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The Blues (Blue City) Disc 04
Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
Original Release Date: 1993
Number of Discs: 4
Format: Box set
Bitrate: 320 kbps

I purchased this set last week and went crazy over how great it is. It really took me back to all the time I spent down on the Gulf between Corpus and Mobile when I was in the Merchant Marines. Boy can these selections take you back,it reminds me of my early days when a real treat cooked by a Sea Cook was nothing more then stewed okra and tomatoes. A lot of young kids won't have a clue about this music ,but if you can really dig the likes of the real pros like Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith you will have a ball with this priceless set as these songe are the real orginals not remakes by some new Motown group. I am even playing this stuff for my Grandchildren and they are enjoying it as much as I did when I first heard a lot of it over 40+ years ago ! If you ever lived with the Blues and loves listening to people who made it real then this set will mean as much to you as it does to me. "Enjoy" ~ J. F Kopeck

The Blues, assembled and released under the auspices of the hallowed Smithsonian Institute, is a first-rate, 4CD collection that focuses primarily on early blues. Starting with Blind Lemon Jefferson (and "That Black Snake Moan"---what could he be referring to? Hmmm!!) and finishing with John Cephas and the "Dog Days of August" (where "the Devil is beating his wife," an old expression for rain) this collection will warm the hearts of blues fans everywhere, particularly fans of early, pre-1940's blues. If you thought that Robert Johnson was one of the earliest stars of the genre, well, think again, his contributions don't come until DISC THREE of this chronological set!! Of particular importance are ancient stalwarts Tommy Johnson (whose "Cool Drink of Water Blues", along with Henry Thomas' "Bull Doze BLues," were borrowed by Canned Heat for the sixties classic "Going Up the Country), Blind Willie Johnson (who played straight, 190-proof-Everclear, industrial-strength gospel blues---chilling!) and the early blues women Ma Rainey, Memphis Minnie, and of course, Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues (in particular, Smith's "Backwater Blues" manages to sound plaintive and hopeful at the same time). In short, this collection is everything a serious collector could want for a great introduction to early blues. (The casual fan may wish to click on a few of the song samples before buying: Early blues is an acquired taste for many people.) Unfortunately, while discs three and four have outstanding selections as well, the compilers of this set chose to compress some fifty-plus years of latter-day blues into just two discs. Thus, the average fan may feel shortchanged; in particular, the 1950's and early 1960's, which many aficionadoes believe is the Golden Age of BLues, is woefully underrepresented. However, there is an excellent solution: If you have not done so already, please also purchase The Chess Box, that superb collection from the most outstandingest blues company in the business, along with this compilation. That way, you will have two great collections which will cover the first fifty years of blues recordings very nicely indeed. So again,if you want an excellent collection which is especially strong in "prehistoric" blues, purchase this wonderful set today. And, if you think you know who the earliest blues artists were, just listen to this fine collection and think again!!! ~ chris meesey

It's hard to imagine a better introduction to pre-war American blues than this. It combines the well-known (e.g. Robert Johnson) with the obscure (e.g. Sippie Wallace) in such perfect proportion that anyone with any interest in blues will love it. The accompanying book makes for great history, great storytelling, and drawing the unifying threads. I love the piano-based tunes like Peetie Wheatstraw's "Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp" - don't let anyone fool you into thinking pre-wars is all National Steel Guitar! This and Rhino's Blues Masters series show the astonishing breadth and depth of the blues. A must! ~ A Customer

The Blues (Blue City) Disc 04 Tracks:
01 Louisiana Blues - Muddy Waters
02 Honey Bee - Muddy Waters
03 Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
04 Eyesight to the Blind - Aleck Fulson
05 Monkey Womam Blues - Jimmy And Mama Yancey
06 Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
07 Mystery Train - Junior Parker
08 Hoodoo Man - Junior Wells
09 Every Day I Have the Blues - Joe Williams
10 Smokestack Lightnin' - Howlin' Wolf
11 The Sky is Cryin' - Elmore James
12 Women Blues Boogie - Memphis Slim
13 Farther Up The Road - Bobby Blue Bland
14 I'll Take Care of Myself - Bobby Blue Bland
15 The First Time I Met the Blues - Buddy Guy
16 Rooster Blues - Lightnin' Slim
17 So Many Roads, So Many Trains - Otis Rush
18 Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed
19 I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
20 Join the Army - Henry Johnson
21 Let's Straighten It Out - Latimore
22 Dog Days of August - John Cephas/Phil Wiggins

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