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1-01	Charlie Poole With North Carolina Ramblers, The -	Whitehouse Blues	3:25	X
		Fiddle - Posey Rorer Guitar - Roy Harvey Vocals, Banjo - Charlie Poole
1-02	Aiken County String Band -	High Sheriff	2:53	X
1-03	Frank Hutchison -	The Last Scene Of The Titanic	3:30	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Frank Hutchison
1-04	Hersal Thomas -	Suitcase Blues	2:36	X
		Piano - Hersal Thomas
1-05	Reverend J.M. Gates -	Death's Black Train Is Coming	3:11	X
1-06	Dora Carr -	Cow-Cow Blues	2:50	X
		Piano - Cow-Cow Davenport* Vocals - Dora Carr
1-07	Vance's Tennessee Breakdowners -	Washington County Fox Chase	2:57	X
1-08	Fiddlin' John Carson -	I'm Going To Take The Train To Charlotte	3:05	X
		Fiddle, Vocals - Fiddlin' John Carson
1-09	Ernest V. Stoneman's Trio -	Untitled	3:01	X
		Guitar - Ernest V. Stoneman*
1-10	Whistler And His Jug Band -	Low Down Blues	2:56	X
		Jug - Rudolph Thompson Mandolin - Willie Black Violin - Jess Ferguson Whistle [Nose Whistle], Guitar, Vocals - Whistler (2)
1-11	Washington Phillips -	Paul & Silas In Jail	2:42	X
		Vocals, Zither [Dolceola] - Washington Phillips
1-12	Barbecue Bob -	Blind Pig Blues	3:02	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Barbecue Bob
1-13	Austin & Lee Allen* -	Chattanooga Blues	3:04	X
		Banjo [Tenor], Vocals - Austin Allen (2) Guitar, Kazoo - Lee Allen (2)
1-14	Sherman Tedder -	Untitled	2:57	X
		Guitar - Sherman Tedder
1-15	Dallas String Band With Coley Jones -	Hokum Blues	3:25	X
		Mandolin - Coley Jones
1-16	Gladys Bentley -	Worried Blues	2:45	X
		Piano, Vocals - Gladys Bentley
1-17	Elizabeth Johnson -	Empty Bed Blues Part 1	3:02
		Cornet - King Oliver Piano - Clarence Williams Vocals - Elizabeth Johnson
1-18	Elizabeth Johnson -	Empty Bed Blues Part 2	3:22
		Cornet - King Oliver Piano - Clarence Williams Vocals - Elizabeth Johnson
1-19	South Georgia Highballers -	Blue Grass Twist	2:48	X
		Guitar - Vander Everidge
1-20	Charlie Bowman And His Brothers -	Moonshiner And His Money	3:10	X
		Banjo - Walter Bowman Fiddle, Voice - Charlie Bowman Guitar, Voice - Frank Wilson (5)
1-21	Clarence Green (2) -	Johnson City Blues	2:57	X
		Guitar - Clarence Green (2)
1-22	Reverend Johnny Blakey* Assisted By Sanctified Singers, The -	Warming By The Devil's Fire	3:25	X
		Guitar - Lonnie McIntorsh Vocals - Bessie Johnson Voice - Reverend Johnny Blakey*
1-23	Papa Too Sweet & Harry Jones (2) -	(Honey) It's Tight Like That	2:36	X
		Guitar - Tampa Red Piano, Guitar - Tom Dorsey* Vocals - Harry Jones (2) , Papa Too Sweet
1-24	Mississippi John Hurt -	Big Leg Blues	2:51	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Mississippi John Hurt
1-25	Daniels-Deason Sacred Harp Singers -	Hallelujah	2:58	X
2-01	Hershel Brown And His Happy Five -	Liberty	2:54	X
2-02	Mamie Smith -	My Sportin' Man	2:58	X
		Accompanied By - Billy Fowler & His Orchestra Vocals - Mamie Smith
