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Stefan Grossman: Country Blues Guitar Festival

CD / Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop / 2012-10-16

Tracks: Special Rider Blues; Pallet On Your Floor; One Kind Favor; Hollerin' For My Crow Jane; Hard Time Killin' Floor; If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down the Road; Ragtime Mama Blues; Someday Baby; Weeping ...
Artists: Stefan Grossman

Liner Note Authors: ED Denson; Stefan Grossman.

Recording information: Livingston Studio, London, England....continue...

Son House: Field Recordings, Vol. 17

1 CD / Document (USA) / 2012-08-14

Tracks: Levee Camp Blues; Government Fleet Blues; Walking Blues; Shetland Pony Blues; Camp Hollers; Delta Blues; Special Rider Blues [Test]; Special Rider Blues; Low Down Dirty Dog Blues; Depot Blues; Interv...
Artists: Son House

Liner Note Author: Bob Groom.

Recording information: Robinsonville, MI (07/17/1942)....continue...

Skip James: The Very Best of Skip James *

1 CD / Fuel 2000 / 2012-05-08

Tracks: Devil Got My Woman; I'm So Glad; Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Special Rider Blues; Be Ready When He Comes; If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Illinois Blues...
Artists: Skip James

Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.

Skip James' soft eerie falsetto and odd guitar tunings place him apart from other Delta blues players, and when he took a turn at the piano, that, too, was unique....continue...

Stefan Grossman: The Guitar Artistry of Stefan Grossman *

1 DVD Video / Rounder / 2011-04-19

Tracks: Roll & Tumble Blues; High Society; God Moves On the Water; Shake Sugaree; Lena Anne; Dallas Rag; Friends Forever; Log Cabin Blues; Satisfied and Tickled Too; Special Rider Blues; You Got the Pocketbo...
Artists: Stefan Grossman

Skip James: I'd Rather Be the Devil: The Legendary 1931 Session

1 CD / Rev-Ola Records / 2011-04-12

Tracks: Devil Got My Woman; Cypress Grove Blues; Cherry Ball Blues; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get On Down The Road; 22-20 Blues; How Lo...
Artists: Skip James

Recording information: 02/1931.

They've been reissued as a piece before, and no doubt they'll be reissued together in the future. But here they are again on this 2007 compilation: all 18 surviv...continue...

Son House: Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Son House

CD / Sony Music / 2007-09-18

Tracks: My Black Mama; Preachin' Blues; Dry Spell Blues; Levee Camp Blues; Walking Blues; Special Rider Blues; Pony Blues; Death Letter Blues; Pearline; John The Revelator; Empire State Express; Levee Camp M...
Artists: Son House

Personnel includes: Son House (vocals, guitar).

Recorded between 1930 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Martin Scorsese and Larry Hoffman

This collection spotlights the great Delta bluesma...continue...

Bukka White: Three Shades Of Blues (Collectables)

1 CD / Collectables / 2007-08-28

Tracks: Mama Don' Low; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Jelly Roll Workin' Man; Black Crepe Blues; Glory Bound Train; Drunken Spree; Special Rider Blues; I Don't Want a Woman to Stay out All Night Long; Love Changin' ...
Artists: Bukka White

Recorded between 1949 and 1974.

Three Shades of Blues comprises a selection of tracks cut by Bukka White, Skip James, and Blind Willie McTell, all recorded during different eras. James's tracks...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...

Son House: King of the Delta Blues

1 CD / Fuel 2000 / 2005-10-25

Tracks: Levee Camp Blues; Government Fleet Blues; Walking Blues; Shetland Pony Blues; Camp Hollers; Delta Blues; Special Rider Blues; Special Rider Blues; Low Down Dirty Dog Blues; Depot Blues; Key of Minor;...
Artists: Son House

This is a tour of the world by SON HOUSE, circa 1941/1942. Recorded in the back room of Clarks' country store in Robinsonville by Lake...continue...
Personnel: Son House (vocals, guitar).

The title King Of The Delta Blues is usually reserved for Robert Johnson, generally considered to be one of the 20th century's most influential blues perf...continue...

Skip James: Hard Time Killin' Floor

1 CD / Yazoo / 2005-06-21

Tracks: Cypress Grove Blues; If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Special Rider Blues; Devil Got My Woman; I'm So Glad; Cherrry Ball Blues; 22-20 Blues; Jesus Is a Migh...
Artists: Skip James

Solo performer: Skip James (vocals, guitar)

Recorded in 1964. Includes liner notes by Brett J. Bonner.

Includes 4 bonus tracks by Son House.

