; Oh, Jerusalem; Rise Up Sh...
Artists: Odetta

Personnel: Odetta (vocals, acoustic guitar); Bill Lee, Lincoln Goines (acoustic bass); Jeff Salisbury (snare drum); Carol Steele (percussion).

Engineers: Lincoln Clapp, Todd Lockwood, Jon Faust...continue...

Charlie Musselwhite: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: I Don't Play, I'll Be Your Man Some Day; Juke; Christo Redemptor; Baby Will You Please Help Me; Cha Cha the Blues; Strange Land; Everythin'gs Gonna Be Alright; Blue Feeling Today; Nice Day For Someth...
Artists: Charlie Musselwhite

Harmonica wizard Charlie Musselwhite recorded three albums for the Vanguard label at the beginning of his solo career, and VANGUARD VISIONARIES culls 10 cuts from those discs. Musselwhite had learned ...continue...

Buddy Guy: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: I Can't Quit the Blues; Things I Used to Do, The; 24 Hours of the Days; My Time After Awhile; Mary Had a Little Lamb; Knock on Wood; Posion Ivy; Hold That Plane; One Room Country Shack; Watermelon Man
Artists: Buddy Guy

Eric Clapton and John Mayer, as well as any artist who has topped a "best guitarists" list in recent years, owe a debt of gratitude to Buddy Guy, one of the original guitar heroes. His work is showcas...continue...

James Cotton (Harmonica): Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Cotton Crop Blues; Rocket; Cut You Loose; Negative 10-4; Next Time You See Me; Blues Keep Falling, The; Love Me or Leave Me; West Helena Blues; Got to Get You Off My Mind; Honest I Do
Artists: James Cotton (Harmonica)

James Cotton is best known for his long-running stint as Muddy Waters's harmonica player, but the man was certainly no slouch as a solo artist throughout the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, and beyond. VANGUA...continue...

Jimmy Rushing: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Dinah; Pennies From Heaven; Oh Love; Goin' to Chicago; Sent For You Yesterday; Boogie Woogie; Good Morning Blues; Evenin'; See See Rider; Don't Cry Baby
Artists: Jimmy Rushing

The late great Jimmy Rushing was a singer on the cusp of both jazz and blues. He had the boisterous style of a blues shouter and the warmth and mellow finesse of a jazz singer. This volume of VISIONAR...continue...

John Fahey: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Lion; March! For Martin Luther King; Requiem For John Hurt; Dance of the Inhabitants of the Invisible City of Bladensburg; Yellow Princess, The; Irish Setter; Requiem For Molly - (Part 1); Requiem Fo...
Artists: John Fahey

The late, great John Fahey helped turn a generation of folk kids on to the blues in the 1960s (not to mention turning a generation of hipster kids on to folk in the '90s), and his "American Primitive ...continue...

John Hammond, Jr.: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Big Boss Man; Seventh Son; Statesborough Blues; Hellbound Blues; I Wish You Would; 32-20 Blues; Guitar King; Two Trains Running; I'm Ready; Sweet Home Chicago
Artists: John Hammond, Jr.

You can't hear the low growl of Tom Waits or the twang of Bonnie Raitt without hearing echoes of John Hammond. The veteran bluesman is in fine form on these gems plucked from the Vanguard Records arch...continue...

Junior Wells: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Help Me (A Tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson); It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong); Messin' With the Kid; Vietcong Blues; It's My Life, Baby; Everything's Going to Be Alright; Shake It Baby; Tobacco...
Artists: Junior Wells

Junior Wells's name is often associated with fellow bluesman Buddy Guy, but in this collection, culled from deep within the Vanguard vaults, the ace Chicago sideman gets a chance to shine on his own. ...continue...

Mississippi John Hurt: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Candy Man; Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor; Spike Driver Blues; I'm Satisfied; Since I've Laid My Burden Down; Richland Woman Blues; Chicken, The; Stagolee; Goodnight Irene; Farther Along
Artists: Mississippi John Hurt

Although Mississippi John Hurt had been performing and recording since the 1920s, it wasn't until the early '60s that Hurt's unique picking and laid-back singing style were rediscovered in a big way. ...continue...

