Various Artists - Country Blues - Four Classic Albums Plus (2024 Digitally Remastered) (2024)

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).

Tracklist:
1-1 Robert Johnson - Crossroad Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:29]
1-2 Robert Johnson - Terraplane Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:59]
1-3 Robert Johnson - Come on in My Kitchen (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:50]
1-4 Robert Johnson - Walking Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:29]
1-5 Robert Johnson - Last Fair Deal Gone Down (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:38]
1-6 Robert Johnson - 32-20 Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:51]
1-7 Robert Johnson - Kind Hearted Woman Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:50]
1-8 Robert Johnson - If I Had Possession over Judgement Day (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:34]
1-9 Robert Johnson - Preachin' Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:50]
1-10 Robert Johnson - When You Got a Good Friend (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:37]
1-11 Robert Johnson - Ramblin' on My Mind (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:50]
1-12 Robert Johnson - Stones in My Passway (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:28]
1-13 Robert Johnson - Travelling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:44]
1-14 Robert Johnson - Milkcow's Calf Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:16]
1-15 Robert Johnson - Me and the Devil Blues (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:32]
1-16 Robert Johnson - Hell Hound on My Trail (Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:35]
1-17 Leadbelly - Goodnight Irene (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:52]
1-18 Leadbelly - Grasshoppers in My Pillow (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:46]
1-19 Leadbelly - The Eagle Rocks (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:45]
1-20 Leadbelly - Rock Island Line (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:53]
1-21 Leadbelly - Ella Speed (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:43]
1-22 Leadbelly - Backwater Blues (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:56]
1-23 Leadbelly - Take This Hammer (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:52]
1-24 Leadbelly - Tell Me, Baby (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:55]
1-25 Leadbelly - Eagle Rock Rag (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:46]
1-26 Leadbelly - Western Plain (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:41]
1-27 Leadbelly - Sweet Mary Blues (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:55]
1-28 Leadbelly - On a Christmas Day (Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:50]
1-29 Charlie Patton - High Sheriff Blues (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:08]
1-30 Charlie Patton - Green River Blues (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:08]
1-31 Charlie Patton - Elder Greene Blues (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:01]
1-32 Charlie Patton - Moon Going Down (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:15]
1-33 Charlie Patton - Going to Move to Alabama (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:00]
1-34 Charlie Patton - I Shall Not Be Moved (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:03]
1-35 Charlie Patton - Stone Pony Blues (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:47]
1-36 Charlie Patton - Frankie and Albert (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:09]
1-37 Charlie Patton - Running Wild Blues (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:50]
1-38 Charlie Patton - Some These Days I'll Be Gone (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:15]
1-39 Charlie Patton - I'm Goin' Home (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:04]
1-40 Charlie Patton - Poor Me (Charlie Patton: The Immortal Charlie Patton Number 1) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:56]
1-41 Charlie Patton - Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:04]
1-42 Charlie Patton - Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:06]
1-43 Blind Blake - Doing a Stretch (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:38]
1-44 Blind Blake - Poker Woman Blues (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:41]
1-45 Blind Blake - Search Warrant Blues (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:01]
1-46 Blind Blake - Sweet Papa Low Down (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:13]
1-47 Blind Blake - Leavin' Gal Blues (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:49]
1-48 Blind Blake - Ramblin' and Ramblin' Boa Constrictor Blues (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:53]
1-49 Blind Blake - Detroit Bound Blues (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:07]
1-50 Blind Blake - Back Door Slam Blues (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:46]
1-51 Blind Blake - That Lonesome Rave (Blind Blake: The Legendary Blind Blake) (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:09]
1-52 Blind Blake - Georgia Bound (2024 Digitally Remastered) [3:20]
1-53 Blind Blake - Diddie Wa Diddie (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:56]
1-54 Blind Blake - You Gonna Quit Me Blues (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:44]
1-55 Blind Blake - Police Dog Blues (2024 Digitally Remastered) [2:51]