The George Mitchell Collection: Volumes 1 - 45 Plus Bonus Disc
Label: Fat Possum Records
Released: 2008
Format : Mp3@320
>The George Mitchell Collection: Volumes 1 - 45 Plus Bonus Disc
Label: Fat Possum Records
Released: 2008
Format : Mp3@320
As a high school senior in 1962, George Mitchell began wandering Memphis back alleys and the rural roads of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi in search of the blues. He found them all right, as evidenced by this 7-CD collection of recordings spanning 20 years and including a few familiar names like R.L. Burnside, Robert Nighthawk, and Big Joe Williams, as well as dozens of virtual unknowns. Don't call Mitchell a folklorist, however. In lively liner notes, Sam Sweet derides the field – John and Alan Lomax in particular – as "frosty, insular, uptight types." He contends that Mitchell "radiated warmth and eccentricity" and thus connected with bluesmen he recorded because of his generosity of spirit and a shared Southern culture. Purists offended by Burnside's rocking electro-infused collaborations with Jon Spencer and Kid Rock in the 1990s will no doubt prefer the four dirty Delta originals included here, the first-ever recordings of the Mississippi bluesman. Mitchell's recollections of the sessions are often hilarious and always honest. He remembers the one-string-bass- and kazoo-playing Dewey Corley, recorded 1967 in Memphis, as "a crotchety old motherfucker, very irritable." Cecil Barfield, also recorded that same year in Albany, Ga., provides four standout cuts highlighted by his hypnotizing if barely decipherable swampy howl. Excellent sides of Precious Bryant, Rosa Lee Hill, and Jessie Mae Hemphill are among the only known recordings of black female guitarists from the South in the 1960s. Percussion is generally limited to stomping of feet, and children playing and friendly chatter are par for the background on these intimate sessions.
Disc 1
Volume 1 - Cecil Barfield
01. Lucy Mae Blues (3:32)
02. I Woke Up Crying (1:35)
03. Love Blues (3:15)
04. I Told You Not To Do That (2:37) Volume 2 Buddy Moss
05. In The Evening (2:21)
06. Hey Lawdy Mama (2:25)
07. Thousand Woman Blues (1:17)
08. Blue Shadow Falling (2:05)
09. Cold Rainy Day (1:50)
10. Amy (2:46) Volume3 Leon Pinson
11. Motherless Child (2:16)
12. Hush, Somebody Is Calling My Name (2:59)
13 What God Can Do (1:25)
14. He'll Understand And Say Well Done (4:26) Volume 4 Houston Stackhouse
15. Big Road Blues (2:31)
16. Cool Water Blues (3:20)
17. Big Fat Mama Blues (2:52)
18. Take A Little Walk With Me (2:55) Volume 5 Big Joe Williams
19. Everyone Got A Woman (2:30)
20. Big Joe Williams - What She Need With A Rooster (2:35)
21. Sink Or Swim (2:41)
22. Prison Bound (2:24) Volume 6 John Lee Ziegler
23. Who's Gonna Be Your Man (4:36)
24. If I Lose Let Me Lose (4:54) Volume 7 Othar Turner
25. Black Woman (3:25)
26. Bumble Bee (4:04)
Disc 2 Volume 8 Lonzie Thomas
01. Rabbit On A Log (2:24)
02. Raise A Ruckus Tonight (2:21)
