Mississippi Blues: Rare Cuts 1926-41 / Various Mississippi Blues: Rare Cuts 1926-41 / Various CD

This 4-CD import focuses on the other side of Mississippi blues, the more rhythmic style of the eastern hill country as opposed to the bottleneck style of the Delta. Among these 100 tracks are a wealth of incredible performances seldom heard by modern ears, including sides by Freddie Spruell, Sam Butler a.k.a. Bo Weavil Jackson, Garfield Akers (Cottonfield Blues), Kid Bailey (Mississippi Bottom Blues), Geeshie Wiley, Mattie Delaney, Willie "61" Blackwell and more, as well as better-known artists like Son House (Clarksdale Moan), Charlie McCoy and Robert Lockwood. A great blues box!

1. Cottonfield Blues Part 1 - Garfield Akers 2. Bedside Blues - Jim Thompkins 3. Mississippi Bottom Blues - Kid Bailey 4. Poor Boy Blues - Sam Butler 5. I'm Leavin' Town - William Harris 6. Hittin' the Bottle Stomp - Mississippi Jook Band 7. Last Kind Words Blues - Geeshie Wiley 8. Third Street Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds 9. Muddy Water Blues - Freddie Spruell 10. Fare Thee Well Blues - Joe Calicott 11. That Won't Do - Arthur Petties 12. Four O'Clock Flower Blues - Willie '61' Blackwell 13. Evil Devil Woman Blues - Joe McCoy 14. The Jail House Blues - Sam Collins 15. Black Spider Blues - Robert Lockwood 16. Traveling Riverside Blues Take 1 - Robert Johnson 17. Baltimore Blues - Charlie McCoy 18. Down the Big Road Blues - Mattie Delaney 19. You Scolded Me and Drove Me - Mississippi Bracey 20. Milk Cow Blues - Freddie Spruell 21. Ten Pound Hammer - Mose Andrews 22. Noiseless Motor Blues - Willie '61' Blackwell 23. Jailhouse Fire Blues - Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins 24. 4A Highway - Freddie Spruell 25. Times Has Done Got Hard - King Solomon Hill 26. Mississippi County Farm Blues - Son House 27. When the Levee Breaks - Joe McCoy 28. Ninety Nine Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds 29. Snake Doctor Blues - Jelly Jaw Short 30. Little Girl in Rome - Otto Virgial 31. It's Cold in China Blues - Mississippi Moaner 32. Bald Eagle Blues - Willie '61' Blackwell 33. Boodle-De-Bum Blues - Bogus Ben Covington 34. Bull Frog Blues - William Harris 35. Dangerous Woman - Mississippi Jook Band 36. Shaggy Dog Blues - Buddy Boy Hawkins 37. Devil in the Lion's Den - Sam Collins 38. Quarrellin' Mama Blues - Arthur Petties 39. Devil and My Brown Blues - Sam Butler 40. Take a Little Walk with Me - Robert Lockwood 41. Last Time Blues - Charlie McCoy 42. Dough Roller Blues - Garfield Akers 43. The Crowing Rooster - Walter Rhodes 44. Motherless Child Blues - Geeshie Wiley 45. Married Woman Blues - George Torey 46. She's Young and Wild - Willie '61' Blackwell 47. Cherry Ball - Mississippi Bracey 48. Bad Notion Blues - Otto Virgial 49. Don't Cry Baby - Freddy Spruell 50. Rowdy Blues - Kid Bailey 51. My Buddy Blind Papa Lemon - King Solomon Hill 52. Snatch It Back Blues - Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins 53. Machine Gun Blues - Willie '61' Blackwell 54. Revenue Man Blues - Arthur Petties 55. Mr Freddie's Kokomo Blues - Freddie Spruell 56. Over to My House - Geeshie Wiley 57. Barefoot Blues - Jelly Jaw Short 58. Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues - Garfield Akers 59. Look Who's Coming Down the Road - Georgia Pine Boy 60. Traveling Mama Blues - Joe Calicott 61. Leavin' Here Blues - William Harris 62. Got the Blues About Rome - Otto Virgial 63. Young Heifer Blues - Mose Andrews 64. Skippy Whippy - Mississippi Jook Band 65. Yellow Dog Blues - Sam Collins 66. You Can't Keep No Brown - Sam Butler 67. Tallahatchie River Blues - Mattie Delaney 68. Stered Gal - Mississippi Bracey 69. Motherless and Fatherless Blues - Mississippi Mudder 70. Don't Misuse Me, Baby - Willie '61' Blackwell 71. I'm Gonna Train My Baby - Robert Lockwood 72. Out on Santa Fe Blues - Arthur Petties 73. It's Hard Times - Joe Stone 74. Your Good Man Is Gone - Freddie Spruell 75. Cold Woman Blues - Blind Joe Reynolds 76. Clarksdale Moan - Son House 77. Adam and Eve in the Garden - Bogus Ben Covington 78. Lonesome Man Blues - George Torey 79. Leaving Home Blues - Walter Rhodes 80. Loving Lady Blues - Sam Collins 81. Early Mornin' Blues - William Harris 82. Number Three Blues - Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins 83. Tell Me Baby - King Solomon Hill 84. Little Boy Blue - Robert Lockwood 85. Cottonfield Blues Part 2 - Garfield Akers 86. Chalk My Toy - Willie '61' Blackwell 87. Barbecue Bust - Mississippi Jook Band 88. Two Time Blues - Arthur Petties 89. Back Door Blues - Joe Stone 90. Way Back Down Home - Freddie Spruell 91. Skinny Leg Blues - Geeshie Wiley 92. Meat Cutter Blues - Joe McCoy 93. Mississippi Moan - Mississippi Moaner 94. Married Man Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds 95. Jefferson County Blues - Sam Butler 96. Rampaw Street Blues - Willie '61' Blackwell 97. I'll Overcome Someday - Mississippi Bracey 98. Good Boy Blues - Arthur Petties 99. Grand Daddy Blues - Jelly Jaw Short 100. Let's Go Riding - Freddie Spruell