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King Of The Georgia Blues by Blind Willie McTell

Label: Complete Blues The Works.
Release Date: July 16, 2007.
Recording Time: 356 minutes.
Recording Date: October 1927 - May 1949.
Release Info: SNAPPER MUSIC – SBLUECD504X, 6 x CD, Compilation, Remastered.

117 Classis Recordings on Six Discs by the Kong of the Georgia Blues

Blind Willie McTell was immortalised in a song bearing his own name by no less a writer than Bob Dylan which included the classic line "I know one thing no-body can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell".
 
This luxury set is a comprehensive guide to McTell, the 'King of the Georgia Blues Singers' and a master of the 12-string guitar, containing no less than 117 tracks recorded between 1927 and 1949, including the immortal 'Statesboro Blues'.
 
The six discs are included in individual card wallets in a deluxe box which includes a definitive 36 page booklet including an exhaustive history and track details.

Credits: Art Direction, Design – reesycle.com; Directed By – Cliff Dane; Guitar – Curley Weaver (tracks: 2-7 to 2-9, 2-14 to 4-19, 5-15 to 6-17); Guitar, Vocals, Written-By – Blind Willie McTell; Sleeve Notes – Paul Swinton, Russell Beecher.

Tracklist:
  • DISC ONE - 1927-1931 (59:34)
  • 1-01. Writin' Paper Blues (3:14)
  • 1-02. Stole Rider Blues (3:11)
  • 1-03. Mamma, Tain't Long 'Fo Day (3:04)
  • 1-04. Mr. McTell Got The Blues (2:25)
  • 1-05. Mr. McTell Got The Blues (2:27)
  • 1-06. Three Women Blues (2:38)
  • 1-07. Dark Night Blues (2:54)
  • 1-08. Statesboro Blues (2:37)
  • 1-09. Loving Talking Blues (2:41)
  • 1-10. Atlanta Strut (3:13)
  • 1-11. Travelin' Blues (3:17)
  • 1-12. Come On Around To My House Mama (3:06)
  • 1-13. Kind Mama (3:01)
  • 1-14. Teasing Brown (2:46)
  • 1-15. Drive Away Blues (3:16)
  • 1-16. This Is Not The Stove To Brown Your Bread (2:36)
  • 1-17. Love Changing Blues (3:11)
  • 1-18. Talkin' To Myself (3:17)
  • 1-19. Razor Ball (3:24)
  • 1-20. Southern Can Is Mine (3:18)
  • DISC TWO - 1931-1933 (62:21)
  • 2-01. Broke Down Engine Blues (3:12)
  • 2-02. Stomp Down Rider (3:11)
  • 2-03. Scarey Day Blues (3:05)
  • 2-04. Rough Alley Blues (3:21)
  • 2-05. Experience Blues (3:16)
  • 2-06. Painful Blues (2:58)
  • 2-07. Low Rider's Blues (3:21)
  • 2-08. Georgia Rag (3:07)
  • 2-09. Low Down Blues (3:15)
  • 2-10. Rollin' Mama Blues (2:55)
  • 2-11. Lonesome Day Blues (3:16)
  • 2-12. Mama, Let Me Scoop For You (3:14)
  • 2-13. Searching The Desert For The Blues (3:09)
  • 2-14. Warm It Up To Me (2:58)
  • 2-15. It's Your Time To Worry (3:06)
  • 2-16. It's A Good Little Thing (2:55)
  • 2-17. You Was Born To Die (2:53)
  • 2-18. Dirty Mistreater (3:13)
  • 2-19. Lord Mercy If You Please (3:01)
  • 2-20. Don't You See How This World Made A Change (2:57)
  • DISC THREE - 1933-1935 (59:39)
  • 3-01. Savannah Mama (3:15)
  • 3-02. Broke Down Engine (3:13)
  • 3-03. Broke Down Engine No. 2 (3:25)
  • 3-04. Broke Down Engine No. 2 (2:51)
  • 3-05. My Baby's Gone (2:57)
  • 3-06. Love-Makin' Mama (2:53)
  • 3-07. Love Makin' Mama (2:50)
  • 3-08. Death Room Blues (2:49)
  • 3-09. Death Room Blues (2:56)
  • 3-10. Death Cell Blues (3:08)
  • 3-11. Lord, Send Me An Angel (2:55)
  • 3-12. Lord, Send Me An Angel (2:51)
