The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

• 1 Down Hearted Blues 3:30
• 2 Gulf Coast Blues 3:07
• 3 Beale Street Mama 3:37
• 4 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 2:58
• 5 'Taint Nobody's Bizness If I Do 3:29
• 6 Whoa, Tillie, Take Your Time 3:12
• 7 Any Woman's Blues 3:27
• 8 Chicago Bound Blues 3:18
• 9 Moonshine Blues 3:19
• 10 Weeping Willow Blues 3:12
• 11 The Bye Bye Blues 3:20
• 12 Sinful Blues 3:11
• 13 Dying Gambler's Blues 2:59
• 14 Reckless Blues 3:06
• 15 You've Been A Good Ole Wagon 3:30
• 16 Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) 3:11
• 17 The Yellow Dog Blues 3:04
• 18 Soft Pedal Blues 3:21
• 19 What's The Matter Now ? 2:46
• 20 I Want Every Bit Of It 2:38

Disc 2

• 1 The St. Louis Blues 3:14
• 2 Careless Love Blues 3:27
• 3 I Ain't Gonna Play No Second Fiddle 3:23
• 4 I Ain't Got Nobody 3:11
• 5 Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town 3:21
• 6 The Gin House Blues 3:14
• 7 After You've Gone 2:58
• 8 Alexander's Ragtime Band 3:00
• 9 A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3:01
• 10 Lost Your Head Blues 2:55
• 11 Young Woman's Blues 3:09
• 12 Baby Doll 3:01
• 13 Preachin' The Blues 2:52
• 14 Hard Drivin' Papa 2:58
• 15 Backwater Blues 3:19
• 16 There'll Be a Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 3:20
• 17 Trombone Cholly 3:12
• 18 Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair 3:23
• 19 Dyin' By The Hour 3:00
• 20 Thinking Blues 3:10

Disc 3

• 1 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 3:00
• 2 Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl 2:49
• 3 Empty Bed Blues Part 1 3:03
• 4 Empty Bed Blues Part 2 3:22
• 5 Gimme A Pig Foot And A Bottle Of Beer 3:30
• 6 Spider Man Blues 3:25
• 7 Devil's Gonna Git You 3:12
• 8 Poor Man's Blues 3:26
• 9 Me And My Gin 2:52
• 10 I'm Wild About That Thing 2:49
• 11 Kitchen Man 2:58
• 12 Blue Spirit Blues 2:57
• 13 Baby, Have Pity On Me 3:21
• 14 On Revival Day 2:57
• 15 Hustlin' Dan 3:31
• 16 Black Mountain Blues 3:10
• 17 Safety Mama 3:26
• 18 Do Your Duty 3:25
• 19 Take Me For A Buggy Ride 2:37
• 20 I'm Down In The Dumps 3:11

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