Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Catfish Blues - James 'Son' Thomas
2. Bye Bye Blues - Arzo Youngblood
3. Gonna Cut You Loose - Eddie Cusic
4. You Gonna Take Sick And Die - Boyd Rivers
5. Maggie Campbell Blues - Boogie Bill Webb
6. Sittin' On Top Of The World - Sam Chatman
7. Move Daniel - Cora Fluker
8. My Babe - Othar Turner
9. Boogie Chillen - Lonnie Pitchford
10. Bull Cow Blues - James 'Son' Thomas
11. Stop And Listen Blues - Sam Chatman
12. Swing, Swing - Arzo Youngblood
13. Jazz Boogie Woogie - Stonewall Mays
14. Jesus Is On The Mainline - Boyd Rivers
15. Shake Your Money Maker - Lonnie Pitchford
16. Rock Me Mama - James 'Son' Thomas
17. Big Road Blues - Boogie Bill Webb
18. My Daddy Was A Jockey - Sam Chatman
19. That's The Boogie - Napoleon Strickland
20. Vicksburg Blues - Sam Chatman
21. Mississippi Moan - Walter Brown
22. When I Lay My Burden Down - Othar Turner

Disc 2:

1. Lonesome Road Blues - Guitar Frank
2. Baby Please Give Me A Break - Archie Edwards
3. The Road Is Rough And Rocky - Archie Edwards
4. Come On In My Kitchen - Guitar Slim
5. Bye And Bye, I'm Going To See The King - Flora Molton
6. Chimney Hill Breakdown - Guitar Frank
7. Railroad Bill - Guitar Frank
8. Chicken Can't Roost Too High For Me - John Cephas
9. Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad - John Cephas
10. Do Lord Remember Me - Archie Edwards
11. Jelly Roll Baker - Guitar Frank
12. I'm Feelin' Lonesome - Guitar Slim
13. My Old Schoolmates - Archie Edwards
14. Lonesome Home Blues - Guitar Slim
15. T For Texas - Archie Edwards
16. Diggin' My Potatoes - Guitar Frank
17. Vacation In Heaven - Flora Molton

Disc 3:

1. Granny, Will Your Dog Bite - Othar Turner
2. I Laid And I Wondered - James 'Son' Thomas
3. I Can't Stand It - Flora Molton
4. Mr. Freddie Blues - Memphis Piano Red
5. Corrine, Corrina - Hammie Nixon
6. Rollin' And Tumblin' - Lottie Murrell
7. She's Tailor Made - Charlie Sangster
8. The Hounds - Sam 'Stretch' Shields
9. You Got To Move - Boyd Rivers
10. Let Me Play With Your Poodle - CeDell Davis
11. Viola Lee Blues - Hammie Nixon
12. Joe's Prison Camp Holler - Joe Savage
13. When The Saints Go Marchin' In - Othar Turner
14. Spoonful - Lottie Murrell
15. You Got To Do The Boogie Woogie - CeDell Davis
16. Trouble Late Last Night - Lottie Murrell
17. Dry Bones In The Valley - Cora Fluker
18. I Got A Gal 'Cross The Bottom - Lottie Murrell
19. Soon One Mornin' - Hammie Nixon
20. Levee Camp Holler - Walter Brown
21. Precious Lord - Boyd Rivers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #165912 in Music
• Released on: 1999-09-28
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Compilation
• Dimensions: .52 pounds

From Amazon.com
There are a number of clever things about Living Country Blues, a three-CD anthology that comprises a 14-LP set originally recorded in 1980 and released only in Germany (how's that for obscure?). One of the more clever things is that the music is divided up on each disc according to region. If you've ever wondered what the difference is between Delta, Piedmont, and other regional styles, really, here's a chance to explore the subtle differences. There are some oddities as well; Othar Turner performing "When I Lay My Burden Down" with the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band will sound strange to anyone used to 12-string guitar and mouth harp. The accompanying CD booklet includes bios of the artists, which will come in handy, as the average listener is likely to have heard of few of them; John Cephas, Phil Wiggins, CeDell Davis, and James "Son" Thomas are among the more well-known names that appear here. People generally think of the blues these days as electrified, up-tempo, and urban, and indeed country blues isn't as popular as it used to be. But it's still alive and kicking, as Living Country Blues proves. --Genevieve Williams