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    When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

    11/05/2002 | Rca 

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    Lyrics from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

  • Trouble in Mind - Jimmy Reed
  • Key to the Highway - Jazz Gillum

    • All Music Guide Review

    The Secret History of Rock and Roll contains 100 original blues classics spread over four discs. The main function of this series is to shine a light on the roots of rock & roll. It's a noble concept which sounds great due to the remastering of these tracks. Among the instantly recognizable tunes covered by rock bands of the '60s and '70s include "Baby, Please Don't Go" by Big Joe Williams; "Viola Lee Blues" by Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers; "Statesboro Blues" by Blind Willie McTell; "Stealin' Stealin'" by the Memphis Jug Band; "Good Morning School Girl" by Sonny Boy Williamson; and "That's All Right" and "My Baby Left Me," both by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup. RCA also released these four discs separately. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

    When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Catfish Blues
  • Petway, Robert
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Catfish Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 2
  • Baby, Please Don't Go
  • Williams, Big Joe "Williams Washboard Blues Singers"
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Baby, Please Don't Go from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 3
  • Ham an' Eggs
  • Leadbelly
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Ham an' Eggs from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 4
  • Mississippi River Blues
  • Broonzy, Big Bill
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Mississippi River Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 5
  • Just a Goo Woman Through With the Blues
  • Butler, Trixie
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Just a Goo Woman Through With the Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 6
  • Garbage Man Blues
  • Brown, Milton & His Musical Brownies
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Garbage Man Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 7
  • The Panama Limited
  • White, Washington "Bukka"
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for The Panama Limited from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 8
  • Cool Drink of Water Blues
  • Johnson, Tommy [1]
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for Cool Drink of Water Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 9
  • The Midnight Special
  • Leadbelly
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for The Midnight Special from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 10
  • Worried Man Blues
  • Carter Family
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Worried Man Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 11
  • Les Blues de Voyage
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Les Blues de Voyage from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 12
  • K.C. Railroad Blues
  • 3:32
  • Sound Clip for K.C. Railroad Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 13
  • Somebody's Been Stealin'
  • Gates, Rev. J. M. & Congregation "Three Ladies And Two Men In Outfit"
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Somebody's Been Stealin' from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 14
  • Beale Street Blues
  • Hunter, Alberta
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Beale Street Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 15
  • Devil in the Woodpile
  • Lewis, Noah
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Devil in the Woodpile from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 16
  • Walk Right In
  • Cannon, Gus Jug Stompers
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Walk Right In from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 17
  • Ninety-Nine Year Blues
  • Daniels, Julius
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Ninety-Nine Year Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 18
  • Got Cut All to Pieces
  • Tucker, Bessie
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Got Cut All to Pieces from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 19
  • Feather Bed
  • Cannon, Gus Jug Stompers
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Feather Bed from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 20
  • Can't Put a Bridle on That Mule This Morning
  • Daniels, Julius
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Can't Put a Bridle on That Mule This Morning from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 21
  • Davidson County Blues
  • Bailey, DeFord
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for Davidson County Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 22
  • Frankie and Johnny
  • Crumit, Frank
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Frankie and Johnny from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 23
  • Dixie Bo-Bo
  • Taskiana Four
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Dixie Bo-Bo from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 24
  • Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
  • Robeson, Paul
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 25
  • St. Louis Blues
  • Johnson, Hall Choir
  • 3:55
  • Sound Clip for St. Louis Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 26 (2)
  • Telephoning the Blues
  • Spivey, Victoria
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Telephoning the Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 27 (2)
  • Viola Lee Blues
  • Cannon, Gus Jug Stompers
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Viola Lee Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 28 (2)
  • Haven't Got a Dollar to Pay Your House Rent Man
  • Davis, Genevieve
  • 3:32
  • Sound Clip for Haven't Got a Dollar to Pay Your House Rent Man from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 29 (2)
  • Saturday Blues
  • Bracey, Ishman
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Saturday Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 30 (2)
  • When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone
  • Jackson, Jim