03. My Three Women (2:49)
04. Red Cross Store (2:34) Volume 9 Sleepy John Estes
05. Rats In The Kitchen (1:42)
06. Special Agent (2:54)
07. Trying To See (2:52)
08. Mail Man Blues (1:52) Volume 10 Teddy Williams
09. Down Home Blues (3:36)
10. Catfish Blues (1:44)
11. Black Mattie (2:57)
12. Sun Don't Shine (2:16) Volume 11 Green Paschal
13. Trouble Brought Me Down (1:41)
14. My Lord (2:10)
15. Mother Is Dead (1:24)
16. Lay My Burden Down (1:35)
17. Your Close Friend (1:19)
18. I'm Gonna Leave You In The Hands Of The Lord (1:52) Volume 12 William ''Do Boy'' Diamond
19. Hard Time Blues (3:24)
20. Just Want To Talk To You (4:21) Volume 13 Dewey Corley and Walter Miller
21. Just A Dream I Got On My Mind (2:53)
22. Memphis Is A Wonderful City (1:50)
23. Down To Arkansas (3:47) Volume 14 Bud Grant
24. Rock Me Mama (2:07)
25. Freight Train Blues (2:32)
26. So Sweet (2:54)
27. Bud Grant's Grunt (2:13)
Disc 3 Volume 15 Bud White
01. Go Ahead On (2:51)
02. You've Been Gone So Long (2:26)
03. White Horses (4:05) Volume 16 George Henry Bussey
04. When I'm Sober I'm Drunk Blues (2:52)
05. Mean Mistreater (3:06)
06. Blues Around My Bed (3:54)
07. Looking For My Woman (1:39) Volume 17 Jim Bunkley
08. Old Red #2 (3:02)
09. Jack Of Diamonds (1:52)
10. Them Greasy Greens (2:42)
11. Rocking Chair (1:42) Volume 18 Tom Turner
12. Old Breakdown (4:23)
13 Drop Down Mama #1 (3:34) Volume 19 James Shorter
14. Search Me Lord (2:36)
15. My Mother Died And Left Me (2:28 )
16. Consolation (1:41)
17. Home Going (3:02) Volume 20 Abe McNeil
18. Better Than Myself (4:16)
19. Steady Rollin' Man (2:30)
20. Drink Drink Drink (2:20) Volume 21 Joe Callicot
21. Country Blues (3:24)
22. River Blues (2:50) Volume 22 Johnny Woods
23. 3 O'Clock In The Morning (3:55)
24. I's Be Troubled (2:41)
Disc 4 Volume 23 Robert Diggs
01. Someday Baby (2:50)
02. Racehorse Charleston (2:01)
03. Done Lost My Health (3:36)
04. Drive Your Car (1:38 ) Volume 24 Cliff Scott
05. Woke Up This Morning (2:57)
06. Long Wavy Hair (2:23)
07. Please Come Home (2:55)
08. Pole Pattin' (2:10) Volume 25 Jimmy Lee Harris
09. I Wanna Ramble (4:33)
10. Sitting Here Looking 1000 Miles Away (3:55) Volume 26 R.L. Burnside
11. Just Like A Bird Without A Feather (3:12)
12. Skinny Woman (2:12)
13. Goin' Down South (2:37)
14. Poor Black Mattie (2:08 ) Volume 27 Robert Johnson
15. Hold My Body Down (2:41)
16. Trying To Make It Home (2:57)
17. Precious Lord (2:00)
18. He'll Make A Way (3:17) Volume 28 Robert Longstreet
19. Sugar Mama (2:59)
20. Black Gal (2:59)
21. Sloppy Drunk (2:41)
22. Decoration Day (3:06) Volume 29 Fred McDowell
23. Shake 'Em On Down (2:55)
24. Mama Says I'm Crazy (3:54)
Disc 5 Volume 30 John Henry Barbee
01. That Ain't It (3:36)
02. Gonna Lose Your Mind (3:37) Volume 31 Albert Macon and Robert Thomas
03. Flat Foot Boogie (4:05)
04. Mama Can I Lay It Down (1:35)
05. How Can You Do It (2:51) Volum 32 Jessie Clarence Gorman
06. John Henry (1:36)
07. Goin' Up To The Country #1 (1:57)
