ROCK ROOT´S

Henry Thomas

Period: 1874 to 1930

Henry Thomas (Big Sandy, Texas), fue un cantante de country blues

Charlie Jackson

Period: Nov 10, 1887 to May 7, 1938

'Papa' Charlie Jackson
b. November 10, 1887 in New Orleans, Louisiana
d. May 7, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois

Leadbelly

Period: Jan 20, 1888 to Dec 6, 1949

Huddie William Ledbetter (Mooringsport, Luisiana), conocido como Leadbelly, fue un músico y compositor estadounidense de blues y folk.

J. T. Smith

Period: 1890 to 1940

J. T. Smith (Harrison County, Texas)

Luke Jordan

Period: Jan 28, 1892 to Jun 25, 1952

Luke Jordan
b. January 28, 1892 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
d. June 25, 1952 in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia
buried at Forest Hill Burial Park in Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia

Mississippi John Hurt

Period: Mar 8, 1893 to Nov 2, 1962

"Mississippi" John Smith Hurt (Teoc, Misisipi), fue un cantautor y guitarrista estadounidense de blues y folk.

Blind Willie Johnson

Period: Jan 22, 1897 to Sep 18, 1945

William J. Johnson
b. January 22 (25), 1897 in Independence near Brenham, Washington County, Texas
d. September 18, 1945 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas
buried at Blanchette Cemetery in Beaumont, Jefferson County, TX

Jimmie Rodgers

Period: Sep 8, 1897 to May 26, 1933

Jimmie Rodgers (Meridian, Misisipi), fue un cantautor y guitarrista estadounidense de música country y country blues. Fue el primer músico en convertirse en una estrella del country.

Sonny Boy Williamson II

Period: Dec 5, 1897 to May 25, 1965

Aleck Ford (más tarde, Rice Miller), conocido como Sonny Boy Williamson II (Glendora,Misisipi), fue un poeta, músico, cantante y compositor estadounidense, que ha sido considerado como la leyenda definitiva del blues.

«Maple Leaf Rag»

1899

«Maple Leaf Rag» («Rag de la hoja de arce») es una composición musical de ragtime para piano compuesta por Scott Joplin.

Pink Anderson

Period: Feb 12, 1900 to Oct 12, 1974

Fue un cantante y guitarrista de blues estadounidense de
(Laurens, Carolina del Sur) Comenzó a tocar blues a los catorce años en espectáculos ambulantes organizados por charlatanes que se decían médicos. Estaría con el "doctor" Kerr hasta 1945 cantando canciones populares y contando chistes para atraer "pacientes".

"The Entertainer"

1902

"The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin.

Son House

Period: Mar 21, 1902 to Oct 19, 1988

Eddie James House, Jr. (Lyon, Misisipi), más conocido como Son House, fue un guitarrista y cantante estadounidense de blues.

"Skip" James

Period: Jun 9, 1902 to Oct 3, 1969

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (Bentonia, Mississippi) fue cantante, guitarrista, pianista y compositor de blues norteamericano.

Scrapper Blackwell

Period: Feb 21, 1903 to Oct 7, 1962

Fue un cantante y guitarrista estadounidense de blues. Más conocido por ser uno de los integrantes del dúo de guitarra y piano que formó junto a Leroy Carr en los últimos años de la década de 1920 y en los primeros años de la década de 1930. Blackwell es definido como un guitarrista acústico excepcional del Chicago blues, a pesar de que algunos críticos musicales indican que viró musicalmente hacia el jazz.

Leroy Carr

Period: Mar 27, 1905 to Apr 29, 1935

Fue un cantante, compositor y pianista de blues estadounidense cuya popularidad y estilo influenció a varios artistas como Nat King Cole y Ray Charles. La canción que le hizo famoso fue "How Long, How Long Blues", grabado por la compañía discográfica Vocalion Records en 1928 y para el cual compuso la música

Johnny Temple

Period: Oct 18, 1906 to Nov 22, 1968

Was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer,(Hazlehurst, Mississippi)

The Delmore Brothers

Period: Dec 25, 1908 to Jun 9, 1964

Alton Delmore (25 de diciembre de 1908 - 9 de junio de 1964) y Rabon Delmore (3 de diciembre de 1916 - 4 de diciembre de 1952), (Elkmont, Alabama)considerados como The Delmore Brothers , fueron cantautores y músicos pioneros de la música country que fueron estrellas del Grand Ole Opry en la década de 1930.

Pleasant Moments

1909

"Pleasant Moments – Ragtime Waltz" – tocada por Scott Joplin (abril 1916).

Robert Johnson

Period: May 8, 1911 to Aug 16, 1938

Robert Leroy Johnson (Hazlehurst, Misisipi), fue un cantante, compositor y guitarrista estadounidense de blues, conocido como el Rey del Delta Blues .

Floyd Council

Period: Sep 2, 1911 to May 9, 1976

Floyd Council (Chapel Hill, North Carolina), fue un guitarrista y cantante norteamericano de blues. Se convirtió en un conocido profesional del Piedmont blues en el sureste de los Estados Unidos en la década de 1930.

Freight Train

1912

Elizabeth Cotten

Woody Guthrie

Period: Jul 14, 1912 to Oct 3, 1967

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (Okemah, Oklahoma), conocido como Woody Guthrie, fue un músico y cantautor folk estadounidense. Prolífico e influyente, fue conocido por su identificación con la gente común, los pobres y los oprimidos, así como por su lucha contra el fascismo y toda explotación humana.

