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Various Artists - Before The Blues Vol. 3 (Yazoo 2017)

Track listing:
  1. Frisco Town Memphis Minnie 2:56
  2. Spike Driver's Blues Mississippi John Hurt 3:16
  3. Feather Bed Cannon's Jug Stompers 3:16
  4. Fox And The Hounds Henry Thomas 2:39
  5. A Lazy Farmer Boy Buster Carter & Preston Young 3:01
  6. Pick Poor Robin Clean Luke Jordan 3:13
  7. Nappy Head Blues Bobby Grant 2:46
  8. Sourwood Mountain Taylor's Kentucky Boys 2:35
  9. Levee Camp Moan Blues Texas Alexander 3:07
  10. John Henry Blues Evans & Mcclain 3:26
  11. Coming To Christ Biddleville Quintette 2:54
  12. House Carpenter Clarence Ashley 3:15
  13. Furniture Man Lil Mcclintock 3:08
  14. Alabama Strut Cow Cow Davenport 2:52
  15. Kassie Jones (Part 1) Furry Lewis 3:07
  16. Thousend Woman Blues Blind Boy Fuller 2:50
  17. Champaign Charlie Is My Name Blind Blake 2:32
  18. Molly Man Moses Mason 3:07
  19. Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon Frank Stokes 3:07
  20. Little Birdie John Hammond 2:48
  21. Black Skunk Blues Barbecue Bob 3:02
  22. Drunkard's Special Coley Jones 3:15
  23. Easy Winner 2:53

Notes

This final volume in an indispensable series collects work by better-known artists like Memphis Minnie and Mississippi John Hurt as well as more obscure geniuses like Henry Thomas and Texas Alexander. What stands out is the amazingly consistent level of quality of the recordings. While some preservation efforts such as this might fill spaces with padding, all the music here is heartbreakingly beautiful.