Odetta: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Midnight Special; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands; Cotton Fields; House of the Rising Sun; Another Man Done Gone; Livin' With the Blues; Special Delivery Blues; Down on Me; Cool Water; Jumpin' ...
Artists: Odetta

Although trained as an opera singer, Odetta started singing folk music in the 1950s and was quickly embraced as a master interpreter and revivalist. Her strong vocals and life-affirming aura made her ...continue...

Siegel-Schwall Band: Vanguard Visionaries *

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Going to New York; Boot Hill; Easy Rider; Shake For Me; Tell Me; I Have Had All I Can Take; So Glad You're Mine; I Don't Want You to Be My Girl; Song; Angel Food Cake
Artists: Siegel-Schwall Band

The Siegel-Schwall Band was an electric blues outfit that played the music in the style of their native Chicago: gritty and with plenty of guts. A tenure with the Vanguard label in the mid 1960s resul...continue...

Big Mama Thornton: Vanguard Visionaries *

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: Hound Dog; Ball and Chain; Sassy Mama; Little Red Rooster; Rock Me Baby; Big Mama Swings; Rolling Stone; Good-Bye Baby; Gonna Leave You; Big Mama's New Love
Artists: Big Mama Thornton

For some time, Big Mama Thornton was unjustly lost to the annals of history, despite having influenced everyone from Janis Joplin to Elvis to modern soul singers such as Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones...continue...

Skip James: Vanguard Visionaries

1 CD / Vanguard / 2007-06-12

Tracks: I'm So Glad; Devil Got My Woman; 22-20 Blues; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Look Down the Road; Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues; Cypress Grove; Special Rider Blues; Look at the People Standing...
Artists: Skip James

Legendary bluesman Skip James might not be a familiar name for many music fans, yet he's influenced countless artists from Ry Cooder and John Fahey to Jon Spencer and the North Mississippi All-Stars. ...continue...

Tab Benoit: Best of the Bayou Blues

1 CD / Vanguard / 2006-08-08

Tracks: Voodoo on the Bayou; Drownin' on Dry Land; Somehow; Jambalaya; Nice and Warm; Rainy Day Blues; Gone Too Long; What I Live For; Mother Earth; Crawfishin'; Standing on the Bank; Seventh Son, The; You G...
Artists: Tab Benoit

Comprehensive 16 track collection pulled from Benoit's Five Vanguard albums. ''What I like is he captures a real blues feel in his playing and singing,...continue...
Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica); Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Doug Therrien (vocals); Chubby Carrier (accordion); Marc Adams, Reese Wynans, Paul ...continue...

Indigenous: Chasing the Sun

1 CD / Vanguard / 2006-06-13

Tracks: Runaway; I'll Be Waiting; Number Nine Train; Come on Home; Fool Me Again; Feel Alright Now; Way You Shake, The; Out of Nowhere; Leaving; Born in Time
Artists: Indigenous

Mato Nanji, the stellar guitarist, singer and songwriter of Indigenous releases his Vanguard debut, Chasing the Sun. Considered one of blues-rock's most exciting talents, Mato...continue...
Personnel: Mato Nanji (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Bruce McCabe (piano, electric piano); Michael Bland (drums).

Audio Mixer: David Leonard .

Recording information: Winterland Stu...continue...

John Fahey: The Yellow Princess [Bonus Tracks]

1 CD / Vanguard / 2006-02-14

Tracks: Yellow Princess, The; View (East from the Top of the Riggs Road/B&O Trestle); Lion; March! For Martin Luther King; Singing Bridge of Memphis, Tennessee, The; Dance of the Inhabitants of the Invisible...
Artists: John Fahey

Reissue of the long out of print 1968 Fahey Classic The Yellow Princess. Includes three new bonus tracks 'The John Fahey Sampler, Themes and Variations',...continue...
Personnel: Matt Andes (guitar); Mark Andes (electric bass); Kevin Kelley (drums).

