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Various – The Great Blues Men

Label:	Vanguard – VSD 25/26
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	1972
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Country Blues, Chicago Blues, Texas Blues, Delta Blues, Piedmont Blues

Tracklist

A1	Homesick James–	Set A Date Bass – Willie Dixon Drums – Frank Kirkland	2:44
A2	John Lee Hooker–	Dusty Road Written-By – John Lee Hooker	3:05
A3	Sleepy John Estes–	Corinna Harmonica, Jug – Hammy Nixon* Mandolin – Yank Rachel*	2:45
A4	Muddy Waters–	Nineteen Years Old Bass – Sonny Wimberley* Drums – S.P. Leary Guitar – Luther Johnson, Pee Wee Madison Harmonica – George Smith (4) Piano – Otis Spann Written-By – McKinley Morganfield	4:55
A5	Jesse Fuller–	San Francisco Bay Blues Written-By – Jesse Fuller	2:40
A6	Mance Lipscomb–	Blues In G Written-By – Mance Lipscomb	3:33
A7	Rev. Gary Davis–	If I Had My Way (Samson And Delilah) Written-By – Gary Davis*	3:05
B1	Mississippi John Hurt–	Moanin' The Blues Guitar [2nd] – Patrick Sky	3:15
B2	Junior Wells–	Stormy Monday Blues Guitar – Buddy Guy Written-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Bob Crowder*	4:19
B3	Johnny Shines–	Dynaflow Blues Written-By – J. Shines*	2:35
B4	Son House–	Empire State Blues Guitar [2nd] – Al Wilson (2) Written-By – Son House	3:01
B5	Sonny Terry–	Mountain Blues	3:04
B6	Joe Turner* & Pete Johnson–	It's All Right, Baby	2:30
C1	Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee–	Key To The Highway Written-By – Broonzy*, Charles Segar	3:38
C2	Otis Spann–	Burning Fire	3:15
C3	Lightning Hopkins*–	Cotton Field Blues	5:36
C4	Big Bill Broonzy–	Louise, Louise Blues Written-By – J. Mayo Williams, Johnny Temple (2)	2:55
C5	Johnny Young (3)–	Tighten Up On It Written-By – Johnny Young (3)	3:06
C6	James Cotton–	Ain't Nobody's Business	3:23
D1	Jimmy Rushing–	How Long, How Long Blues Written-By – Leroy Carr	4:45
D2	Skip James–	Cypress Grove Blues Written-By – Skip James	4:10
D3	J.B. Hutto–	Please Help Written-By – Hutto*	2:52
D4	Fred McDowell–	Fred's Rambling Blues	2:05
D5	Ida Cox–	Four Day Creep Bass – W. Page* Drums – J. Jones* Guitar – F. Greene* Piano – J.P. Johnson* Tenor Saxophone – Lester Young Trombone – Dickie Wells Trumpet – Buck Clayton Written-By – Ida Cox	3:25
D6	Robert Pete Williams–	On My Way From Texas	3:43
D7	Otis Rush–	It's A Mean Old World	2:22

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Pressed By – Presswell

Credits

Artwork [Collage] – Eric Von Schmidt
Design – Jules Halfant
Liner Notes – Leroy J. Pierson*
Mastered By – G.K.*
Producer – John Hammond (tracks: B5, B6, C4, D5), Michael Chechik (tracks: D6), Samuel Charters* (tracks: A1, B2, B3, C2, C5, D3, D7)

Notes

(P)1972 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc. Recorded in U.S.A.
Tracks B5, B6, C4, and D5 recorded live in 1938.
Tracks C3, D4, and D6 recorded live in 1964.
Tracks A1, B2, C2, C5, D3, and D7 recorded in 1965.

Gatefold cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): VSD-25 A-1 G.K. PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): VSD 25 B-1 G.K. PR
Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): VSD-26 A-1 G.K. PR
Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): VSD-26 B-1 G.K. PR

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Great Blues Men (2×LP, Compilation)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	France	1972
	The Great Blues Men (2×LP, Compilation)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	US	1972
	The Great Blues Men (2×LP, Compilation)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	New Zealand	1972
New Submission	The Great Blues Men (2×LP, Compilation)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	Australia	1972
	The Great Blues Men (2×LP, Compilation)	Vanguard	VSD 25/26	UK	1972