Release Date: October 19, 2018.
Recording Time: 279 minutes.
Recording Date: 1926 - 2015.
Release Info: Compilation (JSP77211), Remastered, Box Set (4-CD).
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues, Country Blues, Delta Blues, East Coast Blues, Electric Blues, Folk Blues, Gospel Blues, Louisiana Blues, Texas Blues, Piedmont Blues, Regional Blues.
Slide Guitar is associated with major blues artists, such as Robert Johnson, Booker White, Elmore James, and Leadbelly. Here are those greats with some less well-known - but not lesser talents.
This superbly remastered and presented 4 CD box set presents both classic and rare and collectible slide guitar blues from some of the best ever. From early legends like Tampa Red, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton. Through to electric blues guitar icons like J.B. Hutto and Homesick James and finally the modern blues guys-Joe Louis Walker, Lucky Peterson and Louisiana Red.
Proper Music:
Another classic 4 CD Set for JSP. This time concentrating on the bottleneck style. Most labels can offer either "vintage" recordings or contemporary material. Here we have the opportunity to do both on one set. The newer material here on disc 4 both stands alongside the vintage tracks and also moves things along stylistically as it should. Modern blues must reflect the time that it's recorded but also that certain fundamental rules apply to how 'real music' should be recorded. So the Blues didn't die, hasn't died, has some really top class modern practitioners and we can enjoy the great classics as one discs 1 to 3 and the recent and modern classics as on Disc 4 here.
Bear Family Records:
88 Tracks - 4 jewelcases in a slipcase - Anthology of the blues slide guitar from 1926 to 2015! The slide guitar is often associated with blues greats, including Robert Johnson, Booker White, Elmore James and Leadbelly. These and some less known but no less talented artists are featured on this compilation. Featuring: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Tampa Red, Louisiana Red , Joe Louis Walker , Charlie McCoy, Charley Patton, Michael Hill, Bo Weavil Jackson, Sam Butler, Lucky Peterson and many more.
Credits: Kokomo Arnold - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Dave Bainbridge - Keyboards; Willie Baker - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Frank Bandy - Bass; Barbecue Bob - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; David Barnes - Harmonica; Norman Beaker - Guitar; Walter Beasley - Guitar, Primary Artist; Black Ace - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Black Bob - Piano; Geno Blacknell Jr. - Keyboards; Willie Borum - Guitar; Gail Brockman - Trumpet; Gabriel Brown - Guitar, Primary Artist; Georgia Browns - Primary Artist; Manwell Burr - Saxophone; The Butler Twins - Featured Artist; Chris Butler - Guitar; Clarence Butler - Harmonica, Vocals; Sam Butler - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jamil Byrum - Drums; Cadillac Zack - Guitar; Cliff Carlisle - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; George Carter - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Smith Casey - Guitar, Primary Artist; Jon Cleary - Piano; Big Boy Cleveland - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Chasey Collins - Washboard; Sam Collins - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Kelyn Crapp - Guitar; Joe Custom - Bass; Marty David - Bass; Craig Davis - Guitar; Jimmie Davis - Primary Artist, Vocals; Dixon Brothers - Primary Artist; Dorsey Dixon - Guitar, Vocals; Howard Dixon - Guitar (Steel), Vocals; Willie Dixon - Bass; John Dudley - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Ron Dziubla - Saxophone; Arthur Edwards - Bass; Alfred Elkins - Bass; Bruce Felgen - Bass; Charles Fisher - Guitar (Rhythm); Jonathan Fisher - Bass (Acoustic); Nellie Florence - Primary Artist, Vocals; Tim Franks - Drums; Blind Boy Fuller - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Gus Gibson - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jeff Grand - Slide Guitar; John Lee Granderson - Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals; Bobby Grant - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Fred Grant - Guitar; Martin Gross - Drums; Napoleon Hairiston - Guitar; Riley Hampton - Sax (Alto); Willie Harris - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Eddie Harsch - Hammond B3, Piano; Ted Harvey - Drums; George Hawkins - Drums; Horace Henderson - Piano; Charlie Hicks - Guitar; Donna Hightower - Primary Artist, Vocals; King Solomon Hill - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Michael Hill - Primary Artist, Slide Guitar, Vocals; Eddie Hines - Drums; John Lee Hooker - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Son House - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Helen Humes - Primary Artist, Vocals; Frank Hutchison - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; J.B. Hutto - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Bo Weavil Jackson - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Elmore James - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Elmore James, Jr. - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Blind Lemon Jefferson - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Gitfiddle Jim - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Colin John - Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals; Blind Willie Johnson - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Robert Johnson - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Johnny Jones - Piano; Moody Jones - Bass; Willy Jordan - Drums; Porter Kilbert - Sax (Alto); Eddie Kirkland - Guitar; Ernest Lane - Piano; Ralph Lapetina - Piano; Huddie Ledbetter - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; John Lee - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Walter Leonard - Bass; Furry Lewis - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; John Littlejohn - Cover Art, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; John Long - Bass; Louisiana Red - Guitar, Harmonica, Primary Artist, Vocals; Lazy Bill Lucas - Piano; Allison Mathis - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; George "Earring George" Maywether - Harmonica; Bill McClellan - Drums, Vocals; Charlie McCoy - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Robert Lee McCoy - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Mississippi Fred McDowell - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Tim McKinley - Keyboards, Piano; Fred McMullen - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Blind Willie McTell - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Rice Miller - Harmonica; Sam Montgomery - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Noah Moore - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Buddy Moss - Guitar, Harmonica, Primary Artist, Vocals; Steve Mugalian - Drums; Sam Myers - Drums; Hambone Willie Newbern - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Geoff Nicholls - Drums; Robert Nighthawk - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Chip O'Connor - Bass; Oakland Red - Guitar; Frock O'Dell - Drums; Kenny Parker - Guitar, Primary Artist; Charley Patton - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Lucky Peterson - Dobro, Guitar, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals; Brewer Phillips - Guitar, Vocals; Brewer Phillips & the Houserockers - Featured Artist; Dan Pickett - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Pine Top Slim - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Steve Plair - Primary Artist, Slide Guitar; Snooky Pryor - Harmonica; Riley Puckett - Guitar, Primary Artist; George Reid - Drums; Vernon Reid - Guitar; Blind Joe Reynolds - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Bayless Rose - Guitar, Primary Artist; Amos Sandford - Primary Artist, Slide Guitar; Ed Schaffer - Guitar, Vocals; Allen Shaw - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Johnny Shines - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Shreveport Home Wreckers - Primary Artist; Neil Slaven - Annotation, Sleeve Notes; Byther Smith - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Floyd Smith - Guitar; Wild Jimmy Spruill - Guitar; John Stedman - Sleeve Notes; Richard Studholme - Guitar; Hubert Sumlin - Guitar; Tampa Red - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Buster Wylie Tatterson - Bass; Sister O.M. Terrell - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Doc Terry - Drums, Harmonica, Vocals; Harlan Terson - Guitar (Bass); Ramblin' Thomas - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jim Thompkins - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Dad Tracy - Violin; Jeff Big Dad Turmes - Bass; Lemuel Turner - Guitar, Primary Artist; Joe Louis Walker - Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals; Leonard Ware - Bass; Muddy Waters - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Robert Watson - Guitar (Bass); Curley Weaver - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Sylvester Weaver - Guitar, Primary Artist; Casey Bill Weldon - Guitar (Steel), Primary Artist, Vocals; Bukka White - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Washington White - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Big Joe Williams - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Homesick James Williamson - Bass, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Ruth Willis - Primary Artist, Vocals; Oscar Woods - Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals; Jody Young - Drums.