  • 3-13. B & O Blues No. 2 (2:59)
  • 3-14. B & O Blues No. 2 (2:47)
  • 3-15. Weary Hearted Blues (3:00)
  • 3-16. Bell Street Lightnin' (2:52)
  • 3-17. Southern Can Mama (2:54)
  • 3-18. Runnin' Me Crazy (3:05)
  • 3-19. East St. Louis Blues (Fare Thee Well) (2:51)
  • 3-20. Ain't It Grand To Be A Christian (3:08)
  • DISC FOUR - 1935-1940 (71:46)
  • 4-01. We Got To Meet Death One Day (3:02)
  • 4-02. We Got To Meet Death One Day (2:55)
  • 4-03. Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around (2:47)
  • 4-04. I Got Religion, I'm So Glad (3:15)
  • 4-05. Trick Ain't Walking No More (3:16)
  • 4-06. Oh Lawdy Mama (3:22)
  • 4-07. Two Faced Woman (3:12)
  • 4-08. Early Morning Blues (3:04)
  • 4-09. Fried Pie Blues (3:06)
  • 4-10. Dying Gambler (3:02)
  • 4-11. God Don't Like It (2:48)
  • 4-12. Bell Street Blues (2:53)
  • 4-13. Let Me Play With Yo' Yo-Yo (3:09)
  • 4-14. Lay Some Flowers On My Grave (3:28)
  • 4-15. Ticket Agent Blues (3:23)
  • 4-16. Cold Winter Day (3:12)
  • 4-17. Your Time To Worry (2:44)
  • 4-18. Cooling Board Blues (3:21)
  • 4-19. Hillbilly Willie's Blues (2:47)
  • 4-20. Just As Well Get Ready, You Got To Die/Climbing High Mountains, Trying To Get Home (2:59)
  • DISC FIVE - 1940-1949 (54:58)
  • 5-01. Monologue On Accidents (2:00)
  • 5-02. Boll Weevil (2:02)
  • 5-03. Delia (2:37)
  • 5-04. Dying Crapshooter's Blues (3:15)
  • 5-05. Will Fox (1:42)
  • 5-06. I Got To Cross The River Jordan (4:42)
  • 5-07. Monologue On Old Songs/Old Time Religion, Amen (3:12)
  • 5-08. Amazing Grace (1:25)
  • 5-09. Monologue On History Of The Blues/Monologue On Life As A Maker Of Records/Monologue On Himself (5:48)
  • 5-10. King Edward Blues (1:53)
  • 5-11. Murderer's Home Blues (3:09)
  • 5-12. Kill-It Kid Rag (2:47)
  • 5-13. Chainey (2:55)
  • 5-14. I Got To Cross De River O' Jordan (1:56)
  • 5-15. Don't Forget It (2:39)
  • 5-16. A To Z Blues (2:25)
  • 5-17. Good Little Thing (2:23)
  • 5-18. You Can't (Get) Stuff No More (3:02)
  • 5-19. Love Changin' Blues (2:36)
  • 5-20. Savannah Mama (2:29)
  • DISC SIX - 1949 (47:35)
  • 6-01. Talkin' To You Mama (3:13)
  • 6-02. East St. Louis (2:44)
  • 6-03. Wee Midnight Hours (3:15)
  • 6-04. Brown Skin Woman (2:57)
  • 6-05. I Keep On Drinkin' (2:37)
  • 6-06. Pal Of Mine (2:16)
  • 6-07. Pal Of Mine (2:45)
  • 6-08. Honey It Must Be Love (2:49)
  • 6-09. Sending Up My Timber (3:10)
  • 6-10. Sending Up My Timber (2:57)
  • 6-11. Lord Have Mercy If You Please (2:50)
  • 6-12. Trying To Get Home (2:29)
  • 6-13. River Jordan (2:33)
  • 6-14. How About You (2:42)
  • 6-15. It's My Desire (2:42)
  • 6-16. It's My Desire #2 (2:50)
  • 6-17. Hide Me In Thy Bosom (2:47)
Recorded in Atlanta Georgia:
18th October 1927: tracks 1-1 to 1-5;
17th October 1928: tracks 1-6 to 1-9;
30th October 1929: tracks 1-10 to 1-13;
25th to 29th November 1929: tracks 1-14 to 1-17;
17th April 1930: tracks 1-18, 1-19;
23rd October 1931: tracks 1-20 to 2-9;
- recorded in New York City:
22nd February 1932: tracks 2-10 to 2-13;
September 1933: tracks 2-14 to 3-19;
- recorded in Chicago, Illinois:
April 1935: tracks 3-20 to 4-19;
- recorded in Atlanta, Georgia:
5th November 1940: tracks 4-20 to 5-14;
May 1949: tracks 5-15 to 6-17.

Includes 36 page booklet with extensive notes and details.