Son House – The 1930-42 Mississippi And Wisconsin Recordings

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Label:	Soul Jam Records – 600885
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country:	Europe
Released:	Jul 22, 2016
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Delta Blues

Tracklist

1-1	Death Letter Blues	3:30
1-2	Special Rider Blues	3:07
1-3	Low Down Dirty Dog Blues	4:57
1-4	Am I Right Or Wrong?	1:47
1-5	The Jinx Blues (Part 1)	3:26
1-6	The Jinx Blues (Part 2)	4:24
1-7	The Pony Blues Written-By – Charley Patton	4:13
1-8	The Walking Blues [1942 Version]	2:59
1-9	Depot Blues	2:56
1-10	Country Farm Blues	2:11
1-11	American Defense	2:55
1-12	Government Fleet Blues	6:51
1-13	Levee Camp Blues	3:45
1-14	Delta Blues	5:11
1-15	The Walking Blues [1941 Version]	6:41
1-16	Shetland Pony Blues	3:27
1-17	Camp Hollers Written-By – Traditional	2:28
1-18	Four O'Clock Blues Written By – Mann Written-By – Son House	3:49
2-1	Empire State Express	4:24
2-2	This Little Light Of Mine Written-By – Traditional	2:47
2-3	Yonder Comes My Mother Written By – Black	3:25
2-4	Pearlline Written-By – Traditional	3:44
2-5	John The Revelator Written-By – Traditional	1:33
2-6	Son's Blues	6:45
2-7	I Shall Not Be Moved Written-By – Traditional	3:06
2-8	Louise McGhee	4:24
2-9	Motherless Children Written-By – Traditional	3:54
2-10	Mississippi Country Farm Blues [1930 Version]
2-11	Clarksdale Moan	2:58
2-12	Preachin' The Blues	4:39
2-13	My Black Mama	3:13
2-14	Dry Spell Blues	3:11
2-15	Special Rider Blues [Alternate Take]
2-16	The Pony Blues [Live] Written-By – Charley Patton	4:32

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Soul Jam Records – SOU-148857

Credits

Design – Comunicom
Guitar, Vocals – Willie Brown (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, Disc 2)
Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Son House
Harmonica – Leroy Williams (4) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, Disc 2)
Mandolin, Vocals – fiddlin' joe martin (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11, Disc 2)

Notes

Three sessions recorded in 1930, 1941, and 1942, respectively. The oldest session was captured in Wisconsin, and subsequently issued as 78rpm sides by Paramount Records. The other two dates were taped in Mississippi by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress and Fisk University, including 7 tracks where House performed accompanied by other bluesmen.