Sonny Boy Wiliamson I

Period: Mar 30, 1914 to Jun 1, 1948

John Lee Williamson (Jackson, Tennessee) conocido en el mundo del blues como Sonny Boy Wiliamson I, fue un armonicista y cantante estadounidense.

Tex Williams

Period: Aug 23, 1917 to Oct 11, 1985

Sollie Paul Williams (Ramsey, Illinois),fue un músico y actor estadounidense.

Crazy Blues

Aug 10, 1920

Mamie Smith– Crazy Blues
Accompanied By – Her Jazz Hounds*
Bass Saxophone – Unknown Artist
Clarinet – Ernest Elliot*
Cornet [Or] – Addington Major, Johnny Dunn
Piano – Willie "The Lion" Smith
Trombone – Dope Andrews*
Violin – Leroy Parker
Vocals – Mamie Smith A3: 7529-C New York City, 10 August 1920

Lonesome Mama Blues

Apr 1, 1922

Mamie Smith, Acc. Her Jazz Hounds*– Lonesome Mama Blues
Early May 1922

Alabama Blues / That Da Da Strain

Jun 10, 1922

Mamie Smith– Alabama Blues
Accompanied By – Her Jazz Hounds*
Alto Saxophone [Poss.] – Coleman Hawkins
Clarinet [Poss.] – Bob Fuller
Cornet – Johnny Dunn
Cornet [Poss.] – Bubber Miley
Drums – Unknown Artist
Piano – Unknown Artist
Trombone [Poss.] – Herb Flemming*
Violin [Poss.] – Leroy Parker
Vocals – Mamie Smith
B2: 70730-A New York City, c. 10 June 1922 Mamie Smith– That Da Da Strain
Accompanied By – Her Jazz Hounds*
Banjo – Samuel Speed*
Vocals – Mamie Smith

That's a Plenty

1923

New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded their rendition in 1923

Graveyard Dream Blues

Jun 1, 1923

Ida Cox – Complete Recorded Works 1923-1938 in Chronological Order Volume 1 (1923)
Sello: Document Records (2) – DOCD-5322
Formato:

CD, Compilation
País: Austria
Publicado: 1995
Género: Jazz, Blues Tracks 1 to 6: June 1923

I've Got to Go and Leave My Daddy Behind / Longing for Daddy Blues

Nov 2, 1923

Sara Martin

"Bo-Weavil Blues"

Dec 1, 1923

Lovie Austin Blues Serenaders
1923/12

Moonshine Blues

Dec 1, 1923

Ma Rainey 1923/12 "Moonshine Blues" Lovie Austin
Blues Serenaders

Jail House Blues

Jan 10, 1924

VIRGINIA LISTON rec. January 10, 1924 in New York; Virginia Liston, voc; "Guitar accomp. by Sidney Bechet, g"; poss. Sylvester Weaver, g

Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues / Airy Man Blues

Aug 10, 1924

Charlie Jackson rec. c. August 1924 in Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

"Booze and Blues"

Oct 15, 1924

Ma Rainey
1924/10 Her Georgia Jazz Band, New York City

"How Long Daddy How Long"

Sep 10, 1925

Ida Cox (February 25, 1888 or 1896
Toccoa, Georgia) rec in Chicago, September 1925

All I Want Is A Spoonful

Sep 15, 1925

Charlie Jackson
rec. c. September 1925 Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

B. B. King

Period: Sep 16, 1925 to May 14, 2015

Riley Ben King (Itta Bena, Misisipi), más conocido como B.B. King, fue un músico, cantante y compositor estadounidense.

Butter And Egg Man Blues

Feb 1, 1926

Charlie Jackson rec. c. February 1926 in Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

Garter Snake Blues

May 11, 1926

Victoria Spivey ‎– Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (11 May 1926 To 31 October 1927)
Christmas Morning Blues
Black Snake Blues
Spider Web Blues

Milk Cow Blues / Muddy Water Blues

Nov 17, 1926

Papa Freddie (Lake Providence, Louisiana) November 17, 1926 in Chicago, IL; Freddie Spruell, voc, g

Kokola Blues

1927

Madlyn Davis a year earlier in 1927

Stackalee

Jan 28, 1927

Set One: Ballads; Disc Two; Track Five performed by Frank Hutchison. "Vocal solo with harmonica, guitar." Recorded in New York

Yellow Dog Blues / Devil In The Lions Den

Apr 23, 1927

Sam Collins rec. c. April 23, 1927 in Richmond, IN or Chicago, IL; Sam Collins, voc, g

John Henry / Cottonfield Blues

Jun 30, 1927

Henry Thomas

Skoodle Um Skoo

Jul 1, 1927

Charlie Jackson
rec. c. July 1927 in Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

Pretty Polly

Jul 29, 1927

Benjamin Frank Shelton (January 1, 1902 – February 28, 1963) was an American singer and banjoist who recorded a number of songs for Victor Records at the Bristol sessions in Bristol, Tennessee on July 29, 1927. Shelton traveled from Corbin, Kentucky where he worked as a barber to Bristol for the sessions with gospel singer and preacher Alfred Karnes. Four of the recordings survive today, "Darling Cora", "",

Dead Drunk Blues

Aug 2, 1927

Ma Rainey and Her Georgia Band August 1927 in Chicago.

