The Melotone Blues Story: 40 Original Blues Classics (2-CD)

by Various Artists

Melotone issued early recordings by musicians who would go on to help define one of the most important musical movements of the 20th century the blues.This superb 2 disc compilation will transport you back to the highs and lows of the Depression era when singers as well-known as Josh White and as obscure as Washboard Sam and the Mississippi Jook Band helped popularise the genre. CD1 1. Rag, Mama, Rag ~ Blind Boy Fuller 2. Bricks In My Pillow ~ Big Bill Broonzy 3. The Great Change In Me ~ Rev. Blind Gary Davis 4. Good Gal ~ Josh White 5. Changed Ways Blues ~ Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) 6. I m A Prowlin Groundhog ~ Washboard Sam 7. Remember And Forget Blues ~ Peetie Wheatstraw 8. Honey Dripper ~ Sam Montgomery 9. Skippy Whippy ~ Mississippi Jook Band 10. Working Man Blues ~ Floyd Dipper Boy Council 11. Match Box Blues ~ Big Bill Broonzy 12. Take It Easy Greasy ~ Lil Johnson & Black Bob 13. Sign Of Judgement ~ Kid Prince Moore 14. 45. Pistol Blues ~ Walter Roland 15. Did You Read That Letter ~ Josh White 16. If You Lose Your Good Gal ~ George Noble 17. Don t Put Your Dirty Hands On Me ~ Charley Jordan 18. Undertaker Blues ~ Buddy Moss 19. Evil Hearted Woman ~ Blind Boy Fuller 20. Pig Meat Papa ~ Leadbelly CD 2 1. No More Ball And Chain ~ Josh White 2. Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin Girl ~ Leadbelly 3. It s Too Late Now ~ Big Bill Broonzy 4. I Believe I ll Make A Change ~ Leroy Carr 5. Truckin My Blues Away ~ Blind Boy Fuller 6. Club Meeting Blues ~ Walter Roland 7. Baby Please Don t Go ~ Sam Montgomery 8. Mistreated Love Blues ~ Peetie Wheatstraw 9. Bug Juice Blues ~ Kid Prince Moore 10. That Bonus Done Gone Thru ~ Lil Johnson 11. Got Your Water On ~ Charley Jordan 12. I m A Rattlesnakin Daddy ~ Blind Boy Fuller 13. Greenville Sheik ~ Josh White 14. I Belong To The Band, Hallelujah! ~ Rev. Blind Gary Davis 15. Seminole Blues ~ George Noble 16. Don t Tear My Clothes ~ Washboard Sam 17. Tell Me What You Been Doing ~ Big Bill Broonzy 18. Mistreated Boy ~ Buddy Moss 19. Bad Dream Blues ~ Walter Roland 20. Lonesome Midnight Blues ~ Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson