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Really the Blues?: A Blues History (1893-1959), Vol. 1 (1893-1929)

Really the Blues?: A Blues History (1893-1959), Vol. 1 (1893-1929)

Various Artists
2012

Mama's Black Baby Boy

Unique Quartet Fall

Unique Quartet Fall

Keep Movin'

Standard Quartette

Standard Quartette

Poor Mourner

Cousins and DeMoss

Cousins and DeMoss

You've Been a Good Old Wagon, but You've Done Broke Down

Len Spencer

Len Spencer

Poor Mourner

Dinwiddie Colored Quartet

Dinwiddie Colored Quartet

Nobody

Bert Williams

Bert Williams

What a Time

Polk Miller Old South Quartette

Polk Miller Old South Quartette

Camp Meeting Jubilee

Male Quartet

Male Quartet

Poor Mourner

Fisk University Jubilee Quartet

Fisk University Jubilee Quartet

Down Home Rag

Europe Society Orchestra

Europe Society Orchestra

The Rain Song

Afro American Folk Song Singers

Afro American Folk Song Singers

Memphis Blues

Victor Military Band

Victor Military Band

Memphis Blues

Morton Harvey

Morton Harvey

Blame It on the Blues

Victor Military Band

Victor Military Band

St. Louis Blues

Prince's Orchestra

Prince's Orchestra

Nigger Blues, "N Blues"

George O'Connor

George O'Connor

Livery Stable Blues

Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Original Dixieland Jazz Band

Moonlight Blues

William Christopher Handy

William Christopher Handy

O Death Where Is Thy Sting

Arthur Collins

Arthur Collins

Beale Street Blues

Al Bernard

Al Bernard

Memphis Blues

Europe Society Orchestra

Europe Society Orchestra

Kansas City Blues

Wilbur Sweatman

Wilbur Sweatman

Swanee Blues

J. Milton DeCamp

J. Milton DeCamp

Lovin' Sam From Alabam

Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith

Frankie Blues

Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith

Chain Gang Blues

Sam Moore

Sam Moore

My Soul Is a Witness

Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet

Florida Normal Industrial Institute Quartet

Society Blues

Edward Kid Ory

Edward Kid Ory

Teasin' the Frets

Nick Lucas

Nick Lucas

I Ain't Got Nobody

Marion Harris

Marion Harris

Midnight Blues

Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Aggravatin' Papa

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker

New Orleans Joys

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

Guitar Blues

Sylvester Weaver

Sylvester Weaver

London (Cafe) Blues: London Blues

Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra

Jelly Roll Morton Orchestra

Waitin' For the Evening Mail

Noble Sissle

Noble Sissle

Bleeding Hearted Blues

James Price Johnson

James Price Johnson

London (Cafe) Blues: London Cafe Blues

Jimmie Noone

Jimmie Noone

The Gospel Train Am Comin'