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 31 (2)
  • Canned Heat Blues
  • Johnson, Tommy [1]
  • 3:39
  • Sound Clip for Canned Heat Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 32 (2)
  • Statesboro Blues
  • McTell, Blind Willie
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Statesboro Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 33 (2)
  • Stealin', Stealin'
  • Memphis Jug Band
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Stealin', Stealin' from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 34 (2)
  • Judge Harsh Blues
  • Lewis, Furry
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Judge Harsh Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 35 (2)
  • Rent Man Blues
  • Winston, Edna
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Rent Man Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 36 (2)
  • I Don't Care What You Say
  • Harris & Harris
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for I Don't Care What You Say from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 37 (2)
  • I Hate a Man Like You
  • Miles, Lizzie
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for I Hate a Man Like You from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 38 (2)
  • 'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1
  • Stokes, Frank
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for 'Taint Nobody's Business If I Do, Pt. 1 from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 39 (2)
  • I'm a Mighty Tight Woman
  • Wallace, Sippie "Sippie Thomas"
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for I'm a Mighty Tight Woman from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 40 (2)
  • Standin' on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9)
  • Rodgers, Jimmie [1]
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Standin' on the Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9) from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 41 (2)
  • The Girl I Love, She Got Long, Curly Hair
  • Estes, Sleepy John
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for The Girl I Love, She Got Long, Curly Hair from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 42 (2)
  • Don't Want No Woman (Have T' Give My Money To)
  • McCoy & Johnson "Memphis Minnie And Kansas Joe"
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Don't Want No Woman (Have T' Give My Money To) from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 43 (2)
  • Cocaine Habit Blues
  • Memphis Jug Band
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Cocaine Habit Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 44 (2)
  • Married Woman Blues
  • Reynolds, Blind Willie
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Married Woman Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 45 (2)
  • Red Nightgown Blues
  • Davis, Jimmie
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Red Nightgown Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 46 (2)
  • Hard Working Woman
  • Mississippi Matilda
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Hard Working Woman from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 47 (2)
  • Doubled Up in a Knot
  • Carter, Bo "Bo Chatman"
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Doubled Up in a Knot from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 48 (2)
  • If You Want Me, Baby
  • Stovepipe, Daddy & Mississippi Sarah
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for If You Want Me, Baby from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 49 (2)
  • The First Time I Met the Blues
  • Montgomerey, Little Brother
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for The First Time I Met the Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 50 (2)
  • Sales Tax
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Sales Tax from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 51 (3)
  • That's Chicago's South Side
  • Theard, Sam "Lovin' Sam And Burns Campbell Orchestra"
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for That's Chicago's South Side from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 52 (3)
  • Peetie Wheatstraw
  • Wheatstraw, Pete
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Peetie Wheatstraw from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 53 (3)
  • Devil's Island Gin Blues
  • Sykes, Roosevelt
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Devil's Island Gin Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 54 (3)
  • Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On
  • Easton, Amos "Amos"
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 55 (3)
  • Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard?
  • Pollum, Joe
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Black Gal, What Makes Your Head So Hard? from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 56 (3)
  • I Lost My Baby
  • Johnson, Lil
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for I Lost My Baby from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 57 (3)
  • Keep Your Hands Off Her
  • Broonzy, Big Bill
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Keep Your Hands Off Her from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 58 (3)
  • When the Sun Goes Down
  • Carr, Leroy
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for When the Sun Goes Down from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 59 (3)
  • Selling My Pork Chops
  • McCoy, Minnie "Memphis Minnie"
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Selling My Pork Chops from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 60 (3)
  • Every Day I Have the Blues
  • Pine Top
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Every Day I Have the Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 61 (3)
  • Sweet Sixteen
  • Davis, Walter
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Sweet Sixteen from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 62 (3)
  • Honky Tonk Train Blues
  • Lewis, Meade Lux
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Honky Tonk Train Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 63 (3)
  • Trouble in Mind
  • Jones, Richard [1] M.
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Trouble in Mind from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

  • Lyrics for Trouble in Mind from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

