Label: Collectables Records.
Release Date: 1992.
Recording Date: 1951 - 1967.
Release Info: Studio Recording, COL-CD-5269.
Styles: Delta Blues, Juke Joint Blues, Regional Blues.
Another uneven Collectables collection, it has some rough but atmospheric (and totally obscure) early-'50s material mixed with later efforts by Houston Stackhouse. ~ Bill Dahl
Credits: Mager Johnson - composer, primary artist; Tommy Johnson - composer; Little Milton - composer, performer, primary artist; Little Walter - composer; Carey Mason - composer, performer, primary artist; Mark Ryan - liner notes, producer; Houston Stackhouse - performer, primary artist; Bobo "Slim" Thomas - composer, performer, primary artist; Tommy Lee Thompson - performer, primary artist; Traditional - composer; Eddie White - performer, primary artist; Sonny Boy Williamson II - performer, primary artist; Mott Willis - composer.
Tracks: 1. Catfish Blues - Bobo Thomas & Sonny Boy Williamson II; 2. Blow It Down - Little Milton's Juke Band; 3. Jackson Juke - Little Milton's Juke Band; 4. Mercy Blues - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason; 5. Few Clothes - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason; 6. Boogie - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason; 7. Traveling Blues - Mager Johnson; 8. Little Milton's Boogie - Little Milton Anderson & Eddie White; 9. Mistreated Baby Blues - Little Milton Anderson & Eddie White; 10. Packin' up My Blues - Tommy Lee Thompson; 11. I Hate to Hear My Good Gal Call My Name - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason; 12. Big Road Blues - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason; 13. Talkin' 'Bout You - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason; 14. That's Alright - Houston Stackhouse & Carey "Ditty" Mason.