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Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First / Var - Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First / Var [CD]

Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First / Var - Memphis Blues Box: Original Recordings First / Var [CD]

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The Blues - the iconic music that changed everything! Memphis - the iconic city where it happened! And now - the Memphis Blues Box from Bear Family Recordsr - the best of the best from the best! -An incredible 534 individual tracks on 20 CDs packed into an LP-sized box - total weight almost 10lbs. -Memphis recordings from 1914 to 1969 featuring musicians from the city and region. -Introduction by blues harmonica star and Grammyr winner Charlie Musselwhite. -Biographies of every performer, many newly researched; notes about every song and recording, index and track listing. -Many unseen photographs -Produced and part-written by Martin Hawkins This magnificent new 20-CD boxed set with it's 534 tracks and an accompanying 360-page book traces the blues as recorded in Memphis and by Memphis-area musicians and singers. Starting a hundred years ago with W.C. Handy's tune Memphis Blues, this set includes classic blues, jug band blues and itinerant blues from the 1920s and '30s, the R&B bands and small combos of the 1940s and '50s, and the tougher blues styles recorded up to the close of the 1960s. The box presents the recorded Memphis Blues as defined by the performers and their recording companies during the years 1914 to 1969 - the period when blues in it's various forms was issued on single discs, 78 rpm and then 45 rpm, for consumption largely by the original audience - the people who listened on street corners, in juke joints, at local house parties, or in the bars, night clubs and theatres of Memphis. The box focuses on how each disc sat within the evolving picture, either contributing something new, reinforcing trends of the moment, or harking back to tradition. At least one side of every relevant 78 or 45 rpm disc issued during the period is included, showing off the Memphis blues as it was offered year on year by artists and record companies.

Tracklist:

