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Release Date: 20-04-2005
Label: Rough Guides
Catalog Number: RG1151-2
Barcode: 605633115123
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guitar Rag; Sylvester Weaver [03:00] | 12 | St Louis Blues; Jim & Bob (the Genial Hawaiians) [02:49] |
| 2 | Fred's Worried Life Blues; Fred McDowell [02:40] | 13 | Mama, 'Tain't Long Fo' Day; Blind Willie McTell [03:02] |
| 3 | God Moves On The Water; Blind Willie Johnson [02:56] | 14 | Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Philip XIV Of Spain; John Fahey [03:16] |
| 4 | Falling Down Blues; Furry Lewis [02:49] | 15 | A Spoonful Blues; Charley Patton [03:09] |
| 5 | Jack O'Diamonds; Pete Harris [02:02] | 16 | Never Drive A Stranger From Your Door; Willie Harris [03:37] |
| 6 | Moanin' The Blues; Allen Shaw [03:01] | 17 | Roll & Tumble Blues; Hambone Willie Newbern [03:05] |
| 7 | Memphis Jellyroll; Stefan Grossman [03:29] | 18 | The Twelves (Dirty Dozens); Kokomo Arnold [03:10] |
| 8 | Country Farm Blues; Son House [02:09] | 19 | I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes; Martin Simpson [05:46] |
| 9 | Come On In My Kitchen; Robert Johnson [02:38] | 20 | Poor Me; Bob Brozman [04:38] |
| 10 | I Be's Troubled; Muddy Waters [03:04] | 21 | You Just As Well Let Her Go; Casey Bill Weldon [03:07] |
| 11 | Sic 'Em Dogs On; Bukka White [02:27] | 22 | Baby How Long; Dan Pickett [02:40] |
Description:
The mesmerizing sound of a bottleneck slide across guitar strings is synonymous with the Delta blues. Developed around the turn of the last century, bottleneck-playing cultivated great variety and skill, from the Hawaiian-influenced guitar style of Casey Bill Weldon to the twelve-string guitar brilliance of Blind Willie McTell and the gospel playing of Blind Willie Johnson. The Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues focuses on the timeless recordings of the original blues legends and pays tribute to the second-generation bottleneck masters of today.
Artists include – Sylvester Weaver, Fred McDowell, Blind Willie Johnson, Furry Lewis, Pete Harris, Allen Shaw, Stefan Grossman, Son House, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Bukka White, Jim & Bob (The Genial Hawaiians), Blind Willie McTell, John Fahey, Charley Patton, Willie Harris, Hambone Willie Newbern, Kokomo Arnold, Martin Simpson, Bob Brozman, Casey Bill Weldon and Dan Pickett