2-03	Blues Birdhead -	Mean Low Blues	3:13	X
		Harmonica - Blues Birdhead
2-04	Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley -	C.C. & O. Blues	3:05	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Pink Anderson , Simmie Dooley
2-05	Okeh Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers, The -	Ortonville	3:11	X
2-06	Slim Doucet -	Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs)	3:00	X
		Accordion - Slim Doucet Guitar - Chester Hawkins
2-07	Roosevelt Sykes -	Roosevelt Blues	2:47	X
		Piano, Vocals - Roosevelt Sykes
2-08	Hokum Boys, The (3) -	Gin Mill Blues	3:27	X
		Piano, Vocals - Jimmy Blythe Vocals - Banjo Ikey Robinson*
2-09	Joe Falcon* Acc. by Clemo Breaux* & Ophy Breaux -	Osson	2:56	X
		Accordion, Vocals - Joe Falcon* Guitar - Clemo Breaux* Violin - Ophy Breaux
2-10	W.T. Narmour & S.W. Smith -	Sweet Milk And Peaches (Breakdown)	3:11	X
		Fiddle - W.T. Narmour Guitar - S.W. Smith
2-11	Gid Tanner & Skillet Lickers, The* With Riley Puckett & Clayton McMichen -	Soldier's Joy	2:54	X
		Banjo - Fate Norris Fiddle - Clayton McMichen , Gid Tanner Guitar - Riley Puckett
2-12	Whistlin' Alex Moore* -	They May Not Be My Toes	3:02	X
		Piano, Vocals - Whistlin' Alex Moore*
2-13	Mississippi Sheiks -	The Jazz Fiddler	3:13	X
		Guitar, Vocals [Possibly] - Walter Vincson* Violin, Vocals [Possibly] - Lonnie Chatman
2-14	Lonnie Johnson (2) -	I Have To Do My Time	3:09
		Piano, Vocals - Lonnie Johnson (2)
2-15	Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton* -	Lonesome Frisco Line	3:17
		Guitar, Vocals - Tom Darby Steel Guitar, Vocals - Jimmie Tarlton*
2-16	Roy Harvey & Leonard Copeland -	Back To The Blue Ridge	2:55
		Guitar - Leonard Copeland , Roy Harvey
2-17	Buster Carter & Preston Young -	Darn Good Girl	2:51
		Banjo - Buster Carter Fiddle - Posey Rorer Guitar - Preston Young
2-18	Bo Carter -	West Jackson Blues	3:17	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Bo Carter
2-19	Lonnie Johnson (2) & Violet Green -	You Had Too Much	3:19
		Guitar, Vocals - Lonnie Johnson (2) Piano - Alex Hill* Vocals - Clara Smith
2-20	Silver Leaf Quartet -	Oh! Glory Glory	3:13
		Baritone Vocals - William Boush Bass Vocals - Ellis McPherson Tenor Vocals - Melvin Smith (4) Vocals [Falsetto] - William Thatch
2-21	Freeny's Barn Dance Band -	Don't You Remember The Time	3:16
		Fiddle - Hendrix Freeny , Leslie Freeny Guitar - Fonzie Cannon Mandolin - Cleveland Freeny
2-22	Pelican Wildcats -	Walkin' Georgia Rose	2:56
2-23	Peetie Wheatstraw -	Police Station Blues	3:03
		Guitar, Vocals - Peetie Wheatstraw
2-24	Tindley Quaker City Gospel Singers -	Hallelujah Side	3:16	X
		Baritone Vocals - Harvey Mason (2) , Thomas Brown (3) Bass Vocals - Haywood Purnell Tenor Vocals - Albert T. Tindley , D.C. Wright
2-25	Will Batts -	Highway #61 Blues	2:42	X
		Guitar - Jack Kelly (3) Vocals - Will Batts Vocals, Voice - Dan Sing
