{"product_id":"va-classic-blues-from-smithsonian-folkways","title":"VA- Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Smithsonian Folkways\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued 6\/12\/2026, Originally released 2003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communities for over a century, channeling transcendent grief and strength.  In the mid-20th century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends such as Lightnin' Hopkins,  Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee.  Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways spans half a century and features these and other foundational figures in blues history performing in the Delta,  St.  Louis, Southwest,  Piedmont,  and Chicago styles.  From boogie to ballads and laced with innuendo and irony, this classic collection is available on vinyl for the first time on two LPs with extensive notes by musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSonny Terry, Brownie McGhee - Old Jabo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Bill Broonzy - Mule-Ridin’ Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemphis Slim, Willie Dixon - Joggie Boogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVera Hall - Black Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eK. C. Douglas - Mercury Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoosevelt Sykes - Ran the Blues Out of My Window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead Belly - Leaving Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtta Baker - One Dime Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSon House - County Farm Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampion Jack Dupree - Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePink Anderson - Boll Weevil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdith North Johnson and Henry Brown - Nickel’s Worth of Liver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Joe Williams - Don’t Leave Me Here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCat-Iron - Jimmy Bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRev. Gary Davis - Candy Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemphis Slim, Willie Dixon - Beer Drinking Woma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLightnin' Hopkins - Come Go Home with Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosh White - Careless Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Townsend - I Asked Her If She Loved Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Rising Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid \"Honeyboy\" Edwards - Pony Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Brother Montgomery - Vicksburg Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElizabeth Cotten - Vastopol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonnie Johnson - Drifting Along Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Chambers Brothers - Oh Baby, You Don’t Have to Go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead Belly, Josh White - Don’t Lie Buddy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Waiting Room Records","offers":[{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":45093630705779,"sku":null,"price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/4315\/0908\/files\/81QEMMkpiLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781215165","url":"https:\/\/waitingroomrecords.com\/products\/va-classic-blues-from-smithsonian-folkways","provider":"Waiting Room Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}