15 Classic Blues Songs From the 1920's, Vol. 1 (2005)

About this title: This interesting collection brings together several different "schools" of country blues from the late '20s, featuring tracks from Blind Blake, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Ma Rainey. Although subtitled "15 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920's," four of these sides -- Skip James' "22-20 Blues," Blind Willie McTell's "Death Cell Blues," Bumble Bee Slim's "Rough Rugged Road," and Son House's "Dry Spell Blues" -- were actually recorded in the early '30s, which doesn't mean they don't fit well in this sequence, but it is a little bothersome if you're a stickler for detail. Too short ... read more

Tracks:

1. He's in the Jailhouse Now
2. No Job Blues
3. 22-20 Blues
4. Rising High Water Blues
5. Down the Dirt Road Blues
6. Death Cell Blues
7. Rough Rugged Road
8. Dry Spell Blues
9. Bad Feeling Blues
10. Beale Town Bound
11. Black Snake Dream Blues
12. Dead Drunk Blues
13. I Want Someone to Love Me
14. Cold Woman Blues
15. Times Has Done Got Hard

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