Audio Remasterer: Richard Nevins.
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Skip James: Cypress Grove Blues [Digipak]

1 CD / Snapper / 2004-03-09

Tracks: Devil Got My Woman; Four O'Clock Blues; 22-20 Blues; Cypress Grove Blues; Cherry Ball Blues; Illinois Blues; Be Ready When He Comes; Hard Luck Child; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Yola My Blues Away...
Artists: Skip James

This collection contains all the Skip James tracks released by Paramount records in 1931 in chronological order.

Personnel includes: Skip James (vocals, guitar, piano).

Includes liner no...continue...

Son House: Delta Blues [Digipak]

1 CD / Snapper / 2004-03-09

Tracks: Walkin' Blues; My Black Mama, Pt. 1; My Black Mama, Pt. 2; Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 1; Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 2; Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1; Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 2; Levee Camp Blues; Government Camp Bl...
Artists: Son House

20 formative tracks from the king of Delta blues, including "Preachin' The Blues", "Walking Blues" and "The Pony Blues"....continue...
Includes liner notes by Ken Romanowski.

Personnel: Son House (vocals, guitar); Son House; Fiddlin' Joe Martin, Joe Martin (mandolin, violin); Leroy Martin (harmonica); Willie Brown (guitar, fid...continue...

Corey Harris: Mississippi to Mali

1 CD / Rounder Select / 2003-11-18

Tracks: Coahoma; Big Road Blues; Special Rider Blues; Tamalah; Back Atcha; Rokie; Chanson des Bozos, La; Mr. Turner; Cypress Grove Blues; Station Blues; .44 Blues; Njarka; Charlene; Catfish Blues; Dark Was t...
Artists: Corey Harris

Personnel: Corey Harris (vocals, guitar); Ali Farka Toure (vocals, guitar, njarka); Ali Magassa (guitar, background vocals); Sharde Thomas (fife, background vocals); Bobby Rush (harmonica); Sam Carr (...continue...

Various Artists: Legends of Country Blues [Box]

5 CD / JSP Records / 2003-09-23

Tracks: Devil Got My Woman; Cypress Grove Blues; Illinois Blues; Four O'Clock Blues; Hard Luck Child; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Yola My Blues Away; Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader; Be Ready When He Comes;...
Artists: Various Artists

JSP's Legends of Country Blues compiles five CDs of performances by Son House, Skip James, Bukka White, Tommy Johnson, and Ishman Bracey. These historic prewar recordings have been remastered, and acc...continue...

Son House: Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House

1 CD / Shout! Factory / 2003-09-09

Tracks: My Black Mama, Pt. 1; Walking Blues - (previously unreleased, take Unissued Test, unissued test); Dry Spell Blues; Country Farm Blues; Levee Camp Blues; Walking Blues; Shetland Pony Blues; Delta Blue...
Artists: Son House

Recorded between 1930 & 1965. Includes liner notes by Mark Humphrey.

This is a part of Shout!'s Heroes Of The Blues Series.

Audio Remasterer: Mike Thomas.

Liner Note Author: Mark ...continue...

Skip James: Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Skip James

1 CD / Shout! Factory / 2003-09-09

Tracks: 22-20 Blues; Little Cow Little Calf Is Gonna Die; Special Rider Blues; Vicksburg Blues; How Long Blues; Devil Got My Woman; Sick Bed Blues; I Don't Want a Woman to Stay up All Night Long; Hard Time K...
Artists: Skip James

Includes liner notes by Byl Carruthers.

This is a part of Shout!'s Heroes Of The Blues Series.

Skip James' soft eerie falsetto and odd guitar tunings place him apart from other Delta blu...continue...

Son House: Delta Blues [Biograph]

1 CD / Shout! Factory / 2003-07-15

Tracks: Levee Camp Blues; Government Fleet Blues; Walking Blues; Shetland Pony Blues; Delta Blues; Special Rider Blues; Low Down Dirty Dog Blues; Depot Blues; American Defense; Am I Right or Wrong; Walking B...
Artists: Son House

Personnel includes: Eddie James "Son" House Jr. (vocals, guitar); Willie Brown (guitar); Fiddlin' Joe Martin (mandolin); Leroy Williams (harmonica).

Recorded in 1941-42. Includes liner notes by...continue...