Liner Note Author: M. Ward.

Recording information: Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, CA (08/1965)....continue...

Original Soundtrack: Lackawanna Blues

1 CD / Vanguard / 2005-02-08

Tracks: Caldonia; That's All I Need; If I Ever Lost You; Boogie Woogie Country Girl; Dark Road; But It's Alright; One Dime Blues; High Heel Sneakers; Something Inside Me; Destination Love; Party Girl; Faith ...
Artists: Original Soundtrack

2005 soundtrack features contributions from Mos Def, Ricky Fante, Little Jimmy Scott, Big Joe Turner, Robert Bradley, & more. 13 tracks....continue...
Personnel: Tommy Tucker, Jr. (vocals, piano, organ); Little Jimmy Scott, Macy Gray, Mos Def, Robert Bradley, The Blind Boys of Alabama (vocals); Dean "Cousin Sugar" Young, Hy White, Matt Ruffino, Zach...continue...

John Hammond, Jr.: At The Crossroads

1 CD / Vanguard / 2005-01-31

Tracks: 32-20 Blues; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Traveling Riverside Blues; Stones in My Passway; Cross Road Blues; Hellhound Blues (Hellhound on My Trail); Me & The Devil Blues; Walking Blues; Come on in My Kitch...
Artists: John Hammond, Jr.

This mid-price compilation collects together 14 Robert Johnson-penned somgs that Hammond recorded for the Vanguard label between 1965 and 1978. Most are recorded, like Johnson's...continue...
Personnel: John Hammond (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Billy Butler, James Spruill (electric guitar); Robbie Robertson (guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica); Mike Bloomfield (piano); Garth Hudson (H...continue...

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise: Still Lovin' You

1 CD / Vanguard / 2003-11-11

Tracks: All I Wanna Do; I Thank You; Still Lovin' You; When You Love Something; Pretender; Anna; Virginia; Don't Take Your Love Away; Work It Out; Hollywood
Artists: Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

Full performer name: Robert Bradley & Blackwater Surprise.

Robert Bradley & Blackwater Surprise includes: Robert Bradley (vocals, piano); Randy Sly, Matthew Ruffino, Russ Epker, Ryan Pardington...continue...

John Hammond, Jr.: At the Crossroads: The Blues of Robert Johnson

1 CD / Vanguard / 2003-10-14

Tracks: 32-20 Blues; Milkcow's Calf Blues; Traveling Riverside Blues; Stones in My Passway; Cross Road Blues; Hellhound Blues (Hellhound on My Trail); Me and the Devil Blues - (live); Walking Blues; Come on ...
Artists: John Hammond, Jr.

Personnel: John Hammond (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Billy Butler, James Spruill (electric guitar); Robbie Robertson (guitar); Charlie Musselwhite (harmonica); Mike Bloomfield (piano); Garth Hudson (H...continue...

Skip James: Studio Sessions: Rare and Unreleased

1 CD / Vanguard / 2003-02-11

Tracks: Backwater Blues; Everybody Ought to Live Right; I Want to Be More Like Jesus; Jack O'Diamonds (Is a Hard Card to Play); My Last Boogie; Lazy Bones; Let My Jesus Lead You; My Own Blues; Oh, Mary Don't...
Artists: Skip James

Liner Note Author: Billy Altman.

Photographers: Dick Waterman; Ann Charters ; Julie Snow.

Unknown Contributor Role: John Smith Hurt.

All of these 19 songs, not released until 2003...continue...

Lightnin' Hopkins: Live at Newport

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-09-17

Tracks: Introduction By Michael Bloomfield; Where Can I Find My Baby? - (previously unreleased); Baby Please Don't Go; Mojo Hand - (previously unreleased); Trouble in Mind - (previously unreleased); Woman I'...
Artists: Lightnin' Hopkins

Includes liner notes by John Milward.

