"NEW YORK CITY BLUES" 1940 - 1950

New York City Blues: 1940-1950 presents a window into the blues musicians who moved to New York City after the war and found themselves somewhat of a community in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the time. As a result, much of this collection strays from the general expectations of early acoustic blues recordings and instead supplies some refined performances from the likes of Leadbelly and Josh White, which both had success attributed to the folk community even though they were rooted firmly in blues traditions. French label Fremeaux & Associes always digs deep when assembling these packages to ensure that the should-have-been classics are seated next to the classics, and this release is no different. From the legendary Sonny Terry to the unheard-of Dennis McMillan, New York City Blues: 1940-1950 has plenty of material to study from a historical standpoint as well as for pure listening enjoyment. by Gregory McIntosh, Allmusic

trax CD 1:
1. Good Feeling Blues - Blind Boy Fuller 2. Three Ball Blues - Blind Boy Fuller 3. Evil Hearted Man #1 - Josh White 4. Touch It Up And Go - Jordan Webb & Sonny Terry 5. Good Morning Mr Blues - Leadbelly 6. I'm Sitting Here Tonight - Buddy Moss 7. Unfinished Business - Buddy Moss 8. I'm Gonna Meet At The Station - Reverend Gary Davis 9. That's The Stuff - Brownie McGhee 10. Broom Street Blues - Seth Richard 11. Gas Station Blues - Seth Richard 12. Honey Blues - Louis Hayes 13. Early Morning Blues - Alec Seward 14. Late Evening Blues - Alec Seward 15. Play My Juke Box - Boy Green 16. A & B Blues - Boy Green 17. Bed Spring Blues - Little Boy Fuller 18. Down Hearted Man - Little Boy Fuller
trax CD 2:
1. My Bulldog Blues - Brownie McGhee 2. Key To The Highway - Brownie McGhee 3. I Think You Need A Shot - Champion Jack Dupree 4. Paper Wooden Daddy - Dennis McMillan 5. Wake Up This Morning - Dennis McMillan 6. I Got What My Daddy Likes - Marylin Scott 7. Going To Virginia - Ralph Willis 8. Blackjack Blues - Gabriel Brown 9. South West Pacific Blues - Sonny & Lonnie 10. I'm Going Away - Leroy Dallas 11. Baby Baby Blues - Sticks McGhee 12. Big Chief's Blues - Big Chief Ellis 13. Somebody Changed The Lock - Tarheel Slim 14. Airplane Blues - Sonny Terry 15. Cool That Thing - Ralph Willis 16. Mama's Boogie - Carolina Slim 17. Telephone Blues - Sonny Terry 18. She's Gone - Sticks McGhee
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