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    The History of Rhythm & Blues

    01/01/2008 | Cargo Records 

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      HISTORY OF RHYTHM & BLUES 1: 1925-1942 / VARIOUS

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    Lyrics from The History of Rhythm & Blues

  • Confessin' the Blues - T-Bone Walker

    • All Music Guide Review

    At four discs and nearly 100 tracks, this is only part one of Rhythm and Blues Records' ambitious history of R&B, covering the years 1925 to 1942. Diverse and revelatory, it shows how R&B, like most strands of America's music, is woven from several different sources. Each installment here is almost a history lesson in its own right, with the first disc covering country blues, spirituals, and jug bands, the second touching on boogie-woogie piano, ragtime, and jazz, the third spotlighting urban blues and gospel, and the fourth drawing on swing, boogie, and jive sides. It's all pretty impressive and its difficult to imagine any set doing a better job of tracing the roots of R&B. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    The History of Rhythm & Blues Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • My Soul Is a Witness
  • Coleman, Austin
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for My Soul Is a Witness from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 2
  • It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
  • Johnson, Blind Wilie
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for It's Nobody's Fault But Mine from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 3
  • The Crucifixion of Christ
  • Hill, Jessie May
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for The Crucifixion of Christ from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 4
  • Shake That Thing
  • Jackson, Papa Charlie
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Shake That Thing from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 5
  • Outside Woman Blues
  • Reynolds, Blind Joe
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Outside Woman Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 6
  • It's a Good Thing
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for It's a Good Thing from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 7
  • Minglewood Blues
  • Cannon, Gus Jug Stompers
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Minglewood Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 8
  • Match Box Blues
  • Jefferson, Blind Lemon
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Match Box Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 9
  • Diddie Wah Diddie
  • Blind Blake
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Diddie Wah Diddie from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 10
  • Milk Cow Blues
  • Estes, Sleepy John
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Milk Cow Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 11
  • Ease It to Me Blues
  • Barbecue Bob
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Ease It to Me Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 12
  • No No Blues
  • Weaver, Curley
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for No No Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 13
  • Apaloosa Blues
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Apaloosa Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 14
  • Little Rock Blues
  • Dickson, Pearl
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Little Rock Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 15
  • Kansas City Blues
  • Jackson, Jim
  • 3:17
  • Sound Clip for Kansas City Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 16
  • Train Whistle Blues
  • Rodgers, Jimmie
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Train Whistle Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 17
  • Goin' Back to Texas
  • Memphis Minnie
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Goin' Back to Texas from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 18
  • Roll and Tumble Blues
  • Newbern, Hambone Willie
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Roll and Tumble Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 19
  • If You Haven't Any
  • James, Skip
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for If You Haven't Any from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 20
  • Kokomo Blues
  • Blackwell, Scrapper
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Kokomo Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 21
  • It's Tight Like That
  • Georgia Tom
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for It's Tight Like That from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 22
  • Didn't It Rain
  • Bryant's Jubilee Quartet
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Didn't It Rain from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 23
  • Beale Street Breakdown
  • Davenport, Jed
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Beale Street Breakdown from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 24
  • Milk Cow Blues
  • Arnold, Kokomo
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Milk Cow Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 25 (2)
  • Get Low-Down Blues
  • Moten, Bennie Kansas City Orchestra
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Get Low-Down Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 26 (2)
  • Mr Johnson's Blues
  • Johnson, Lonnie
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Mr Johnson's Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 27 (2)
  • Backwater Blues
  • Smith, Bessie
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Backwater Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 28 (2)
  • Knockin' a Jug
  • Armstrong, Louis
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Knockin' a Jug from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 29 (2)
  • Bullfrog Blues
  • Spanier, Muggsy
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Bullfrog Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 30 (2)
  • Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
  • Smith, Pinetop
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Pinetop's Boogie Woogie from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 31 (2)
  • Cow Cow Blues
  • Davenport, Charles "Cow Cow"
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Cow Cow Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 32 (2)
  • Guitar Boogie
  • Graves, Blind Roosevelt And Brother
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Guitar Boogie from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 33 (2)
  • How Long, How Long Blues
  • Carr, Leroy
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for How Long, How Long Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 34 (2)
  • The Dirty Dozen
  • Speckled Red
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for The Dirty Dozen from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 35 (2)
  • Vicksburg Blues
  • Montgomery, Little Brother
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Vicksburg Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 36 (2)
  • Sweet Miss Stella Blues
  • Quillian, Rufus And Ben
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Sweet Miss Stella Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 37 (2)
  • Minnie the Moocher
  • Calloway, Cab & His Orchestra
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Minnie the Moocher from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 38 (2)
  • St. Louis Blues
  • Mills Brothers
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for St. Louis Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 39 (2)
  • Somebody Stole Gabriel's Horn
  • Three Keys
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Somebody Stole Gabriel's Horn from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 40 (2)
  • Midnight Hour Blues
  • Carr, Leroy
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Midnight Hour Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 41 (2)
  • Lafayette
  • Moten, Bennie Kansas City Orchestra
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Lafayette from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 42 (2)
  • Flaming Reeds and Screaming Brass
  • Lunceford, Jimmie & His Orchestra
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Flaming Reeds and Screaming Brass from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 43 (2)
  • Strut That Thing
  • Lofton, Cripple Clarence
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Strut That Thing from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 44 (2)
  • Dirty Mother for You
  • Sykes, Roosevelt
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Dirty Mother for You from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 45 (2)
  • Weed Smoker's Dream
  • Harlem Hamfats
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Weed Smoker's Dream from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 46 (2)
  • Press My Button
  • Johnson, Lil
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Press My Button from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 47 (2)
  • Night Time Is the Right Time
  • Sykes, Roosevelt