08. Goin' Up To The Country #2 (1:46) Volume 33 Will Shade
09. Dirty Dozens (2:44)
10. Won't You Send Me John (2:16)
11. Wine Headed Man (2:47) Will Shade & Charlie Burse
12. - K.C. Blues (3:03) Volume 33 Georgia Fife and Drum Band
13. Every Time I Come Around (3:11)
14. J.W.'s Special (1:51)
15. Old Hen Cackle (3:20)
16. Buck Dance (1:26) Volume 34 Como Fife and Drum Band
17. Hey Freddie (1:56)
18. Late In The Evening (2:20)
19. Punky Tony (2:35)
20. Shimmy She Wa (3:05) Volume 35 Maxwell Street Jimmy
21. You Got Reap What You Sow (3:55)
22. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (3:05) Volume 36 Precious Bryant
23. That's The Way The Good Thing Go (2:17)
24. Georgia Buck (2:26)
25. When The Saints Go Marching In (2:51) Volume 37 Rosa Lee Hill
26. Pork and Beans (3:29)
27. Count The Days I'm Gone (1:42)
28. Roll & Tumble (3:44)
29. Bullying Well (1:56)
Disc 6 Volume 39 Furry Lewis
01. Good Morning Judge (5:33)
02. Careless Love (5:06) Volume 40 Jimmy Lee Williams
03. What Makes Grandpa Love Grandma So (4:03)
04. Have You Ever Seen Peaches (4:18 ) Volume 41 J.W. Warren
05. Hoboing Into Hollywood (3:37)
06. Sundown Blues (2:00)
07. Rabbit On A Log (2:37)
08. You're Gonna Miss Me (2:46) Volume 42 Eddie Harris
09. House On The Hill (3:37)
10. I Have To Love Somebody (4:58 ) Volume 43 James Davis
11. Old Country Rock #1 (3:46)
12. Instrumental #1 (2:56)
13. Who Stole The Lock Off The Henhouse Door (3:16)
14. Instrumental #4 (2:07) Volume 44 Robert Nighthawk
15. Canned Heat (3:26)
16. Nighthawk Boogie (2:53)
17. Down By The Woodshed (2:59) Volume 45 Jessie Mae Hemphill
18. Home Going (2:24)
19. I Want To Be Ready (1:50)
20. Interview (4:00)Disc 7 Bonus Jessie Lee Vortis
01. Miss Maybelle (4:35)
02. When My Baby Got On Board (4:07) George Hollis
03. Them Greasy Greens #1 (3:39)
04. Rock And Roll To Milledgeville (1:41) Willie Rockomo
05. Black Rat Swing (2:32) Bruce Upshaw & Willie Rockomo
06.Tease Me Baby #2 (2:47) Bruce Upshaw
07. Someday Baby #1 (2:44)
08. Wonder Why My Baby Treat Me So Bad (2:23)
09. Rosa Lee (2:20)
10. I Got A Woman (2:35) Buddy Hubbard
11. So Sweet (2:08 ) Ira ''Tiny'' Coney
12. You're Gonna Miss Me (2:29)
13 Mamie (3:03)
14. I'm So Lonesome (3:59) Eddie Hodge
15. Blood Red River (2:57)
16. Sitting On Top Of The World (1:41)
17. Glory Hallelujah (2:35) Pettis Sisters
18. Jesus Is Coming Back To Me (2:49)
19. Bound For Zion (3:22) Houston & Sara Mae Stovall
20. You Told Me Baby (2:26)
21. Sweet As An Apple On A Tree (1:39)
22. Juke #2 (1:10)
23. Woke Up This Morning (1:58 )
24. Tell Me You Love Me
Recording Dates:
1-1 to 1-4 recorded in Albany, Georgia, 1976.
1-5 to 1-10 recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, 1963.
1-11 to 1-14 recorded in Cleveland, Mississippi, September 18, 1967.
1-15 to 1-18 recorded in Dundee, Mississippi, August 28, 1967.
1-19 to 1-22 recorded live at The Fickle Pickle, Chicago, Illinois, 1963.
1-23 to 1-24 recorded in Kathleen, GA, late 1978.
