Limited edition of 1,000 copies.
These two CDs contain a more or less chronological taste of the blues from Baton Rouge, one of the several cities alongside the Mississippi that has been thought of as a blues town. Like New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis and some smaller places, Baton Rouge's local blues players made a big contribution to the recorded legacy of the blues. The story goes beyond the Excello sound and the music of Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, and also features folk music by Willie B. Thomas, Robert Pete Williams and others.A detailed introduction to the topic and artist biographies for each individual performer can be found in the extensive 52-page illustrated booklet.The recordings have been carefully remastered................
Disc 1:
Slim Harpo - Blues Hang-Over
Butch Cage and Willie B. Thomas - Who Broke The Lock
Lightnin’ Slim - Bad Luck
Lightnin’ Slim - Bugger Bugger Boy
Schoolboy Cleve - Strange Letter Blues
Clarence Edwards - Smokestack Lightning
Robert Pete Williams - Angola Special
Butch Cage and Willie B.Thomas - Jelly Roll
Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee
Lonesome Sundown - My Home Is A Prison
Lightning Slim - Mean 'Ol Lonesome Train
Clarence Edwards - Stack O' Dollars
Robert Pete Williams - Come Here Baby
Sally Dotson and Smokey Babe - Your Dice Won't Pass
Lazy Lester - They Call Me Lazy
Jimmy Dotson - Looking For My Baby
Raful Neal - Crying Hard
Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
Lightnin’ Slim - Lightnin's Troubles
Slim Harpo - One More Day
Lightning Slim - Rooster Blues
Lightnin’ Slim and Lazy Lester - Trip To Chicago (alt)
Slim Harpo - What A Dream
Smokey Babe and Clyde Causey - Black Gal
Smokey Babe and Lazy Lester - Mississippi River So Deep And Wide
Herman E. Johnson - Depression Blues
Disc 2:
Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart
Lightning Slim - I'm Tired Waitin' Baby
Tabby Thomas - Hoodo Party
Lonesome Sundown - My Home Ain't Here
Jimmy Anderson - Naggin'
Silas Hogan - Trouble At Home Blues
Lightnin’ Slim - Winter Time Blues
Jimmy Anderson - Goin Thru the Park
Lightnin’ Slim - I'm Evil
The Nitehawks (Bo Melvin) - Boogie Chillun
Whispering Smith - Mean Woman Blues
Silas Hogan - I'm Goin In The Valley
Silas Hogan - Dark Clouds Rollin'
Lightnin’ Slim - Can't Live This Life No More
Isaiah Chattman - Cold In Hand
Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back
Slim Harpo - I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil)
Silas Hogan - Hoo Doo Blues
Henry Gray - Showers Of Rain
Arthur Kelley - Number Ten At The Station (and number 12 is on the road)
Arthur Kelley - How Can I Stay (When All I Have Is Gone)
Moses Smith - Baton Rouge Breakdown
Silas Hogan - Honey Bee Blues
Silas Hogan - I Didn't Tell Her To Leave
Slim Harpo - The Music's Hot
Robert Pete Williams - Goodbye Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo - Talking Blues (aka Blues Hangover)
