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The Mercury blues 'n' rhythm story 1945-1955

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The Mercury blues 'n' rhythm story 1945-1955

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Recorded 1945-1955

Discs 1 and 2 subtitled Midwest blues : Post-war roots in Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis, featuring Dinah Washington, the Four Jumps of Jive (w/ Willie Dixon), Sippie Wallace with Albert Ammons, T-Bone Walker, Julia Lee, Myra Taylor, Mildred Anderson, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Gene Ammons Sextet, Big Bill Broonzy, St. Louis Jimmy, Sunnyland Slim, Ray Snead, Memphis Slim, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Sax Mallard; discs 3 and 4 subtitled Southwest blues : Jukin' between Houston and New Orleans, featuring Jay McShann with Crown Prince Waterford, Jimmy Witherspoon and Walter Brown, Alma "The Lollipop Mama" Mondy, Roy Byrd and his Blues Jumpers, George Miller & his Mid-Driffs, Little Joe Gaines, Hosie Dwine Craven, Lee Graves, Luther Stoneham, L.C. "Lightnin' Jr." Williams, "Smokey" Hogg, Violet Hall, John Hogg, Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore "Elmo" NixonDiscs 5 and 6 subtitled West coast blues: Honkers and shouters strutting on Central Avenue, featuring Jay McShann with Jimmy Witherspoon, Vivian Greene, Smiley Turner, Billy Valentine, Chuck Norris, Frankie Ervin with Austin McCoy, Big Jim Wynn, Meredith Howard, Ike Lloyd, J.D. Edwards, Red Johnson, Johnny Otis, Pat Valdelar, Ray Johnson, Herbert "Woo Woo" Moore, Mel Walker, Joe Liggins, Rollee McGill; discs 7 and 8 subtitled East coast blues: From the Big Apple to Hot 'lanta, featuring Bill Samuels and the Cats 'N Jammers Three, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Helen Humes, the Trenier Twins, Dinah Washington, Junior Tamplin, Joyce Jackson, "Manhattan" Paul Bascomb, Buddy & Ella Johnson, Zilla Mays, Buddy Johnson with Ricky Harper, Archie "Stomp" Gordon, Jay Hawkins, Titus Turner, Arthur Prysock