1-25 to 1-26 recorded in Como, Mississippi, August 24, 1967.
2-1 to 2-4 recorded in Lee County, Alabama, early 1980s.
2-5 to 2-8 recorded in Brownsville, Tennessee, 1962.
2-9 to 2-12 recorded in Canton, Mississippi, September 16, 1967.
2-13 to 2-18 recorded in Talbotton, Georgia, 1969.
2-19 to 2-20 recorded in Canton, Mississippi, September 15, 1967.
2-21 to 2-23 recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, summer 1967.
2-24 to 2-27 recorded in Thomaston, Georgia, spring 1969.
3-1 to 3-3 recorded in Richland, Georgia, February 2, 1969.
3-4 to 3-7 recorded in Waverly Hall, Georgia, 1969.
3-8 to 3-11 recorded in Geneva, Georgia, 1969.
3-12 to 3-13 recorded in Columbus, Mississippi, September 6, 1967.
3-14 to 3-17 recorded in Senatobia, Mississippi, August 2, 1967.
3-18 to 3-19 recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, 1962.
3-20 recorded in Friar's Point, Mississippi, Summer 1967.
3-21 to 3-22 recorded in Nesbit, Mississippi, September 1, 1967.
3-23 to 3-24 recorded in Senatobia, Mississippi, August 26, 1967.
4-1 to 4-4 recorded in Friar's Point, Mississippi, Summer 1967.
4-5 to 4-8 recorded in Draneville, Georgia, March 24, 1969.
4-9 to 4-10 recorded in Phenix City, Alabama, early 1980s.
4-11 to 4-14 recorded in Coldwater, Mississippi, August 24, 1967.
4-15 to 4-18 recorded in Skene, Mississippi, July 2, 1969.
4-19 to 4-22 recorded in Starkville, Mississippi, summer 1967.
4-23 to 4-24 recorded in Senatobia, Mississippi, August 26, 1967.
5-1 to 5-2 recorded live at The Fickle Pickle, Chicago, Illinois, 1963.
5-3 to 5-5 recorded in Macon County (Society Hill), Alabama, early 1980s.
5-6 to 5-8 recorded in Thomaston, Georgia, spring 1969.
5-9 to 5-12 recorded in Memphis, Tennesee, 1962.
5-13 to 5-16 recorded in Waverly Hall, Georgia, 1969.
5-17 to 5-20 recorded in Como, Mississippi, summer 1967.
5-21 to 5-22 recorded live at The Fickle Pickle, Chicago, Illinois, 1963.
5-23 to 5-25 recorded in Waverly Hall, Georgia, 1969.
5-26 to 5-29 recorded in Como, Mississippi, August 23, 1967.
6-1 to 6-2 recorded in Memphis, Tennesee, 1962.
6-3 to 6-4 recorded in Porlan, Georgia, 1977.
6-5 to 6-8 recorded in Ariton, Alabama, 1981-1982.
6-9 to 6-10 recorded in Phenix City, Alabama, early 1980s.
6-11 to 6-14 recorded in Henderson, Georgia, late 1970s.
6-15 to 6-17 recorded live in Dundee, Mississippi, August 28, 1967.
