Blues Compilations

This page is a preliminary attempt to list the many various artist (v/a) blues compilations played by John Peel on his radio shows, including releases featuring related music such as R&B but excluding plays from collections already detailed elsewhere on this site, as indicated below. A huge blues fan from his youth, the DJ gave generous airtime to numerous anthologies, usually focusing on vintage material.
== Plays ==
(Plays by Peel of various artist (v/a) releases of blues, by order of first play, excluding collections already listed on label pages for Ace Records, Arhoolie Records, Atlantic, Charly, Chess, Folkways Records and Yazoo Records. Please add more information if known.)
=== 1960s ===
thumb|250px|- Junior Wells
(LP - Chicago/The Blues/Today! Vol. 1) Vanguard
*06 August 1967: Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band: Vietcong Blues
(LP - Blues Roots, Mississippi) RBF 
*10 April 1968: Robert Johnson: I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
*29 May 1968: Tommy Johnson: Big Road Blues 
(LP - They Sang The Blues 1927-1934) Historical 
*24 July 1968: Robert Wilkins: Police Sergeant Blues (1930, Memphis) 
(LP - Blues Like Showers of Rain) Saydisc Matchbox
*24 July 1968: Dave Kelly: A few short lines 
(LP - Saturday Night Function, Rural Blues Vol.2) Liberty
*11 December 1968: Papa Lightfoot: Wine, Women And Whisky 
*29 December 1968: Papa Lightfoot: Wine, Women, Whiskey
(LP - The Mississippi Blues, No.3: Transition, 1926-1937) Origin Jazz Library 
*22 June 1969: Robert Johnson: Sweet Home Chicago
(2xLP - The Story Of The Blues) CBS
*23 July 1969: Blind Willie McTell: Travelin' Blues
*29 August 1992: Charley Patton: Stone Pony Blues
(LP - R&B (Rhythm & Blues)) Decca 
*27 September 1969: Graham Bond Organisation: Little Girl
=== 1970s ===
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(LP - I'm Wild About My Lovin') Historical
*13 June 1970: Curly Weaver: No No Blues
[LP - Blues In D Natural) Red Lightnin’
*18 July 1970: Sly Williams: I Believe In A Woman
*25 July 1970: Elmore James: Hawaiian Boogie
*04 June 1979: Sly Williams: I Believe In A Woman
(LP - Really! The Country Blues 1927-1933) Origin Jazz Library
*18 July 1970: Son House: My Black Mama Part 2
(LP - Black Cat Trail) Mamlish
*25 July 1970: Elmore James: Hawaiian Boogie
(2xLP - The Excello Story) Blue Horizon
*27 June 1972: Gladiolas: Sweetheart Please Don’t Go
*10 July 1992: Lonesome Sundown: My Home Is A Prison
*03 July 1992: Lightning Slim: Nothing But The Devil 
(LP - Blues For Mr Crump) Polydor
*28 January 1976: Howlin' Wolf: My Baby Stole Off
(LP – Blues Anytime Vol. 2, An Anthology Of British Blues) Immediate
*19 August 1976: Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page: Choker 
(LP - Guitar Star) Red Lightnin'
*16 August 1977: Johnny Littlejohn: Bloody Tears 
*16 August 1977: Magic Sam: Out Of Bad Luck 
*16 August 1977: Lefty "Guitar" Bates And His Orchestra: Rock Alley
(LP - Records Was Cheap To Make Then) Red Lightnin'
*26 July 1978: Willie Williams: 38 Woman
*31 July 1978: Little Mack: 'I'm Tore Down
(LP – Living Chicago Blues, Vol. 1) Sonet
*17 April 1979: Left Hand Frank And His Blues Band: Blues Won't Let Me Be
*24 April 1979: Jimmy Johnson Blues Band: Your Turn To Cry
*30 April 1979: Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang: Out Of Bad Luck
*01 May 1979: Left Hand Frank & His Blues Band: Come Home, Darling
*08 May 1979: Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang: My Baby Is So Ugly 
(LP - Living Chicago Blues - Volume 2) Sonet
*19 April 1979: Magic Slim And The Teardrops: Standing On the Highway
(LP - Living Chicago Blues Volume 3) Sonet
*23 April 1979: S.O.B. Band: Berlin Wall
*25 April 1979: Lonnie Brooks Blues Band: Two Headed Man 
(LP - Rhythm & Blues Party) Philips
*13 September 1979: Red Prysock And His Orchestra: 2 Point 8
*26 September 1979: Sil Austin And His Orchestra: Birthday Party
*16 October 1993: Red Prysock And His Orchestra: Foot Stompin'
*12 May 2004: Red Prysock: Foot Stompin'
=== 1980s ===
thumb|250px|- Warren Lucky
(LP - Thunderbolt! Honkin' R&B Sax Instrumentals 1952-1956) Krazy Kat
