Release Date: November 14, 2000.
Recording Time: 68 minutes.
Release Info: Studio Recording.
Catfish KATCD167.
Liner Note Author: Dave Moore.
The Okeh label has been regarded in awe by generations of record collectors, both for its innovative recording policies and for the near legendary blues and jazz names to be found in its catalogue. Okeh was the first to establish a separate 'Race Records' series, the success of which soon had the other labels following their lead.
Credits: Texas Alexander - composer, primary artist; Fulton Allen - composer; Roy Book Binder - composer; Perry Bradford - composer; Bo Carter - composer, primary artist; Doc Clayton - primary artist; Tom Dickson - composer, primary artist; Champion Jack Dupree - composer, primary artist; Frank Edwards - primary artist; Alfred Fields - primary artist; Blind Boy Fuller - primary artist; Tony Hollins - composer, primary artist; Bill Jackson - composer; Lonnie Johnson - composer, primary artist; Little Hat Jones - composer, primary artist; Ernest Lawlars - composer; J.B. Long - composer; Charlie McCoy - composer, primary artist; Brownie McGhee - composer, primary artist; Memphis Jug Band - primary artist; Memphis Minnie - primary artist; Memphis Slim - composer, primary artist; Mississippi Sheiks - primary artist; Little Brother Montgomery - composer; Dave Moore - Liner Notes; Buddy Moss - composer, primary artist; Hambone Willie Newbern - composer, primary artist; Will Shade - composer; Mamie Smith - composer, primary artist; Freddie Spruell - composer, primary artist; Big Joe Turner - composer; Sippie Wallace - composer, primary artist; Sylvester Weaver - composer, primary artist.
Tracks: 1) I Am Calling Blues - Texas Alexander; 2) Sorry Feeling Blues - Bo Carter; 3) Gamblin' Man Blues - Jack Dupree; 4) Life Saver Blues - Lonnie Johnson; 5) Kentucky Blues - Little Hat Jones; 6) You Gonna Need Me - Charlie McCoy; 7) Born For Bad Luck - Brownie McGhee; 8) She's A Bad Girl - Mississippi Sheiks; 9) Struggle Buggie - Buddy Moss; 10) Shelby County Workhouse Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern; 11) Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith; 12) Way Back Down Home - Freddie Spruell; 13) Caldonia Blues - Sippie Wallace; 14) Chitlin' Rag Blues - Sylvester Weaver; 15) Roaming Gambler - Doc Clayton; 16) The Jive Blues - Memphis Slim; 17) Sweet Man Blues - Frank Edwards; 18) Money Green - Alfried Fields; 19) Lost Lover Blues - Blind Boy Fuller; 20) Married Woman Blues - Tony Hollins; 21) Worry Blues - Tom Dickson; 22) Insane Crazy Blues - Memphis Jug Band; 23) Me & My Chauffeur Blues - Memphis Minnie.