Homer Rodheaver and the Wiseman Quartet

Homer Rodheaver and the Wiseman Quartet

Any Woman's Blues

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

God's Gonna Set this World on Fire

Kentucky Trio

Kentucky Trio

If You Do What You Do

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor

Hatchet Head Blues

Old Southern Jug Band

Old Southern Jug Band

Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay

Ed Andrews

Ed Andrews

Waffle Man's Call

Johnny Bayersdorfer

Johnny Bayersdorfer

Rhapsody in Blue

Paul Whiteman Dance Band

Paul Whiteman Dance Band

I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa

Levitsch Tanzorchester

Levitsch Tanzorchester

Barrel House Blues

Rosa Henderson

Rosa Henderson

Mississippi Shivers

Zez Confrey Orchestra

Zez Confrey Orchestra

Kiss Me Sweet

Joe King Oliver

Joe King Oliver

Toddlin' Blues

Don Murray

Don Murray

Nobody Knows the Way I Feel this Morning

Alberta Hunter

Alberta Hunter

Steppin' on the Blues

Jimmy O'Bryant

Jimmy O'Bryant

All Night Long Blues

Roba Stanley

Roba Stanley

Meddlin' with the Blues

Two of Spades

Two of Spades

Frank Du Pree

Andrew Jenkins

Andrew Jenkins

Steel String Blues

Sylvester Weaver

Sylvester Weaver

Hersal Blues

Hersal Thomas

Hersal Thomas

Street Cries of New Orleans

Edna Thomas

Edna Thomas

The Wagon

Ben Harney

Ben Harney

A Married Man's Blues

Wade Ward

Wade Ward

She's Cryin' for Me

New Orleans Rhythm Kings

New Orleans Rhythm Kings

Put Me in the Alley Blues

Albert Nicholas

Albert Nicholas

All I Want Is a Little Spoonful

Papa Charlie Jackson

Papa Charlie Jackson

Red Man Blues

Armand Piron's New Orleans Orchestra

Armand Piron's New Orleans Orchestra

South Street Blues

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

No Home Blues

Louise Ross

Louise Ross

Sugar Babe

Lee Morse

Lee Morse

Careless Love

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Don't Fish in My Sea

Ma Rainey

Ma Rainey

I'll Be Rested (When the Roll Is Called)

Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

Roosevelt Graves and His Brother

I Want My Life to Testify

Hendersonville Double Quartet

Hendersonville Double Quartet

Can't Sleep Blues

Pebbles, The

Pebbles, The

String Band Blues

Kansas City Blues Strummers

Kansas City Blues Strummers

Black Cat Blues

Old Pal Smoke Shop Four

Old Pal Smoke Shop Four

Mama's Angel Child

Johnny Watson

Johnny Watson

Jack O'Diamond Blues

Sippie Wallace

Sippie Wallace

Memphis Shake

Dixieland Jug Blowers

Dixieland Jug Blowers

Crucifixion

Arizona Dranes

Arizona Dranes

Royal Palm Special

Robert Cooksey

Robert Cooksey

Lamb's Blood Has Washed Me Clean

Jubilee Singers

Jubilee Singers

I Shall Wear a Crown

Studio vocal ensemble

Studio vocal ensemble

High Fever

Freddie Keppard

Freddie Keppard

I Want Jesus to Walk with Me

Homer Quincy Smith

Homer Quincy Smith

Blackville

Hazel Meyers

Hazel Meyers

Bridwell Blues

Nolan Welsh

Nolan Welsh

Fat Meat and Greens

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

Christians Fight on Your Time Ain't Long

Bo Weavil Jackson

Bo Weavil Jackson

Got the Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Chock House Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Birth of the Blues