Church Bells Blues / Cocaine Blues

Aug 16, 1927

Luke Jordan
- Church Bells Blues (39819-1) @ Spotify
- Pick Poor Robin Clean (39820-1) @ Spotify rec. August 16, 1927 in Charlotte, NC; Luke Jordan, voc, g

Midnight Special Blues

Sep 17, 1927

Sam Collins
rec. c. September 17, 1927 in Richmond, IN; Sam Collins, voc, g

Mr. McTell Got The Blues

Oct 21, 1927

Blind Willie McTell,
rec. October 21, 1927 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Willie McTell, voc, 6-str g

Stardust

Oct 31, 1927

Hoagy Carmichael armichael grabó la canción, cuyo título original era "Star Dust", en el estudio Gennett en Richmond, Indiana. October 31, 1927

Devil Blues

Nov 27, 1927

Sylvester Weaver's (July 25, 1897
Louisville, Kentucky)

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / New Bo-Weavil Blues

Dec 1, 1927

Ma Rainey and Her Georgia Band
1927/12 "New Bo-Weavil Blues" / "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

It's Nobody's Fault But Mine / Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The Ground

Dec 3, 1927

BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON

• I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole (145316-1 or -2)
• Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed (145317-2)

rec. December 3, 1927 in Dallas, TX; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g

I'm So Tired Of Living All Alone

1928

Lonnie Johnson

Lonesome Man Blues

1928

Thomas A Dorsey

I'm Looking For A Woman Who Knows How To Treat Me Right

Jan 10, 1928

Papa Charlie Jackson
rec. c. January 1928 in Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

Kokomo Blues

Jan 16, 1928

"Scrapper" Blackwell (Indianapolis)

Big Road Blues

Feb 3, 1928

Tommy Johnson
rec. at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Tommy Johnson, voc, g; Charlie McCoy, g

Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)

Feb 3, 1928

Jimmie Rodgers

Saturday Blues

Feb 4, 1928

Ishman Bracey
rec. at Memphis Auditorium, Memphis, TN; Ishmon Bracey, voc, g; Charlie McCoy, g

Easy Winner

Feb 15, 1928

The Blue Boys* – Easy Winner
recorded 15 February 1928. The Blue Boys* – Memphis Stomp / Easy Winner
Sello: Okeh – 45314
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: 1929
Género: Jazz, Folk, World, & Country
Estilo: Country, Ragtime

In the Jailhouse Now

Apr 6, 1928

Jimmie Rodgers

Every Day In The Week Blues / C.C. & O. Blues

Apr 14, 1928

• Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad
• Gonna Tip Out Tonight

PINK ANDERSON and SIMMIE DOOLEY
rec. April 14, 1928 in Atlanta, GA;

Ash Tray Blues

May 10, 1928

Papa Charlie Jackson
rec. c. May 1928 in Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

Fishing Blues / Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance

Jun 13, 1928

HenryThomas

Prove It On Me Blues / Runaway Blues

Jun 15, 1928

Ma Rainey
Prove It On Me Blues, June 1928
Runaway Blues, September 1928
in Chicago.

"How Long How Long Blues"

Jun 19, 1928

Leroy Carr (March 27, 1905
Nashville, Tennessee)

Judge Hars Blues

Aug 28, 1928

Furry Lewis in Memphis, TN; Furry Lewis, voc, g

Canned Heat Blues

Aug 31, 1928

Tommy Johnson
rec. in Memphis, TN; Tommy Johnson, voc, g

Statesboro Blues

Oct 17, 1928

Blind Willie McTell
rec. October 17, 1928 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Willie McTell, voc, g

Stack O' Lee

Dec 28, 1928

Mississippi John Hurt

Honey Dripper Blues

1929

Edith Johnson (January 2, 1903
St. Louis, Missouri)

Cow Cow Blues / Chimes Blues

1929

Cow Cow Davenport
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1

Bull-Doze Blues

Jan 15, 1929

Henry Thomas

Waiting for a Train

Feb 8, 1929

Jimmie Rodgers

Straight Alky Blues

Mar 19, 1929

Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell (February 21, 1903
Syracuse, Darlington County, South Carolina)

Pony Blues / Down The Dirt Road Blues

Jun 14, 1929

Charlie Patton (Bolton, Mississipi)
rec, Richmond, Indiana
Pony Blues / Down The Dirt Road Blues

"44 Blues"

Jun 14, 1929

Roosevelt Sykes

A Spoonful Blues / Mississippi Boweavil Blues

Jun 14, 1929

Charlie Patton (Bolton, Mississipi)
rec, Richmond, Indiana

When the Levee Breaks

Jun 29, 1929

"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Sep 13, 1929

Bessie Smith "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" es un estándar de blues escrito por Jimmy Cox en 1923. Su letra, relatada desde el punto de vista de un fugaz millonario durante la época de la Ley Seca de los Estados Unidos, refleja la efímera naturaleza de la riqueza material y de los amigos que vienen y van con ella.