Liner Note Author: John Milward.

Recording information: 1965.

Photographers: Ray Flerlage; Doug Fulton.

There's something affecting ab...continue...

Various Artists: Vanguard: Roots of Folk [Box]

3 CD / Vanguard / 2002-08-13

Tracks: Joe Hillk - Paul Robeson; Irene - Leon Bibb; Kumbaya - The Weavers; This Land is Your Land - Cisco Houston; Roll On Buddy - Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Another Man Done Gone - Odetta; Turn, Turn, Turn - J...
Artists: Various Artists

Vanguard was one of the leading folk labels of the 1960s, due both to its own studio releases and its anthologies of performances from the Newport Folk Festivals. This is a three-CD set of Vanguard ma...continue...

Various Artists: From Hell To Gone and Back (Texas Blues)

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-07-09

Tracks: Freddie - Mance Lipscomb (live); So Different Blues - Mance Lipscomb (live); God Moves on the Water - Mance Lipscomb (live); Baby Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins (live); Shake That Thing - Lightn...
Artists: Various Artists

Includes liner notes by Joe Nick Patoski.

Personnel: Pee Wee Crayton (vocals, guitar); Lee Roy Parnell (vocals, electric guitar, slide guitar); Big Mama Thornton, Bonnie Bramlett (vocals); Corn...continue...

John Lee Hooker: Live at Newport

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-04-02

Tracks: Introduction by George Wein; Hobo Blues; Maudie; Introduction by John Lee Hooker; I Can't Quit You Baby; Stop Now Baby; Tupelo; Sometimes You Make Me Feel So Bad; Bus Station Blues; Introduction by J...
Artists: John Lee Hooker

Recorded in 1960 & 1963. Includes liner notes by John Milward.

Digitally remastered using turbo bit technology by Jeff Zaraya.

Live at Newport is an addition to the already huge pile of ...continue...

Mississippi John Hurt: Live [Vanguard]

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-04-02

Tracks: Here I Am, Oh Lord, Send Me; I Shall Not Be Moved; Nearer My God to Thee; Baby What's Wrong With You; Ain't Nobody's Business; Salty Dog Blues; Coffee Blues; Avalon, My Home Town; Make Me a Pallet on...
Artists: Mississippi John Hurt

Recorded at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio on April 15, 1965 and at the Newport Folk Festival Workshop, Newport, Rhode Island in 1965. Includes liner notes by Billy Altman.

All tracks have been...continue...

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise: New Ground

1 CD / Vanguard / 2002-02-05

Tracks: Train; See Her; Profile; Lindy; Feel the Fire; Exist for Love; Nightlife; Willie Lee; Ride My Wave; Fast Lane; Young Girls; Born in America
Artists: Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise: Robert Bradley (vocals, piano); Matt Ruffino (vocals, guitar); Randall Sly (vocals, keyboards); Tommy Wilber (vocals, bass); Jeff Fowlkes (vocals, drums).

...continue...

Siegel-Schwall Band: The Complete Vanguard Recordings and More

3 CD / Vanguard / 2001-04-10

Tracks: Howlin' for My Darlin' - (previously unreleased); I've Had All I Can Take - (previously unreleased, TRUE instrumental); Down in the Bottom; I Have Had All I Can Take; Boot Hill; When I Get the Time; ...
Artists: Siegel-Schwall Band

THE COMPLETE VANGUARD RECORDINGS contains: THE SIEGEL/SCHWALL BAND (1966)/SAY SIEGEL/SCHWALL (1967)/SHAKE! (1968)/SIEGEL/SCHWALL 70 (1970) as well as previously unreleased tracks.

The Siegel/Sc...continue...