3-01	W. Lee O'Daniel & Lightcrust Doughboys* -	Doughboys Theme Song #1	0:41
3-02	W. Lee O'Daniel And His Hillbilly Boys -	Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider)	3:09	X
3-03	W. Lee O'Daniel & Lightcrust Doughboys* -	Doughboys Theme Song #2	0:29
3-04	Blind Willie* -	Bell Street Lightnin'	2:52
		Guitar - Curley Weaver Guitar, Vocals - Blind Willie McTell
3-05	Charlie Patton* -	Jersey Bull Blues	3:04	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Charlie Patton*
3-06	Walter Roland -	Every Morning Blues	2:44	X
		Piano, Vocals - Walter Roland
3-07	Blue Ridge Ramblers -	D Blues	2:48
3-08	Breaux Freres* -	La Valse Des Yeux Bleus	3:11
		Accordion, Vocals - Amédée Breaux* Guitar, Vocals - Clifford Breaux Violin, Vocals - Ophy Breaux
3-09	Bessie Jackson -	Skin Game Blues	2:57	X
		Piano - Walter Roland Vocals - Lucille Bogan
3-10	Leroy Carr With Scrapper Blackwell -	Good Woman Blues	2:57	X
		Guitar, Voice - Josh White Piano, Vocals - Leroy Carr Voice - Scrapper Blackwell
3-11	Pinewood Tom -	Sissy Man	2:49
		Guitar, Vocals - Josh White Piano - Walter Roland
3-12	Rhythm Wreckers, The -	Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)	2:46	X
		Vocals - Whitey McPherson
3-13	Anglin Twins, The -	Just Inside The Pearly Gates	2:25
		Bass, Vocals - Jim Anglin Guitar, Vocals - Jack Anglin
3-14	Bumble Bee Slim -	Hard Rocks In My Bed	2:40
		Piano - Black Bob Vocals - Bumble Bee Slim
3-15	Two Charlies, The -	Tired Feelin' Blues	3:03	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Charlie Jordan , Charlie Manson (3)
3-16	Eldon Baker And His Brown County Revelers -	One Eyed Sam	2:51
		Vocals - Harry Adams
3-17	A'nt Idy Harper And The Coon Creek Girls -	Poor Naomi Wise	3:36	X
		Bass - Evelyn "Daisy" Ledford Fiddle - Lily May Ledford Guitar - Rosie Ledford Mandolin - Esther "Violet" Koehler Vocals - A'nt Idy Harper
3-18	Kid Prince Moore -	South Bound Blues	3:01	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Kid Prince Moore
3-19	Big Bill Broonzy -	C & A Blues	2:58
		Guitar - Louis Lasky (2) Guitar, Vocals - Big Bill Broonzy
3-20	George Curry -	My Last Five Dollars	2:36	X
		Guitar - Hobson "Hop" Johnson Vocals - George Curry
3-21	Nite Owls, The -	Memphis Blues	2:21
		Leader - Jack True Vocals - Luke Owens
3-22	Alley Boys Of Abbeville, The -	Pourquoi Tu M'Aime Pas	3:46
		Drums - Maxie Toutch Guitar - Murphy Guidry , Sidney Guidry Guitar [National Resonator] - Lourse Toutch Violin, Vocals - Frank Mailhes
3-23	Reverend Benny Campbell -	Have Mercy On Me	2:32
3-24	Albert Ammons -	Shout For Joy	2:25	X
		Piano - Albert Ammons
3-25	Jack Kelly (3) -	Flower Blues	2:30
		Guitar - Little Son Joe Guitar, Vocals - Jack Kelly (3) Violin - Will Batts
3-26	Bob Clifford (2) -	Onion Eating Mama	2:54
		Guitar, Vocals - Cliff Carlisle
3-27	Callahan Bros.* -	Brown's Ferry Blues #2	3:06
		Guitar, Vocals - Homer Callahan , Walter Callahan