Guitar Boogie / Crazy About My Baby / St. Louis Rambler Blues

Sep 20, 1929

Blind Roosevelt Graves and His Brother rec. September 20, 1929 in Richmond, IN; Blind Roosevelt Graves, g, # voc; Uaroy Graves, tamb; prob. Baby Jay (James), cornet; Will Ezell, p; * talking by band members

Mississippi Bottom Blues / Rowdy Blues

Sep 25, 1929

Kid Bailey – Mississippi Bottom Blues / Rowdy Blues
Sello: Brunswick – 7114
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: 12 dic 1929
Género: Blues
Estilo: Country Blues, Delta Blues Recorded at the Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., 25 September 1929

You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die

Oct 10, 1929

Charley Patton
You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
rec. c. October 1929 in Grafton, WI; Charley Patton, voc, g

Won't You Be Kind? / If I Call You Mama

Nov 18, 1929

Luke Jordan

• Won't You Be Kind?
• My Gal's Done Quit Me
  rec. November 18, 1929 in New York City; Luke Jordan, voc, g
• If I Call You Mama
• Tom Brown Sits In His Prison Cell
  rec. November 19, 1929 in New York City; Luke Jordan, voc, g

Black River Blues

1930

Roosevelt Sykes' "The Honeydripper" (January 31, 1906
Elmar, Arkansas)

Ko Ko Mo Blues - Part 1

1930

"Jabo" Williams

Going To Move To Alabama / Devil Sent The Rain Blues

1930

Charley Patton

M. & O. Blues

Jan 12, 1930

Walter Davis (Hotel Sinton in Cincinnati, OH)

Stop And Listen Blues

Feb 17, 1930

MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS

Sitting on Top of the World

Feb 17, 1930

Mississippi Sheiks (Bolton, Mississippi)

The Lone Star Trail / The Cowboy's Lament

Apr 14, 1930

Ken Maynard – The Cowboy's Lament / The Lone Star Trail
Sello: Columbia – 2310-D
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: April 14, 1930.
Género: Folk, World, & Country
Estilo: Country

The Soul Of A Man

Apr 20, 1930

BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON
rec. April 20, 1930 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Willie Johnson, voc, g; °° Willie B Harris, voc

Walkin' Blues

May 28, 1930

"Walking Blues" is a blues standard written and recorded by American Delta blues musician Son House in 1930 (Lyon, Mississippi). Although unissued at the time, it was part of House's repertoire and other musicians, including Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, adapted the song and recorded their own versions.

My Black Mama, Pt. 1 /Clarksdale Moan

May 28, 1930

Son House

K C Blues

Jun 15, 1930

Frank Hutchison Frank Hutchison – K.C. Blues
Sello: Okeh – 45452
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: jun 1930
Género: Folk, World, & Country
Estilo: Country

Mule Skinner Blues

Jul 11, 1930

"Blue Yodel #8" /
"Mule Skinner Blues"
Song by Jimmie Rodgers
Published 1930
Recorded July 11, 1930

Papa´s on the House Top

Sep 9, 1930

Leroy Carr

Georgia on My Mind

Sep 12, 1930

Hoagy Carmichael - Georgia on My Mind Single by Hoagy Carmichael and his Orchestra
B-side "One Night in Havana"
Recorded September 15, 1930
Studio 155 E 24th Street, New York City
Genre Traditional pop
Label Victor
Composer(s) Hoagy Carmichael
Lyricist(s) Stuart Gorrell
Published December 22, 1930

Black Angel Blues

Dec 17, 1930

Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897
Birmingham, Alabama or Amory, Mississippi)

Howling Wolf Blues No. 3

1931

"Funny Paper" Smith (Harrison County, Texas)

Things 'Bout Coming My Way

Feb 10, 1931

Tampa Red : Hudson Whittaker
(January 8, 1903
Smithville, Georgia)

Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

Feb 14, 1931

Skip James
rec. c. February 1931 in Grafton, WI; Skip James, voc, g

Devil Got My Woman / Cypress Grove Blues

Feb 15, 1931

Skip James (Bentonia, Mississippi)
rec. in Grafton, WI; Skip James, voc, g

"22-20 Blues" / Yola My Blues Away

Feb 15, 1931

Skip James (June 9, 1902
Bentonia, Mississippi) rec. c. February 1931 in Grafton, WI; Skip James, voc, g

I'm So Glad / "Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader"

Feb 15, 1931

"I'm So Glad" is a Delta blues-style song originally recorded by American musician Skip James

"The World Is Going Wrong" / "I've Got Blood in My Eyes for You"

Oct 24, 1931

MISSISSIPPI SHEIKS rec. in Atlanta, GA; Walter Vinson, voc, g; prob. Lonnie Chatman, vn

Things 'Bout Coming My Way

Oct 24, 1931

Flying Crow Blues

Feb 8, 1932

Eddie And Oscar

I Believe I'll Make a Change

Feb 25, 1932

The Sparks Brothers

Police Station Blues

Mar 15, 1932

Peetie Wheatstraw – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (13 September 1930 To 17 March 1932)
Sello: Document Records (2) – DOCD-5241
Formato:

CD, Compilation
País: Austria
Publicado: 1994
Género: Blues
Estilo: Piano Blues Recorded in New York City, 15 March 1932

Tom Cat Blues

Sep 26, 1932

Cliff Carlisle,"Tom Cat Blues"
Recorded 26 September 1932 in New York, NY. Bob Clifford (2) – Tom Cat Blues / Shanghai Rooster Yodel No. 2
Sello: Vocalion (2) – 5492
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado:

