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Various Artists - The George Mitchell Collection Cd7

Track listing:
  1. Miss Maybelle Jessie Lee Vortis 4:35
  2. When My Baby Got On Board Jessie Lee Vortis 4:06
  3. Them Greasy Greens #1 George Hollis 3:39
  4. Rock And Roll To Milledgeville George Hollis 1:41
  5. Black Rat Swing Willie Rockomo 2:32
  6. Tease Me Baby #2 Bruce Upshaw And Willie Rockomo 2:46
  7. Someday Baby #1 Bruce Upshaw 2:43
  8. Wonder Why My Baby Treat Me So Bad Bruce Upshaw 2:22
  9. Rosa Lee Bruce Upshaw 2:20
  10. I Got A Woman Buddy Hubbard 2:34
  11. So Sweet Buddy Hubbard 2:08
  12. You're Gonna Miss Me Ira Tiny Coney 2:28
  13. Mamie Ira Tiny Coney 3:02
  14. I'm So Lonesome Ira Tiny Coney 3:58
  15. Blood Red River Eddie Hodge 2:57
  16. Sitting On Top Of The World Eddie Hodge 1:40
  17. Glory Hallelujah Eddie Hodge 2:35
  18. Jesus Is Coming Back To Me Pettis Sisters 2:48
  19. Bound For Zion Pettis Sisters 3:21
  20. You Told Me Baby Houston And Sara Mae Stovall 2:25
  21. Sweet As An Apple On A Tree Houston And Sara Mae Stovall 1:38
  22. Juke #2 Houston And Sara Mae Stovall 1:10
  23. Woke Up This Morning Houston And Sara Mae Stovall 1:57
  24. Tell Me You Love Me Houston And Sara Mae Stovall 1:48

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.