The Story of the Blues [Sony]

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  • Release Date: 06/03/2003
  • Original Release: 1995
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 74,462
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 696998633421

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The Story of the Blues [Sony]

Disc 1
1LISTENYarum Praise Songs / Fra-Fra Tribesmen 2:59
2LISTENStack O' Lee Blues / Mississippi John Hurt 2:57
3LISTENTravelin' Blues / Blind Willie McTell 3:14
4LISTENStone Pony Blues / Charley Patton 2:52
5LISTENBlack Snake Moan / Blind Lemon Jefferson 3:01
6LISTENPigmeat / Leadbelly 3:18
7LISTENBroken Yo-Yo / Alger "Texas" Alexander 3:04
8LISTENBroke and Hungry Blues / Peg Leg Howell 3:19
9LISTENIt Won't Be Long Now / Laughing Charley 3:31
10LISTENGeorgia Crawl / Henry "Rubberlegs" Williams 3:24
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Disc 2
1LISTENI Want Some of Your Pie / Sonny Terry 2:44
2LISTENMillion Lonesome Women / Brownie McGhee 2:34
3LISTENWild Cow Moan / Sonny Boy Williamson [II] 2:52
4LISTENAll by Myself / Big Bill Broonzy 2:28
5LISTENRoll 'Em Pete / Joe Turner 2:49
6LISTENBald Headed Woman / Lightnin' Hopkins Bonus Track 2:55
7LISTENYou Shook Me / Willie Dixon Bonus Track 4:17
8LISTENMannish Boy / Muddy Waters Bonus Track 5:23
9LISTENShe Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride) / Taj Mahal Bonus Track 3:30
10LISTENI Ain't Superstitious / Jeff Beck Group Bonus Track 4:54
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Editorial Reviews

A music primer that’s as enjoyable as it is edifying, The Story of the Blues brings together exemplary tracks from a roster of significant artists stretching back to Blind Willie McTell and Charley Patton and forward to Bob Dylan and Keb' Mo', touching on such icons as Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, and Muddy Waters along the way. Acoustic and electric, folk blues, urban blues, blues-rock, and more -- all the major variations of the genre are touched upon. The vitality and power of this music, one of American’s prime cultural treasures, cuts straight across time; the oldest performances are just as powerful and immediate as the more contemporary ones. A classic collection when it was originally released in the 1970s, the 2003 edition has been expanded with a few additional tracks. Steve Futterman, Barnes & Noble

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January 15, 2005: This IS a great collection. I just wish they hadn't taken off 2 of my very favorite tracks from the original collection: Elmore James' "Sunnyland Blues" and Otis Spann's "Bloody Murder." They were the last two tracks on the original, and seem to have disappeared here.