Género: Folk, World, & Country
Estilo: Country

Hittin' The Bottle Stomp / Barbecue Bust / Woke Up This Morning

1933

Blind Roosevelt Graves (1929-36)

Red Cross Blues

1933

WALTER ROLAND (December 20, 1902 or December 4, 1903
Ralph, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama)

Gambling Barroom Blues

Feb 24, 1933

Jimmie Rodgers

Evil Devil Woman Blues

1934

Joe McCoy (Raymond, Mississippi)

Six Feet in the Ground

1934

St. Louis Jimmy Oden (Nashville, Tennessee)

You Got to Move

1934

Memphis Minnie and Joe McCoy

Brown's Ferry Blues

1934

The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird, 1934)

Midnight Special

1934

Leadbelly

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1934

Sons Of the Pioneers

Mean Mistreater Mama

Feb 20, 1934

Leroy Carr And Scrapper Blackwell

Cruel Hearted Woman Blues / Mean Mistreatin' Woman

Mar 24, 1934

Bumble Bee Slim (May 7, 1905, Brunswick, Georgia)

You Put It In, I'll Take It Out

Jun 10, 1934

PAPA CHARLIE JACKSON rec. c. June 1934 in Chicago, IL; Charlie Jackson, voc, bj

It's Killin' Me / Poor Boy Blues

Aug 16, 1934

Willie Lofton
B1: C-9303 Chicago, 16 August 1934
B2: C-9304 Chicago, 16 August 1934

Milk Cow Blues

Sep 10, 1934

James Arnold (15 de febrero de 1901-8 de noviembre de 1968 , Lovejoy's Station, Georgia), más conocido como Kokomo Arnold, fue un músico estadounidense de blues.

Sissy Man Blues

1935

Kokomo Arnold

Stop Hanging Around

1935

Buddy Moss

Sagefield Woman Blues

1935

Kokomo Arnold

Four Day Worry Blues

Jan 23, 1935

Lead Belly
Sello: Perfect (3) – 0315
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: 1935
Género: Blues

When the Sun Goes Down

Feb 25, 1935

Leroy Carr

Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues

Apr 12, 1935

Mr. Freddie
rec. in Chicago, IL

"The Evil Devil Blues" / Lead Pencil Blues

May 14, 1935

Johnny Temple (Canton, Mississippi)

Cross And Evil Woman Blues

Jul 23, 1935

Reverend Blind Gary Davis* – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1935-1949)
Sello: Document Records (2) – DOCD-5060
Formato:

CD, Compilation
País: Austria
Publicado: 1991
Género: Blues, Folk, World, & Country New York City, 23 July 1935

Dark Road Blues

Nov 1, 1935

Willie Lofton – Beer Garden Blues / Dark Road Blues
Sello: Bluebird (3) – B-6229
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: 1936
Chicago, 1 November 1935
Estilo: Country Blues, Delta Blues

Driving Wheel

Feb 18, 1936

Roosevelt Sykes

You can't play me cheap

Apr 3, 1936

Papa Charlie

Street Walkin'

Oct 15, 1936

Sonny Boy Nelson
St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans

I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus

Oct 15, 1936

Victoria Spivey & Her Chicago Four– I Ain't Gonna Let You See My Santa Claus
15 October 1936

Caught Me Wrong Again

Nov 12, 1936

Memphis Minnie

Louise Louise Blues

Nov 12, 1936

Johnnie Temple (Hazlehurst, Mississippi)

Kind Hearted Woman Blues / Terraplane Blues

Nov 23, 1936

"Kind Hearted Woman Blues" (November 23, 1936)
"Terraplane Blues" (November 23, 1936)
Released: March 1937 recorded on San Antonio, Texas, by the American Delta bluesman Robert Johnson

Come On in My Kitchen / They're Red Hot

Nov 23, 1936

"Come On in My Kitchen" (No. 2) (November 23, 1936)
"They're Red Hot" (No. 1) (November 27, 1936) Released: July 1937 Come On in My Kitchen" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. Music writer Elijah Wald has described it as "a hypnotic lament" and "his first unquestionable masterpiece"

"When You Got a Good Friend" / "Phonograph Blues"

Nov 23, 1936

"When You Got a Good Friend" (November 23, 1936)
"Phonograph Blues" (November 23, 1936)

Sweet Home Chicago / Walkin' Blues

Nov 23, 1936

"Sweet Home Chicago" (November 23, 1936)
"Walkin' Blues" (November 27, 1936)
Released: August 1937
Robert Johnson in 1936. The song has become a popular anthem for the city of Chicago

"I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" / Dead Shrimp Blues

Nov 23, 1936

"I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" (November 23, 1936)
"Dead Shrimp Blues" (November 27, 1936)
written by Robert Johnson
Released: April 1937

32-20 Blues / Last Fair Deal Gone Down

Nov 26, 1936

"32-20 Blues" (November 26, 1936)
"Last Fair Deal Gone Down" (November 27, 1936)
Released: April 1937
Robert Johnson (Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas)

Cross Road Blues / Ramblin' on My Mind

Nov 27, 1936

"Cross Road Blues" (No. 1) (November 27, 1936)
"Ramblin' on My Mind" (No. 2) (November 23, 1936)
Released: May 1937
Cross Road Blues, un tema compuesto por Robert Johnson en 1936 (Hazlehurst, Mississippi). La canción se ha convertido en parte de la mitología de Robert Johnson al referirse al lugar donde supuestamente vendió su alma al Diablo a cambio de su talento musical, aunque la letra no contiene ninguna referencia concreta.

