The Rough Guide To Mississippi Blues (CD)

The state of Mississippi is the undisputed home of the blues - the single most important source of modern popular music. From the towering influence of Delta legends Charley Patton and Son House to the guitar intricacy of Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt, this collection highlights the remarkable blues legacy of the Magnolia State through these seminal early recordings.

1. Bukka White: When Can I Change My Clothes? 2. Otto Virgial: Little Girl In Rome 3. Mississippi Bracey: Cherry Ball 4. Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas: Pick Poor Robin Clean 5. Big Joe Williams: Providence Help The Poor People 6. Mississippi John Hurt: Louis Collins 7. Skip James: Devil Got My Woman 8. Bo Carter: The Law Gonna Step On You 9. Tommy Johnson: Big Road Blues 10. Mississippi Jook Band: Barbecue Bust 11. Robert Petway: Ride 'Em On Down 12. Sam Collins: My Road Is Rough And Rocky 13. Garfield Akers: Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues 14. Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie: When The Levee Breaks 15. Ishman Bracey: Brown Mamma Blues 16. Mississippi Matilda: Hard Working Woman 17. Mississippi Sheiks: Bootleggers' Blues 18. Son House: Walkin' Blues 19. Robert Wilkins: Police Sergeant Blues 20. Charley Patton: High Water Everywhere - Part 1 21. Mississippi Mud Steppers: Vicksburg Stomp 22. Arthur Petties: Two Time Blues 23. Louise Johnson: By The Moon And Stars 24. Freddie Spruell: Let's Go Riding 25. Sonny Boy Nelson: Long Tall Woman

• Format Detail: CD, Digipack
• Format: CD
• Genre: Blues