| Format | Audio CD |
| Ordering Number | RGNET1397CD |
| Barcode | 605633139723 |
| label | Music Rough Guides |
| Release date | 2/14/2020 |
| salesrank | 1047 |
Vom erdigen, gitarrengetriebenen Country-Blues von Blind Lemon Jefferson und Charley Patton bis zum paillettenbesetzten Glamour der klassischen Blues-Sängerinnen Bessie Smith und Ma Rainey zeigt dieser Rough Guide die frühe aufgezeichnete Geschichte des Blues durch seine wichtigsten Pioniere.
CD 1- 1.Kansas Joe And Memphis MinnieWhen the Levee Breaks03:11
- 2.Scrapper BlackwellKokomo Blues03:03
- 3.Ma RaineyStack O'Lee Blues02:54
- 4.Blind BlakeWest Coast Blues03:14
- 5.Henry ThomasFishing Blues02:44
- 6.Memphis Jug BandStealin', Stealin'02:58
- 7.Victoria SpiveyT.B. Blues03:14
- 8.Blind Lemon JeffersonSee That My Grave Is Kept Clean02:54
- 9.Cow Cow DavenportCow Cow Blues03:10
- 10.Blind Willie JohnsonMother's Children Have a Hard Time03:21
- 11.Dick JusticeBrown Skin Blues03:13
- 12.Bo Weevil JacksonDevil and My Brown Blues02:51
- 13.Mississippi John HurtGot the Blues, Can't Be Satisfied02:52
- 14.Hambone Willie NewbernRoll and Tumble Blues03:01
- 15.Clarence "Pinetop" SmithPinetop's Boogie Woogie03:14
- 16.Texas AlexanderSection Gang Blues02:55
- 17.Blind Willie McTellStatesboro Blues02:32
- 18.Speckled RedThe Dirty Dozen03:13
- 19.Charley PattonScreamin' and Hollerin' the Blues03:08
- 20.Jimmie RodgersBlue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)03:25
- 21.Bessie SmithSt. Louis Blues03:11
- 22.Papa Charlie JacksonAll I Want Is a Spoonful02:40
- 23.Weaver And BeasleyBottleneck Blues02:54
- 24.Tampa Red & Georgia TomIt's Tight Like That - No. 202:42
- 25.Tommy JohnsonCanned Heat Blues03:37
- Total:01:16:11