One of three volumes that form an overview of the three most important instruments in the Blues: the guitar (ACRCD191), the piano (ACRCD192) and the harmonica (ACRCD193). Without these instruments the development of Blues throughout the 20th Century would have been very difficult. Both the guitar and the harmonica were cheap to buy or easy to crudely make. Pianos were installed in all clubs and jukejoints and recording studios. These volumes feature some of the greatest exponents of these instruments. Tracks here include 'Davidson County Blues' (DeFord Bailey), 'Sonny Boy's Jump' (Sonny Boy Williamson), 'Shake Down' (Sonny Terry), 'Devil In The Woodpile' (Noah Lewis) and 'Trouble Blues (Jaybird Coleman).

Track Listing

• Martin & Robert - Maxwell And Peoria
• Jaybird Coleman - Man Trouble Blues
• Ollis Martin - Police And High Sheriff Come Riding Down
• Deford Bailey - Davidson County Blues
• Chicken Wilson & Skeeter Hinton - House Snake Blues
• Eddie Mapp - Riding The Blinds
• Slim Barton & Eddie Map - Fourth Avenue Blues
• Jed Davenport - How Long How Long Blues
• The Bubbling-Over Five - Don't Mistreat Your Good Boy Friend
• Noah Lewis - Devil In The Woodpile
• Jed Davenport & His Beale Street Jug Band - Save Me Some
• Alfred Lewis - Mississippi Swamp Moan
• Noah Lewis - Like I Want To Be
• Georgia Cotton Pickers - She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day
• Mississippi Sarah & Daddy Stovepipe - Greenville Strut
• Smith & Harper - Insurance Policy Blues
• George Clarke - More Blues
• Elijah Jones - Mean Actin' Mama
• Jazz Gillum - Worried And Bothered
• Sonny Terry - Fox Chase
• Little Buddy Doyle - Three-Sixty-Nine Blues
• Jazz Gillum - Key To The Highway
• Sleepy John Estes - Jailhouse Blues
• Sonny Terry - Shake Down
• Sonny Boy Williamson - Sonny Boy's Jump

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Release Date: 11/08/11

UPC: 824046519322