Mean Old World

Jan 31, 1937

Big Bill Broonzy – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 6 (31 January To 13 October 1937 )
Sello: Document Records (2) – DOCD-5128
Formato:

CD, Compilation
País: Europe
Publicado: 1992
Género: Blues
Estilo: Chicago Blues

Runaway Man Blues / Working Man Blues

Feb 9, 1937

Floyd Council DIPPER BOY COUNCIL (Blind Boy Fuller's Buddy)

• rec. in New York City;

Lookin´For My Baby / I Don´t Want No Hungry Woman

Feb 11, 1937

Floyd "Dipper Boy" Council THE DEVIL'S DADDY-IN-LAW

• rec. in New York City;

Sugar Mama / Good Morning, School Girl

May 5, 1937

Sonny Boy Williamson I

Early In The Morning / Got The Bottle Up

May 5, 1937

Sonny Boy Williamson I

"From Four Until Late" / "Hellhound on My Trail"

Jun 19, 1937

"From Four Until Late" (No. 1) (June 19, 1937)
"Hell Hound on My Trail" (No. 2) (June 20, 1937)
Released: September 1937
Robert Johnson. Grabada (Dallas, Texas)

"I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" / Stones in My Passway

Jun 19, 1937

"I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" (No. 1) (June 19, 1937)
"Stones in My Passway" (No. 2) (June 19, 1937)
Released: November 15, 1937

"Malted Milk" / "Milkcow's Calf Blues"

Jun 20, 1937

"Malted Milk" (No. 1) (June 20, 1937)
"Milkcow's Calf Blues" (No. 2) (June 20, 1937)
Robert Johnson
Released: September 1937

"Drunken Hearted Man" / "Traveling Riverside Blues"

Jun 20, 1937

Robert Johnson
"Drunken Hearted Man" (June 20, 1937)
"Traveling Riverside Blues" (June 20, 1937)

Me and the Devil Blues / Little Queen of Spades

Jun 20, 1937

"Little Queen of Spades" (No. 1) (June 20, 1937)
"Me and the Devil Blues" (No. 1) (June 20, 1937)
Released: 1938
Es una canción de blues, compuesta e interpretada por el músico estadounidense Robert Johnson (Hazlehurst, Mississippi). La letra narra la historia del encuentro entre el autor y el diablo

Stop Breaking Down / Honeymoon Blues

Jun 20, 1937

"Honeymoon Blues" (No. 1) (June 20, 1937)
"Stop Breakin' Down Blues" (No. 2) (June 20, 1937)
Released: March 20, 1938
Label: Vocalion (04002) Robert Johnson

"Love in Vain" / "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)"

Jun 20, 1937

"Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil)" (November 27, 1936)
"Love in Vain" (June 20, 1937)
Released: February 9, 1939
(originally "Love in Vain Blues") is a blues song written by American musician Robert Johnson. Johnson's performance – vocal accompanied by his finger-style acoustic guitar playing – has been described as "devastatingly bleak".

Sing, Sing, Sing

Jul 6, 1937

Was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Gene Krupa on drums; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; and Harry Goodman on bass. The song was arranged by Jimmy Mundy.

Heart and Soul

1938

"Heart and Soul" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser. It charted with different artists between 1938 and 1961. A simplified version is a popular piano duet.

Pistol Slapper Blues

Apr 5, 1938

Blind Boy Fuller – Pistol Slapper Blues / Mean And No Good Woman
Sello: Vocalion (2) – 04106
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: 1938
Género: Blues
Estilo: Country Blues, Piedmont Blues Recorded in New York City, 5 April 1938

The Mess Is Here / Railroad Blues

May 8, 1938

Cow Cow Davenport
recorded in New York City, 8 May 1938.

Six Weeks Old Blues

Sep 8, 1938

John Henry Barbee rec. September 8, 1938 in Chicago, IL; John Henry Barbee, voc., g; Willie Bee James, g; unknown, sb

Roll 'Em, Pete

Dec 30, 1938

Joe Turner*– Roll 'Em, Pete

Yancey Stomp / Slow And Easy Blues

May 4, 1939

Jimmy Yancey : Yancey Stomp Tracks 18 - 23: 044006-1-Vi 26589 Chicago, 25th October 1939
Slow And Easy Blues Tracks 24 - 25: WC-2955-A-Vo 05464 Chicago, 23rd February 1940 Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1939~1950: Volume 1 May 1939~February 1940

This Land Is Your Land / Boll Weevil Blues

1940

La letra la escribió Woody Guthrie en 1940 (Hanover, Nueva York) basada en una melodía ya existente y en respuesta a la canción "God Bless America" de Irving Berlin, que Woody consideraba irreal y autocomplaciente. Cansado de escuchar a Kate Smith cantando "God Bless America" en la radio, escribió una canción en respuesta llamada "God Blessed America for Me".​ Guthrie varió las letras incluyendo varias frases políticas que simpatizaban con algunos puntos de vista del comunismo.

Boogie No. 3 (Mama Don't Allow)

1940

Cow Cow Davenport

Easy Rider

1940

Huddie Leadbelly

The Red Cross Store Blues / Cotton Fields

Jun 15, 1940

Lead Belly Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)" (also known as In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home) is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940.

