Various Artists

Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective, 1925–1950

Release date June 30, 1992

Tracklist

1
White House Blues
3:27
3:27
2
High Sheriff
2:54
2:54
3
The Last Scene of the Titanic
3:31
3:31
4
Suitcase Blues
2:37
2:37
5
Death’s Black Train Is Coming
3:12
3:12
6
Cow Cow Blues
2:51
2:51
7
Washington County Foxchase
2:59
2:59
8
I’m Going to Take the Train to Charlotte
3:07
3:07
9
[untitled]
3:03
3:03
10
Low Down Blues
2:57
2:57
11
Paul and Silas in Jail
2:39
2:39
12
Blind Pig Blues
3:03
3:03
13
Chattanooga Blues
3:06
3:06
14
[untitled]
2:58
2:58
15
Hokum Blues
3:26
3:26
16
Worried Blues
2:47
2:47
17
Empty Bed Blues, Part 1
3:04
3:04
18
Empty Bed Blues, Part 2
3:24
3:24
19
Blue Grass Twist
2:49
2:49
20
Moonshiner and His Money
3:11
3:11
21
Johnson City Blues
2:59
2:59
22
Warming Bythe Devil’s Fire
3:26
3:26
23
(Honey) It’s Tight Like That
2:37
2:37
24
Big Leg Blues
2:53
2:53
25
Hallelujah
2:57
2:57
26
Liberty
2:55
2:55
27
My Sportin’ Man
2:59
2:59
28
Mean Low Blues
3:15
3:15
29
C.C. and O. Blues
3:06
3:06
30
Ortonville
3:12
3:12
31
Dear Black Eyes (Chere Yeux Noirs)
3:01
3:01
32
Roosevelt Blues
2:49
2:49
33
Gin Mill Blues
3:28
3:28
34
Osson
2:58
2:58
35
Sweet Milk and Peaches (breakdown)
3:11
3:11
36
Soldier’s Joy
2:55
2:55
37
They May Not Be My Toes
3:03
3:03
38
The Jazz Fiddler
3:14
3:14
39
I Have to Do My Time
3:11
3:11
40
Lonesome Frisco Line
3:19
3:19
41
Back To The Blue Ridge
2:56
2:56
42
Darn Good Girl
2:53
2:53
43
West Jackson Blues
3:19
3:19
44
You Had Too Much
3:20
3:20
45
Oh! Glory Glory
3:15
3:15
46
Don't You Remember the Time
3:18
3:18
47
Walkin’ Georgia Rose
2:57
2:57
48
Police Station Blues
3:05
3:05
49
Hallelujah Side
3:18
3:18
50
Highway No. 61 Blues
2:42
2:42
51
Doughboys Theme Song #1
0:42
0:42
52
Ida (Sweet as Apple Cider)
3:11
3:11
53
Doughboys Theme Song #2
0:30
0:30
54
Bell Street Lightnin’
2:54
2:54
55
Jersey Bull Blues
3:07
3:07
56
Every Morning Blues
2:46
2:46
57
D Blues
2:49
2:49
58
La valse des yeux bleus (Blue Eyes Waltz)
3:12
3:12
59
Skin Game Blues
2:58
2:58
60
Good Woman Blues
2:59
2:59
61
Sissy Man
2:51
2:51
62
Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin’ Gal Lucille)
2:48
2:48
63
Just Inside the Pearly Gates
2:27
2:27
64
Hard Rocks in My Bed
2:42
2:42
65
Tired Feelin’ Blues
3:04
3:04
66
One‐Eyed Sam
2:53
2:53
67
Poor Naomi Wise
2:38
2:38
68
South Bound Blues
3:03
3:03
69
C & A Blues
3:00
3:00
70
My Last Five Dollars
2:37
2:37
71
Memphis Blues
2:36
2:36
72
Pourquoi tu m’aime Pas
2:47
2:47
73
Have Mercy on Me
2:34
2:34
74
Shout for Joy
2:27
2:27
75
Flower Blues
2:32
2:32
76
Onion‐Eating Mama
2:55
2:55
77
Brown’s Ferry Blues
3:08
3:08
78
Slick Capers Blues
2:37
2:37
79
Poor‐Boy Blues
2:53
2:53
80
We Got to Get Together
2:37
2:37
81
You Got to See Mama Ev’ry Night (Or You Can’t See Mama at All)
2:50
2:50
82
I'll Fly Away
2:50
2:50
83
Cross Cut Saw Blues
2:51
2:51
84
Black Snake Blues
2:53
2:53
85
Step It Up and Go
2:50
2:50
86
Papa’s Going Crazy, Mama’s Going Mad
2:40
2:40
87
Cotton-Eyed Joe
2:31
2:31
88
Old Vets Blues
2:54
2:54
89
Black Rat Swing
2:53
2:53
90
Macy Special (Flying Boogie)
2:43
2:43
91
It’s Funny What Love Will Make You Do
2:49
2:49
92
Army Blues
2:38
2:38
93
Who but You
2:39
2:39
94
Tomorrow May Be Too Late
3:06
3:06
95
Burying Ground Blues
2:32
2:32
96
Goodbye Old Pal
2:25
2:25
97
Dixie Cannonball
2:42
2:42
98
Run On for a Long Time
2:36
2:36
99
Baby, Please Don’t Go
2:49
2:49
100
I’m Toiling
2:44
2:44
101
Two by Four Blues
2:58
2:58
102
You Can’t Go Halfway (and Get In)
2:48
2:48
103
Heaven’s Radio
2:51
2:51
104
Plow Hand Blues
2:49
2:49
105
Grunt Meat Blues
2:49
2:49
106
Until I Found the Lord
2:25
2:25
107
I Know My Jesus Won’t Deny Me
2:40
2:40

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