Those Dirty Blues, Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1If It Don't Fit (Don't Force It)
Lil Johnson With Barrel House Annie2:50
2It Must Be Good
Al Miller3:00
3Get Off With Me
Coot Grant and Kid Wesley Wilson3:11
4You Can't Tell the Difference After Dark
Alberta Hunter3:02
5Wet It
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon and The Harlem Hamfats2:55
6Stavin' Chain
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-04-22)
clarinet:
Odell Rand (on 1938-04-22)
double bass:
John Lindsay (US trombonist/bassist, worked with Jelly Roll Morton) (on 1938-04-22)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (1930's delta blues musician) (on 1938-04-22) and Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1938-04-22)
membranophone:
Fred Flynn (on 1938-04-22)
piano:
Horace Malcolm (on 1938-04-22)
lead vocals:
Johnny Temple (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1938-04-22)
performer:
The Harlem Hamfats (on 1938-04-22)
Johnny Temple2:25
7Down in the Alley
Memphis Minnie3:01
8Shave 'em Dry (Unissued 2nd version)
recording of:
Shave 'em Dry
lyricist and composer:
Lucille Bogan
Lucille Bogan3:18
9Yas, Yas, Yas
Jimmy Strange2:57
10Must Get Mine in Front
Lil Johnson With Barrel House Annie2:49
11Candy Man
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1938-10-21)
Rosetta Howard2:55
12She's Givin' It Away
Sam Theard2:45
13Mean Old Bed Bug Blues
Bessie Smith3:28
14It's Tight Like That
vocals:
Clara Smith (on 1929-01-26)
recording of:
It’s Tight Like That (on 1929-01-26)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928)
Clara Smith3:21
15How Do They Do It That Way
Victoria Spivey3:20
16Men Are Like Street Cars
Rosetta Howard2:23
17I Wanna Hot Dog for My Roll
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-31)
fiddle [one-string fiddle]:
Tosh Hammond (on 1927-03-31)
piano:
Eddie Heywood (aka Eddie Heywood Sr.) (on 1927-03-31)
vocals:
Butterbeans (comedy performer Jody Edwards of Butterbeans and Susie) (on 1927-03-31) and Susie Edwards (on 1927-03-31)
Butterbeans & Susie3:16