Various Artists – Rough Guide To Delta Blues 2 CD

Rough Guide To Delta Blues 2 is a soul & R&B compilation featuring various artists on World Music Network. This is the CD edition. This edition was released on April 29, 2022.

The origins of the Mississippi Delta blues are as deep and wide as the river itself. From the towering influence of Charley Patton and Son House to lesser-known artists shrouded in mystery, these seminal recordings helped lay the foundations for the electric blues and rock explosion to come. 01 Bukka White: District Attorney Blues 02:40 02 Joe Callicott: Fare Thee Well Blues 03:09 03 Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe: Can I Do It For You? - Part 1 03:08 04 Skip James: Cherry Ball Blues 02:48 05 Big Joe Williams: Little Leg Woman 03:03 06 Bo Carter: Shake 'Em On Down 03:08 07 Arthur Petties: Good Boy Blues 03:09 08 Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton: It's Killin' me 02:52 09 Mattie Delaney: Down The Big Road Blues 03:10 10 Charley Patton: Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) 03:05 11 Robert Wilkins: Rolling Stone - Part 1 02:51 12 Mississippi Bracey: I'll Overcome Some Day 03:12 13 Tommy Johnson: Maggie Campbell Blues 03:25 14 Mississippi Matilda: Happy Home Blues 02:45 15 Son House: Dry Spell Blues - Part 1 03:08 16 Sonny Boy Nelson: Pony Blues 02:06 17 Rube Lacey: Ham Hound Crave 02:52 18 Louise Johnson: All Night Long Blues 03:05 19 Ishman Bracey: Saturday Blues 03:27 20 Mississippi Mud Steppers: Vicksburg Stomp 03:05 21 Willie Brown: Future Blues 02:59 22 Garfield Akers: Cottonfield Blues - Part 1 02:53 23 Jelly Jaw Short: Grand-Daddy Blues 03:11 24 The Mississippi Moaner: Mississippi Moan 02:29 25 Johnnie Temple: Big Boat Whistle 03:22 26 Kid Bailey: Mississippi Bottom Blues 02:50