Classic Blues / Various Artists Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways

• 1. Old Jabo – Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
• 2. Mule-Ridin' Blues – Big Bill Broonzy
• 3. Joggie Boogie – Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon
• 4. Black Woman – Vera Hall
• 5. Mercury Blues – K. C. Douglas
• 6. Ran the Blues Out of My Window – Roosevelt Sykes
• 7. Leaving Blues – Lead Belly
• 8. One Dime Blues – Etta Baker
• 9. County Farm Blues – Son House
• 10. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues) – Champion Jack Dupree
• 11. Boll Weevil – Pink Anderson
• 12. Nickel's Worth of Liver – Edith North Johnson and Henry Brown
• 13. Don't Leave Me Here – Big Joe Williams
• 14. Jimmy Bell – Cat Iron
• 15. Candy Man – Rev. Gary Davis
• 16. Beer Drinking Woman – Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon
• 17. Come Go Home with Me – Lightnin' Hopkins
• 18. Careless Love – Josh White
• 19. I Asked Her If She Loved Me – Henry Townsend
• 20. Rising Sun – Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry
• 21. Pony Blues – David "Honeyboy" Edwards
• 22. Vicksburg Blues – Little Brother Montgomery
• 23. Vastapol – Elizabeth Cotten
• 24. Drifting Along Blues – Lonnie Johnson
• 25. Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go – The Chambers Brothers
• 26. Don't Lie Buddy – Lead Belly and Josh White

A living and dynamic tradition, blues is forged in hard times but powerful enough to bring on the good times. Legends such as Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee, among others formed the "blues backbone" of Folkways Records. This compilation from the Smithsonian Folkways collection spans half a century and features Delta, St. Louis, Southwest, and Chicago styles performed by some of the best-known figures in blues history. From boogies to ballads, full of innuendo and irony, this classic collection is a jukebox in a jewel case.