Various - Rough Guide To Legends Of The Delta Blues

This collection brings together six pioneering figures whose legacies encapsulate the very essence of the Delta blues - the cornerstone of American popular music and the bedrock of rock 'n' roll. Like arrows through time, these seminal tracks belie the age in which they were recorded.

1 Skip James - Devil Got My Woman
2 Tommy Johnson - Cool Drink of Water Blues
3 Bukka White - Fixin' to Die Blues
4 Charley Patton - It Won't Be Long
5 Willie Brown - Future Blues
6 Son House - My Black Mama - Part
1 7 Skip James - I'm So Glad
8 Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues
9 Bukka White - Shake 'Em on Down
10 Charley Patton - I'm Goin' Home
11 Willie Brown - M & O Blues
12 Son House - Walkin' Blues