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Night Time Is the Right Time from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 48 (2)
  • The Blues Ain't Nothing But
  • White, Georgia
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for The Blues Ain't Nothing But from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 49 (3)
  • Teasin' Brown Blues
  • Lasky, Louie
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Teasin' Brown Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 50 (3)
  • Barrelhouse Woman
  • Carr, Leroy
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Barrelhouse Woman from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 51 (3)
  • Lead Pencil Blues
  • Temple, Johnnie
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Lead Pencil Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 52 (3)
  • Policy Dream Blues
  • Bumble Bee Slim
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Policy Dream Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 53 (3)
  • Naptown Stomp
  • Gaither, Bill
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Naptown Stomp from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 54 (3)
  • Sloppy Drunk Again
  • Davis, Walter
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Sloppy Drunk Again from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 55 (3)
  • Jockey Blues
  • Gillum, Jazz
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Jockey Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 56 (3)
  • Holy Mountain
  • Jones, Elder Otis
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Holy Mountain from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 57 (3)
  • Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbour
  • Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Standing by the Bedside of a Neighbour from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 58 (3)
  • Louise Louise Blues
  • Tempbe, Johnnie
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Louise Louise Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 59 (3)
  • Barrelhouse When It Rains
  • Broonzy, Big Bill
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Barrelhouse When It Rains from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 60 (3)
  • Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
  • Williamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy"
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Good Morning Little Schoolgirl from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 61 (3)
  • Preachin' Blues
  • Johnson, Robert
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Preachin' Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 62 (3)
  • Number Runner's Blues
  • Gordon, Jimmie
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Number Runner's Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 63 (3)
  • Tell Me Baby
  • Williamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy"
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Tell Me Baby from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 64 (3)
  • Rockin' Chair Blues
  • Broonzy, Big Bill
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' Chair Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 65 (3)
  • Diggin' My Potatoes
  • Washboard Sam
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Diggin' My Potatoes from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 66 (3)
  • This Train
  • Tharpe, Sister Rosetta
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for This Train from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 67 (3)
  • Don't You Lie to Me
  • Tampa Red
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Don't You Lie to Me from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 68 (3)
  • Jivin' the Blues
  • Williamson, John Lee "Sonny Boy"
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Jivin' the Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 69 (3)
  • I Feel So Good
  • Broonzy, Big Bill
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for I Feel So Good from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 70 (3)
  • Worried Life Blues
  • Big Maceo
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Worried Life Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 71 (3)
  • Junker Blues
  • Dupree, Champion Jack
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Junker Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 72 (3)
  • Ain't No Business We Can Do
  • Doctor Clayton
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Ain't No Business We Can Do from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 73 (3)
  • Mean Ol' Frisco
  • Crudup, Arthur "Big Boy"
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Mean Ol' Frisco from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 74 (4)
  • Boogie Woogie Stomp
  • Ammons, Albert and His Rhythm Kings
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for Boogie Woogie Stomp from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 75 (4)
  • Boogie-Woogie
  • Basie, Count
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Boogie-Woogie from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 76 (4)
  • One O'Clock Jump
  • Basie, Count Orchestra
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for One O'Clock Jump from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 77 (4)
  • Sing Sing Sing
  • Goodman, Benny
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Sing Sing Sing from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 78 (4)
  • Keep A-Knockin'
  • Jordan, Louis
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Keep A-Knockin' from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 79 (4)
  • T'Aint What You Do
  • Lunceford, Jimmie
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for T'Aint What You Do from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 80 (4)
  • Jumpin' Jive
  • Calloway, Cab
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Jumpin' Jive from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 81 (4)
  • I Like to Riff
  • Cole, Nat King Trio
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for I Like to Riff from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 82 (4)
  • That's the Rhythm
  • Three Sharps and a Flat
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for That's the Rhythm from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 83 (4)
  • I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
  • Cats & The Fiddle
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 84 (4)
  • After Hours
  • Hawkins, Erskine and his Orchestra
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for After Hours from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 85 (4)
  • Floyd's Guitar Blues
  • Kirk, Andy and His Clouds of Joy
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Floyd's Guitar Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 86 (4)
  • Gangster's Blues
  • Wheatstraw, Peetie
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Gangster's Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 87 (4)
  • Roll'em Pete
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Roll'em Pete from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 88 (4)
  • Down the Road a Piece
  • Bradley, Will
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for Down the Road a Piece from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 89 (4)
  • Central Avenue Breakdown
  • Hampton, Lionel
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Central Avenue Breakdown from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 90 (4)
  • Natchez Mississippi Blues
  • Bronzeville, Lewis Five
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Natchez Mississippi Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 91 (4)
  • Death Ray Boogie
  • Johnson, Pete
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Death Ray Boogie from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 92 (4)
  • Confessin' the Blues
  • McShann, Jay
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Confessin' the Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues

  • Lyrics for Confessin' the Blues from The History of Rhythm & Blues

  • 93 (4)
  • What's the Use of Getting Sober
  • Jordan, Louis
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for What's the Use of Getting Sober from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 94 (4)
  • Take It and Git
  • Kirk, Andy and His Clouds of Joy
  • 3:16
  • Sound Clip for Take It and Git from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 95 (4)
  • Cow Cow Boogie
  • Morse, Ella Mae
  • 3:14
  • Sound Clip for Cow Cow Boogie from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 96 (4)
  • Flying Home
  • Hampton, Liuonel Orchestra
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Flying Home from The History of Rhythm & Blues


  • 97 (4)
  • Mean Old World
  • Walker, T-Bone
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Mean Old World from The History of Rhythm & Blues


    • Credits of The History of Rhythm & Blues

    • Andrew Brown
    • Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
    • Louis Jordan
    • Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Vocals, Sax (Tenor)


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