The Rough Guide to Blues Divas features classic tracks by many female blues legends including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Victoria Spivey. It offers an exploration of the hugely significant and often overlooked role that women have played in the story of the blues.
It also revives the memory of the largely forgotten 1920s blues queens as it includes many lesser-known gems by artists shrouded in mystery – these were pioneering artists who developed the blues tradition and took it to the popular stage. This collection has been lovingly remastered using pioneering restoration techniques.
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Side A
Ma Rainey – Black Eye Blues Ethal Waters – Sweet Georgia Brown Clara Smith – Salty Dog Mamie Smith – Jenny’s Ball Victoria Spivey – Dope Head Blues Alberta Hunter – Everybody’s Mess Around Side B
Bessie Smith – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out Edith Wilson – My Man Is Good For Nothing But Love Ida Cox – Give Me A Break Blues Lucille Bogan – Tired As I Can Be Lucille Hegamin – Shake Your Cans Sippie Wallace – I’m A Mighty Tight Woman Hattie Burleson – Bye Bye Baby
THE ROUGH GUIDE TO BLUES DIVAS
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The Rough Guide to Blues Divas features classic tracks by many female blues legends including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Victoria Spivey. It offers an exploration of the hugely significant and often overlooked role that women have played in the story of the blues.
It also revives the memory of the largely forgotten 1920s blues queens as it includes many lesser-known gems by artists shrouded in mystery – these were pioneering artists who developed the blues tradition and took it to the popular stage. This collection has been lovingly remastered using pioneering restoration techniques.
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Side A
Ma Rainey – Black Eye Blues
Ethal Waters – Sweet Georgia Brown
Clara Smith – Salty Dog
Mamie Smith – Jenny’s Ball
Victoria Spivey – Dope Head Blues
Alberta Hunter – Everybody’s Mess Around
Side B
Bessie Smith – Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
Edith Wilson – My Man Is Good For Nothing But Love
Ida Cox – Give Me A Break Blues
Lucille Bogan – Tired As I Can Be
Lucille Hegamin – Shake Your Cans
Sippie Wallace – I’m A Mighty Tight Woman
Hattie Burleson – Bye Bye Baby
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