A comprehensive collection of legendary Delta blues
This collection features all 41 takes in their entirety, showcasing the immeasurable influence that continued to have on rock and blues music, achieved with just a guitar and vocals.
His deep, resonant vocals and intricate guitar work create an overwhelming presence. His bottleneck slide technique and simultaneous rhythm and melody progression had a profound impact on later rock guitarists. This album contains all 41 recordings he made in San Antonio in 1936 and Dallas in 1937. It won the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album in 1991 and reached number 80 on the US album charts.
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41 TRACKS:
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1-01)
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Kindhearted Woman Blues
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1-02)
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Kindhearted Woman Blues
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1-03)
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I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
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1-04)
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Sweet Home Chicago
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1-05)
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Rambling On My Mind
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1-06)
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Rambling On My Mind
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1-07)
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When You Got A Good Friend
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1-08)
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When You Got A Good Friend
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1-09)
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Come On In My Kitchen
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1-10)
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Come On In My Kitchen
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1-11)
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Terraplane Blues
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1-12)
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Phonograph Blues
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1-13)
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Phonograph Blues
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1-14)
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32-20 Blues
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1-15)
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They're Red Hot
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1-16)
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Dead Shrimp Blues
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1-17)
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Cross Road Blues
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1-18)
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Cross Road Blues
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1-19)
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Walking Blues
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1-20)
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Last Fair Deal Gone Down
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2-01)
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Preaching Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)
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2-02)
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If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day
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2-03)
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Stones In My Passway
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2-04)
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I'm A Steady Rollin' Man
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2-05)
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From Four Till Late
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2-06)
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Hellhound On My Trail
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2-07)
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Little Queen Of Spades
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2-08)
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Little Queen Of Spades
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2-09)
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Malted Milk
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2-10)
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Drunken Hearted Man
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2-11)
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Drunken Hearted Man
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2-12)
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Me And The Devil Blues
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2-13)
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Me And The Devil Blues
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2-14)
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Stop Breakin' Down Blues
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2-15)
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Stop Breakin' Down Blues
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2-16)
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Traveling Riverside Blues
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2-17)
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Honeymoon Blues
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2-18)
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Love In Vain
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2-19)
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Love In Vain
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2-20)
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Milkcow's Calf Blues
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2-21)
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Milkcow's Calf Blues
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Liner Notes [Discovering Robert Johnson] - Eric Clapton
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Liner Notes [Well, This Is It] - Keith Richards
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Mastered By [Lps Mastered By] - Vlado Meller
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Coordinator - Mike Berniker
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Coordinator - Steve Berkowitz
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Guitar, Vocals, Written-By - Robert Johnson
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Producer - Don Law
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Engineer [Digital Restoration & Engineering] - Frank Abbey
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Coordinator - Amy Herot
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Coordinator - Gary Pacheco
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Producer [Roots 'n' Blues] - Lawrence Cohn
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Reissue Producer, Liner Notes - Stephen LaVere
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Reissue Producer - Frank Driggs
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Design - John Berg
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Coordinator [Package] - Tony Tiller
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Coordinator [Package] - Rosemary Mulligan