3-28	Little Buddy Doyle -	Slick Capers Blues	2:35
		Guitar, Vocals - Little Buddy Doyle
3-29	Bill McKinley -	Poor Boy Blues	2:54
		Guitar - Big Bill Broonzy Harmonica, Vocals - Jazz Gillum Washboard - Washboard Sam
4-01	Frank Edwards -	We Got To Get Together	2:36
		Harmonica, Vocals - Frank Edwards Washboard - Washboard Sam
4-02	Sweet Violet Boys -	You Got To See Mama Every Night (Or You Can't See Mama At All)	2:49
		Accordion - Augie Klein Bass - Jack Taylor (4) Guitar - Allan Crockett , Earl Backus Mandolin - Chick Hurt Violin - Salty Holmes Vocals - Gale Ryan
4-03	Humbard Family, The* -	I'll Fly Away	2:49
		Performer - Clement Humbard , Leona Humbard , Rex Humbard , Ruth Humbard
4-04	Tony Hollins -	Cross Cut Saw Blues	2:48	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Tony Hollins
4-05	Peter Cleighton -	Black Snake Blues	2:51	X
		Guitar - Robert Jr. Lockwood* Piano - Blind John Davis Vocals - Peter Cleighton
4-06	Black Cats And The Kitten -	Step It Up And Go	2:48
		Vocals - Valda Buggs
4-07	Bob And Randall Atcher -	Papa's Going Crazy, Mama's Going Mad	2:38
		Vocals - Bob Atcher , Randall Atcher
4-08	Adolf Hofner And His San Antonians -	Cotton-Eyed Joe	2:29	X
4-09	Poor Boy Burke -	Old Vets Blues	2:53	X
		Vocals - Poor Boy Burke
4-10	Little Son Joe -	Black Rat Swing	2:52	X
		Bass - Alfred Elkins Guitar - Memphis Minnie Guitar, Vocals - Little Son Joe
4-11	Big Maceo Merriweather* -	Maceo Special	2:42
		Drums - Tyrell Dixon Piano - Big Maceo Merriweather*
4-12	Light Crust Doughboys, The With J.B. Brinkley -	It's Funny What Love Will Make You Do	2:47
		Vocals - J.B. Brinkley
4-13	Hank Penny And His Radio Cowboys -	Army Blues	2:36
		Accordion - Kelland Clark Bass - Carl Stewart Guitar, Vocals - Hank Penny Harmonica - Eddie Smith (6) Steel Guitar - Jimmy Colvard
4-14	James "Beal Street" Clark* -	Who But You	2:38	X
		Clarinet - J.T. Brown* Piano, Vocals - James Clark (2)
4-15	Homer Harris (2) -	Tomorrow May Be Too Late	3:05	X
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Guitar - Muddy Waters Piano - James Clark (2) Vocals - Homer Harris (2)
4-16	McKinley Morganfield -	Burying Ground Blues	2:30	X
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Guitar - Leroy Foster Guitar, Vocals - Muddy Waters Piano - James Clark (2)
4-17	Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys -	Goodbye Old Pal	2:23	X
		Accordion - Wilene "Sally Anne" Forrester* Banjo - David "Stringbean" Akeman Bass - Bill Westbrook Fiddle - Chubby Wise Guitar - Tex Willis Mandolin, Vocals - Bill Monroe
4-18	Gene Autry -	Dixie Cannonball	2:40	X
		Guitar - Merle Travis Vocals - Gene Autry
4-19	Bill Landford & Landfordaires, The -	Run On For A Long Time	2:34	X
		Leader, Guitar - Bill Landford
4-20	Joe Williams* -	Baby, Please Don't Go	2:57	X
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Guitar, Vocals - Joe Williams* Harmonica - Sonny Boy Williamson
