Country Blues

Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley – “Every Day In The Week Blues”

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In the early 1960s Syd Barrett grafted Pink Anderson’s first name with another bluesman (Floyd Council), to form the name ...

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Caldwell Mississippi Bracey – “You Scolded Me and Drove Me From Your Door”

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Another rare treat for fans of the deep, deep Mississippi blues sound. Caldwell Mississippi Bracey had a loose, magnificently lazy ...

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Oscar “Buddy” Woods – “Don’t Sell It, Don’t Give It Away”

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Oscar “Buddy” Woods was a member of the first mixed-race country blues group, and a pioneer of lap-steel-bottleneck blues. He composed ...

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Lottie Kimbrough – “Wayward Girl Blues”

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What a lovely track by this classy classic performer. Lottie Kimbrough brings a message that rings true through the ages, ...

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Sam Collins – “Lonesome Road Blues”

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They sure don’t make ‘em like this anymore. One guy with a guitar and his voice, alone except for a ...

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Little Hat Jones – “Bye Bye Baby”

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Little Hat Jones really lays down a great vocal on this track, a great sounding recording for the period. Little ...

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Bill Cox – “Midnight Special”

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Covered by many, yet understood by few, “Midnight Special” was traditionally a folk song which originated among prisoners. The country-blues ...

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