1940,
United States
00:57:07;
39M;
96JS;
424;
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I Can't Be Satisfied
- 2:48
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Long Tall Mama
- 2:49
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Worrying You Off My Mind -- Pa
- 3:06
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Too Too Train Blues
- 2:53
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Come Home Early
- 3:01
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Hattie Blues
- 2:45
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I Want My Hands On It
- 2:55
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Made A Date With An Angel
- 3:00
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Horny Frog
- 3:12
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I Believe I'll Go Back Home
- 2:28
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Good Time Tonight
- 2:32
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Flat Foot Susie With Her Flat
- 2:59
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W.P.A. Rag
- 2:50
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Going Back To Arkansas
- 2:52
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It's A Low Down Dirty Shame
- 2:56
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Too Many Drivers
- 2:37
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Woodie Woodie
- 2:57
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Whiskey And Good Time Blues
- 2:54
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Merry Go Round Blues
- 2:44
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You've Got To Hit The Right Li
- 2:49
Joshua Altheimer - piano (12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
George Barnes - guitar [electric] (15)
Buster Bennett - saxophone [alto] (13, 14)
Black Bob - piano (9)
Frank Brasswell - guitar (1)
Big Bill Broonzy - guitar, vocals
Blind John Davis - piano (6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
Oliver Hudson - bass (15)
Ransom Knowling - bass (16, 17)
Punch Miller - trumpet (9)
Bill Osborn - saxophone [tenor] (15)
Odell Rand - clarinet (16, 17)
Leeford Robinson - piano (5)
Bill Settles - bass (6, 9)
Mr. Sheiks - trumpet (12, 13, 14)
Wilbur Ware - bass (13, 14)
Fred Williams - drums (7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20)
All tracks rec. in Chicago
Track 1: 9/4/1930
Track 2: 30/3/1932
Tracks 3, 4: 29/3/1932
Track 5: 16/8/1937
Track 6: 21/10/1937
Tracks 7, 8: 13/10/1937
Track 9: 31/1/1937
Tracks 10, 11, 13, 14: 15/9/1938
Track 12: 27/9/1938
Track 15: 1/3/1938
Tracks 16, 17: 11/5/1939
Track 18: 5/2/1939
Tracks 19, 20: 17/4/1940
Backing band on tracks 13 & 14 billed as "The Memphis Five"
Tracks 5, 7 to 12, 13 to 20 previously unissued
Columbia, CK 46219