4-21	Sister Myrtle Fields Acc. By Austin McCoy Trio, The -	I'm Toiling	2:43
		Organ - Austin McCoy Vocals - Sister Myrtle Fields
4-22	Willie "Boodle It" Right* -	Two By Four Blues	2:56
		Piano, Vocals - Willie Right
4-23	Bailes Bros. -	You Can't Go Halfway (And Get In)	2:46
		Vocals - John Bailes , Walter Bailes
4-24	Molly O'Day & Cumberland Mountain Folks, The -	Heaven's Radio	2:49	X
		Guitar, Vocals - Lynn Davis (2) , Molly O'Day
4-25	Rosetta Howard -	Plow Hand Blues	2:46	X
		Bass - Ransom Knowling Drums - Judge Riley Guitar - Big Bill Broonzy Piano - Bob Call Saxophone [Alto] - Sax Mallard* Saxophone [Tenor] - Bill Casimir Trumpet - Johnny Morton Vocals - Rosetta Howard
4-26	Memphis Seven -	Grunt Meat Blues	2:47	X
		Bass - Truck Parham Drums - Jump Jackson* Guitar - Luther Jones Piano - Sugarman Penigar Saxophone [Alto] - Porter Kilbert Saxophone [Tenor], Vocals - Cozy Eggleston Trumpet - Johnny Morton
4-27	Deep South Boys -	Until I Found The Lord	2:25
		Piano - Thomas Griffin (2) Vocals - Claude Robinson , David Mells , Harold Matthews , Marshall Derricotte
4-28	Brother Porter & Brother Cook -	I Know My Jesus Won't Deny Me	2:41
		Chorus - Porterettes, The Vocals - Brother Cook , Brother Porter

Credits

Compilation Producer, Executive Producer - Lawrence Cohn
Engineer [Digital Restoration & Engineering] - Mark Wilder
Executive Producer - Gary Pacheco
Mastered By [Digital Remastering] - David Mitson

Notes

Track 1-01 rec. NYC 20/9/1926
Track 1-02 rec. Winston-Salem, NC 19/9/1927
Track 1-03 rec. St. Louis, MO 29/4/1927
Track 1-04 rec. Chicago, IL 22/2/1925
Track 1-05 rec. Atlanta, GA 24/4/1926
Track 1-06 rec. NYC 1/10/1925
Track 1-07 rec. Winston-Salem, NC 22/9/1927
Track 1-08 rec. Atlanta, GA 10/8/1928
Track 1-09 rec. NYC 1/1/1927
Track 1-10 rec. St. Louis, MO 29/4/1927
Track 1-11 rec. Dallas, TX 2/12/1927
Track 1-12 rec. Atlanta, GA 13/4/1928
Track 1-13 rec. Atlanta, GA 4/11/1927
Track 1-14 rec. Memphis, TN 25/2/1928
Track 1-15 rec. Dallas, TX 8/12/1928
Track 1-16 rec. NYC 8/8/1928
Tracks 1-17, 1-18 rec. NYC 26/6/1928
Track 1-19 rec. Atlanta, GA 5/10/1927
Track 1-20 rec. NYC 20/2/1929
Track 1-21 rec. Johnson City, TN 15/10/1928
Track 1-22 rec. Chicago, IL 6/12/1928
Track 1-23 rec. Chicago, IL 11/12/1928
Track 1-24 rec. NYC 21/12/1928
Track 1-25 rec. Atlanta, GA 24/10/1928
Track 2-01 rec. Atlanta, GA 19/3/1929
Track 2-02 rec. NYC 30/3/1929
Track 2-03 rec. Richmond, VA 13/10/1929
Track 2-04 rec. Atlanta, GA 14/4/1928
Track 2-05 rec. Atlanta, GA 18/3/1929
Track 2-06 rec. Atlanta, GA 20/3/1929
Tracks 2-07, 2-08 rec. Chicago, IL 16/11/1929
Track 2-09 rec. Atlanta, GA 18/4/1929
Track 2-10 rec. NYC 25/9/1929
Track 2-11 rec. Atlanta, GA 29/10/1929
Track 2-12 rec. Dallas, TX 5/12/1929
Track 2-13 rec. Shreveport, LA 17/2/1930
Track 2-14 rec. NYC 5/8/1930
Track 2-15 rec. Atlanta, GA 31/10/1929
Track 2-16 rec. Atlanta, GA 30/6/1930
