Mississippi, particularly the Delta, lays claim to being the land where the blues began. Forged in the crucible of poverty and racial oppression, blues flourished there as nowhere else, evolving into what most critics consider the deepest or most intense strain of the blues tradition. During the Great Migration, music changed consistently, adapting to its new surroundings like St. Louis and Chicago, while retaining its connection to its down home Delta roots. This collection celebrates the diversity and dissemination of the blues’ most powerful and influential voices. 67 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive notes and photos.
Track List:
1. C.C. Rider by Big Bill Broonzy
2. Woman in Elaine, Arkansas by Roosevelt Sykes
3. Death Letter Blues by Son House
4. Your Crying Won't Make Me Stay by K.C. Douglas & Richard Riggins
5. Columbus, Mississippi Blues by Bukka White
6. I'm Goin’ to Walk Your Log by Cat-Iron
7. Why Did You Go Last Night by Clifton Chenier
8. I Stand and Wonder by Sam Chatmon
9. Sleeping with the Devil by Johnny Young & Walter Horton
10. Short Stuff's Corinna by Short Stuff MacOn
11. Married Woman Blues by Big Joe Williams
12. Up the Country Blues by Little Brother Montgomery
13. Dream by John Littlejohn
14. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl by Doctor Ross
15. Catfish Blues by Honeyboy Edwards
16. M & O Blues by Memphis Slim
17. Forty-Four by Scott Dunbar
18. Sun Goin' Down by Son House
19. Frisco Line by Fred McDowell
20. Diggin' My Potatoes by Big Bill Broonzy
