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Broadcasting The Blues - Compiled and edited by Paul Oliver £7.49

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TRACK LIST

Joe Williams 01 - Baby, Please Don't Go Listen Blind Lemon Jefferson 02 - Match Box Blues Listen Ma Rainey 03 - Yonder Come The Blues Listen Bessie Smith 04 - Yellow Dog Blues Listen Robert Johnson 05 - Walkin' Blues Listen Mamprusi Tribesmen 06 - Ring Dance Listen Austin Coleman 07 - My Soul Is A Witness Listen Clyde Hill 08 - Long Hot Summer Days Listen Ed Lewis 09 - Lucky Holler Listen Texas Alexander 10 - Penitentiary Moan Listen Henry Thomas 11 - Old Country Stomp Listen Blind Arthur Blake 12 - Dry Bone Shuffle Listen Alec Johnson 13 - Mysterious Coon Listen William Moore 14 - Ragtime Millionaire Listen Beale Street Sheiks (see Frank Stokes) 15 - You Shall Listen Gus Cannon (Banjo Joe) 16 - Gus Cannon Interview Listen Jim Jackson 17 - I Heard The Voice Of A Pork Chop Listen Mississippi John Hurt 18 - Spike Driver Blues Listen Furry Lewis 19 - Kassie Jones - Part 1 Listen Joe Calicott 20 - Fare Thee Well Blues Listen Gus Cannon (Banjo Joe) 21 - Poor Boy Long Ways From Home Listen Blind Willie McTell 22 - Travelin' Blues Listen Barbecue Bob (Robert Hicks) 23 - Chocolate To The Bone Listen Norfolk Jazz and Jubilee Quartets 24 - Sad Blues Listen Jimmie Strothers 25 - Tennessee Dog Listen Muddy Waters 26 - Country Blues Listen Leecan and Cooksey 27 - Washboard Cut-out Listen Washboard Sam 28 - Flying Crow Blues Listen Edith Wilson 29 - Rules And Regulations 'Signed Razor Jim' Listen Gladys Bently 30 - Ground Hog Blues Listen Peg Leg Howell 31 - Broke And Hungry Blues Listen John Lee Hooker 32 - Wednesday Evening She Left Me (On My Bended Knee) Listen Jesse James 33 - Lonesome Day Blues Listen Sonny Boy Williamson 34 - Win The War Blues Listen Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee 35 - Fox Hunt Listen Big Bill Broonzy 36 - Black Brown And White Listen Bertha 'Chippie' Hill 37 - Pratt City Blues Listen Leroy Carr 38 - Blues Before Sunrise Listen Tommy McClennan 39 - Blues Trip Me This Morning Listen Henry Townsend 40 - Poor Man Blues Listen 41 - Interview: "It gives you relief..." Listen Son House 42 - My Blck Mama - Part 1 Listen Robert Petway 43 - Cotton Pickin' blues Listen Wade Walton 44 - Interview: "When final settlment comes..." Listen Wesley Wallace 45 - Number 29 Listen Cow Cow (Charles) Davenport 46 - Jim Crow blues Listen Memphis Jug Band 47 - Aunt Caroline Dyer Blues Listen Will Shade 48 - Interview: "Aunt Caroline Dyer..." Listen Bumble Bee Slim 49 - Policy Dream Blues Listen Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie 50 - North Memphis Blues Listen Stump Johnson 51 - Interview: "The Levee at St. Louis..." Listen Lucille Bogan (Bessie Jackson) 52 - They Ain't Walkin' No More Listen Whistlin Alex Moore 53 - Ice Pick Blues Listen Lonnie Johnson 54 - Interview: "They ganged him" (death of Sonny Boy Williamson) Listen Bukka White 55 - Parchman Farm Blues Listen Hambone Willie Newbern 56 - Shelby County Workhouse Blues Listen Peetie Wheatstraw 57 - Working On The Project Listen Black Ace 58 - Interview: "Depression time... I would play house parties..." Listen Carl Martin 59 - Let's Have A New Deal Listen Mattie Delaney 60 - Tallahatchie River Blues Listen Lonnie Johnson 61 - St. Louis Cyclone Blues Listen John Lee Hooker 62 - Interview: "That's what makes the blues..." Listen Sleepy John Estes 63 - Fire Department Blues Listen Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup 64 - Give Me A 32-20 Listen Prof. Rayford Logan 65 - Interview: "When we arrived in France..." Listen Mr Honey 66 - Build A Cave Listen Red Nelson 67 - Crying Mother Blues Listen Speckled Red 68 - Interview: "They was real bad words..." Listen 69 - The Dirty Dozen Listen Blind Boy Fuller 70 - Three Ball Blues Listen Kokomo Arnold 71 - Milk Cow Blues Listen Tommy Johnson 72 - Cool Drink Of Water Blues Listen Charley Patton 73 - Some Sunny Day Listen Mama Yancey 74 - Make Me A Pallet On The Floor Listen Papa Charlie Jackson 75 - Long Gone Lost John Listen Meade 'Lux' Lewis 76 - Spirit Of Boogie Woogie Listen Rev. F W McGee 77 - Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room Listen

Paul Oliver has been one of, if not the most prolific writers and commentators on the subject of blues music in our time. With his first articles on the subject being published in 1952, Paul had embarked upon a remarkable journey of discovery and as one of the first blues historians produced many ground breaking books including; 'Blues Fell This Morning, 'Screening The Blues', 'Conversation With The Blues' and 'The Story Of The Blues'. At the same time he began to broadcast on the BBC home and world services and over the next 45 years became a familiar and welcome voice for blues and jazz enthusiasts around the world. During that time he has won several awards including the first Sony Radio Award for "The Best Specialist Music Programme" with his series entitled Before The Blues made for BBC Radio 3 in 1988.

Broadcasting The Blues compliments the book of the same name published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, (isbn 0415971764). Using studio and field recordings made during the era, including some rare and wonderful interviews made in the field of the artists by Paul, this three CD compilation entwines references to many of Paul's broadcasts whilst at the same time commenting on the history of recorded blues during the era of racial segregation in America. The result is a fascinating documentation on a pioneer of blues writing and broadcasting which inspired countless writers, musicians and music fans.