Album · Compilation

The Classic Years 1927-1940

Released 200384 tracks · 249:25EnglishJSP Records

Tracks

#	Title	Sung by
1.1	Writin' Paper Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:12
1.2	Stole Rider Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:09
1.3	Mama, 'tain't Long fo' Day	Blind Willie McTell	2:58
1.4	Mr. McTell Got the Blues (take 1)	Blind Willie McTell	2:21
1.5	Mr. McTell Got the Blues (take 2)	Blind Willie McTell	2:25
1.6	Three Women Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:44
1.7	Dark Night Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:52
1.8	Statesboro Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:31
1.9	Loving Talking Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:37
1.10	Atlanta Strut	Blind Willie McTell	3:10
1.11	Travelin' Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:15
1.12	Come on Around to My House Mama	Blind Willie McTell	3:03
1.13	Kind Mama	Blind Willie McTell	2:58
1.14	Teasing Brown	Alfoncy Harris, Bethenea Harris	2:42
1.15	Drive Away Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:15
1.16	This Is Not the Stove to Brown Your Bread	Alfoncy Harris, Bethenea Harris	2:33
1.17	Love Changing Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:10
1.18	Talkin' to Myself	Blind Willie McTell	3:12
1.19	Razor Ball	Blind Willie McTell	3:17
1.20	Southern Can Is Mine	Blind Willie McTell	3:15
1.21	Broke Down Engine Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:09
1.22	Stomp Down Rider	Blind Willie McTell	3:08
1.23	Scarey Day Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:02
2.1	Rough Alley Blues	Blind Willie McTell, Ruth Willis	3:19
2.2	Experience Blues	Blind Willie McTell, Ruth Willis, Ruth Day	3:13
2.3	Painful Blues	Blind Willie McTell, Ruth Willis, Ruth Day	2:54
2.4	Low Rider's Blues	Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver, Georgia Bill	3:19
2.5	Georgia Rag	Blind Willie McTell	3:06
2.6	Low Down Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:14
2.7	Rollin' Mama Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:06
2.8	Lonesome Day Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:17
2.9	Mama, Let Me Scoop for You	Blind Willie McTell	3:10
2.10	Searching the Desert for the Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:10
2.11	Warm It Up for Me	Blind Willie, Curley Weaver	2:57
2.12	It's Your Time to Worry	Blind Willie McTell	3:04
2.13	It's a Good Little Thing	Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver	2:52
2.14	You Was Born to Die	Blind Willie McTell	2:51
2.15	Lord Have Mercy If You Please	Blind Willie McTell	2:59
2.16	Don't You See How This World Made a Change	Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver	2:55
2.17	Savannah Mama	Blind Willie McTell	3:17
2.18	Broke Down Engine	Blind Willie McTell	3:14
2.19	Broke Down Engine No. 2	Blind Willie McTell	2:54
2.20	My Baby's Gone	Blind Willie McTell	2:59
2.21	Love-Main' Mama	Blind Willie McTell	2:56
2.22	Death Room Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:59
2.23	Death Cell Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:10
2.24	Lord, Send Me an Angel	Blind Willie McTell	2:53
3.1	B and O Blues No. 2	Blind Willie McTell	3:03
3.2	B and O Blues No. 2	Blind Willie McTell	2:50
3.3	Weary Hearted Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:03
3.4	Bell Street Lightnin'	Blind Willie McTell	2:54
3.5	Southern Can Mama	Blind Willie McTell	2:57
3.6	Runnin' Me Crazy	Blind Willie McTell	3:07
3.7	East St. Louis Blues (Fare You Well)	Blind Willie McTell	2:54
3.8	Ain't It Grand to Be a Christian	Blind Willie McTell, Kate McTell	3:10
3.9	We Got to Meet Death One Day	Blind Willie McTell	3:00
3.10	We Got to Meet Death One Day	Blind Willie McTell	2:53
3.11	Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around	Blind Willie McTell, Kate McTell	2:46
3.12	I Got Religion, I'm So Glad	Blind Willie McTell, Kate McTell	3:13
3.13	Dying Gambler	Blind Willie McTell, Kate McTell	3:01
3.14	God Don't Like It	Blind Willie McTell, Kate McTell	2:47
3.15	Bell Street Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:51
3.16	Let Me Play With Yo' Yo-Yo	Blind Willie McTell	3:05
3.17	Lay Some Flowers on My Grave	Blind Willie McTell	3:24
3.18	Ticket Agent Blues	Blind Willie McTell, Kate McTell	3:18
3.19	Cold Winter Day	Blind Willie McTell	3:10
3.20	Your Time to Worry	Blind Willie McTell	2:39
3.21	Cooling Board Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:18
3.22	Hillbilly Willie's Blues	Blind Willie McTell	2:45
4.1	Just as Well Get Ready, You Got to Die / Climbing High Mountains / Tryin' to Get Home	Blind Willie McTell	2:57
4.2	Monologue on Accidents	Blind Willie McTell	1:56
4.3	Boll Weevil	Blind Willie McTell	1:58
4.4	Delia	Blind Willie McTell	2:34
4.5	Dying Crapshooter's Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:12
4.6	Will Fox	Blind Willie McTell	1:39
4.7	I Got to Cross the River Jordan	Blind Willie McTell	4:39
4.8	Monologue on Old Songs / Old Time Religion / Amen	Blind Willie McTell	3:08
4.9	Amazing Grace	Blind Willie McTell	1:22
4.10	Monologues on: The History of the Blues; Life as Maker of Records; Himself	Blind Willie McTell	5:45
4.11	King Edward Blues	Blind Willie McTell	1:50
4.12	Murderer's Home Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:06
4.13	Kill-It Kid Rag	Blind Willie McTell	2:44
4.14	Chainey	Blind Willie McTell	2:50
4.15	I Got to Cross the River of Jordan	Blind Willie McTell	1:51

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