Rev. Gary Davis: Live at Newport [Remaster]

1 CD / Vanguard / 2001-03-13

Tracks: Samson and Delilah; I Won't Be Back No More; Buck Dance; Twelve Sticks (the Dozens); Death Don't Have No Mercy; You Got to Move; Lovin' Spoonful; She Wouldn't Say Quit; I've Done All My Singing for M...
Artists: Rev. Gary Davis

The 2001 edition of LIVE AT NEWPORT contains 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Personnel includes: Reverend Gary Davis (6 & 12-string guitars, harmonica).

Recorded at the Newport Fol...continue...

Mississippi John Hurt: The Complete Studio Recordings

3 CD / Vanguard / 2000-10-31

Tracks: Pay Day; I'm Satisfied; Candy Man; Make Ma a Pallet on Your Floor; Talking Casey; Corrinna, Corrinna; Coffee Blues; Louis Collins; Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight; If You Don't Want Me Baby; Spike D...
Artists: Mississippi John Hurt

THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS contains TODAY! (1966)/THE IMMORTAL MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT (1967)/LAST SESSIONS (1966).

Solo performer: Mississippi John Hurt (vocals, guitar).

Producer: Pa...continue...

Buddy Guy: The Complete Vanguard Recordings

3 CD / Vanguard / 2000-10-31

Tracks: Man and the Blues, A; I Can't Quit the Blues; Money (That's What I Want); One Room Country Shack; Mary Had a Little Lamp; Just Playing My Axe; Sweet Little Angel; Worry, Worry; Jam on a Monday Mornin...
Artists: Buddy Guy

THE COMPLETE VANGUARD RECORDINGS features all the tracks from THIS IS BUDDY GUY (1968), A MAN AND THE BLUES (1968) and HOLD THAT PLANE (1972) as well as previously unreleased live material.

Inc...continue...

Big Mama Thornton: The Complete Vanguard Recordings [Box]

3 CD / Vanguard / 2000-04-18

Tracks: Little Red Rooster; Ball and Chain; Jail; Hound Dog; Rock Me Baby; Sheriff O.E. & Me; Oh Happy Day; Rolling Stone; Lost City; Mr. Cool; Big Mama's New Love; Private Number; Sassy Mama; Everybody's Ha...
Artists: Big Mama Thornton

Originally released as two separate LPs: JAIL (1975), SASSY MAMA (1975) and includes the previously unreleased BIG MAMA SWINGS.

Personnel: Big Mama Thornton (vocals); B. Huston, Steve Wachsman,...continue...

Odetta: Livin' with the Blues

1 CD / Vanguard / 2000-04-18

Tracks: Make Me a Pallet on the Floor; Mean and Evil - (previously unreleased); Livin' With the Blues; Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out; House of the Rising Sun; Empty Pocket Blues - (previously unr...
Artists: Odetta

Personnel includes: Odetta (guitar); Bille Lee (bass).

Includes liner notes by John Milward.

Personnel: Odetta (guitar).

Liner Note Author: John Milward.

Photographer: Ray ...continue...

John Hammond, Jr.: The Best of the Vanguard Years

1 CD / Vanguard / 2000-02-22

Tracks: 32-20 Blues; Statesborough Blues; Seventh Son; Drop Down Mama; Going Back to Florida; Ask Me Nice - (previously unreleased); Hellhound Blues - (previously unreleased); I'm Ready; I'm a Man; Key to th...
Artists: John Hammond, Jr.

Personnel includes: John Hammond (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica) Robbie Robertson, Billy Butler, James Spruill, Jimmy Thackery (electric guitar); Charlie Musselwhite, Mark Wenner) (ha...continue...

Charlie Musselwhite: Best of the Vanguard Years

2 CD / Vanguard / 2000-02-22

Tracks: Chicken Shack; No More Lonely Nights; Help Me; Cha Cha the Blues; Christo Redemptor; My Buddy Buddy Friends; Gone and Left Me; Juke; Tennessee Woman; I Don't Play, I'll Be Your Man Some Day; Blue Fee...
Artists: Charlie Musselwhite

Personnel: Charlie Musselwhite (vocals, harmonica); Tim Kaihatsu (vocals, guitar); Robbie Robertson, Johnny Shines, Larry Welker, Harvey Mandel (guitar); Rod Piazza (chromatic harmonica); Walter Horto...continue...

