Label: Yazoo Records.
Release Date: September 30, 1991.
Release Info: Compilation (Yazzo-1013).
Recording Date: 1926 - 1935.
Styles: East Coast Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Pre-War Country Blues.
A fine assortment from Carl Martin, Willie Walker, William Moore, Blind Blake, Bayless Rose, and other East Coast guitarists. There are several very traditional blues like "Black Dog Blues" and "Crow Jane," plus lots of good ragtime guitar. For serious guitar players and Piedmont blues fans. ~ Barry Lee Pearson
Credits: Blind Blake - composer, performer, primary artist; Stephen Calt - liner notes; Jack Delano - cover (photo courtesy of); Bo Weavil Jackson - composer, performer, primary artist; Carl Martin - composer, performer, primary artist; William Moore - performer, primary artist; Nick Perls - artwork, liner notes; Bayless Rose - performer, primary artist; Michael Stewart - liner notes; Tarter & Gay - performer, primary artist; Traditional - composer; Robert Vosgien - mastered by (digital mastering); Willie Walker - composer, performer, primary artist; Chicken Wilson - performer, primary artist.
Tracks: 1. South Carolina Rag, Take 2 - Willie Walker; 2. Brownie Blues - Tarter & Gay; 3. Black Dog Blues - Bayless Rose; 4. Crow Jane - Carl Martin; 5. Blind Arthur's Breakdown - Blind Blake; 6. Original Blues - Bayless Rose; 7. Unknown Blues - Tarter & Gay; 8. Dupree Blues - Willie Walker; 9. Barbershop Rag - William Moore; 10. Pistol Blues - Bo Weavil Jackson; 11. Old Time Blues - Carl Martin; 12. Myrtle Avenue Stomp - Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton; 13. Raggin' The Blues - William Moore; 14. D.C. Rag - Chicken Wilson* & Skeeter Hinton.
Notes: track 1 (1930); track 2 (1930); track 3 (1930); track 4 (1935); track 5 (1929); track 6 (1930); track 7 (1928); track 8 (1930); track 9 (1928); track 10 (19260; track 11 (1935); track 12 (1928); track 13 (1928); track 14 (1928).