Various - Down Home Blues Classics 1946-1954 - 4CD Album

Secret Records releases a 4 CD set featuring 100 tracks of rare great Blues from the finest exponents of post war down home blues from Chicago; part of a series of CD sets featuring Blues artists from all over the USA, lovingly remastered from 78's, many never previously available on CD!
Boulevard Vintage's first box set of "Down Home Blues" featured 17 tracks from Chicago. None of those are duplicated here on Volume 3. The industrial north became home to thousands of workers who journeyed from the south, mostly from Mississippi, to find well-paid work. Where the workers went, so did their music. Chicago soon boasted the largest share. No more travelling from town to town to play Juke Joints. They could move from club to tavern to house party within the space of an evening. Under the custodianship of these down home players, but unknown to them at the time, this music began a whole new chapter in the history of the blues. From proto-country blues through to today's modern scene, this set illustrates on of the biggest steps the world of blues ever took - The post-war Chicago Blues.

Tracklisting

CD1 - Blow Wind Blow

01. Johnny Young - Money Taking Woman (2:51)
02. Little Willie Foster - Falling Rain Blues (2:35)
03. J.B. & His Hawks - Dim Lights (2:44)
04. Floyd Jones - Dark Road (3:22)
05. Muddy Waters - Blow Wind Blow (3:11)
06. Lee Brown - Bobby Town Boogie (2:26)
07. Tony Hollins - Wine O Woman (3:09)
08. Floyd Jones - Floyd's Blue (3:07)
09. Lazy Bill Lucas - I Had A Dream (2:58)
10. Willie Nix - Just Can't Stay (2:41)
11. Jimmy Rogers - Round About Boogie (2:46)
12. Homesick James - Homesick (2:43)
13. J.B. Lenoir - Carrie Lee (2:43)
14. Leroy Foster - Pet Rabbit (3:01)
15. J.B. & His Hawks - Now She's Gone (3:15)
16. Floyd Jones - Schooldays On My Mind (3:15)
17. Morris Pejoe - It'll Plumb Get It (2:37)
18. Willie Nix - Nervous Wreck (2:30)
19. Floyd Jones - You Can't Live Long (2:52)
20. Tampa Red - I Won't Let Her Do It (2:46)
21. Sunnyland Slim - Going Back To Memphis (2:57)
22. Tony Hollins - I'll Get a Break (2:43)
23. J.B. & His Hawks - Loving You (2:31)
24. Floyd Jones - On The Road Again (3:11)
25. Jimmy Eager - Please Mr Doctor (2:53)

CD2 - Big World

01. J.B. & His Hawks - Combination Boogie (2:17)
02. Tampa Red - So Crazy About You Baby (3:02)
03. Willie Nix - All By Myself (2:51)
04. Tony Hollins - Fishing Blues (2:42)
05. Johnny Williams - Worried Man Blues (2:37)
06. Little Willie Foster - Four Day Jump (2:11)
07. J.B. & His Hawks - Things Are So Slow (3:07)
08. Lazy Bill Lucas - She Got Me Walkin' (3:02)
09. Floyd Jones - Big World (2:52)
10. Lee Brown - My Little Girl Blues (2:34)
11. Willie Nix - No More Love (2:52)
12. Sunnyland Slim - Devil Is A Busy Man (2:48)
13. Homesick James - The Woman I Love (2:42)
14. Floyd Jones - Any Old Lonesome Day (2:59)
15. Morris Pejoe - Can't Get Along (2:47)
16. J.B. Lenoir - Deep In Debt (2:45)
17. Floyd Jones - Early Morning (2:57)
18. Leroy Foster - Louella (2:59)
19. J.B.& His Hawks - Pet Cream Man (2:28)
20. Homesick James - Farmer's Blues (3:09)
21. Floyd Jones - Skinny Mama (2:12)
22. Jimmy Eager - Should Have Loved Her More (2:58)
23. Muddy Waters - Mad Love (3:03)
24. Floyd Jones - Ain't Times Hard (3:09)
25. Homesick James - Lonesome Ole Train (3:05)

CD3 - Tough Times

01. John Brim - Tough Times (3:06)
02. Johnny Young - Let Me Ride Your Mule (2:42)
03. Lee Brown - New Little Girl, Litlte Girl (2:43)
04. Little Johnny Jones - Big Town Playboy (2:54)
05. Grace Brim - Leaving Daddy Blues (2:53)
06. Jimmy Reed - I Found My Baby (2:47)
07. Jimmy Rogers - Act Like You Love Me (2:57)
08. Johnny Shines - Joliet Blues (2:38)
09. Robert Lockwood - Dust My Broom (2:41)
10. Albert King - Bad Luck Blues (3:01)
11. Muddy Waters - Baby Please Don't Go (2:48)
12. J.B. Lenoir - My Baby Told Me (2:52)
13. Junior Wells - Lawdy Lawdy (2:40)
14. Johnny Young - My Baby Walked Out On Me (2:58)
15. Tampa Red - So Much Trouble (3:01)
16. Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man (3:05)
17. John Brim - Dark Clouds (2:43)
18. Little Walter - Don't Have To Hunt No More (3:03)
19. Snooky Pryor - I Want You For Myself (2:52)
20. Grace Brim - Going Down The Line (2:43)
21. Sunnyland Slim - It's All Over Now (3:07)
22. Essie Sykes - Easy Walkin' Papa (2:55)
23. John Brim - Lonesome Man Blues (2:53)
24. Big Boy Spires - Which One Do I Love (2:52)
25. Sunnyland Slim - Back To Korea (3:05)

CD4 - Korea Blues

01. Jimmy Reed - Jimmy's Boogie (2:46)
02. John Brim - Rattlesnake (3:11)
03. Little Walter - Tonight With A Fool (2:53)
04. Little Johnny Jones - Shelby County Blues (3:19)
05. Albert King - Be On Your Merry Way (2:52)
06. J.B. Lenior - Korea Blues (2:50)
07. Robert Lockwood - (I'm Gonna) Dig Myself A Hole (2:38)
08. Tampa Red - Big Stars Falling (3:10)
09. Junior Wells - Juniors Wail (2:54)
10. Muddy Waters - Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man (3:04)
11. John Brim - Gary Stomp (2:51)
12. Morris Pejoe - Gonna Buy Me A Telephone (2:39)
13. Snooky Pryor - Crosstown Blues (2:58)
14. Big Boy Spires - Murmur Low (2:41)
15. Jimmy Reed - Roll And Rhumba (2:46)
16. Jimmy Rogers - Out On The Road (2:52)
17. Johnny Shines - So Glad I Found You (2:25)
18. Jimmy Rogers - Left Me With A Broken Heart (2:57)
19. Big Boy Spires - One Of These Days (3:36)
20. Tampa Red - Green And Lucky Blues (2:48)
21. Essie Sykes - Please Don't Say Goodbye (3:15)
22. Rocky Fuller - Come On Baby Now (2:37)
23. Junior Wells - Bout The Break Of Day (3:15)
24. Big Boy Spires - About To Lose My Mind (2:31)
25. Junior Wells - Eagle Rock (2:21)