*18 May 1983: Warren Lucky And Combo: Fish Bait
*19 May 1983: Warren Lucky And Combo: Paradise Rock
*23 May 1983: Al King: unknown track 
*26 May 1983: Al King And His Royal Crowns: Flyin' With The King 
(LP - Barrelhouse, Blues And Boogie Woogie) Storyville
*24 March 1983: Meade Lux Lewis: Glendale Glide 
*28 March 1983: Meade Lux Lewis: Randini's Boogie 
*06 April 1983 (BFBS): Meade Lux Lewis: Glendale Glide
(9xLP Box Set - Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1956) Sun Record Company
*15 January 1986: Howling Wolf: Come Back Home
*28 January 1986: Jackie Brenston: My Real Gone Rocket
*29 January 1986: Billy Love: Drop Top
*04 February 1986: Johnny London: Drivin' Slow
*11 February 1986: Prisonaires: Just Walkin' In The Rain
*12 February 1986: Doctor Ross: Left Job Boogie
*25 February 1986: Walter Horton: Easy
(2xLP - Songsters & Saints Vol. 1. Vocal Traditions On Race Records) Matchbox
*06 May 1986: Guitar Evangelist: Death Is Only A Dream
*20 October 1986: Hezekiah Jenkins: The Panic Is On 
(LP - The R&B Scene Volume Two 1963-1969) See For Miles
*23 July 1986: Mark Four: Hurt Me If You Will
(LP - T[he Rural Blues - Sacred Tradition 1927-1939) Herwin
*14 July 1987: Mother McCollum: Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
*07 August 1987 (BFBS): Mother McCollum: Jesus Is My Air-O-Plane
(LP - The Country Blues) Storyville
*18 July 1988: Smoky Babe: I Went Down 61 Highway
(LP - Barrel-House Blues And Boogie Woogie Vol. 2) Storyville
*22 July 1989 (BFBS): Albert Ammons: Monday Struggle
=== 1990s ===
thumb|250px|- Junior Wells
(CD - Stompin' 2) Stompin'
*17 August 1991: Junior Wells: Lord, Lord 
*18 August 1991: Slim Harpo: Bobby Sox Baby
(CD - Stompin' 1) Stompin'
*31 August 1991: Bob Williams: My Goose Is Cooked 
*22 September 1991: Papa Lightfoot: Wine Women & Whiskey 
*28 September 1991: Arthur Gunter: Baby Let's Play House
(LP - Nashville Jumps: R&B From Bullet 1946-1953) Krazy Kat
*10 July 1992: Cecil Gant: Loose As A Goose 
*11 July 1992: Cecil Gant: Nashville Jumps
*26 July 1992 (BFBS): Cecil Gant: Nashville Jumps
(LP - Detroit Ghetto Blues) Nighthawk
*20 November 1992: Playboy Fuller: Gonna Play My Guitar 
(CD - The Slide Guitar: Bottles Knives & Steel) CBS 
*31 July 1993: Blind Willie Johnson: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground
*08 August 1993 (BFBS): Sylvester Weaver: Guitar Rag
*21 August 1993: Tampa Red & Georgia Tom: You Can't Get That Stuff No More
*14 January 1994: Buddy Woods With Wampus Cats: Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away
*15 January 1994 (BFBS): Buddy Woods With The Wampus Cats: Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away
*04 February 1994: Bukka White: Special Stream Line
*12 February 1994 (BFBS): Bukka White: Special Streamline
*02 April 1994: Bukka White: Special Stream Line
*09 April 2003: Son House: Pearline
*17 April 2003 (Radio Eins): Son House: Pearline
(CD - The Slide Guitar - Bottles, Knives And Steel Vol 2) Columbia 
*12 June 1993 (BFBS): Hokum Boys: Caught Us Doing It
*17 July 1993: Tampa Red & Georgia Tom: Dead Cats On The Line
(2xCD - White Country Blues 1926-38: A Lighter Shade Of Blue) Columbia
*12 February 1994: Frank Hutchison: K.C. Blues
*01 April 1994: Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans: Steel Guitar Blues 
*07 May 1994: W Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys: Bear Cat Mama
(CD - My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama) Lenox
*26 August 1994: Masked Marvel's Buddy: 'Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues [#2]
*23 September 1994: Sly Williams: Boot Hill
*22 October 1994 (BFBS): Lafayette Thomas: unknown track
*09 September 1995: Lafayette Thomas: The Thing
(CD - Country Blues Collector Items (1928-1933)) Story Of The Blues
*04 November 1995: Too Tight Henry: Charleston Contest - Part 1
*11 November 1995 (BFBS): Too Tight Henry: Charleston Contest Part 1
(CD- Strut That Thing - The Essential Recordings Of Piano Blues And Boogie) Indigo
*22 June 1996: Montana Taylor: Detroit Rocks
*29 June 1996 (BFBS): Montana Taylor: Detroit Rocks