6-18 to 6-20 recorded in Dundee, Mississippi, August 1967
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FILE LIST
Filename
Size
Disc 1/Volume 1/01 - Lucy Mae Blues.mp3
8.1 MB
Disc 1/Volume 1/02 - I Woke Up Crying.mp3
3.6 MB
Disc 1/Volume 1/03 - Love Blues.mp3
7.4 MB
Disc 1/Volume 1/04 - I Told You Not To Do That.mp3
6 MB
Disc 1/Volume 1/folder.jpg
54.5 KB
Disc 1/Volume 1/Vol 1 front.JPG
28.2 KB
Disc 1/Volume 2/01 - In The Evening.mp3
5.4 MB
Disc 1/Volume 2/02 - Hey Lawdy Mama.mp3
5.5 MB
Disc 1/Volume 2/03 - Thousand Woman Blues.mp3
2.9 MB
Disc 1/Volume 2/04 - Blue Shadow Falling.mp3
4.8 MB
Disc 1/Volume 2/05 - Cold Rainy Day.mp3
4.2 MB
Disc 1/Volume 2/06 - Amy.mp3
6.3 MB
Disc 1/Volume 2/Vol 2 front.jpg
31.3 KB
Disc 1/Volume 3/01 - Motherless Child.mp3
5.2 MB
Disc 1/Volume 3/02 - Hush, Somebody Is Calling My Name.mp3
6.8 MB
Disc 1/Volume 3/03 - What God Can Do.mp3
3.3 MB
Disc 1/Volume 3/04 - He'll Understand And Say Well Done.mp3
10.1 MB
Disc 1/Volume 3/Vol 3 front.JPG
28.8 KB
Disc 1/Volume 4/01 - Big Road Blues.mp3
5.8 MB
Disc 1/Volume 4/02 - Cool Water Blues.mp3
7.6 MB
Disc 1/Volume 4/04 - Big Fat Mama Blues.mp3
6.6 MB
Disc 1/Volume 4/05 - Take A Little Walk With Me.mp3
6.7 MB
Disc 1/Volume 4/Vol 4 front.JPG
28.6 KB
Disc 1/Volume 5/01 - Everyone Got A Woman.mp3
5.7 MB
Disc 1/Volume 5/02 - What She Need With A Rooster.mp3
5.9 MB
Disc 1/Volume 5/03 - Sink Or Swim.mp3
6.1 MB
Disc 1/Volume 5/04 - Prison Bound.mp3
5.5 MB
Disc 1/Volume 5/Vol 5 front.JPG
9.8 KB
Disc 1/Volume 6/01 - Who's Gonna Be Your Man.mp3
10.5 MB
Disc 1/Volume 6/02 - If I Lose Let Me Lose.mp3
11.2 MB
Disc 1/Volume 6/Vol 6 front.JPG
8 KB
Disc 1/Volume 7/01 - Black Woman.mp3
7.8 MB
Disc 1/Volume 7/02 - Bumble Bee.mp3
9.3 MB
Disc 1/Volume 7/Vol 7 front.JPG
10.6 KB
Disc 2/Volume 10/09 - Down Home Blues.mp3
8.2 MB
Disc 2/Volume 10/10 - Catfish Blues.mp3
4 MB
Disc 2/Volume 10/11 - Black Mattie.mp3
6.8 MB
Disc 2/Volume 10/12 - Sun Don't Shine.mp3
5.2 MB
Disc 2/Volume 10/Vol 10 front.JPG
10.1 KB
Disc 2/Volume 11/01 - Trouble Brought Me Down.mp3
3.9 MB
Disc 2/Volume 11/02 - My Lord.mp3
5 MB
Disc 2/Volume 11/03 - Mother Is Dead.mp3
3.2 MB
Disc 2/Volume 11/04- Lay My Burden Down.mp3
3.6 MB
Disc 2/Volume 11/05 - Your Close Friend.mp3
3 MB
Disc 2/Volume 11/06 - I'm Gonna Leave You In The Hands Of The Lord.mp3
4.3 MB
Disc 2/Volume 11/Vol 11 front.JPG
8.8 KB
Disc 2/Volume 12/01 - Hard Time Blues.mp3
7.8 MB
Disc 2/Volume 12/02 - Just Want To Talk To You.mp3
