Blues Images Presents 1920's Blues Classics, Vol. 2

by My Black Mama 1 & 2 / Various

Overview

As a bonus to accompany their annual calendar, Blues Images adds a disc of classic 1920s blues 78s to the package, and 2005's edition features tracks by Skip James (the seldom anthologized "Drunken Spree"), the Mississippi Sheiks (the immortal "Sitting on Top of the World"), Charley Patton ("Pony Blues"), and others. The calendar itself is a wonderful way to see the art and promotional techniques used to market country blues in the 1920s. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2005
Label:	Blues Images
UPC:	0725543320520

Tracks

1. My Black Mama, Pt. 1-2  - Skip James  - Son House
2. My Black Mama, Pt. 1-2  - Son House
3. Blues Oh Blues  - Ma Rainey
4. Jungle Man Blues  - Papa Charlie Jackson
5. Mamlish Blues  - Ed Bell
6. Sitting on Top of the World  - Lonnie Chatmon  -  Mississippi Sheiks  - Walter Vinson
7. Pony Blues  - Charley Patton  -  Traditional
8. Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake  - Johnny Parth  - Jaydee Short
9. Depression's Gone From Me Blues  -  Blind Blake
10. Midnight Hour Blues  - Ida Cox
11. Half Cup of Tea  -  Beale Street Sheiks
12. Christmas Eve Blues  - Blind Lemon Jefferson
13. My Buddy, Blind Papa Lemon  - King Solomon Hill
14. Ninety Nine Blues  - Blind Joe Reynolds  -  Unidentified Prisoner
15. You Gotta Have That Thing  -  Memphis Jug Band
16. Bottle It Up and Go  -  Memphis Jug Band

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Son House   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ed Bell   Primary Artist
The Beale Street Sheiks   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Jaydee Short   Primary Artist,Vocals
Papa Charlie Jackson   Primary Artist
Ida Cox   Primary Artist
Blind Joe Reynolds   Primary Artist
Blind Blake   Primary Artist
King Solomon Hill   Primary Artist
Blind Lemon Jefferson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Memphis Jug Band   Primary Artist
Mississippi Sheiks   Primary Artist
Ma Rainey   Primary Artist
Skip James   Primary Artist,Vocals
Charley Patton   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Skip James   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Blind Lemon Jefferson   Composer
Charley Patton   Composer
Robert Vosgien   Transfers
Walter Vinson   Composer
Johnny Parth   Composer
Richard Nevins   Remastering
Ed Wilkinson   Design,Producer,Research,Layout Design
Lonnie Chatmon   Composer
Robert Crumb   Cover Design
Tom Copi   Photography
Ray Flerlage   Photography
John Tefteller   Design,Concept,Producer,Research,Liner Notes,Layout Design
Unidentified Prisoner   Composer