Rough Guide To Blues Divas (CD)

The 1920s “classic era” of recorded blues was dominated by women who lived and performed in the cities. This Rough Guide explores its glitzy heyday when singers such as Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey became the first real stars of the blues.

01 Ma Rainey: Black Eye Blues 03:19 02 Hattie Burleson: Bye Bye Baby 02:48 03 Ethel Waters: Sweet Georgia Brown 03:09 04 Bessie Smith: Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 02:57 05 Victoria Spivey: Dope Head Blues 03:18 06 Alberta Hunter: Everybody Mess Around 03:17 07 Mamie Smith: Jenny's Ball 03:10 08 Ida Cox: Give Me A Break Blues 02:50 09 Lucille Bogan: Tired As I Can Be 02:35 10 Martha Copeland: Everybody Does It Now 03:04 11 Clara Smith: Salty Dog 03:23 12 Edith Wilson: My Man Is Good For Nothing But Love 03:06 13 Lucille Hegamin: Shake Your Cans 03:00 14 Sippie Wallace: I'm A Mighty Tight Woman 02:52 15 Rosa Henderson: Get It Fixed 02:48 16 Bertha "Chippie" Hill: Do Dirty Blues 02:44 17 Lil Johnson: Get 'Em From The Peanut Man (Hot Nuts) 03:05 18 Trixie Smith: Sorrowful Blues 03:01 19 Sara Martin: You Got Ev'rything A Sweet Mama Needs But Me 02:57 20 Esther Bigeou: The St. Louis Blues 03:02 21 Ada Brown: Break O'Day Blues 03:01 22 Maggie Jones: Anybody Here Want To Try My Cabbage? 03:19 23 Lizzie Miles: Electrician Blues 03:17 24 Bessie Tucker: Penitentiary 03:25 25 Lena Wilson: He Used To Be Your Man But He's My Man Now 03:01

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• Format: CD
• Genre: Blues