Mississippi Masters - Early American Blues Classics

Mississippi Masters
Early American Blues Classics 1927-35
Yazoo 2007; Ordering Information

"Typifies some of the most urgent, yet transcendent
rural black music ever created." - Blues Revue
"Straight out of the field blues. Elemental in its
purity as it is close to the source." - Dirty Linen
"All these tracks breath fire." - BBS

The early Mississippi artists featured here represent traditional blues at the height of its power. Possessing a drive and eloquence rarely matched, the selections presented here rank among the all-time classic performances in blues history.


1. GARFIELD AKERS, Dough Roller Blues (1930) 2. WILLIAM HARRIS, Kansas City Blues (1928) 3. OTTO VIRGIAL, Litle Girl In Rome (1935) 4. MATTIE DELANEY, Tallahatchie River Blues (1930) 5. GEESHIE WILEY, Last Kind Words (1930) 6. JOE CALICOTT, Fare Thee Well Blues (1930) 7. WILLIAMS HARRIS, Bullfrog Blues (1928) 8. JOHN D. FOX, The Moaning Blues (1927) 9. GEESHIE WILEY & ELVIE THOMAS, Pick Poor Robin Clean (1931) 10. BLINE JOE REYNOLDS, Outside Woman Blues (1930)	11. KING SOLOMON HILL, Gone Dead Train (1932) 12. GARFIELD AKERS, Cottonfield Blues Part 1 (1929) 13. GARFIELD AKERS, Cottonfield Blues Part 2 (1929) 14. WILLIAMS HARRIS, Hot Time Blues (1928) 15. GEESHIE WILEY, Skinny Leg Blues (1930) 16. BLIND JOE REYNOLDS, Third Street Woman Blues (1930) 17. JOHN D. FOX, Worried Man Blues (1927) 18. MATTIE DELANEY, Down The Big Road Blues (1930) 19. KING SOLOMON HILL, Whoopee Blues (1932) 20. ELVIE THOMAS, Motherless Child Blues (1930)