The roots of rap : classic recordings from the 1920's and 30's.

Format Audio (CD)
Publication Info[United States?] : Yazoo, ℗1996.
Description1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorJohnson, Blind Willie singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorJordan, Luke, singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorJaxon, Frankie Half Pint, 1895-1953 singer.
Other author/creatorThomas, Henry, 1875- singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorWalker, Willie, 1896-1933 singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorHenderson, Red, singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorSpeckled Red, 1892-1973 singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorDavis, Jimmie, 1899-2000 singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorCarr, Leroy, 1905-1935 singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorClayborn, Edward W., singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorHutchinson, Frank singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorMcTell, Blind Willie singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorGlosson, Lonnie singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorKansas City Kitty singer.
Other author/creatorDorsey, Thomas Andrew singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorDilleshaw, John, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorSmith, Pine Top, 1904-1929 singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorMemphis Minnie, 1897-1973 singer, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorAllen Brothers, performer.
Other author/creatorMemphis Jug Band performer.
Other author/creatorButterbeans & Susie (Musical group), performer.
Other author/creatorBeale Street Sheiks performer.
Other author/creatorT.C.I. Section Crew, performer.
Other author/creatorDilly and His Dill Pickles, performer.
Other author/creatorDixieland Jug Blowers, performer.
Contents If I had my way I'd tear this building down (Blind Willie Johnson) -- Cocaine blues (Luke Jordan) -- Bow wow blues (Allen Brothers) -- Jive man blues (Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon) -- Jonah in the wilderness (Henry Thomas) -- South Carolina rag (Willie Walker) -- Whitewash Station (Memphis Jug Band) -- Automobile ride through Alabama (Red Henderson) -- The Dirty Dozen no. 2 (Speckled Red) -- 'Tain't none o' your business (Butterbeans & Susie) -- It's a good thing (Beale Street Sheiks) -- She's a hum dum dinger (Jimmie Davis) -- Papa's on the house top (Leroy Carr) -- Let that liar alone (Rev. Edward W. Clayborn) -- Back in my home town (Frank Hutchinson) -- Track linin (T.C.I. Section Crew) -- Atlanta strut (Blind Willie McTell) -- Arkansas hard luck blues (Lonnie Glosson) -- How can you have the blues? (Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom) -- Pickin' off peanuts (Seven Foot Dilly & his Dill Pickles) -- Nobody knows you when you're down and out (Pine Top Smith) -- When I stopped running I was at home (Dixieland Jug Blowers) -- Frankie Jean (Memphis Minnie).
General note"... Compiled from extremely rare old 78s, which have been remastered to produce the best possible sound"--Container.
General noteCompact disc; digitally remastered.
General noteProgram notes by Don Kent ([6] p.) inserted in container.
Other titleIf I had my way I'd tear this building down (B.W. Johnson)
Other titleCocaine blues (L. Jordan)
Other titleBow wow blues (Allen Brothers)
Other titleJive man blues (F.H.P. Jaxon)
Other titleJonah in the wilderness (H. Thomas)
Other titleSouth Carolina rag (W. Walker)
Other titleWhitewash station (Memphis Jug Band)
Other titleAutomobile ride through Alabama (R. Henderson)
Other titleDirty dozen no. 2 (Speckled Red)
Other titleDirty dozen number two (Speckled Red)
Other title'Tain't none o' your business (Butterbeans & Susie)
Other title'Tain't none of your business (Butterbeans & Susie)
Other titleShe's a hum dum dinger (J. Davis)
Other titlePapa's on the house top (L. Carr)
Other titleLet that liar alone (E.W. Clayborn)
Other titleBack in my home town (F. Hutchinson)
Other titleTrack linin (T.C.I. Section Crew)
Other titleAtlanta strut (B.W. McTell)
Other titleArkansas hard luck blues (L. Glosson)
Other titleHow can you have the blues? (Kansas City Kitty & Georgia Tom)
Other titlePickin' off peanuts (J. Dilleshaw)
Other titlePicking off peanuts (J. Dilleshaw)
Other titleNobody knows you when you're down and out (P.T. Smith)
Other titleWhen I stopped running I was at home (Dixieland Jug Blowers)
Other titleFrankie Jean (Memphis Minnie)
UPC 1635120182
Publisher number2018 Yazoo