10 MB
Disc 2/Volume 12/Vol 12 front.JPG
11.6 KB
Disc 2/Volume 13/01 - Just A Dream I Got On My Mind.mp3
6.6 MB
Disc 2/Volume 13/02 - Memphis Is A Wonderful City.mp3
4.2 MB
Disc 2/Volume 13/03 - Down To Arkansas.mp3
8.7 MB
Disc 2/Volume 13/Vol 13 front.JPG
38.2 KB
Disc 2/Volume 14/01 - Rock Me Mama.mp3
4.8 MB
Disc 2/Volume 14/02- Freight Train Blues.mp3
5.8 MB
Disc 2/Volume 14/03 - So Sweet.mp3
6.7 MB
Disc 2/Volume 14/04 - Bud Grant's Grunt.mp3
5.1 MB
Disc 2/Volume 14/Vol 14 front.JPG
29.6 KB
Disc 2/Volume 8/01 - Rabbit On A Log.mp3
5.5 MB
Disc 2/Volume 8/02 - Raise A Ruckus Tonight.mp3
5.4 MB
Disc 2/Volume 8/03 - My Three Women.mp3
6.5 MB
Disc 2/Volume 8/04 - Lonzie Thomas - Red Cross Store.mp3
5.9 MB
Disc 2/Volume 8/Vol 8 front.jpg
34.3 KB
Disc 2/Volume 9/01 - Rats In The Kitchen.mp3
3.9 MB
Disc 2/Volume 9/02 - Special Agent.mp3
6.6 MB
Disc 2/Volume 9/03 - Trying To See.mp3
6.6 MB
Disc 2/Volume 9/04 - Mail Man Blues.mp3
4.3 MB
Disc 2/Volume 9/Vol 9 front.JPG
10.8 KB
Disc 3/Volume 15/01 - Go Ahead On.mp3
6.5 MB
Disc 3/Volume 15/02 - You've Been Gone So Long.mp3
5.6 MB
Disc 3/Volume 15/03 - White Horses.mp3
9.4 MB
Disc 3/Volume 15/Vol 15 front.JPG
28.2 KB
Disc 3/Volume 16/01 - When I'm Sober I'm Drunk Blues.mp3
6.5 MB
Disc 3/Volume 16/02 - Mean Mistreater.mp3
7.1 MB
Disc 3/Volume 16/03 - Blues Around My Bed.mp3
8.9 MB
Disc 3/Volume 16/04 - Looking For My Woman.mp3
3.8 MB
Disc 3/Volume 16/Vol 16 front.JPG
30.6 KB
Disc 3/Volume 17/01- Old Red #2.mp3
7 MB
Disc 3/Volume 17/02 - Jack Of Diamonds.mp3
4.3 MB
Disc 3/Volume 17/03 - Them Greasy Greens.mp3
6.2 MB
Disc 3/Volume 17/04 - Rocking Chair.mp3
3.9 MB
Disc 3/Volume 17/Vol 17 front.JPG
28.7 KB
Disc 3/Volume 18/01 - Old Breakdown.mp3
10 MB
Disc 3/Volume 18/02 - Drop Down Mama #1.mp3
8.2 MB
Disc 3/Volume 18/Vol 18 front.JPG
30.4 KB
Disc 3/Volume 19/01 - Search Me Lord.mp3
5.7 MB
Disc 3/Volume 19/02 - My Mother Died And Left Me.mp3
5.9 MB
Disc 3/Volume 19/03 - Consolation.mp3
3.9 MB
Disc 3/Volume 19/04 - Home Going.mp3
6.9 MB
Disc 3/Volume 19/Vol 19 front.JPG
29.3 KB
Disc 3/Volume 20/01 - Better Than Myself.mp3
9.8 MB
Disc 3/Volume 20/02 - Steady Rollin' Man.mp3
5.7 MB
Disc 3/Volume 20/03l - Drink Drink Drink.mp3
5.4 MB
Disc 3/Volume 20/Vol 20 front.JPG
27.8 KB
Disc 3/Volume 21/01 - Country Blues.mp3
7.8 MB
Disc 3/Volume 21/02 - River Blues.mp3
6.5 MB
Disc 3/Volume 21/Vol 21 front.jpeg
31.5 KB
Disc 3/Volume 22/01 - 3 O'Clock In The Morning.mp3