Blues From The Big House / Various Blues From The Big House / Various CD

These songs are as American as the Mississippi river. They were born out of the very rock and earth of this country, as black hands broke the soil, moved it, reformed it, and rivers of stinging sweat poured upon the land under the blazing heat of the southern skies. These songs are mounted upon the passion that this struggle with nature brought forth. Even more importantly, they tell much of the story of the share cropper, the chain gang, the work camps, the pen. Here is the dark fertile story that gave rise to the blues. Recorded by legendary archivist Alan Lomax.

1. Murder's Home - Sung By "Jimpson" ; Five Others 2. No More, My Lawd - Sung By "Jimpson" and Men with Axes 3. Old Alabama - Sung By "B.B" and Six Others 4. Black Woman - Sung By "B.B". And Six Others 5. Jumpin' Judy - Sung By "Tangle Eye", "Fuzzy Red", "Hard Hair" and Others 6. Whoa Buck - Sung By "C.B." 7. Prettiest Train - Sung By "22" with Group 8. Old Dollar Mamie - Sung By "22" with Group 9. Makes a Long Time Man Feel Bad - Sung By "22" with Group 10. Rosie - Sung By "C.B." and Ten Others with Axes 11. Levee Camp Holler - Sung By "Bama" 12. What Makes a Work Song Leader? - Interview with Prisoners 13. Early in the Mornin' - Sung By "22", "Little Red", "Tangle Eye" and 14. How I Got in the Penitentiary - (Interview) 15. Tangle Eye Blues - Sung By "Tangle Eye" 16. Stackerlee - Sung By "Bama" 17. Prison Blues - Sung and Played on Harmonica By "Alex" 18. Duckin' and Dodgin' - Hogman Maxey 19. My Baby's Got to Go - John Henry Jackson 20. Penitentiary Blues - Otis Webster 21. Lonesome Blues - Guitar Welch 22. They'll Miss Me When I'm Gone - Jesse Butcher ; Guitar Welch 23. Rock Me Mama - Hogman Maxey 24. Boll Weevil Blues - Guitar Welch 25. Hard-Headed Woman - Hogman Maxey 26. Standing at the Greyhound Bus Station - Otis Webster 27. Tell Me Pretty Baby - John Henry Jackson 28. Ball and Chain for Me - Otis Webster 29. Bad Luck Blues - Guitar Welch 30. Goin' Home to My Old Used to Be - the Cool Cats