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2020 . From the earthy guitar-driven country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton to the sequined glamour of the classic blues singers Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, this Rough Guide charts the early recorded history of the blues through it's key pioneers. Album Tracks 1. When the Levee Breaks - By Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie 2. Kokomo Blues - By Scrapper Blackwell 3. Stack O'Lee Blues - By Ma Rainey 4. West Coast Blues - By Blind Blake 5. Fishing Blues - By Henry Thomas 6. Stealin', Stealin' - By Memphis Jug Band 7. T.B. Blues - By Victoria Spivey 8. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean - By Blind Lemon Jefferson 9. Cow Cow Blues - By Cow Cow Davenport 10. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time - By Blind Willie Johnson 11. Brown Skin Blues - By Dick Justice 12. Devil and My Brown Blues - By Bo Weevil Jackson 13. Got the Blues, Can't Be Satisfied - By Mississippi John Hurt 14. Roll and Tumble Blues - By Hambone Willie Newbern 15. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - By Clarence 'Pinetop' Smith 16. Section Gang Blues - By Texas Alexander 17. Statesboro Blues - By Blind Willie McTell 18. The Dirty Dozen - By Speckled Red 19. Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues - By Charley Patton 20. Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) - By Jimmie Rodgers 21. St. Louis Blues - By Bessie Smith 22. All I Want Is a Spoonful - By Papa Charlie Jackson 23. Bottleneck Blues - By Weaver & Beasley 24. It's Tight Like That - No. 2 - By Tampa Red and Georgia Tom 25. Canned Heat Blues - By Tommy Johnson