Back To The (Really) Old School

To the other extreme today and some of the oldest songs in my collection. I won't lie and say that I'm avid collector of 10" shellac records; these songs have pretty much all come from cover mounted CDs with music magazines, other blogs and various online searches. These twelve songs span the period 1924-1940 and have been cited as inspirations for many subsequent artists, from The Rolling Stones to Billy Bragg to Bruce Springsteen to Nick Cave. It's easy to understand why: the times may have changed, but these are just bloody great songs.

 

Side One (18:25)

1) I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore: Woody Guthrie (1940)

2) Stack O'Lee: Mississippi John Hurt (1928)

3) The Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair: Sleepy John Estes (1929)

4) The World Is Going Wrong: Mississippi Sheiks (1930)

5) I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground: Bascam Lamar Lunsford (1924)

6) God's Gonna Separate The Wheat From The Tares: Mahalia Jackson (1937)

 

Side Two (17:51)

1) How You Want It Done?: Big Bill Broonzy (1933)

2) New Prison Blues: Peg Leg Howell (1926)

3) Me And The Devil Blues: Robert Johnson (1937)

4) Honey In The Rock: Blind Mamie Forehand (1927)

5) Henry Lee: Dick Justice (1930)

6) 99 Year Blues: Julius Daniel (1927)

Side One (18:25)

Side Two (17:51)