Blues from the Mississippi Delta

~ Release by Son House & J.D. Short (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

This release is using uncommon titles for the tracks by Son House.
All 7 recordings have been taken from the 1942 recording session made by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress.
Instead of commonly used song titles (mostly given by the artist during the session), a prominent lyric line has been chosen as the track title.

My Black Woman is a recording of Walking Blues (a.k.a Death Letter Blues).
Sun Goin' Down is a recording of Low Down Dirty Dog Blues.
I Ain't Goin' to Cry No More is a recording of Depot Blues.
The Key of Minor is a recording of the tuning demonstration following Depot Blues.
This War Will Last You For Years is a recording of American Defense.
Was I Right or Wrong? is a recording of Am I Right or Wrong.
Only County Farm Blues has been commonly released under the same title.

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-18 06:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1So Much Wine
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1962-07-03)
recording engineer:
Samuel Charters (on 1962-07-03)
J.D. Short?:??
A2Train, Bring My Baby Back
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1962-07-03)
recording engineer:
Samuel Charters (on 1962-07-03)
J.D. Short?:??
A3You Been Cheating Me
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1962-07-03)
recording engineer:
Samuel Charters (on 1962-07-03)
J.D. Short?:??
A4Charlie Patton
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1962-07-03)
recording engineer:
Samuel Charters (on 1962-07-03)
J.D. Short?:??
A5Fighting for Dear Old Uncle Sam
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1962-07-03)
recording engineer:
Samuel Charters (on 1962-07-03)
J.D. Short?:??
B1My Black Woman
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Son House)
writer:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
Son House?:??
B2Sun Goin' Down
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
guitar:
Eddie "Son" House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Eddie "Son" House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House?:??
B3I Ain't Goin' to Cry No More
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House?:??
B4The Key of Minor
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
spoken vocals:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House?:??
B5This War Will Last You for Years
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House?:??
B6Was I Right or Wrong?
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
Son House?:??
B7County Farm Blues
recorded in:
Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States (on 1942-07-17)
guitar:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
vocals:
Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist) (on 1942-07-17)
field recordings:
Lewis Jones (worked with Alan Lomax) (on 1942-07-17) and Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1942-07-17)
edit of:
County Farm Blues (with outro) by Son House (American Delta blues singer and guitarist)
Son House?:??