Yancey's Bugle Call

Sep 6, 1940

Jimmy Yancey – Yancey's Bugle Call / 35th And Dearborn
Sello: Victor – 27238
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: Canada
Publicado: 1941
Género: Jazz, Blues
Estilo: Piano Blues

OLD MOUNTAIN DEW

Sep 11, 1940

The DELMORE BROTHERS

I Got To Cross De River O' Jordan

Nov 5, 1940

Blind Willie McTell
rec. November 5, 1940 in Atlanta, GA; Blind Willie McTell, voc, sp, g

Buffalo Skinners / 1913 Massacre

1941

Woody Guthrie
Buffalo Skinners / 1913 Massacre

Little Laura Blues

1941

Sleepy John Estes

Catfish Blues

1941

Petway recorded the song "Catfish Blues" (Itta Bena, Mississippi, U.S), Muddy Waters used the arrangement and lyrics of "Catfish Blues" for his song "Rollin' Stone" (the song from which the Rolling Stones took their name).

Skylark

1941

"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael, published in 1941.

Levee Camp Blues

Aug 24, 1941

Son House at Clack Store near Lake Cormorant,

Deep Blue Sea Blues

Sep 15, 1941

Tommy McClennan
rec. in Chicago, IL; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; unknown sb

Blue As I Can Be / Travelin' Highway Man

Feb 20, 1942

Tommy McClennan
rec. in Chicago, IL; Tommy McClennan, voc, g; Ransom Knowling, sb

My Mama Don't Allow Me

Apr 15, 1942

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (Chicago, IL)

The Rocks

Dec 1, 1943

Jimmy Yancey – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 2, February 1940 To December 1943
Sello: Document Records (2) – DOCD 5042
Formato:

CD, Compilation
País: Austria
Publicado: 2011
Género: Blues
Estilo:

How Long Blues / Pallet On The Floor

1944

Jimmy Yancey / Jimmy Yancey, Mama Yancey – How Long Blues / Pallet On The Floor
Sello: Session (2) – 12-003
Formato:

Shellac, 12", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado:

Género: Blues
Estilo: Piano Blues

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

Feb 17, 1944

Lead Belly

Tear The Fascists Down / Pastures of Plenty

Apr 19, 1944

Woody Guthrie

Stars Of The Midnight Range/Headin' Down The Wrong Highway

Dec 1, 1944

Johnny Bond
Stars Of The Midnight Range/Headin' Down The Wrong Highway Recorded in late 1944 or 1945.
Tray card states "Featuring the Red River Valley Boys" but this is the only place they are mentioned, and without indication of track numbers.

Boll Weevil

Feb 15, 1945

LeadBelly
San Francisco, California, February 15, 1945

Freight Train Boogie / Midnight Train

1946

The Delmore Brothers (King, 1946)

BORN TO BE BLUE

1946

THE DELMORE BROTHERS

Ole Buttermilk Sky

Aug 26, 1946

"Ole Buttermilk Sky"
Song by Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
B-side "On The Wrong Side Of You"
Released August 26, 1946
Label Columbia 37073
Composer(s) Hoagy Carmichael
Lyricist(s) Jack Brooks

White Christmas

1947

Bing Crosby – White Christmas Bing Crosby – White Christmas / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Sello: Decca – 23778
Serie: Personality Series
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
País: US
Publicado: 1947
Género: Pop
Estilo: Easy Listening, Theme

Goin' Down Slow / Now I'm Through

1947

St. Louis Jimmy

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Mar 27, 1947

Tex Williams

Boogie Chillen'

Nov 2, 1948

John Lee Hooker
Boogie Chillen'
Released November 1948
"La Grange", allegedly uses elements of the song, which led to legal action by the song's publisher and resulted in changes to American copyright law.

Blues Stay Away From Me

1949

The Delmore Brothers (King, 1949)

Riders In the Sky

1949

Stan Jones and his Death Valley Rangers

Crawling King Snake

Feb 18, 1949

Hooker first recorded the song in Detroit on February 18, 1949

Moon Is Rising

1950

John Lee Hooker
ALTERNATIVE BOOGIE: EARLY STUDIO RECORDINGS 1948-1952

"Rollin' Stone"

Feb 1, 1950

Single by Muddy Waters
B-side "Walkin' Blues"
Released 1950
Recorded February 1950

How Many More Years

May 14, 1951

Howlin' Wolf
rec. May 14, 1951 in Memphis, TN by Sam Philips; Howlin' Wolf, voc, hca; Willie Johnson, g; Willie Steel, dr
originally unissued

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Aug 2, 1953

Rudy Toombs

"Shake, Rattle and Roll"

Feb 15, 1954

Single by Big Joe Turner
B-side "You Know I Love You"
Released April 1954
Recorded New York City, February 15, 1954

Waterboy

Feb 15, 1954

Odetta Studio album by Odetta & Larry
Released ca. September 1954[1]
Recorded 1953–54, Tin Angel bar, San Francisco

Rock Around the Clock

Apr 20, 1954

Single by Bill Haley & His Comets
from the album Rock Around the Clock (original version)
Released May 20, 1954, New York City and again in May 1955
Recorded April 12, 1954, Pythian Temple studios, 135 West 70th Street, New York City

All My Love In Vain / Don´t Start Me To Talkin´

1955

Sonny Boy Williamson II

Roll Over Beethoven

1956

Chuck Berry,

Smokestack Lightning

Jan 15, 1956

is a blues song recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1956

Dimples

Mar 23, 1956

Single by John Lee Hooker
Released August 1956
Recorded Chicago, March 1956
Genre Blues

"Got My Mojo Working"

Aug 12, 1956

"Got My Mojo Working" is a blues song written by Preston "Red" Foster and first recorded by R&B singer Ann Cole in 1956. Foster's lyrics describe several amulets or talismans, called mojo, which are associated with hoodoo, an early African-American folk-magic belief system.

