The Evolution of Blues Pt. 1

A walkthrough of the history of blues from the 1900's to modern day

  • 7:04pm Moonlight Blues by W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band on W.C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band (Memphis Archives)
  • 7:09pm Freight Train by Elizabeth Cotten on Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folks Songs (Folkways Records)
  • 7:17pm Dallas Blues (Rec. December 10, 1929) by Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra on Satch Blows the Blues (Columbia Records)
  • 7:19pm Guitar Blues by Sylvester Weaver on Sylvester Weaver, Vol. 1 (Document Records)
  • 7:19pm Jelly Bean Blues by Ma Rainey on Ma Rainey (Document Records)
  • 7:25pm See That My Grave's Kept Clean by Blind Lemon Jefferson on Presenting Blind Lemon Jefferson (Document Records)
  • 7:26pm I Ain't Goin' to Cry No More by Son House on Blues From The Mississippi Delta (Columbia Records)
  • 7:31pm Irene (Goodnight Irene) by Lead Belly on Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)
  • 7:34pm Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Black Girl) by Lead Belly on Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly (Smithsonian Folkways)
  • 7:34pm Yellow Bee by Charley Patton on Charley Patton, Vol. 3 (Gennett Record)
  • 7:35pm Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson on King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol. 2 (Columbia Records)
  • 7:41pm When the Train Comes Along by Henry Thomas on Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works (Yazoo Records)
  • 7:42pm Glory Glory Hallelujah by Mississippi John Hurt on D.C. blues - The Library of Congress Recordings (The Library of Congress Recordings)
  • 7:49pm Crying Mother Blues by Red Nelson on Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Document Records)
  • 7:51pm Low Down Dog by Big Joe Turner on Big Joe Turner Volume 1 (Vocalion)
  • 7:53pm Lead Pencil Blues (1935) by Johnny Temple on Back To The Crossroads: The Roots Of Robert Johnson (Yazoo Records)
  • 7:58pm Winnie the Wailer by Lonnie Johnson on Lonnie Johnson Vol. 7 (Document Records)
  • 7:58pm Doing the Best I Can by Big Bill Broonzy on Good Jelly (Victor Records)
  • 8:05pm I Rolled and Turned and Cried the Whole Night Long by John Lee Hooker on Burning Hell (United Records)
  • 8:06pm The Devil Has Thrown Him Down by Sister Rosetta Tharpe on Gospel Songs (Malaco Records)
  • 8:12pm Be-Baba-Leba by Helen Humes on The Definitive Collection of R&B Hits from 1942-45 (R&B Definitive Collections)
  • 8:12pm Aint It a Shame by Lightnin Hopkins on Blues Train (Mainstream Records)
  • 8:16pm Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton on Ball and Chain (Arhoolie)
  • 8:18pm When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer by B.B. King on The Blues (Crown Records)
  • 8:26pm Fever by Little Willie John on 28 Big Ones (King Records)
  • 8:27pm Please, Please, Please by James Brown on Please, Please, Please (Federal Records)
  • 8:29pm Lonely Teardrops by Jackie Wilson on Lonely Teardrops (Brunswick Records)
  • 8:34pm Pain In My Heart by Otis Redding on Pain In My Heart (Volt Records)
  • 8:34pm Irma Lee by Guitar Shorty on Goin Down to Eli's (Westside Records)
  • 8:37pm Easy, Baby by Magic Sam on Black Magic (Delmark Records)
  • 8:40pm Tutti Frutti by Little Richard on Here's Little Richard (Specialty)
  • 8:46pm You Got to Lose by Ike Turner on 1958-1959 (King Records)
  • 8:48pm I Got a Woman by Ray Charles on Ray Charles (ABC Records)
  • 8:49pm Blue Monday by Fats Domino on Fats Domino Swings (Imperial)
  • 8:52pm Beams of Heaven by Sister Rosetta Tharpe on Gospel Train (Malaco Records)
  • 8:59pm I Put A Spell On You by Screaming' Jay Hawkins on At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Epic)
  • 8:59pm Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry on Berry Is On Top (Geffen Records)
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