The Ultimate Blues Legend (2004)

About this title: Robert Johnson may not have been as innovative in the country blues field as many people think, but as one of the last of the great Delta players to record, he brought a late-era refinement to his material, and with striking songs like "Stones in My Passway," "Hellhound on My Trail," and the assured "Last Fair Deal Gone Down," he certainly deserves his lofty position in the early blues canon. This two-disc set has all three of these classic tracks, but lacks other key recordings like Johnson's "Cross Road Blues," and is certainly not the "ultimate" Johnson compilation. There are dozens of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Love in Vain [Johnson]
2. Stop Breakin' Down Blues [Johnson]
3. Malted Milk [Johnson]
4. Little Queen of Spades [Johnson]
5. Me and the Devil Blues [Johnson]
6. Terraplane Blues [Johnson]
7. Hellhound on My Tail
8. Milkcow's Calf Blues [Johnson]
9. They're Red Hot [Johnson]
10. 32-20 Blues [Johnson]
11. I'm a Steady Rollin' Man [Johnson]
12. Sweet Home Chicago [Johnson]
13. I Believe I'll Dust My Broom [Johnson]
14. Kindhearted Woman Blues
15. Stones in My Passway [Johnson]
16. Last Fair Deal Gone Down [Johnson]
17. From Four Till Late [Johnson]
18. Come on in My Kitchen [Johnson]
19. Preaching Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) [Johnson/Johnson]
20. Walking Blues [Johnson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.