Various Artists - Rough Guide To Bullets & Blues (RSD 2023, LP Vinyl)

From the classic murder ballads “Stack O Lee” and “Frankie & Johnny” to songs of jealous pistol-yielding lovers, blues music and the gun have long crossed paths. This Rough Guide charts this troubled association with tracks from country blues legends including Mississippi John Hurt, Furry Lewis and Skip James.

A1. Skip James: 22-20 BluesA2. Blind Boy Fuller: Pistol Slapper BluesA3. Walter Roland:
45 Pistol BluesA4. Furry Lewis: Billy Lyons and Stack O'LeeA5. Peetie Wheatstraw: Machine Gun BluesA6. Bob Campbell: Shotgun BluesA7. Georgia Tom: Six Shooter BluesB1. Roosevelt Sykes:
44 BluesB2. Mississippi John Hurt: FrankieB3. Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell: Shinin' PistolB4. Will Bennett: Railroad BillB5. Bo Weavil Jackson: Pistol BluesB6. "Funny Papa" Smith: Forty-Five Blues