Memphis Slim International Playboy Of The Blues 1948-1960 CD

Embracing the white college market like so many of his contemporaries Memphis Slim stepped into the international market and became a very famous ambassador for the blues around the world. This 25 track set is littered with hits and classic songs including: "Messin' Around", "Frisco Bay", "Blue and Lonesome", "Help Me Some", "Angel Child", "Mother Earth" and "The Comeback". Also featured here is "Nobody Loves Me" and although not a hit for Memphis it went on to be recorded by Lowell Fulson and B. B. King as "Every Day I Have the Blues" eventually becoming a hit and a blues standard. This modest selection of titles from the vast recorded legacy of Memphis Slim presents a vivid picture of the career path he followed from the juke joints of the South to the sophisticated bars of Paris, France and is a must for blues fans.

1. Messin' Around 2. Midnight Jump 3. Frisco Bay 4. Blue and Lonesome 5. Help Me Some 6. Angel Child 7. Nobody Loves Me 8. The Girl I Love 9. Mother Earth 10. Really Got the Blues 11. Train Is Comin' 12. The Question 13. No Mail Blues 14. Gonna Need My Help Some Day 15. The Comeback 16. Steppin' Out 17. My Gal Keeps Me Crying 18. Slim's Blues 19. The Comeback 20. Wish Me Well 21. Rockin' the Blues 22. Fattenin' Frogs for Snakes 23. I Feel So Good 24. Blues in London (Part 1; 2) 25. Rockin' the House