Atlanta blues refers to the local blues scene in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, which had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. According to AllMusic,"The Atlanta blues scene of the 1920s was among the most fertile in all the South, with a steady stream of rural musicians converging on the city hoping to gain exposure playing the local club circuit, with any luck rising to perform at Decatur Street's famed 81 Theatre."
The oldest representative of the Atlanta blues was Peg Leg Howell, who made his first recordings in 1926. He was followed by Blind Willie McTell, Barbecue Bob, Charley Lincoln and Curley Weaver, with McTell typically being the most popular and acclaimed.
Many of these musicians banded together into groups; the most popular of these bands were the Georgia Cotton Pickers.
Cora Mae Bryant, the daughter of Curley Weaver, gradually became important on the Atlanta blues scene; performing, organizing "Giving It Back" festivals at the city's Northside Tavern to honor early blues artists, and as a frequent caller to local blues radio shows. Also, Bryant's knowledge of early blues in Atlanta and Georgia, was used as a source by the music historians Peter B. Lowry and Bruce Bastin.
More modern blues performers that have come out of or near Atlanta include The Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes, Tinsley Ellis, Delta Moon, and Chick Willis.
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Budget collection that tries to cover the story of blues from local & visiting artists to Atlanta, GA. Includes recordings by the first country blues artist Ed Andrews and Carolina bluesman Julius Daniels, plus out-of-state artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bo Carter, the Memphis Jug Band, Blind Willie Johnson, Hambone Willie Newbern, Peg Leg Howell, Eddie Anthony, Billy Wright.
Disc 1
1 - Time Ain't Gonna Make Me Stay - Ed Andrews
2 - My Mamma Was A Sailor - Julius Daniels
3 - Match Box Blues - Blind Lemon Jefferson
4 - Barbecue Blues - Barbecue Bob
5 - Under The Chicken Tree - Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
6 - A Darkey's Wail - Riley Puckett
7 - Mama 'Tain't Long Fo' Day - Blind Willie McTell
8 - Back Door Blues - Emery Glen
9 - Kansas City Blues - Memphis Jug Band
10 - Turpentine Blues - Will Weldon
11 - Vol Stevens Blues - Vol Stevens
12 - Jealous Hearted Blues - Charlie Lincoln
13 - Skin Game Blues - Peg Leg Howell
14 - Lonesome Atlanta Blues - Bobby Grant
15 - C. C. & O. Blues - Pink Anderson
16 - Georgia Crawl - Henry Williams
17 - Midnight Weeping Blues - Nellie Florence
18 - Look Here Mama Blues - Uncle Bud Walker
19 - Canned Heat Blues - Sloppy Henry
20 - No No Blues - Curley Weaver
21 - Charleston Contest - Too Tight Henry
22 - Down In The Cemetery - Billy Bird
23 - Miss Meal Cramp Blues - Alec Johnson
24 - Mama, Don't Rush Me Blues - Willie Baker
25 - Rising River Blues - George Carter
Disc 2
1 - Worrying Blues - Macon Ed
2 - Shelby County Workhouse Blues - Hambone Willie Newbern
3 - Old Rock Island Blues - Lonnie Coleman
4 - Ball And Chain Blues - Peg Leg Howell
5 - This Is Not The Stove To Brown Your Bread - Harris & Harris
6 - Framer's Blues - Eli Framer
7 - She Shook Her Gin - Barbecue Bob
8 - Brown Skin Woman - Pillie Bolling
9 - Snigglin' Blues - Barefoot Bill
10 - You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond - Blind Willie Johnson
11 - Coffee Grinder Blues - Jaybird Coleman
12 - Furniture Man - Lil McClintock
13 - South Carolina Rag - Willie Walker
14 - I'm On My Way Down Home - Georgia Cotton Pickers
15 - Buggy Jail House Blues - Lillie Mae
16 - Giving It Away - Birmingham Jug Band
17 - What's That Tastes Like Gravy - King David's Jug Band
18 - What Kind Of Scent Is This - Bo Carter
19 - Bed Spring Poker - The Mississippi Sheiks
20 - Talkin' To You Wimmen About The Blues - Mary Willis
21 - DeKalb Chain Gang - Fred McMullen
22 - Decatur Street 81 - Georgia Browns
23 - Hard Times Blues - Buddy Moss
24 - Atlanta Town - Chasey Collins
25 - Dying Crapshooter's Blues - Blind Willie McTell
Disc 3
1 - Applejack Boogie - Pinetop Slim
2 - Brown Skin Woman - Curley Weaver
3 - Love Changin' Blues - Blind Willie McTell
4 - Gotta Get Together - Frank Edwards
5 - You're Gonna Weep And Moan - David Wylie
6 - Duck Fever - Fred Jackson
7 - Stacked Deck - Billy Wright
8 - Reliefin' Blues - Blow Top Lynn
9 - V-8 Baby - Tommy Brown
10 - It Ain't Right To Treat Me Wrong - Chuck Willis
11 - Body Rocking Daddy - Joyce Jackson
12 - Barefooot Susie - Waymon Brown
13 - Royal Peacock Boogie - Roy Mays Orchestra
14 - Korea Blues - Willie Brown
15 - Get Rich Quick - Little Richard
16 - Hey Good Lookin' - Piano Red
17 - Under The Viaduct - Junior Tamplin
18 - Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother - Little Richard
19 - Everybody's Got The Blues - Melvin Smith
20 - Nite Shift Blues - Zilla Mays & The Blues Caravan
21 - You Made Me Baby - H-Bomb Ferguson
22 - Four Cold, Cold Walls - Billy Wright
23 - If You Ever Been To Georgia - Arthur Big Boy Crudup
24 - Mean Old Train - Papa Lightfoot
25 - Wrong Yo-Yo - Piano Red
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc2)/23 - Buddy Moss - Hard Times Blues.mp3
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc2)/24 - Chasey Collins - Atlanta Town.mp3
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc3)/03 - Blind Willie McTell - Love Changin' Blues.mp3
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc3)/04 - Frank Edwards - Gotta Get Together.mp3
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc3)/05 - David Wylie - You're Gonna Weep And Moan.mp3
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc3)/06 - Fred Jackson - Duck Fever.mp3
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Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta (Disc3)/08 - Blow Top Lynn - Reliefin' Blues.mp3
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