From pioneering guitar legends Blind Lemon Jefferson & Blind Willie Johnson to pre-blues songsters and field holler-inspired singers, the state of Texas has long played a key role in the evolution of the blues. This Rough Guide charts the many different facets to this incredibly rich and diverse of early blues genres. 01 Henry Thomas: Don't Ease Me In 02:59 02 Little Hat Jones: Bye Bye Baby Blues 03:07 03 Dallas String Band: Dallas Rag 02:55 04 Blind Lemon Jefferson: One Dime Blues 02:45 05 T-Bone Walker: Trinity River Blues 03:08 06 Blind Willie Johnson: Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning 03:03 07 Hattie Hudson & Willie Tyson: Black Hand Blues 03:06 08 Leadbelly: My Friend Blind Lemon 03:04 09 Black Ace: You Gonna Need My Help Some Day 02:33 10 Bessie Tucker: Got Cut All To Pieces 03:22 11 J.T. "Funny Papa" Smith: Howling Wolf Blues - No. 1 02:50 12 Victoria Spivey: It's Evil Hearted Me 02:52 13 Frenchy's String Band: Texas And Pacific Blues 03:04 14 Texas Alexander: Bell Cow Blues 02:50 15 William McCoy: Mama Blues 02:52 16 Andrew Hogg: Kind-hearted Blues 02:36 17 Oscar Woods: Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away 02:55 18 Jesse "Babyface" Thomas: Down In Texas 03:05 19 Texas Bill Day & Billiken Johnson: Elm Street Blues 03:05 20 Willie Reed: Going Back To My Baby 02:48 21 Coley Jones: The Elder's He's My Man 03:05 22 Ramblin' Thomas: Ground Hog Blues 02:51 23 Carl Davis & The Dallas Jamboree Jug Band: Dusting The Frets 02:54 24 Otis Harris: Waking Blues 03:28 25 Gene Campbell: Western Plains Blues 02:44 26 Whistlin' Alex Moore: West Texas Woman 02:56 Total Playing Time: 77:57

• Released: 1/28/22
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• Format: CD
• Internal ID: JITRE
• Genre: Blues
• Format Detail: CD