I Can’t Be Satisfied, Vol. 1: Early American Women Blues Singers – Town & Country, Classic Recordings from the 1920s / Yazoo CD-2026

Description

Yazoo CD 2026 / A collection of classic recordings (from the 1920s) featuring the brilliant performances of great early women blues singers. This volume highlights the powerful and highly moving styles of rural performers steeped in the wonderful traditions of the American countryside, while Volume 2 profiles the more sophisticated uptown approach. The accompaniment is mostly guitar. Many legendary blues performers are represented here including Lottie Kimbrough, Mae Glover, Geeshie Wiley, Bertha Lee and countless more on 23 different selections.

1. RUBY GLAZE, Lonesome Day Blues

2. HATTIE HART WITH MEMPHIS JUG BAND, Papa’s Got Your Bath Water On

3. HATTIE HUDSON, Black Hand Blues

4. LOTTIE KIMBROUGH, Goin’ Away Blues

5. BERTHA LEE, Mind Reader Blues

6. MEMPHIS MINNIE, Outdoor Blues

7. BERTHA HENDERSON, That Lonesome Rave

8. MAE GLOVER, I Ain’t Givin’ Nobody None

9. ROSIE MAE MOORE, School Girl Blues

10. LILLIAN MILLER, Dead Drunk Blues

11. LIZZIE WASHINGTON, My Low Down Brown

12. IRENE SCRUGGS, My Back to the Wall

13. GEESHIE WILEY, Eagles on a Half

14. BESSIE TUCKER, Penitentiary

15. LOTTIE KIMBROUGH, Rolling Log Blues

16. JENNIE CLAYTON WITH MEMPHIS JUG BAND , State of Tennessee Blues

17. MAE GLOVER, Shake It Daddy

18. PEARL DICKSON, Twelve Pound Daddy

19. IRENE SCRUGGS, The Voice of the Blues

20. ELIZABETH JOHNSON, Be My Kid Blues

21. GEESHIE WILEY, Pick Poor Robin Clean

22. BERTHA LEE, Yellow Bee

23. MATTIE DELANEY, Down the Big Road Blues