Various Artists: Blow'n the Blues: Best of the Great Harp Players

1 CD / Vanguard / 2000-01-25

Tracks: Help Me - Junior Wells; Messin' With the Kid - Junior Wells; Stormy Monday Blues - Junior Wells; Checking on My Baby - Junior Wells; Early in the Morning - Junior Wells; Cotton Crop Blues - James Cot...
Artists: Various Artists

Includes liner notes by Billy Altman.

Personnel: Jim Schwall (vocals, guitar, mandolin); Johnny Shines (vocals, guitar); Corky Siegel (vocals, harmonica, piano); James Cotton , Junior Wells, Ch...continue...

Various Artists: Frett'n the Blues: Best of the Great Blues Guitarists

1 CD / Vanguard / 2000-01-25

Tracks: Poison Ivy - Buddy Guy; One Room Country Shack - Buddy Guy; Mary Had a Little Lamb - Buddy Guy; Sweet Little Angel - Buddy Guy; (I Got A) Stomach Ache - Buddy Guy/Junior Wells; Vietcong Blues - Buddy...
Artists: Various Artists

Includes liner notes by John Milward.

In the 1960s, lovers of electric blues had a lot to choose from -- not only the Chicago blues, but also the electric blues of Texas, Louisiana, Detroit, an...continue...

Jimmy Rushing: Every Day

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-10-25

Tracks: Evenin'; Good Morning Blues; See See Rider; Take Me Back, Baby; Sent For You Yesterday; Roll 'Em Pete; Sometimes I Think I Do; Take Me With You Baby; My Friend Mr. Blues; Every Day; Don't Cry, Baby; ...
Artists: Jimmy Rushing

Recorded between 1955-1958.

This CD compiles tracks from three separate LPs of the always-swinging blues shouter Jimmy Rushing, produced by John Hammond in the 1950s. Most of the music comes fr...continue...

Tab Benoit: These Blues Are All Mine

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-10-25

Tracks: I'm Tired; Crosscut Saw; These Blues Are All Mine; Lights Are on, But Nobody's Home; Raided That Joint; Crawfishin'; Mother Earth; Don't Lose Your Cool; Jambalaya (On the Bayou); Twenty-Nine Ways to ...
Artists: Tab Benoit

Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); MarcAdams (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); David Lee Watson (bass); Allyn Robinson (drums).

Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, acoustic guita...continue...

Various Artists: From Spirituals to Swing: The Legendary 1938 & 1939 Carnegie Hall Concerts [Box]

3 CD / Vanguard / 1999-08-24

Tracks: Swingin' the Blues - Count Basie & His Orchestra (previously unreleased); One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie & His Orchestra; Introduction - John Hammond; Blues With Lips - Hot Lips Page/Count Basie & Hi...
Artists: Various Artists

Producer: John Hammond.

Compilation producer: Steve Buckingham.

Principally recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York in 1938 and 1939. Includes liner notes by Steve Buckingham,...continue...

John Fahey: The Best of the Vanguard Years

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-07-27

Tracks: Yellow Princess, The; View (East From the Top of the Riggs Road B & O); Lion; March! For Matin Luther King; Singing Bridge of Memphis Tennessee, The; Dance of the Inhabitants of the Invisible City of...
Artists: John Fahey

Personnel includes: John Fahey (acoustic, guitar); Kevin Kelley (drums).

Though only encompassing two albums, The Yellow Princess and Requia and Other Compositions for Guitar Solo, the latter o...continue...

