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“It was among the black population of America’s rural southern states during the late 1800’s that the real birth of the Blues took place. Fast forward to the 1940s/early ‘50s and this no-punches-pulled musical expression reflecting the hopes, dreams, fears and events – good or bad – of everyday life supported a thriving, sizeable niche record business. Song subject matter had naturally been updated and dance tempos were now a key Blues ingredient, but its shattering honesty, joy or despair, bravado or laid-bare emotion remained to thrill and chill.” (John Tracy)
- Don’t Start Me Talking: Sonny Boy Williamson
- They Call It Stormy Monday: T-Bone Walker
- Every Day I Have The Blues & Ten Long Years: B.B. King
- Dust My Broom Elmore James I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man,
- I Just Want To Make Love To You & Mannish Boy: Muddy Waters
- I Put A Spell On You: Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; Bo Diddley &
- Pretty Thing: Bo Diddley; Smokestack Lightning: Howlin’ Wolf
- Hobo Blues: John Lee Hooker I Hear You Knocking: Smiley Lewis
- Coffee Blues: Lightnin’ Hopkins; Memphis Slim: Memphis Slim
- Ain’t Nobody’s Business: Jimmy Witherspoon
- Whoopin’ The Blues: Sonny Terry 3 o’Clock Blues: Lowell Fulson
- When I’ve Been Drinking: Smokey Hogg My Babe: Little Walter
- Daybreak: Pee Wee Crayton Ticket Agent Blues: Lil’Son Jackson
- The Things I Used To Do: Guitar Slim Don’t Be Angry: Nappy Brown