Molten Mike: Genuine Bluesman

1 CD / Ranluron / 2003-03-25

Tracks: Southbound Train Blues; Wish I Had a Nickle; Love the Way You Do; Special Rider Blues; We All Got to Love Some Day; Ain't Seen My Baby; Girl Is Mine, The; Wouldn't Treat a Dog Like That; You'd Be the...
Artists: Molten Mike

Skip James: Complete 1931 Recordings in Chronological Order

1 CD / Document (USA) / 2000-09-08

Tracks: Devil Got My Woman; Cypress Grove Blues; Cherry Ball Blues; Illinois Blues; Four O'Clock Blues; Hard Luck Child; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Yola My Blues Away; Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader; Be R...
Artists: Skip James

This collection contains all the Skip James tracks released by Paramount records in 1931 in chronological order.

Personnel includes: Skip James (vocals, guitar, piano).

Includes liner no...continue...

Skip James: Blues from the Delta

1 CD / Vanguard / 1998-07-08

Tracks: I'm So Glad; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Devil Got My Woman; 22-20 Blues; Special Rider Blues; Mistreating Child Blues; Sickbed Blues; Catfish Blues; Lorenzo Blues; Careless Love; Hard Ti...
Artists: Skip James

Personnel: Skip James (guitar, piano).

Liner Note Author: Ed Ward .

Photographer: David Gahr.

Skip James's 1930s recordings were among the finest in all of Delta blues, but VANGUA...continue...

Skip James: Skip's Piano Blues

1 CD / Genes Records / 1996-09-26

Tracks: All Night Long; Rock Island Blues; Little Boy, How Old Are You; Four O'Clock Blues; Black Gal; Little Cow and Calf; How Long Blues; Vicksburg Blues; Lazy Bones; Walking the Sea; 22-20 Blues; Special ...
Artists: Skip James

Skip James displays his four tool skills on piano, organ, guitar, and vocals on 12 traditional Delta Blues numbers, and employs his whining, age weakened falsetto on every cut. There's nothing fancy -...continue...

Paul Geremia: Gamblin' Woman Blues

1 CD / Red House Records / 1995-01-01

Tracks: Gamblin' Woman Blues; Cocaine Princess; Skin Game Blues; Nobody's Sweetheart; Cheater's Spell; Blues Around Midnight; She Moves It Just Right; Special Rider Blues; Good Liquor Gonna Carry Me Down (Ke...
Artists: Paul Geremia

Personnel: Paul Geremia (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, harmonica, piano); Del Long (piano); Rory McLeod (upright bass).

Liner Note Author: Paul Geremia.

Recording information: Norman...continue...

Son House: The Complete Library of Congress Sessions, 1941-1942

1 CD / Travelin' Man (U.K.) / 1994-11-07

Tracks: Levee Camp Blues; Government Fleet Blues; Walking Blues; Shetland Pony Blues; Fo' Clock Blues; Camp Hollers; Delta Blues; Special Rider Blues; Special Rider Blues; Low Down Dirty Dog Blues; Depot Blu...
Artists: Son House

Personnel: Son House (vocals, guitar); Willie Brown (vocals, guitar); Fiddlin' Joe Martin (vocals, mandolin); Leroy Williams (harmonica).

Liner Note Author: Ray Templeton.

Recording info...continue...

Skip James: Complete 1931 Recordings in Chronological Order

1 CD / Yazoo / 1994-08-01

Tracks: Devil Got My Woman; Cypress Grove Blues; Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues; Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues; Drunken Spree; Cherry Ball Blues; Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader; Illinois Blues; How Lo...
Artists: Skip James

This collection contains all the Skip James tracks released by Paramount records in 1931 in chronological order.

Personnel includes: Skip James (vocals, guitar, piano).

Includes liner no...continue...

Stefan Grossman: How to Play Blues Guitar

1 CD / Shanachie / 1991-01-01

Tracks: Yonder Comes the Blues; Police Dog Blues; Easy Street; Ragtime Mama Blues; Corrina, Corrina; It You Haven't Any Hay, Don't Get on Down the Road; Man of My Own; Assassination of John Fahey; Moon Going...
Artists: Stefan Grossman

A 24-page booklet and detailed notes are included for blues guitar enthusiasts.

Performers include: Son House, John Renbourn, Mike Cooper, Paul Rowan, Sam Mitchell, Mickey Baker, Jo Ann Kelly....continue...

Skip James: Skip James Today!

1 CD / Vanguard / 1988-11-30

Tracks: Hard Time Killing Floor Blues; Crow Jane; Washington D. C. Hospital Center Blues; Special Rider Blues; Drunken Spree; Cherryball; How Long; All Night Long; Cypress Grove; Look Down the Road; My Gal; ...
Artists: Skip James

After Skip James laid down some of the spookiest, most resonant tracks of the first wave of Delta blues, he fell off the radar for years, but like many of his contemporaries, he was "rediscovered" in ...continue...