Introduction To Living Country Blues Usa

Introduction To Living Country Blues Usa

The German blues experts Siegfried Christmann en Axel Kustner travelled to the south of the USA to make their so called field recordings in the natural surroundings of the artists and not in the studio.

Travelling 10.000´s miles by car using 54 km of tape, taking hundreds of photographs to document the various aspects of the country blues. They have recorded the works of 35 well known and unknown blues artists which are now on release in a series of 12 CD´s.

On this introduction CD we will find artists such as: Guitar Frank, Memphis Piano Red, Flora Molton and the Truth Band, Lottie Murrell, Sam Chatmon, Hammie Nixon and many others. An absolute ‘must have’ for all traditional blues fans.

Tracklist CD1: Introduction To Living Country Blues Usa 01. Lonesome Road Blues - Guitar Frank (5:25) 02. The Train Is Comin' - Memphis Piano Red (4:24) 03. What's The Matter Now - Flora Molton And The Truth Band (3:11) 04. Trouble Late Last Night - Lottie Murrell (4:13) 05. Sittin' On Top Of The World - Sam Chatmon (2:57) 06. Rock Me, Mama - James "Son" Thomas (2:09) 07. Corinna, Corinna - Hammie Nixon (1:51) 08. Talkin' 'Bout Jesus - Cora Fluker (10:47) 09. So Hard To See - Walter Brown (2:48) 10. Bear Cat Mama Blues - Archie Edwards (3:00) Tracklist CD2: Introduction To Living Country Blues Usa 01. Reno Factory - Bowling Green John Cephas (4:43) 02. My Babe - Lonnie Pitchford (4:03) 03. Bluebird Blues - Sam "Stretch" Shields (2:46) 04. The Titanic - Flora Molton And The Truth Band (3:43) 05. Mean Ol' Frisco - Joe Savage (1:24) 06. I Can't Be Successful - Arzo Youngblood (3:07) 07. I Don't Know Why - Cedell Davis (2:39) 08. Tango Twist - Othar Turner (3:18) 09. Come On In My Kitchen - Guitar Slim (3:18) 10. Lula's Back In Town - Guitar Slim (4:58) 11. You Got To Move - Boyd Rivers (3:17) 12. Big Road Blues - Boogie Bill Webb (2:31)