- Format: CD
- Label: Universe
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
An amazing series dedicated to classic blues and r'n'b that unwinds through eight volumes, each one
covering a specific region of the US (Midwest, Southwest, West Coast and East Coast). The third and
fourth cover the sounds of the Southwest (Texas, Arkansas et al.), and feature artists such as Jay
McShann, Roy Byrd (aka Professor Longhair), Walter Brown, Alma Mondy, and Lightnin'Hopkins and Big
Bill Broonzy in the second volume . The booklets that accompany the CDs are alone worth the purchase
of this volume, for all the detailed information and bio notes that help the listener understand the
historical importance of this musical legacy.
Vol.1 (1945-51) Track listing - JAY McSHANN, HIS PIANO & ORCHESTRA with CROWN PRINCE WATERFORD: 1. Garfield Ave. Boogie 2.Crown Prince Blues
JAY McSHANN, HIS PIANO & ORCHESTRA with JIMMY WHITERSPOON: 3. Shipyard Woman Blues WALTER BROWN with JAY McSHANN'S ORCHESTRA:
4. W.B.. Blues 5. Sloppy Drunk 6. Lovin' A Beggar ALMA "THE LOLLIPOP MAMA" MONDY: 7. Miss Lollipop's Confessions 8. Love Troubles 9. Baby
Get Wise ROY BIRD & HIS BLUES JUMPERS: 10. Byrd's Blues 11. Her Mind Is Gone 12. Bald Head 13. Hey Now Baby 14. Oh Well GEORGE MILLER &
HIS MID-DRIFFS: 15. Boogie's The Thing LITTLE JOE GAINES: 16. She Won't Leave No More HOSIE DWINE CRAVEN: 17. Mercury Boogie ROY BIRD & HIS
BLUES JUMPERS: 18. Hadacol Bounce 19. Longhair Stomp 20. Been Foolin' Around 21. Between The Night And Day (In The Wee Wee Hours) ALMA "THE
LOLLIPOP MAMA" MONDY: 22. Streetwalkin' Daddy 23. A Job For A Jockey 24. Still My Little Angel Child LEE GRAVES: 25. Cloudy Weather Blues 26.
Sixty Years And A Day
