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The rough guide to Memphis blues : reborn and remastered.

[London] : World Music Network, [2022]

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From the classic sounds of the jug band heyday to the earthy blues straight from the Mississippi Delta, Memphis was at the very epicentre of the 1920s country blues explosion. This Rough Guide charts the city's huge influence with classic tracks by blues legends Memphis Minnie, Furry Lewis, Sleepy John Estes and many more.

Music rough guides

Music rough guide.

Blues (Music) -- To 1931.

Blues (Music) -- 1931-1940.

Blues (Music) -- Tennessee -- Memphis.

Blues (Music)

Guitar music (Blues)

Popular music -- 1921-1930.

Popular music -- 1931-1940.

African Americans -- Mississippi -- Delta (Region) -- Music.

Blues (Music)

Batts, Will, performer.

Burse, Charlie, performer.

Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979, performer.

Davenport, Jed, performer.

Dickson, Pearl, performer.

Dickson, Tom (Vocalist), performer.

Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977, performer.

Hart, Hattie, performer.

Kelly, Jack, -1960, performer.

Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981, performer.

Lewis, Noah, 1895-1961, performer.

Memphis Minnie, 1897-1973, performer.

Nickerson, Charlie Bozo, performer.

Shade, Will, 1898-1966, performer.

Shaw, Allen, performer.

Stevens, Vol, performer.

Stokes, Frank, performer.

Wallace, Minnie, performer.

Weldon, Will, performer.

Wilkins, Robert, 1896-1987, performer.

Beale Street Jug Band, performer.

Beale Street Rounders, performer.

Beale Street Sheiks, performer.

Cannon's Jug Stompers, performer.

Carolina Peanut Boys (Musical group), performer.

Memphis Jug Band, performer.

Memphis Mudcats, performer.

Memphis Sheiks, performer.

South Memphis Jug Band, performer.

World Music Network, publisher.

Rough guide to Memphis blues

Memphis blues

Title from disc label.

Compact disc.

Previously released between 1927-1934.

Compiled by Neil Record ; mastered by Laurence Cedar ; sleeve notes by Neil Record.

Various performers.

Save me some (Jed Davenport & his Beale Street Jug Band) The girl I love she got long curly hair (Sleepy John Estes) North Memphis blues (Memphis Minnie) The old folks started it (Minnie Wallace) Falling down blues (Robert Wilkins) On the road again (Memphis Jug Band) I let my daddy do that (Hattie Hart) Kassie Jones, part 1 (Furry Lewis) Viola Lee blues (Cannon's Jug Stompers) I couldn't help it (Allen Shaw) Cold iron bed (Jack Kelly and his South Memphis Jug Band) Happy blues (Tom Dickson) How long blues (Frank Stokes) You got me rollin' (Carolina Peanut Boys) Poor boy, long ways from home (Gus Cannon) What's the matter with the well? (Charlie Burse & his Memphis Mudcats) Little Rock blues (Pearl Dickson) Sitting on top of the world (Beale Street Rounders) Like I want to be (Noah Lewis) Mr. Crump don't like it (Beale Street Sheiks) Better leave that stuff alone (Will Shade) Hitch me to your buggy, and drive me like a mule (Will Weldon) He's in the jail house now (Memphis Sheiks) Baby got the rickets (Vol Stevens) Country woman (Will Batts) Back to Memphis (Charley Nickerson with Jug Band)

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