Jimmy Rushing: Oh Love

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-07-27

Tracks: Boogie Woogie; I Want A Little Girl; How Long; It's Hard To Laugh A Smile; Goin' To Chicago; I Can't Understand; Pennies From Heaven; Oh Love; If This Ain't The Blues [Inst.] - (Inst); Dinah; How You...
Artists: Jimmy Rushing

Producer: John Hammond.

Compilation producer: Steve Buckingham.

Includes liner notes by Samuel Charters.

This is part of the Vanguard Records series John Hammond's Vanguard Jazz S...continue...

Various Artists: Chicago/The Blues/Today! [Slipcase]

3 CD / Vanguard / 1999-07-27

Tracks: Help Me (a Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson) - Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band; It Hurts Me Too (When Things Go Wrong) - Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band; Messin' With the Kid - Junior Wells' Chicago...
Artists: Various Artists

Performers include: Junior Wells, J.B. Hutto, Otis Spann, Jimmy Cotton, Otis Rush, Homesick James, Johnny Young, Johnny Shine, Big Walter Horton, Memphis Charlie.

All tracks have been digitally...continue...

Otis Spann: The Best of the Vanguard Years

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-06-22

Tracks: Marie; Burning Fire; S.P. Blues; Sometimes I Wonder; Spann's Stomp; Home to Mississippi; Blues Is a Botheration; You Said You'd Be on Time; Cryin' Time; Blind Man; Some Day; Twisted Snake; Green Flow...
Artists: Otis Spann

Personnel: Otis Spann (vocals, piano, organ); Lucille Spann (vocals); Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Barry Melton (guitar); Lonnie Taylor, S.P. Leary (drums).

Liner Note Author: Wayne Robins....continue...

James Cotton (Harmonica): Best of the Vanguard Years

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-06-22

Tracks: Cotton Crop Blues; Blues Keep Falling, The; Love Me or Leave Me; Rocket 88; West Helena Blues; River's Invitation; Honest I Do; Got to Get You off My Mind; Coast Blues; Next Time You See Me; Cut You ...
Artists: James Cotton (Harmonica)

Personnel includes: James Cotton (vocals, harmonica); James Madison,

James Cook (guitar); Martin Fierro (saxophone); Mike Fender (trumpet, bass);

Wayne Talbert (piano, organ); Otis Spann...continue...

Tab Benoit: Live: Swampland Jam

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-04-20

Tracks: Let Love Take Control; Ain't Gonna Do It; Moon Coming Over the Hill; Too Many Dirty Dishes; Keep on Moving; Heart of Stone; Gone Too Long; Garbage Man; Crawling King Snake; Louisiana Stule; It Takes ...
Artists: Tab Benoit

Personnel: Tab Benoit, Tabby Thomas (guitar, vocals); Raful Neal (harmonica); Jumpin' Johnny Sansone (accordian, harmonica); Chubby Carrier (accordian); Henry Gray (piano); Doug Therrien (bass); Allyn...continue...

Tab Benoit: Standing on the Bank

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-04-20

Tracks: Make Your Mind Up; Me and My Guitar; Downtown; Standing on the Bank; Match Box Blues; Rainy Day Blues; You Got What I Want; Seventh Son, The; If I Could Quit You; Laundromat Blues; Going Down; Still ...
Artists: Tab Benoit

Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, guitar); Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Paul English (piano, organ); Allyn Robinson, Ray Allison (drums).

Audio Mixer: Randall Hage Jamail.

Recording info...continue...

Tab Benoit: What I Live For

1 CD / Vanguard / 1999-04-20

Tracks: Blues Come Walkin' In; Who's Been Talkin'; Cross the Line; Time and Time Again; Cherry Tree Blues; Somehow; She's My Number One; Too Many Drivers at the Wheel; Night Life; Don't Cut Off Your Hair; Wi...
Artists: Tab Benoit

Personnel: Tab Benoit (vocals, guitar); Derek O'Brien (guitar); Reese Wynans (Hammond B-3 organ, piano); Steve Bailey (bass); Kenny Aronoff (drums).

Engineers: Larry Greenhill, Stuart Sullivan....continue...