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Various Artists - The George Mitchell Collection Disc 1

Track listing:
  1. Lucey Mae Blues Cecil Barfield 3:31
  2. I Woke Up Crying Cecil Barfield 1:34
  3. Love Blues Cecil Barfield 3:14
  4. I Told You Not To Do That Cecil Barfield 2:37
  5. In The Evening Buddy Moss 2:20
  6. Hey Lawdy Mama Buddy Moss 2:25
  7. Thousand Woman Blues Buddy Moss 1:17
  8. Blue Shadow Falling Buddy Moss 2:04
  9. Cold Rainy Day Buddy Moss 1:49
  10. Amy Buddy Moss 2:45
  11. Motherless Child Leon Pinson 2:16
  12. Hush, Somebody Is Calling My Name Leon Pinson 2:58
  13. What God Can Do Leon Pinson 1:25
  14. He'll Understand And Say Well Done Leon Pinson 4:25
  15. Big Road Blues Houston Stackhouse 2:30
  16. Cool Water Blues Houston Stackhouse 3:20
  17. Big Fat Mama Blues Houston Stackhouse 2:51
  18. Take A Little Walk With Me Houston Stackhouse 2:54
  19. Everyone Got A Woman Big Joe Williams 2:29
  20. What She Need With A Rooster Big Joe Williams 2:35
  21. Sink Or Swim Big Joe Williams 2:40
  22. Prison Bound Big Joe Williams 2:23
  23. Who's Gonna Be Your Man John Lee Ziegler 4:36
  24. If I Lose, Let Me Lose John Lee Ziegler 4:54
  25. Black Woman Othar Turner 3:25
  26. Bumble Bee Othar Turner 4:04

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.