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Various Artists - The George Mitchell Collection Cd5

Track listing:
  1. That Ain't Right John Henry Barbee 3:35
  2. Gonna Lose Your Mind John Henry Barbee 3:37
  3. Flatfoot Boogie Albert Macon & Robert Thomas 4:04
  4. Mama Can I Lay It Down Albert Macon & Robert Thomas 1:34
  5. How Can You Do It Albert Macon & Robert Thomas 2:51
  6. John Henry Jessie Clarence Gorman 1:35
  7. Goin' Up The Country #1 Jessie Clarence Gorman 1:56
  8. Goin' Up The Country #2 Jessie Clarence Gorman 1:45
  9. Dirty Dozens Will Shade 2:44
  10. Won't You Send Me John Will Shade 2:16
  11. Wine Headed Man Will Shade 2:46
  12. K.C. Blues Will Shade & Charlie Burse 3:03
  13. Every Time I Come Around Georgia Fife And Drum Band 3:10
  14. J.W.'s Special Georgia Fife And Drum Band 1:51
  15. Old Hen Cackle Georgia Fife And Drum Band 3:20
  16. Buck Dance Georgia Fife And Drum Band 1:25
  17. Hey Freddie Como Fife And Drum Band 1:55
  18. Late In The Evenings Como Fife And Drum Band 2:20
  19. Punky Tony Como Fife And Drum Band 2:34
  20. Shimmy She Wa Como Fife And Drum Band 3:04
  21. You Got To Reap What You Sew Maxwell Street Jimmy 3:55
  22. Everything's Gonna Be Alright Maxwell Street Jimmy 3:04
  23. That' The Way The Good Thing Go Precious Bryant 2:16
  24. Georgia Buck (Instr) Precious Bryant 2:25
  25. When The Saints Go Marching In Precious Bryant 2:50
  26. Pork & Beans Rosa Lee Hill 3:29
  27. Count The Days I'm Gone Rosa Lee Hill 1:42
  28. Roll & Tumble Rosa Lee Hill 3:43
  29. Bullying Well Rosa Lee Hill 1:55

Notes

1962-198?

George Mitchell doesn't just get the blues, he has to go out and find them. Thanks to his efforts, fans of authentic country blues have been able to hear the real deal without making the kind of road trips required of a dedicated producer, editor, musicologist, and folklorist. The listener who knows the real cosmic purpose of a bottleneck, knife blade, or small metal tube should drool over an account of Mitchell's exploits in the Deep South: "That night Mitchell returned to Burnside's place with a case of beer and some whiskey. Ten months later, Burnside had his first release." "George Mitchell was out roaming the South, scouting for stylistically eccentric blues musicians during the late '60s and '70s," summarizes another report. The previously mentioned performer was R.L. Burnside, a bluesman of particular delight in an era when death's scythe seemed to be severely limiting the ranks of such unique senior statesmen. Mississippi Joe Callicott and Jimmy Lee Williams are other artists who Mitchell brought to light in a big way as a result of his research trips; he is considered a specialist on the subject of Callicott. Credits for Mitchell can also be found on recordings of more famous performers in this genre, including Furry Lewis and Skip James, his involvement ranging from recording new material to, in the latter case, fine-tuning a reissue. Mitchell, who worked quite regularly with the Fat Possum label, presented an annual folk festival in Columbus, MS. He also published a book, Blow My Blues Away, which has been difficult to track down since its early-'70s release. Fat Possum Records issued as expansive seven-disc box set containing the bulk of Mitchell's field recordings in 2008.