It's atmospheric and evocative music, designed to entertain

The Mississippi Sheiks were a country blues guitar and fiddle group of the early 1930s, variously comprising a trio or quartet, whose music ranged across various styles, incorporating popular material of the day as well as original compositions. The core of the group was the Chatmon family (sometimes spelt Chatman) from the Mississippi Delta, of whom the best known was Armenter Chatmon, who was also known as Bo Carter. The line-up also included Lonnie and Sam Chatmon, plus Walter Vinson, also known as Walter Jacobs. Making a living touring the southern states, they recorded for Okeh, Columbia, Paramount and Bluebird labels through the first half the decade, and became extremely influential and well-known, not least through their landmark hit 'Sitting On Top Of The World', which became a timeless standard, performed and recorded by dozens of artists over the years. This 69-track 3-CD collection comprises most of their career recordings, and includes other classics like 'Stop And Listen Blues' and 'Things About Comin' My Way'. It's atmospheric and evocative music, designed to entertain, and the collection is a substantial showcase for their distinctive brand of blues.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• Winter Time Blues
• Alberta Blues
• Sitting On Top Of The World
• Lonely One In This Town
• Driving That Thing
• Stop And Listen Blues
• Back To Mississippi
• Cracking Them Things
• Bootlegger's Blues
• Loose Like That
• Yodeling Fiddling Blues
• Jail Bird Love Song
• River Bottom Blues
• Baby Keeps Stealing Lovin' On Me
• Times Done Got Hard
• Unhappy Blues
• Still I'm Traveling On
• Church Bell Blues
• Honey Babe Let The Deal Go Down
• She Ain't No Good
• Your Good Man Caught The Train
• Ramrod Blues
• Things About Comin' My Way

Disc 2:

• Please Baby
• Lazy Lazy River
• Bed Spring Poker
• Tell Me What The Cats Fight About
• She's A Bad Girl
• Jake Leg Blues
• Grinding Old Fool
• The World Is Going Wrong
• I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You
• Please Don't Wake It Up
• Kind Treatment
• He Calls That Religion
• Shooting High Dice
• New Shake That Thing
• Isn't A Pain To Me
• Don't Wake It Up
• Go Way Woman
• I'll Be Long Gone
• Please Baby
• She's Crazy Bout Her Lovin'
• Tell Me To Do Right
• Kitty Cat Blues

Disc 3:

• Show Me What You Got
• Shake Hands And Tell Me Goodbye
• We Are Both Feeling Good Right Now
• Too Long
• When You're Sick With The Blues
• Lonesome Grave Took My Baby Away
• Pop Skull Blues
• Sweet Maggie
• Sales Tax
• It's Done Got Wet
• My Pencil Won't Write No More
• I Am The Devil
• Good Morning Blues
• Blues On My Mind
• You'll Work Down To Me Someday
• She's Got Something Crazy
• Baby Please Make A Change
• Somebody's Got To Help Me
• I Can't Go Wrong
• It's Back Firing Now
• Fingerin' With Your Fingers
• Lean To One Woman
• She's Going To Her Lonesome Grave
• Dead Wagon Blues

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Blues

Language: English

Run Time: 210 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 03/06/26

UPC: 824046917821