THE DEVILS'S MUSIC- "The soundtrack to the 1976 BBC-TV documentary series" The first two cds in this set offer rare and unheard recordings by such artists as Joe Willie Wilkins, Houston Stackhouse, The Aces, Fenton Robinson, Good Rocking Charles and many others. As a historical document, it offers a peek into the state of lesser recorded blues artists during a period of decline in popularity of the music. There is some great performances here, espically the delta performers such as Stackhouse, Big Joe Williams and Sonny Blake as well as the solid sounds of the 2nd string of Chicago artists such as Billy Boy Arnold, The Aces and Fenton Robinson. The 3rd disc covers the 1963 European Blues Festival that features performances by Memphis Slim, Matt Murphy and Sonny Boy Williamson. This material has not been widely available and is another example of how far the music has strayed since then....... Disc 1 Stop And Listen - Sam Chatmon Highway 49 - Big Joe Williams Cool Drink Of Water - Houston Stackhouse Sam's Rag - Sam Chatmon Watergate Blues - Big Joe Williams Who Gonna Love You Tonight - Sam Chatmon Aberdeen, Mississippi - Bukka White When You Got Rid Of My Mule - Mose Vinson One Room Country Shack - Sonny Blake Bring It On Home - Sonny Blake Mr Downchild - Joe Willie Wilkins Mean Red Spider - Houston Stackhouse Bugle Call Blues - Mose Vinson Crawdad - Laura Dukes Take A Little Walk With Me - The Aces Somebody Help Me - Billy Boy Arnold Somebody Loan Me A Dime - Fenton Robinson Don't Start Me Talkin' - Good Rockin' Charles You Don't Know What Love Is - Fenton Robinson It Hurts Me Too - Joe Carter ..........DISC 2: She Fooled Me - Billy Boy Arnold Blue Shadows - The Aces Shake Your Boogie - Good Rockin' Charles Vicksburg Blues - Little Brother Montgomery Yankee Doodle Blues - Edith Wilson I Ain't Got No Special Rider Now - Little Brother Montgomery Crossroads - James De Shay Pony Blues - James De Shay Mistake In Life - James De Shay Evil Is Going On - James De Shay Hold That Train, Conductor - James De Shay Forty Four - James De Shay Providence Help The Poor People - Big Joe Williams Tears Came Rolling Down - Henry Townsend Sloppy Drunk - Big Joe Williams Wave My Hands Bye Bye - Henry Townsend Meet Me At The Bottom - Big Joe Williams T.B.Blues - Victoria Spivey........ DISC 3: Wish Me Well - Memphis Slim I Wrote This Song - Memphis Slim All By Myself - Memphis Slim 99 - Sonny Boy Williamson Bye Bye Bird - Sonny Boy Williamson In The Evening - Memphis Slim Grooving On Bounce - Matt Murphy Taking Off - Matt Murphy All My Love In Vain - Sonny Boy Williamson Your Funeral And My Trial - Sonny Boy Williamson Don't Start Me Talkin' - Sonny Boy Williamson