Disc 1: It's just the blues (3:27) -- Bedroom blues (3:13) -- Buzz me (3:01) -- My baby left me (2:55) -- COme back to me baby blues (3:06) -- She is going to ruin me (2:54) -- Joy juice (2:48) -- If it;'s good (2:53) -- Show me Missouri blues (2:59) -- Dream lucky blues (3:03) -- Doin' the boogie woogie (2:49) -- Suitcase blues (2:50) -- Tell your best friend nothing (2:17) -- Railroad porter's blues (2:46) -- Gonna send you where I got you from (2:24) -- Hold that money (2:24) -- I'm in my sins this morning (2:36) -- Booted (2:43) -- Long John blues (3:11) -- (I'm a) wonderin' man (3:06) -- I love my whiskey (3:03) -- You've been mistreating me (2:54) -- I stay blue all the time (2:26) -- Water coast blues (2:49) -- Shame on you baby (3:06) -- I'm not satisfied (3:21)Disc 2: Mud kickin' woman (2:58) -- Everytime I get to drinking (2:50) -- Train is comin' (2:45) -- The question (2:53) -- I'm a good rockin' daddy (2:34) -- Drivin' me mad (2:44) -- Never let me love (2:50) -- Train time (2:49) -- Blue evening (2:27) -- Get back (black, brown and white) (3:00) -- Willie Mae (2:48) -- I know she will (3:12) -- Leavin' day (2:58) -- South bound train (2:58) -- Tomorrow (2:49) -- You changed (2:35) -- (I'm gonna) Dig myself a hole (2:37) -- Dust my broom (2:39) -- Glory for man (2:26) -- May daily wish (2:39) -- No mail blues (2:44) -- You're gonna need my help someday (2:49) -- Ain't nothing but a child (2:44) -- Brown skinned woman (2:55) -- Hit the road again (3:11) -- Gin drinkin' baby (2:58) -- Leap year blues (2:37)Disc 3: Garfield Avenue boogie (3:02) -- Crown Prince blues (2:49) -- Shipyard woman (3:00) -- W.B. blues (2:28) -- Sloppy drunk (2:43) -- Lovin' a beggar (2:51) -- Miss Lollipop's confession (2:42) -- Love trouble (3:01) -- Baby get wise (2:31) -- Byrd's blues (2:45) -- Her mind is gone (2:37) -- Bald head (2:29) -- Hey now baby (2:47) -- Oh well (2:26) -- Boogie's the thing (2:45) -- She won't leave no more (2:24) -- Mercury boogie (2:36) -- Hadacol bounce (3:00) -- Longhair stomp (2:44) -- Been fooling around (2:59) -- Between the night and day (In the wee wee hours) (2:43) -- Streetwalkin' daddy (2:37) -- A job for a jockey (2:25) -- Still my little angel (2:32) -- Cloudy weather blues (2:58) -- Sixty years and a day (2:58)Disc 4: Papa said yes, Mama said no, no, no (2;28) -- I'm from Texas (2:00) -- Sittin' here wonderin' (3:33) -- January 11, 1949 blues (2:36) -- I don't want no woman (3:13) -- Louise (3:05) -- I don't like to travel (3:06) -- Miss Georgia (2:59) -- She's always on my mind (2:39) -- Dirty mistreater (2:36) -- I'm looking for my baby (2:31) -- (All alone) I sit and cry (2:51) -- Six foot papa (I'm a whole lot of woman) (2:28) -- Got a mean woman (2:45) -- Why did you leave me (2:50) -- Sad news from Korea (3:07) -- Let me fly your kite (3:42) -- Gone with the wind (2:36) -- She's almost dead (3:36) -- (In love with a) Married woman blues (2:53) -- Playboy blues (2:48) -- Cave man blues (3:32) -- Million dollar blues (2:35) -- Ain't it a shame (3:18) -- Crazy 'bout my baby (2:44)Disc 5: Ernestine (2:48) -- Roll on Katy (3:04) -- Voodoo woman blues (2:26) -- I want a little girl (2:33) -- Bar fly blues (2:30) -- Please stop playing these blues, BOY (2:54) -- All my geets are gone (2:32) -- Strange woman blues (3:06) -- Bowlegged boogie (3:03) -- He's the amn (He's tall and cool) (2:53) -- Red light (2:56) -- When a man has the blues (2:36) -- Lonely boy blues (2:36) -- Beer drinking baby (2:36) -- What's good for one's good fro all (2:53) -- Kinda sick, mostly worried (3:02) -- Hey everybody (2:24) -- I'd rather be like a hermit (2:39) -- High school baby (2:49) -- West coast lover (2:41) -- Dog house blues (3:00) -- Just kiss me once (And you'll be back) (2:37) -- Worrying blues (2:38) -- Boogie on the 88 (2:30) -- I only want your love (3:04) -- West coast blues (2:50) -- Mama does the boogie (Washington Ave. boogie) (2:47)Disc 6: Call operator 210 (3:06) -- Baby baby blue (3:03) -- Gypsy blues (2:30) -- Sugar sugar (3:07) -- Last mile (2:32) -- The candle's burning low (2:14) -- The love bug boogie (That's the way it's gonna be) (2:40) -- Brown skin butterball (2:52) -- The game is over (3:03) -- Keep your hand on your heart (2:46) -- Rock me baby (2:40) -- Boogie the blues (2:45) -- House of the blues (2:38) -- I'll never let you go (2:42) -- Smilin' blues (2:26) -- Something' wrong (2:12) -- Five long letters (2:46) -- Unlucky man (2:44) -- My baby (2:27) -- Another sad night (2:27) -- Feelin' mighty lonesome (2:47) -- I have decided (2:44) -- They were doing the mambo (2:46) -- Honeydrippin' daddy (3:03) -- Yeah, yeah, yeah (2:52) -- In my neighborhood (2:46) -- Rhythm rockin' blues (2:42)Disc 7: Jockey blues (2:34) -- Cherry red blues (2:46) -- Somebody's gotta go (2:53) -- Too many women blues (2:41) -- Just a dream (2:53) -- I like to be home blues (2:37) -- When a woman loves her juice (2:56) -- Kidney stew blues (2:57) -- King for a day blues (3:04) -- Old maid boogie (2:45) -- Jet propelled papa (2:44) -- Hey, Sister Lucy! (2:38) -- When I get drunk (2:40) -- Oil man blues (2:46) -- Ever-ready blues (2:43) -- Have you ever missed your baby (2:44) -- Some women do (2:23) -- Alimony blues (2:23) -- I took the front door in (I took the back door out) (2:53)Disc 8: Lonely blues (2:43) -- Body rocking daddy (2:29) -- Lovin' blues (2:39) -- New blowtop blues (2:36) -- Worrry, worry, worry (2:15) -- Mumbles blues (2:33) -- Hittin' on me (3:08) -- Don't give my good love away (2:47) -- Thank you (2:39) -- The other side (2:41) -- I'm just your fool (2:52) -- Shut your big mouth (Girl) (2:54) -- Sloppy daddy blues (2:40) -- Juicy Lucy (3:04) -- What;s her whimsy, Dr Kinsey (2:46) -- Walk around the corner (2:47) -- Short John (2:52) -- This is all (2:51) -- What that is (2:23) -- (She put the) Wamee (on me) (3:01) -- Well I tried (2:32) -- Talk about me (2:30) -- Sweet and slow (2:50) -- Big John (2:42) -- All around the world (2:36) -- Woke up this morning (2:53)

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Mercury blues and rhythm story 1945-1955