AVID Roots presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums Plus series with a re-mastered 2CD release featuring four classic country blues legends, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details;
“Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues Singers”; “Leadbelly: Ledbetter’s Best”; “Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1" and “Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake “ plus six bonus tracks.
Following the incredible success of our AVID Roots series which includes such classic blues names as Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, B.B King, John Lee Hooker, T Bone Walker, Lonnie Johnson, Reverend Blind Gary Davis, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Big Joe Williams, not to mention two recent volumes of classic Blues Piano players, we thought it was well overdue to add some of the greatest names in blues to our Classic Roots catalogue. For this re-mastered 2CD set we are indeed going back to the country and the classic wandering blues man. Here we present four bluesmen at the absolute top of the Blues hierarchy in the shape of the legendary Robert Johnson, Huddie (Leadbelly) Ledbetter, Charlie Patton and last but by no means least Blind Blake. We have managed to unearth four classic albums by these four legends that appeared in the early 1960s. The Robert Johnson set is of course the classic recordings he made in the late 1930s and that was put together on the defining album, King of the Delta Blues Singers in 1961. All the classics are to be found here and what a way to kick off the set, frenetically exhausting stuff! Leadbelly follows with perhaps a slightly more subdued set of classics from the mid 1940s, but hey there is tremendous power and emotion in that voice. CD2 kicks off with the extraordinary voice of Charlie Patton, calling to us from way back in 1929 through to 1934 on recordings the great man made for Paramount and Vocalion. We conclude with the wonderful voice and remarkable guitar stylings of Blind Blake from recordings made for Paramount between 1926-1932. The recordings on these album are from 78 rpm shellac discs originally recorded between the late 1920s-early 1940s. While every effort has been made to reduce hiss and crackle, there is inevitably some residual surface noise that reflects the vintage nature of the source material. As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy this classic set and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across jazz, blues, country and many other musical genres.
Check out:- Blues Piano (AMSC1454 & 1398); Muddy Waters/Howlin’ Wolf (AMSC1162); Lightnin’ Hopkins (AMSC1363, 1254 & 1225); Jimmy Reed (AMSC1214); John Lee Hooker (AMSC1382 & 1208); B.B. King (AMSC1387 & 1203); Lonnie Johnson (AMSC1207); Rev. Gary Davis (AMSC1271); Memphis Slim (AMSC1148); Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (AMSC1361); T. Bone Walker (AMSC1359); Josh White & Jesse Fuller (AMSC1344); Rural Blues (AVC942); Big Joe Williams (AMSC1385); Classic Blues Masters (AMSC1368).
CD1
1-16: ‘Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues Singers’
1. Crossroad Blues
2. Terraplane Blues
3. Come On In My Kitchen
4. Walking Blues
5. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
6. 32-20 Blues
7. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
8. If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
9. Preachin’ Blues
10. When You Got A Good Friend
11. Ramblin’ On My Mind
12. Stones In My Passway
13. Travelling Riverside Blues
14. Milkcow’s Calf Blues
15. Me And The Devil Blues
16. Hell Hound On My Trail
17-28: ‘Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter’s Best’
17. Goodnight Irene
18. Grasshoppers In My Pillow
19. The Eagle Rocks
20. Rock Island Line
21. Ella Speed
22. Backwater Blues
23. Take This Hammer
24. Tell Me, Baby
25. Eagle Rock Rag
26. Western Plain
27. Sweet Mary Blues
28. On A Christmas Day
CD2
1-12: ‘Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1’
1. High Sheriff Blues
2. Green River Blues
3. Elder Greene Blues
4. Moon Going Down
5. Going To Move To Alabama
6. I Shall Not Be Moved
7. Stone Pony Blues
8. Frankie And Albert
9. Running Wild Blues
10. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone
11. I’m Goin’ Home
12. Poor Me
13. Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues - Charlie Patton (Bonus Single)
14. Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues - Charlie Patton (Bonus Single)
15-23: ‘Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake’
15. Doing A Stretch
16. Poker Woman Blues
17. Search Warrant Blues
18. Sweet Papa Low Down
19. Leavin’ Gal Blues
20. Ramblin’ And Ramblin’ Boa Constrictor Blues
21. Detroit Bound Blues
22. Back Door Slam Blues
23.That Lonesome Rave
24. Georgia Bound - Blind Blake (Bonus Single)
25. Diddie Wa Diddie - Blind Blake (Bonus Single)
26. You Gonna Quit Me Blues - Blind Blake (Bonus Single)
27. Police Dog Blues - Blind Blake (Bonus Single)