Track 2-17 rec. NYC 26/6/1931
Track 2-18 rec. San Antonio, TX 10/6/1930
Track 2-19 rec. NYC 31/10/1930
Track 2-20 rec. NYC 20/3/1931
Track 2-21 rec. Jackson, MS 16/12/1930
Track 2-22 rec. Atlanta, GA 27/10/1931
Track 2-23 rec. NYC 15/3/1932
Track 2-24 rec. NYC 8/3/1932
Track 2-25 rec. NYC 3/8/1933
Tracks 3-01, 3-03 rec. San Antonio, TX 4/1934
Track 3-02 rec. San Antonio, TX 21/11/1936
Track 3-04 rec. NYC 21/9/1933
Track 3-05 rec. NYC 30/1/1934
Track 3-06 rec. NYC 2/8/1934
Track 3-07 rec. NYC 14/2/1935
Track 3-08 rec. San Antonio, TX 9/10/1934
Track 3-09 rec. NYC 8/3/1935
Track 3-10 rec. NYC 14/12/1934
Track 3-11 rec. NYC 18/3/1935
Track 3-12 rec. Los Angeles, CA 27/3/1937
Track 3-13 rec. San Antonio, TX 5/11/1937
Track 3-14 rec. Chicago, IL 6/2/1936
Track 3-15 rec. NYC 10/4/1936
Track 3-16 rec. Chicago, IL 5/6/1938
Track 3-17 rec. Chicago, IL 30/6/1938
Track 3-18 rec. NYC 10/4/1936
Track 3-19 rec. Chicago, IL 30/6/1935
Track 3-20 rec. Chicago, IL 2/11/1938
Track 3-21 rec. Dallas, TX 12/6/1938
Track 3-22 rec. Memphis, TN 30/6/1939
Track 3-23 rec. Columbia, SC 8/11/1938
Track 3-24 rec. NYC 30/12/1938
Track 3-25 rec. Memphis, TN 14/7/1939
Track 3-26 rec. NYC 29/8/1934
Track 3-27 rec. NYC 11/4/1935
Track 3-28 rec. Memphis, TN 1/7/1939
Track 3-29 rec. Chicago, IL 2/5/1941
Track 4-01 rec. Chicago, IL 28/5/1941
Track 4-02 rec. Chicago, IL 15/2/1940
Track 4-03 rec. Dallas, TX 17/4/1940
Track 4-04 rec. Chicago, IL 3/6/1941
Track 4-05 rec. Chicago, IL 1/7/1941
Track 4-06 rec. Chicago, IL 21/10/1940
Track 4-07 rec. Chicago, IL 13/6/1940
Track 4-08 rec. Dallas, TX 28/2/1941
Track 4-09 rec. Chicago, IL 21/11/1941
Track 4-10 rec. Chicago, IL 12/12/1941
Track 4-11 rec. Chicago, IL 19/2/1945
Track 4-12 rec. Dallas, TX 3/3/1941
Track 4-13 rec. Charlotte, NC 29/6/1941
Track 4-14 rec. Chicago, IL 24/10/1945
Tracks 4-15, 4-16 rec. Chicago, IL 27/9/1946
Track 4-17 rec. Nashville, TN 13/2/1945
Track 4-18 rec. Hollywood, CA 9/9/1946
Track 4-19 rec. Memphis, TN 15/12/1949
Track 4-20 rec. Chicago, IL 22/7/1947
Track 4-21 rec. Hollywood, CA 7/1/1950
Track 4-22 rec. Chicago, IL 7/10/1940
Track 4-23 rec. 21/12/1947, location not stated
Track 4-24 rec. Nashville, TN 20/6/1950
Track 4-25 rec. Chicago, IL 20/12/1947
Track 4-26 rec. Chicago, IL 4/10/1947
Track 4-27 rec. Nashville, TN 20/12/1947
Track 4-28 rec. NYC 11/7/1950

Tracks 1-07 to 1-09, 1-14, 1-24 to 2-02, 2-15 to 2-18, 2-20, 2-24, 3-01 to 3-04, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-20, 3-22, 3-25, 3-28, 3-29, 4-05, 4-07, 4-09, 4-11, 4-12, 4-14, 4-22, 4-23, 4-25, 4-27 & 4-28 previously unissued.

Tracks 1-21, 3-06, 3-24, 3-26, 4-03, 4-15 to 4-17 & 4-20 are previously unissued alternate takes.

Restoration at Sony Music, NY
Mastered at Sony Music, LA
AAD
Ⓟ&© 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Code 0 7464-47922-2

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