15 Down Home Country Blues Classics – Various Artists / Arhoolie CD-101

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Arhoolie CD 101

Arhoolie’s American masters is a mid-line sampler series culled from our full price CDs. Each CD features the best known artists of a particular musical genre. Inside the booklet each song is referenced to the CD it originally came from with a photo mini of that CD cover and a listing of the artist’s other Arhoolie CDs. Featured on this CD are Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lightning Hopkins, John Jackson, Lil’ Son Jackson, Mance Lipscomb, Black Ace, Bukka White, Dr. Ross, Robert Pete Williams, Jesse Fuller, Big Joe Williams, Smoky Babe, R.L. Burnside and K.C. Douglas.

1. Frisco Line – Mississippi Fred McDowell

2. Have You Ever Loved A Woman – Lightnin’ Hopkins

3. Going Down In Georgia On A Horn – John Jackson

4. Cairo Blues – Lil’ Son Jackson

5. ‘Bout A Spoonful – Mance Lipscomb

6. Drink On Little Girl – Black Ace

7. Country Boy Down In New Orleans – Snooks Eaglin

8. Columbus Mississippi Blues – Bukka White

9. Shake ‘Em On Down – Dr. Ross

10. Just Tippin’ In – Robert Pete Williams

11. Hump In My Back – Jesse Fuller

12. Brother James – Big Joe Williams

13. I’m Broke And I’m Hungry – Smoky Babe

14. Poor Black Mattie – R. L. Burnside

15. Mercury Blues – K. C. Douglas

REVIEW “Culled from their huge back catalog this superb sampler is also ‘budget priced ‘ thus providing tempting incentive for even frugal CD consumers . . . this CD should serve well as an introduction to past masters of this style which is where the blues began! . . . All of these men are undeniably perfect examples of a time when songs told stories and blues music wasn’t buried (to be brutally polite) by excessively noisy guitar players. This disc is very highly recommended! ”

(George Hansen — Blues Revue)