Charles Gaylord

Charles Gaylord

Knoxville Blues

Uncle Dave Macon

Uncle Dave Macon

My Soul Is a Witness

Arizona Dranes

Arizona Dranes

Smoke House Blues

Jelly-Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers

Jelly-Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers

Boneyard Shuffle

Red Heads, The

Red Heads, The

Motherless Children: Motherless Child

Blind Willie Johnson

Blind Willie Johnson

The Bumps

Jeanette James Synco Jazzers

Jeanette James Synco Jazzers

Tin Roof Blues

Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio

Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio

Bamalong Blues

Andrew Baxter

Andrew Baxter

Hana Won't You Open the Door

SAM McGEE

SAM McGEE

Honey Just Allow Me One More Chance

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

James Alley Blues

Richard Brown

Richard Brown

Franklin Street Blues

Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight

Louis Dumaine's Jazzola Eight

Fight that Thing

Reb Spikes

Reb Spikes

Clarinet Wobble

Johnny Dodds

Johnny Dodds

Mr. Johnson Turn Me Loose

South Georgia Highballers

South Georgia Highballers

My Old Daddy's Got a Brand New Way to Love

Thomas Morris

Thomas Morris

Honey in the Rock

Blind Mamie Forehand

Blind Mamie Forehand

Georgia Crawl

Henry Rubberlegs Williams

Henry Rubberlegs Williams

Blessed are the Poor

Luther Magby

Luther Magby

A Good Man is Hard to Find

Bix Beiderbecke

Bix Beiderbecke

I Am Resolved

Ernest Stoneman

Ernest Stoneman

Curley Headed Woman

Burnett and Rutherford

Burnett and Rutherford

Down South Blues

Dock Boggs

Dock Boggs

Black Snake Blues

King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators

King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators

Weary Way Blues

Jimmy Blythe's Owls

Jimmy Blythe's Owls

Honky Tonk Train Blues

Meade Lux Lewis

Meade Lux Lewis

The Lord is my Shepherd

Blind Connie Rosemond

Blind Connie Rosemond

Penn Beach Blues

Don Murray

Don Murray

Black Hearse Blues

Sara Martin

Sara Martin

Cold Penitentiary Blues

B.F. Shelton

B.F. Shelton

Ziegfeld Follies of 1927: Shaking the Blues Away

Ruth Etting

Ruth Etting

The Crowing Rooster

Walter Rhodes

Walter Rhodes

Creole Love Call

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

God's Gonna Separate the Wheat from the Tares

Blind Joe Taggart

Blind Joe Taggart

Jazz Me Blues

Bix Beiderbecke Gang

Bix Beiderbecke Gang

Royal Garden Blues

Bix Beiderbecke Gang

Bix Beiderbecke Gang

Chattanooga Blues

Allen Brothers

Allen Brothers

New Orleans Lowdown

Bubber Miley

Bubber Miley

Barrelhouse Man

Will Ezell

Will Ezell

I Am Born to Preach the Gospel

Washington Phillips

Washington Phillips

Death Is Only a Dream

Edward Clayborn

Edward Clayborn

Neckbones and Beans

Henry Johnson Boys

Henry Johnson Boys

She's in the Graveyard Now

Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band

Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band

Yellow Dog Blues

Sam Collins

Sam Collins

Mamlish Blues

Ed Bell

Ed Bell

Starvation Blues

Jesse Stone's Blue Serenaders

Jesse Stone's Blue Serenaders

Wild Man Blues

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Can You Blame the Colored Man?

Gus Cannon

Gus Cannon

Mama You Don't Know How Long

Down Home Boys

Down Home Boys

A Woman Gets Tired of the Same Man All the Time

David Crockett

David Crockett

Second-Handed Blues

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson

Awful Fix

Buddy Boy Hawkins

Buddy Boy Hawkins

Train 45

Gilliam Banmon Grayson

Gilliam Banmon Grayson

Hesitation Blues

Al Bernard

Al Bernard

Section Gang Blues

Alger "Texas" Alexander

Alger "Texas" Alexander

Lonesome Ghost Blues

Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Lord I Can't Stay Away

Violet Harmony Singers

Violet Harmony Singers

Deep River

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Doan Let Satan Git You

Barbour's Plantation Singers

Barbour's Plantation Singers

Everytime I Feel the Spirit

Mae Frierson Moore

Mae Frierson Moore

Man Trouble

Jaybird Coleman

Jaybird Coleman

Big Road Blues

Tommy Johnson

Tommy Johnson

Deep River

Forbes Randolph's Kentucky Jubilee Choir

Forbes Randolph's Kentucky Jubilee Choir

Blues in the Bottle

Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers

Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers

Stealin'

Memphis Jug Band

Memphis Jug Band

I'm Wild About My Lovin'

