Country Blues [Bonus Tracks] (2002)

About this title: Although John Hammond, Jr. had already recorded electric material, he went back to a solo acoustic format for his fourth album, Country Blues, accompanying himself on guitar and harmonica on faithful interpretations of standards by Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, John Lee Hooker, Sleepy John Estes, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon, and Bo Diddley. If it sounds a bit unimaginative and routine today, one has to remember that the general listening audience was much less aware of these artists and songs in the mid-'60s. Hammond did a commendable job of rendering them here, with fine guitar work and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Traveling Riverside Blues [Johnson]
2. Hitchhiking Woman [Turner]
3. Statesborough Blues [McTell]
4. Milk Cow's Calf Blues [Johnson]
5. Crawling Kingsnake [Hooker]
6. Bull Frog Blues [Harris]
7. Drop Down Mama [Estes]
8. Little Rain Falling [Reed]
9. Seventh Son [Dixon]
10. Who Do You Love [McDaniels]
11. 32-20 Blues [Johnson]
12. Goin' Down Slow [Oden]
13. Stones in My Passway [Johnson]
14. Walking Blues [Johnson]
15. Death Don't Have No Mercy [Traditional]
16. Motherless Willie Johnson [Johnson]
17. When You Are Gone [Traditional]
18. Rock Me Mama [Traditional]
19. Get Right Church [Traditional]

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