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The Story of the blues.

Title
The Story of the blues. [Sound recording]
Publication
New York : Columbia, [1970]

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Additional Authors
Oliver, Paul.
Description
2 sound discs (95 min.) : analog, 33¹/₃ rpm, mono.; 12 in.
Subject
Blues (Music)
Genre/Form
Blues (Music)
Note
  • "This documentary history of the blues illustrates the book The story of the blues, by Paul Oliver." (Philadelphia, Chilton Book Co., 1969)
Contents
  • Origin of the blues. Yarum praise songs / Fra-Fra tribesmen (2:56). Stack o' lee blues / Mississippi John Hurt (2:45). Travelin' blues / Blind Willie McTell (3:18). Stone pony blue / Charley Patton (2:49). Black snake moan / Bilnd Lemon Jefferson (3:01). Pig meat papa / Leadbelly (3:15). Broken yo-yo / Texas Alexander (3:02). Broke and hungry blues / Peg Leg Howell (3:19) -- Blues and entertainment. It won't be long now / Barbecue Bob and Laughing Charley (3:28). Georgia crawl / Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony (3:20). Dangerous woman / Graves (Mississippi Jook Band) (2:43). Gator Wobble / Shade, Burse (Memphis Jug Band) (2:39). In the house blues / Bessie Smith (3:00). Shake it down / S. Williams, L. Urquhart (Lillian Glinn) (2:12). Pratt city blues / Bertha "Chippie" Hill (2:53). What it takes to bring you back (Mama keeps it all the time) / S. Williams (Butterbeans and Susie) (3:24)
  • The thirties, urban and rural blues. Midnight hour blues / Leroy Carr, Scrapper Blackwell (3:04). East St. Louis blues / Faber Smith, Jimmy Yancey (2:48). Good whiskey blues / Peetie Wheatstraw (3:06). W.P.A. blues/ Casey Bill, Black Bob (3:15). Sorry feeling blues / Bo Carter (3:08). Little queen of spades / Robert Johnson (2:14). Parchman farm blues / Bukka White (2:37). Me and my chauffeur blues / Memphis Minnie (2:45) -- World War II and after. I want some of your pie / Blind Boy Fuller, Sonny Terry (2:40). Million lonesome women / Brownie McGhee (2:34). Wild cow moan / Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson (2:51). All by myself / Big Bill Broonzy (2:26). Roll 'em Pete / Joe Turner, Pete Johnson (2:50). Bloody murder / Otis Spann (3:34). Sunnyland / Elmore James (2:20). I don't know / Johnny Shines (3:30)
LCCN
73763643
OCLC
  • ocm03128118
  • SCSB-1738195
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library