Got My Mojo Working

Dec 1, 1956

Single by Muddy Waters
Recorded December 1, 1956

Cotton Crop Blues / Hold Me In Your Arms

Jul 1, 1957

James Cotton – Cotton Crop Blues / Hold Me In Your Arms
Sello: Sun (9) – 206
Formato:

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Single
País: US
Publicado: jul 1954
Género: Blues
Estilo: Memphis Blues, Electric Blues

Johnny B. Goode

1958

Chuck Berry

Satan Is Real

Aug 9, 1958

Satan Is Real is a gospel album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers

Going Down to the River

1959

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out

1959

Scrapper Blackwell

Trouble In Mind

1960

Lightnin' Hopkins ‎– Autobiography In Blues
Estilo: Texas Blues
Año: 1960

"No More Auction Block"

Apr 8, 1960

Odetta at Carnegie Hall is a live album by American folk singer Odetta

"Spoonful"

Jun 1, 1960

"Spoonful" is a blues song written by Willie Dixon and first recorded in 1960 by Howlin' Wolf. Called "a stark and haunting work", it is one of Dixon's best known and most interpreted songs. Etta James and Harvey Fuqua had a pop and R&B record chart hit with their duet cover of "Spoonful" in 1961, and it was popularized in the late 1960s by the British rock group Cream.

My Baby Left Me This Morning / Baby, Please Don't Go

Apr 12, 1961

Pink Anderson Volume 1: Carolina Bluesman rec. April 12, 1961 in Spartanburg, SC by Samuel B. Charters; Pink Anderson, voc, g; "prod. by Kenneth S. Goldstein"
photo by Samuel B. Charters

"Boom Boom"

Dec 28, 1961

"Boom Boom" is a song written by American blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker and recorded in 1961. Although it became a blues standard

You Don't Know My Mind / I Got A Woman 'cross Town

1962

live in Spartonburg,Pink Anderson

"Talkin' New York" / "Song to Woody"

Mar 19, 1962

Bob Dylan 20 - 22 de noviembre de 1961, Columbia Recording Studio, Nueva York Publicado 19 de marzo de 1962

The Witmark Demos

Apr 24, 1962

Bob Dylan – The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
Mama, You Been On My Mind

Help Me

Jan 11, 1963

Single by Sonny Boy Williamson II
B-side "Bye Bye Bird"
Released 1963
Recorded: Chicago,

"Blowin' in the Wind" / "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"

May 27, 1963

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Álbum de estudio de Bob Dylan
Publicación 27 de mayo de 1963
Grabación 24 de abril de 1962-24 de abril de 1963
Studio A, Columbia Studio Recordings, Nueva York

The Times They Are a-Changin'

Jan 13, 1964

The Times They Are a-Changin'
Studio album by Bob Dylan
Released January 13, 1964
Recorded August 6 – October 31, 1963
Studio Columbia Studio A, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City

"Killing Floor"

Aug 1, 1964

"Killing Floor" is a 1964 song by American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist Howlin' Wolf. Called "one of the defining classics of Chicago electric blues", "Killing Floor" became a blues standard with recordings by various artists. It has been acknowledged by the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame. English rock group Led Zeppelin adapted the song for their "The Lemon Song", for which Howlin' Wolf is named as a co-author.

Dust My Broom / That's Alright

Oct 8, 1964

John Henry Barbee
rec. October 8, 1964 in Copenhagen, Denmark; John Henry Barbee, voc, g

Death Letter

Apr 12, 1965

Son House - Death Letter
Vocals, Guitar – Son House
Written-By – Son House
recorded in New York City, New York; April 12-14, 1965.

John The Revelator

Apr 12, 1965

The Legendary Son House: Father Of Folk Blues
April 12/14, 1965 in Boston; Son House

You Gotta Move

Jul 5, 1965

Mississippi Fred McDowell* – You Gotta Move
Sello: Arhoolie Records – CD 304
Formato:

CD, Album, Reissue
País: US
Publicado: 2002
Género: Blues recorded in Berkeley, CA, July 5, 1965.

One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

1966

John Lee Hooker
Recording Location: Chicago, IL

Hard Times

Sep 25, 1967

Hard Times · John Lee Hooker This is Hip – the Best of John Lee Hooker Released on: 1967-09-25

Ball 'N' Chain

Jan 25, 1968

Big Mama Thornton – Ball 'N' Chain
Sello: Arhoolie Records – CD 305, Arhoolie Records – CD-305
Serie: Over 60 Minutes Of Classic Blues
Formato:

CD, Compilation
País: US
Publicado: 1989
Género: Blues
Hollywood, Ca., January 25, 1968

Talking VietNam Potluck Blues

Jun 1, 1970

(At The Bitter End Cafe June 1970)