Jim Jackson

Jim Jackson

Viola Lee Blues

Cannon's Jug Stompers

Cannon's Jug Stompers

Take Me Back

Frank Stokes

Frank Stokes

3 Preludes: 3 Preludes: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Andante con moto e poco rubato

George Gershwin

George Gershwin

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

Biddleville Quintet

Biddleville Quintet

Away Down in the Alley Blues

Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Going Across the Sea

Henry L. Bandy

Henry L. Bandy

Chocolate to the Bone

Robert Hicks

Robert Hicks

Pinetop's Blues

Pinetop Smith

Pinetop Smith

99 Year Blues

Julius Daniels

Julius Daniels

Touch Me Light Mama

George Williams

George Williams

Mississippi Jail House Groan

Rube Lacey

Rube Lacey

Sawmill Moan

Rambling Thomas

Rambling Thomas

Johnson City Blues

Clarence Green

Clarence Green

Wayward Girl Blues

Lottie Kimbrough

Lottie Kimbrough

I Must Have That Man

Annette Hanshaw

Annette Hanshaw

Slow Motion

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra

Molly Man

Moses Mason

Moses Mason

If the Light Has Gone Out in Your Soul

Ernest Phipps Holiness Singers

Ernest Phipps Holiness Singers

Mon chere bebe creole

Dennis McGee

Dennis McGee

Four or Five Times

Joe King Oliver

Joe King Oliver

Avalon Blues

Mississippi John Hurt

Mississippi John Hurt

I Ain't Got Nobody

Emmett Miller

Emmett Miller

G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again

Tom Nelson

Tom Nelson

Show Boat: Show Boat: Can't help lovin' dat man

Helen Morgan

Helen Morgan

Violin Blues

Johnson Boys, The

Johnson Boys, The

Good Old Turnip Greens

Bo Chatman

Bo Chatman

Every Day in the Week Blues

Pink Anderson

Pink Anderson

Alley Rat

Jimmy Blythe

Jimmy Blythe

I'm On My Journey Home

Denson Quartet

Denson Quartet

One Way Gal

William Moore

William Moore

Stack O'Lee, Part 2

Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards

Worried Blues

Gladys Bentley

Gladys Bentley

Show Boat: Show Boat: Can't help lovin' dat man

Helen Morgan

Helen Morgan

Jungle Blues

Benny Goodman's Boys

Benny Goodman's Boys

Show Boat: Show Boat: Ol' Man River

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Old Time Baptism, Part 2

R.M. Massey

R.M. Massey

Blue Piano Stomp

Johnny Dodds Trio

Johnny Dodds Trio

Sunshine Special

Frenchy's String Band

Frenchy's String Band

Midnight Mama

Frances Hereford

Frances Hereford

Lord, Lord, He Sure is Good

Richard Bryant

Richard Bryant

Wang Wang Blues

Sam Ku West Harmony Boys

Sam Ku West Harmony Boys

It's Tight Like That

Frankie "Hal Pint" Jaxon

Frankie "Hal Pint" Jaxon

A Blues Serenade

Original Memphis Five

Original Memphis Five

I Truly Understand You Love Another Man

Shortbuckle Roarke Family

Shortbuckle Roarke Family

I Found A New Baby

Chicago Rhythm Kings

Chicago Rhythm Kings

Hard Hustlin' Blues

Bernice Edwards

Bernice Edwards

The Boy in the Boat

Charlie Johnson Paradise Ten

Charlie Johnson Paradise Ten

School Girl Blues

Rosie Mae Moore

Rosie Mae Moore

I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate

Boyd Senter Sentipedes

Boyd Senter Sentipedes

Ham Beats All Meat

Dr. Humphrey Bate Possum Hunters

Dr. Humphrey Bate Possum Hunters

In the Mornin'

Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop

Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop

The Preacher Got Drunk and Laid His Bible Down

Tennessee Ramblers

Tennessee Ramblers

Home Town Blues

Roane County Ramblers

Roane County Ramblers

Judge Harsh Blues

Furry Lewis

Furry Lewis

Caution Blues

Earl Hines

Earl Hines

Blue Harmony

Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers

Clifford Hayes' Louisville Stompers

Cannon Ball Blues

Frank Hutchison

Frank Hutchison

Brown Skin Blues

DICK JUSTICE

DICK JUSTICE

Leake County Blues

Leake County Revelers

Leake County Revelers

Bathe in that Beautiful Pool

Dock Walsh

Dock Walsh

Easy Rider Blues

Leo Soileau

Leo Soileau

Operation Blues

Frankie "Hal Pint" Jaxon

Frankie "Hal Pint" Jaxon

I'm a Mighty Tight Woman

Sippie Wallace

Sippie Wallace

That's No Way to Get Along

Robert Wilkins

Robert Wilkins

Walking Blues

Raymond Barrow

Raymond Barrow

Don't Mistreat Your Good Boyfriend

Bubbling Over Five

Bubbling Over Five

St. Louis Blues - Weary Yodelin' Blues

Roy Evans

Roy Evans

Fresno Blues

Johnnie Crockett

Johnnie Crockett

Mean Low Blues

James Simons

James Simons

Georgia Bound

Blind Blake

Blind Blake

If I Call You Mama

Luke Jordan

Luke Jordan

Just Blues

Andy Sannella

Andy Sannella

Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues

Blind Teddy Darby

Blind Teddy Darby

New York Blues

Roosevelt Graves

Roosevelt Graves

Guitar Blues

Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Avenue Strut

Herve Duerson

Herve Duerson

Slum Gullion Stomp

Cow Cow Davenport

Cow Cow Davenport

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