| Other author/creator | Anderson, Pink, 1900-1974. |
| Other author/creator | Borum, Willie. |
| Other author/creator | Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979. |
| Other author/creator | Estes, Sleepy John, 1899-1977. |
| Other author/creator | Lewis, Furry, 1893-1981. |
| Other author/creator | Short, J. D., 1902-1962. |
| Other author/creator | Tate, Baby, 1916-1972. |
| Other author/creator | Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings. |
| Contents |
Alone in the evening blues (Memphis Willie B.) (2:44) -- Slidin' delta (J.D. Short) (4:57) -- Old cotton fields of home (Pink Anderson and son) (2:31) -- John Henry (Furry Lewis) (3:31) -- Bad blues (Baby Tate) (3:28) -- Sitting here thinking (Memphis Willie B. & Gus Cannon) (2:48) -- Lonesome ground (Sleepy John Estes) (4:18) -- If I could holler like a mountain jack (3:06) ; When I first started hoboing (Baby Tate) (3:23) -- Weeping willow blues (Pink Anderson) (4:51). |
| General note | Music from the documentary film, The Blues, by Sam Charters. |
| General note | Originally issued as analog disc on Asch Records: A101, 1967. |
| General note | Previously issued as compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes ([4] p.) inserted in original container. |
| General note | Smithsonian Folkways: A 101; F-A101 on original container. |
| Performer |
Various artists from the film, finished in 1963 and premiered at the Univ. of Chicago Folk Festival, Jan. 1963. |