  • 64 (3)
  • He Roars Like a Lion
  • Johnson, Merline "Yas Yas Girl"
  • 3:24
  • Sound Clip for He Roars Like a Lion from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 65 (3)
  • Prowling Night Hawk
  • McCoy, Robert Lee
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Prowling Night Hawk from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 66 (3)
  • Good Morning School Girl
  • Williamson, Sonny Boy
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Good Morning School Girl from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 67 (3)
  • You Got to Fix It
  • Speckled Red
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for You Got to Fix It from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 68 (3)
  • Bucket's Got Hole in It
  • Washboard Sam
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Bucket's Got Hole in It from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 69 (3)
  • Bottle It Up and Go
  • McClennan, Tommy
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Bottle It Up and Go from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 70 (3)
  • Key to the Highway
  • Gillum, Jazz
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Key to the Highway from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

  • Lyrics for Key to the Highway from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

  • 71 (3)
  • Don't You Like to Me
  • Tampa Red
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Don't You Like to Me from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 72 (3)
  • What Is That She Got
  • Temple, Johnny
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for What Is That She Got from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 73 (3)
  • Going Down Slow
  • St. Louis Jimmy
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Going Down Slow from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 74 (3)
  • Hobo Blues
  • Rachell, Yank
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Hobo Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 75 (3)
  • He's a Jelly Roll Baker
  • Johnson, Lonnie
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for He's a Jelly Roll Baker from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 76 (4)
  • Pearl Harbor Blues
  • Doctor Clayton
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Pearl Harbor Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 77 (4)
  • My Buddy Blues
  • Five Breezes
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for My Buddy Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 78 (4)
  • Worried Life Blues
  • Big Maceo
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Worried Life Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 79 (4)
  • I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
  • Cats & the Fiddle
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 80 (4)
  • Grinder Man Blues
  • Memphis Slim
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Grinder Man Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 81 (4)
  • Walkin' the Boogie
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Walkin' the Boogie from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 82 (4)
  • Why Don't You Do Right?
  • Lil Green
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Why Don't You Do Right? from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 83 (4)
  • Little Boy Blue
  • Lockwood, Robert
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Little Boy Blue from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 84 (4)
  • Angels in Harlem
  • Doctor Clayton
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Angels in Harlem from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 85 (4)
  • Illinois Central
  • Sunnyland Slim
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Illinois Central from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 86 (4)
  • Chicago Is Just That Way
  • Boyd, Eddie "Little Eddie Boyd And His Trio"
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Chicago Is Just That Way from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 87 (4)
  • That's All Right
  • Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for That's All Right from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 88 (4)
  • Get the Mop
  • Allen, Henry [1] "Red"
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Get the Mop from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 89 (4)
  • Look on Yonder Wall
  • Gillum, Jazz
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Look on Yonder Wall from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 90 (4)
  • Anytime Is the Right Time
  • Sykes, Roosevelt Trio
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Anytime Is the Right Time from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 91 (4)
  • When Things Go Wrong With You
  • Tampa Red
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for When Things Go Wrong With You from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 92 (4)
  • Dust My Broom
  • Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Dust My Broom from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 93 (4)
  • Soap and Water Blues
  • Washboard Sam
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Soap and Water Blues from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 94 (4)
  • Rockin' With Red
  • Piano Red
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' With Red from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 95 (4)
  • Sweet Little Angel
  • Tampa Red
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Sweet Little Angel from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 96 (4)
  • My Baby Left Me
  • Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for My Baby Left Me from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 97 (4)
  • How Blue Can You Get? (Aka Downhearted)
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for How Blue Can You Get? (Aka Downhearted) from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 98 (4)
  • Right String, But the Wrong Yo-Yo
  • Piano Red
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Right String, But the Wrong Yo-Yo from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 99 (4)
  • Ride and Roll
  • Terry, Sonny
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Ride and Roll from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


  • 100 (4)
  • Get Rich Quick
  • Little Richard
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Get Rich Quick from When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll


    • Credits of When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

    • Doug Pomeroy
    • Digital Mastering, Transfers, Audio Restoration
    • Noah Lewis
    • Harmonica, Vocals, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Vocal Effect


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