Tracklist:
Disc: 1
01. Jack O'Diamond Blues Tk. 2 - Blind Lemon Jefferson
02. Goin' to Leave You Blues - Big Boy Cleveland
03. You Can't Keep No Brown - Bo Weavil Jackson
04. Worried Blues - Frank Hutchison
05. The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins
06. Jefferson County Blues Alt - Sam Butler
07. A Darkey's Wail - Riley Puckett
08. Mama Tain't Long Fo' Day - Blind Willie McTell
09. Alligator Blues - Helen Humes
10. Bottleneck Blues - Weaver & Beasley
11. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time - Blind Willie Johnson
12. Nappy Head Blues - Bobby Grant
13. No Job Blues - Ramblin Thomas
14. Jake Bottle Blues - Lemuel Turner
15. Chocolate to the Bone - Barbecue Bob
16. Midnight Weeping Blues - Nellie Florence
17. Through Train Blues - Tampa Red
18. Cannon Ball Blues Alt - Furry Lewis
19. No No Blues - Curley Weaver
20. Weak Minded Blues - Willie Baker
21. Weeping Willow Blues - George Carter
22. Roll and Tumble Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
23. A Spoonful Blues - Charley Patton
24. Last Time Blues - Charlie McCoy
25. Cold Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds
Disc: 2
01. Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins
02. Never Drive a Stranger from Your Door - Willie Harris
03. Mississippi County Farm Blues - Son House
04. The Panama Limited - Washington White
05. Frisco Blues - Bayless Rose
06. Fence Breakin' Blues - Shreveport Home Wreckers
07. Paddlin' Madeline - Gitfiddle Jim
08. Experience Blues - Ruth Willis
09. Whoopee Blues Tk. 1 - King Solomon Hill
10. Ash Can Blues - Cliff Carlisle
11. Hard Road Blues - Buddy Moss
12. Sewing Machine Blues - Jimmie Davis
13. Dekalb Chain Gang - Fred McMullen
14. Decatur Street 81 - Georgia Browns
15. Denver Blues - Tampa Red
16. Moanin' the Blues - Allen Shaw
17. Sissy Man Blues - Kokomo Arnold
18. Packin' Trunk Blues - Leadbelly
19. Homesick and Lonesome Blues - Blind Boy Fuller
20. John Henry - Gabriel Brown
21. Wild Cow Blues - Big Joe Williams
22. W.P.A. Blues - Casey Bill Weldon
23. Where the Sweet Old Oranges Grow - Sam Montgomery
24. Don't Sell It - Don't Give It Away - Oscar Woods
25. Trifling Woman - Black Ace
Disc: 3
01. Traveling Riverside Blues Tk. 1 - Robert Johnson
02. East Texas Rag - Smith Casey
03. Weave Room Blues - Dixon Brothers
04. Po' Boy - Bukka White
05. Friar's Point Blues - Robert Lee McCoy
06. Sittin' Here Thinkin' - Noah Moore
07. Sometimes I Get to Thinkin' Tk. 2 - Oscar Woods
08. Little Boy Blue - Robert Lockwood
09. Mama You Goin' to Quit Me - Allison Mathis
10. Milk Cow Blues - Gus Gibson
11. Baby, How Long - Dan Pickett
12. Appejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
13. You Got to Take Sick and Die Some of These Days - Muddy Waters
14. Black Angel Blues - Robert Nighthawk
15. Down at the Depot - John Lee
16. I Ain't in the Mood - Donna Hightower
17. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
18. Swing Low Chariot - Sister O.M. Terrell
19. Rock House Boogie - John Lee Hooker
20. Dim Lights - JB Hutto
21. Late Hours at Midnight - Homesick James
22. Ramblin' - Johnny Shines
23. When You Get Home, Write Me a Few Little Lines - Fred McDowell
24. Po' Boy - John Dudley
25. Done Somebody Wrong - Elmore James
Disc: 4
01. That Old Devil (Crossroads) - Kenny Parker with the Butler Twins
02. Steel on My Hand - Louisiana Red
03. Slide Her Up and Down - Joe Louis Walker
04. Cummins Prison Farm - Elmore James Jr.
05. Poison Ivy - Steve Plair with Brewer Phillips & the Houserockers
06. Keep on Running - Johnny Littlejohn
07. Things Can't Stay the Same - Amos Sandford with Doc Terry
08. Looking for a Woman - Byther Smith
09. Be Your Man - Lucky Peterson
10. Mr Hubert Sumlin - Michael Hill
11. Big Legged Woman - Louisiana Red
12. Lonesome Blues - John Lee Granderson
13. Rambling Blues - Johnny Shines