(CD - Devil In The Woodpile - The Essential Recordings Of Blues Harmonica) Indigo
*07 July 1996: Palmer McAbee: Railroad Piece
*13 July 1996 (BFBS): Palmer McAbee: McAbee's Railroad Piece
*27 July 1996 (BFBS): Jed Davenport: Cow Cow Blues
*28 July 1996: Jed Davenport: Beale Street Breakdown
*September 1996 (FSK): Jaybird Coleman: Man Trouble Blues
*15 September 1996: Jaybird Coleman: Man Trouble Blues
*24 November 1996: Jazz Gillum: Sarah Jane
(LP - Great Harp Players 1929-30) Matchbox
*20 July 1996 (BFBS): Freeman Stowers: Medley Of Blues (All Out And Down, Old Time Blues, Hog In The Mountain) 
(CD - Country Blues Hard Hitters) Pigmeat
*07 December 1996: Louie Lasky: Teasin' Brown Blues
*13 October 1987: Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins: Voice Throwing Blues
*16 February 1997: Joe Williams' Washboard Blues Singers: Wild Cow Blues
*04 January 1997: Walter 'Buddy Boy' Hawkins: Voice Throwing Blues
(CD – How You Want It Done? (Country Blues Hard Hitters Volume 2)) Pigmeat
*25 January 1997: Kokomo Arnold: ‘Back To The Woods
(CD - 1946 The R & B Hits) Indigo
*26 January 1997: Roy Milton: RM Blues 
(CD - Down the Dirt Road: The Essential Recordings Of Mississippi Blues) Indigo
*25 March 1997: Rube Lacey: Mississippi Jail House Groan
(CD - Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics) Rhino
*05 January 1999: Lightnin' Hopkins: Happy New Year
*08 December 1999: Eddie Campbell: Santa's Messing With The Kid
*02 January 2001: Lightnin' Hopkins: Happy New Year
*18 December 2001: Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby
*01 January 2002: Lightnin' Hopkins: Happy New Year
*16 January 2002 (BBC World Service): Lightnin' Hopkins: Happy New Year
*17 December 2002: Lightnin' Hopkins: Merry Christmas
*01 January 2003: Lightnin' Hopkins: Happy New Year
=== 2000s ===
thumb|250px|- Lonnie Johnson
(CD - A Handful Of Riffs: Blues Guitar Pioneers) Catfish
*16 May 2000: Lonnie Johnson: Handful Of Riffs
*April 2000 (FSK): Barbecue Bob: Motherless Chile
*25 April 2000: Furry Lewis: Rock Island Blues
*June 2000 (FSK): Barbecue Bob: Motherless Chile
*21 August 2001: Blind Willie McTell: Travelin' Blues
(2xCD - Mississippi Blues) Catfish
*29 March 2001: Otto Virgial: Little Girl In Rome
*01 May 2001: Poor Boy Lofton: Dirty Mistreater
*03 May 2001: Tommy McLennan: New Highway 51
*17 May 2001: Arthur Pettis: Two Time Blues
(LP - Country Blues Encores 1927 - 1935) Original Jazz Library
*25 September 2001: Blind Joe Reynolds: Outside Woman Blues
*08 June 2004: Blind Joe Reynolds: Outside Woman Blues
(3xCD - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959-68) Vanguard
*20 May 2003: Skip James: Devil Got My Woman
*21 May 2003: Skip James: Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
*22 May 2003: Son House: Preaching Blues 
*03 June 2003: Son House: Death Letter Blues
*04 June 2003: Bukka White: Aberdeen, Mississippi Blues
*05 June 2003: Muddy Waters: Walkin' Blues
(4xCD Box Set - Century Of The Blues) Chrome Dreams
*November 2003 (FSK): Willie Brown: Future Blues
*04 November 2003: Ishmon Bracey: Left Alone Blues
*06 November 2003 (Radio Eins): Charley Patton: Mississippi Bo Weavil Blues
*13 November 2003: Bukka White: Shake em On Down
*25 November 2003: John Lee Hooker: Boogie Chillen’
*27 November 2003: Blind Blake: Hastings St.
*05 August 2004: Lonnie Johnson: Woke Up With The Blues In My Fingers
*09 September 2004: Blind Joe Reynolds: Outside Woman Blues
*14 September 2004: Lonnie Johnson: Woke Up With The Blues In My Fingers
*16 September 2004: Lightnin' Hopkins: Katie Mae 
*23 September 2004: Blind Blake: Diddie Wa Diddie
*05 October 2004: Gus Cannon: Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
*07 October 2004: Allen Shaw: Moanin' The Blues
*12 October 2004: Hambone Willie Newbern: Rollin' and Tumblin' Blues
*13 October 2004: Robert Wilkins: That's No Way to get Along
*14 October 2004: Frank Stokes: What's the Matter Blues?
(2xCD- Blues: The Essential Album) Essential Series
*30 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank): Son House: This War Will Last For Years
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