New CD Compilation - Blowing the Blues: History of Blues Harmonica

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi harpsters and blues harp history officianados.
(Appologies for the cross-post) 

I just heard about a new CD compilation of blues
harp called: "Blowing the Blues: History of Blues
Harmonica." Sounds like quite a heroic undertaking
and I wanted to let folks know abou it. Misses a
lot of great players, I'm sure, but I don't think
an attempt has been made like this before that just
focuses on blues harp. Kewl!

It's a 3-CD set on the INDIGO label from the UK
(Indigo2536). I just ordered mine from Bluebeat.
http://www.bluebeatmusic.com/

Lots and lots of old-time players listed whom I'm
not at ~all~ familiar with (Daddy Stovepipe, Minni
Wallace, Ollis Martin, Eddie Kelly's Washboard
Band, Little Buddy Doyle)... I mean, who ARE these
people!?

Inneresting that the track list (I lifed from
Amazon) shows "Juke" two times... maybe a type-0 or
maybe an alternate take, I don't know. 

Anyway, I thought I'd allert the Harp Troops to
what promises to be a very interesting collection.

Here's the track list:
1. Sun Brimmers Blues - The Memphis Jug Band
2. Need More Blues - Robert Cooksey
3. Up Country Blues - De Ford Bailey
4. Man Trouble Blues - Jaybird Coleman
5. Greenville Strut - Daddy Stovepipe
6. Chickasaw Special - Noah Lewis
7. The Old Folks Started It - Minni Wallace
8. Touch Me Light Mama - George Bullet Williams
9. Fourth Avenue Blues - Slim Barton & Eddie Mapp
10. El Watsons Fox Chase - Wl Watson
11. Medley Of Blues - Freeman Stowers
12. Beale Street Breakdown - Jed Davenport
13. Police And High Sheriff - Ollis Martin
14. Bumble Bee Blues - Memphis Minnie   
15. Mean Low Blues - Blues Birdhead      
16. Mississippi Swamp Moan - Alfred Lewis
17. Tampa Strut - The Georgia Browns   
18. Harmonica Stomp - Jazz Gillum     
19. Im A Stranger Here - Blind Boy Fuller
20. Blues In The Rain - Eddie Kellys Washboard Band
21. You Can Lead Me - Sonny Boy Williamson
22. Slick Capers Blues - Little Buddy Doyle
23. Blowing The Blues - Sonny Terry
24. We Got To Get Together - Frank Edwards
25. Tampa Blues - Skoodle Dum Doo & Sheffield
26. King Biscuit Stom - Big Joe Williams
27. Pet Milk Blues - Walter Mitchell    
28. Better Get Reaky - Elder Roma Wilson
29. Another Half A Pint - Sonny Boy Williamson
30. Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forest City Joe
31. I'm A Country Boy - Pee Wee Hughes
32. Wig Wearing Woman - Robert Richard        
33. Boogy Fool - Snooky Pryour
34. Creole Gal Blues - Edgar Blanchard
35. Wailin Willie - Rhythm Willie
36. Winehead Seing - James Tisdom
37. Evans Shuffle - Muddy Waters
38. Gotta Go Baby - Joe Hill Louis
39. Moanin At Midnight - Howling Wolf
40. Jumpin Blues - Walter Horton
41. Me & My Chauffeur - Memphis Minnie
42. Down South Blues - Driftin Slim
43. Juke - Little Walter
44. Glad To Be Back Home - Sunny Blair
45. After While (Blue Lights) - Papa Lightfoot
46. Man Around My Door - Grace Brim
47. Doctor Ross Boogie - Doctor Ross
48. The Woman Is Killing Me - Sonny Terry
49. Mighty Long Time - Sonny Boy Williamson
50. Dont Come Back - Little Mac
51. Gonna Have A Good Time - Snooky Pryor
52. Juke - Little Walter
53. Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells
54. Dont Start Me Talking - Good Rockin Charles
55. Sonny Boy Williamson - Paul Jones & Jack Bruce
56. Got Something To Tell You - Doctor Ross 
57. 99 - Sonny Boy Williamson
58. Last Night - Paul Butterfield
59. Down At The Grocery Store - Jimmy Reed
60. Fresh Country Jam - Duster Bennett
61. Key To The Highway - Charlie Musselwhite
62. Easy - Walter Horton
63. Hoodoo Party - King Biscuit Boy
64. You Went Away Baby - Carey Bell
65. Why Worry - John Mayall
66. Honeydripper - Hig John Wrencher
67. Back Door Friend - Billy Boy Arnold
68. Rode Myself Crazy - Paul Delay
69. Bring It On Home - Sonny Blake
70. Texas Flood - Whispering Smith
71. Hootin And Screamin - Paul Lamb

Harpin' in Colorado,
- --Ken M.

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"When you speak of Walter Horton, the first thing you think of is his tone, that big, fat tone."
- ---Li'l Ronnie Owens

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