  1. Various Artists - the Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 1
  2. Mr Crump and the Memphis Blues - w C Handy
  3. The Memphis Blues / One Step - Victor Military Band
  4. Yellow Dog Blues - Handy's Memphis Blues Band
  5. Sun Brimmers - Memphis Jug Band
  6. Memphis Jug - Memphis Jug Band
  7. What Makes a Bow-Legged Woman Crazy 'Bout Her Knock-Kneed Man? - Sadie James
  8. Drop Down - Baby' Moore
  9. Midnight Frolic Drag - Williamson's Beale Street Frolic Orchestra
  10. Rock Away - Sadie McKinney
  11. I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin' Sun - Ollie Rupert
  12. Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All - Blind Mamie Forehand
  13. Ain't Gonna Be Your Low Down Dog - Ollie Rupert
  14. Memphis Scronch - Williamson's Beale Street Frolic Orchestra
  15. Everybody's Blues - Furry Lewis
  16. Sunshine Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  17. Memphis Boy - Memphis Jug Band
  18. It's a Good Thing - Beale Street Sheiks
  19. Beale Town Bound - Beale Street Sheiks
  20. Mr Crump Don't Like It - Beale Street Sheiks
  21. Billy Lyons and Stack O Lee - Furry Lewis
  22. Kansas City Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  23. I Packed My Suitcase, Ed to the Train - Memphis Jug Band Vocals Jennie Clayton
  24. Beale Street Mess Around - Memphis Jug Band
  25. Turpentine Blues - Will Weldon
  26. Vol Stevens Blues - Vol Stevens
  27. Various Artists - the Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 2
  28. My Money Never Runs Out - Banjo Joe
  29. Rock Island Blues - Lewis Black
  30. The Crowing Rooster - Walter Rhodes with 'Pet' and 'Can'
  31. Corn Liquor Blues - Lewis Black
  32. Twelve Pound Daddy - Pearl Dickson
  33. Minglewood Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  34. I Heard the Voice of a Pork Chop - Jim Jackson
  35. Madison Street Rag - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  36. Springdale Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  37. My Monday Woman Blues - Jim Jackson
  38. Snitchin' Gambler Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  39. Bedtime Blues - Frank Stokes
  40. My Mobile Central Blues - Jim Jackson
  41. Memphis Stomp - Memphis Stompers
  42. Jake Bottle Blues - Lemuel Turner
  43. Coal Oil Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  44. Peaches in the Springtime - Memphis Jug Band
  45. Mooch Richardson's Low Down Barrel House Blues - 'Mooch' Richardson
  46. Bootlegging Blues - Jim Jackson
  47. Policy Blues - Jim Jackson
  48. Two Time Blues - Arthur Petties
  49. Dill Pickles Rag - McLaughlin's Old Time Melody Makers
  50. Keghouse Blues - Keghouse
  51. Labor Blues - Tom Dickson
  52. The Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 3
  53. Helena Blues - 'Mooch' Richardson
  54. Happy Blues - Tom Dickson
  55. Burying Ground Blues - 'Mooch' Richardson
  56. Jasper Taylor Blues - Original Washboard Band
  57. Mistreatin' Blues - Frank Stokes
  58. It Won't Be Long Now - Frank Stokes
  59. Nehi Mamma Blues - Frank Stokes
  60. I Got Mine - Frank Stokes
  61. This Morning She Was Gone - Jim Jackson
  62. I Will Turn Your Money Green - Furry Lewis
  63. Furry's Blues - Furry Lewis
  64. Stomp That Thing - Frank Stokes
  65. Kassie Jones PT 1 - Furry Lewis
  66. Cannon Ball Blues - Furry Lewis
  67. Judge Harsh Blues - Furry Lewis
  68. I'm Gonna Move to Louisiana - Jim Jackson
  69. 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Frank Stokes
  70. Take Me Back - Frank Stokes
  71. Kyle's Worried Blues - Charlie Kyle
  72. Walking Blues - Charlie Kyle
  73. Traveling Man - Jim Jackson
  74. Pig Ankle Strut - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  75. Ripley Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  76. Hollywood Rag - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  77. The Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 4
  78. Bye, Bye, Policeman - Jim Jackson
  79. Rolling Stone - Robert Wilkins
  80. Jail House Blues - Robert Wilkins
  81. Feather Bed - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  82. Lindberg Hop - Memphis Jug Band
  83. Sugar Pudding - Memphis Jug Band
  84. A Black Woman Is Like a Black Snake - Memphis Jug Band
  85. On the Road Again - Memphis Jug Band
  86. Whitewash Station Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  87. Stealin' Stealin' - Memphis Jug Band
  88. Jug Band Waltz - Memphis Jug Band
  89. Viola Lee Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  90. Riley's Wagon - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  91. Better Leave That Stuff Alone - Will Shade
  92. She Stabbed Me with An Ice-Pick - Will Shade
  93. Canned Heat Blues - Keg House
  94. Nobody Knows (What the Good Deacon Does) - Hambone Willie Newbern
  95. Shelby County Workhouse Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
  96. Roll and Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
  97. Fourth and Beale - Cannon and Woods
  98. Last Chance Blues - Cannon and Woods
  99. What's the Matter? - Memphis Jug Band
  100. John Henry Part 1 - Furry Lewis
  101. Black Gypsy Blues - Furry Lewis
  102. The Dirty Dozen - Speckled Red
  103. The Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 5
  104. South Memphis Blues - Frank Stokes
  105. Dirty Butter - Minnie Wallace
  106. The Old Folks Ed It - Minnie Wallace
  107. Cottonfield Blues PT 1 - Garfield Akers
  108. Cow Cow Blues - Jed Davenport
  109. Whiskey Drinkin' Blues - Jenny Pope
  110. Alabama Blues - Robert Wilkins
  111. Long Train Blues - Robert Wilkins
  112. That's No Way to Get Along - Robert Wilkins
  113. Jim Jackson's Jamboree PT 1 - Jim Jackson, Tampa Red, Georgia Tom, Speckled Red
  114. You Wouldn't, Would You, Papa? - Hattie Hart
  115. Right Now Blues - Frank Stokes
  116. Diving Duck Blues - John Estes
  117. Undertaker Blues - Douglas Williams Orchestra
  118. Little Sarah - John Estes and James Rachel
  119. Broken Hearted, Ragged and Dirty Too - John Estes
  120. I Can Beat You Plenty (That Hand You Tried to Deal Me) - Memphis Jug Band
  121. Number Nine Blues - Blind Clyde Church
  122. I'm Going Away Blues - Frank Stokes
  123. Frank Stokes' Dream - Frank Stokes
  124. Memphis Rounders Blues - Frank Stokes
  125. Going to Germany - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  126. Last Chance Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  127. Walk Right in - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  128. He Got Better Things for You - Memphis Sanctified Singers
  129. The Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 6
  130. Leaving Blues - Mel Parker with Douglas Williams Orchestra
  131. The Beale Street Sheik - Douglas Williams Orchestra
  132. Thrill Me - Douglas Williams Orchestra
  133. Chickasaw Special - Noah Lewis
  134. The Rooster's Crowing Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  135. Jonestown Blues - Cannon's Jug Stompers
  136. Memphis Yo Yo Blues - Memphis Jug Band
  137. K C Moan - Memphis Jug Band
  138. I Whipped My Woman with a Single Tree - Memphis Jug Band
  139. I Will Meet You at the Station - Brother Williams' Memphis Sanctified Singers
  140. Beale Street Breakdown - Jed Davenport ; His Beale Street Jug Band
  141. Jug Blues - Jed Davenport ; His Beale Street Jug Band
  142. I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuits - Memphis Minnie
  143. Mister Tango Blues - Memphis Minnie
  144. You Ought to Move Out of Town - Jed Davenport ; His Beale Street Jug Band
  145. Save Me Some - Jed Davenport ; His Beale Street Jug Band
  146. Fare Thee Well Blues - Joe Calicott
  147. Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott
  148. What Fault You Find of Me? Part 1 - Kansas Joe ; Memphis Minnie
  149. Can I Do It for You ? Part 1 - Kansas Joe ; Memphis Minnie
  150. She Wouldn't Give Me None - Kansas Joe ; Memphis Minnie
  151. I'll Go with Her Blues - Robert Wilkins
  152. Nashville Stonewall Blues - Robert Wilkins
  153. Tennessee Workhouse Blues - Jennie Pope
  154. What's the Matter Now? Part 1 - Bozo' Nickerson
  155. The Memphis Blues Box - Original Recordings 1914-1969 (20-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box Set 7
  156. Rent Man Blues - Jenny Pope
  157. Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
  158. Hesitation Blues - Jim Jackson
  159. Bumble Bee - Memphis Minnie
  160. I'm Talking About You - Memphis Minnie
  161. Down the Big Road Blues - Mattie Delaney
  162. Talla

UPC: 4000127175151
Label: BEAR FAMILY
Release Date: 12.15.23
Format: CD

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