The story of the blues
Contributors: Hurt, Mississippi John, 1894-1966; McTell, Blind Willie; Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937; Glinn, Lillian; Hill, Bertha Chippie; Carr, Leroy, 1905-1935; Blackwell, Scrapper; Smith, Faber; Yancey, Jimmy, 1894?-1951; Wheatstraw, Peetie; Bill, Casey; Black, Bob; Carter, Bo, 1893-1964; Johnson, Robert, d. 1938; White, Bukka; Memphis Minnie, 1896-1973; Fuller, Blind Boy, 1907-1941; Terry, Sonny; McGhee, Brownie, 1915-; Williams, Joe, 1918-1999; Williamson, Sonny Boy, d. 1948; Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958; Turner, Joe, 1911-; Johnson, Pete, 1904-; Spann, Otis, d. 1970; James, Elmore, 1918-1963; Shines, Johnny; Fra-fra Tribesmen; Mississippi Jook Band
Publisher: Columbia
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording]
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Blues (Music)
Notes: Side one entitled The origins of the blues; side two entitled Blues and entertainment; side three entitled The thirties, urban and rural blues; Side four entitled World War II and after.

"This documentary history of the blues illustrates the book The story of the blues, by Paul Oliver" (Philadelphia : Chilton Book Co., 1969).

Program notes by Paul Oliver on container.

Blues; various performers.
Table of contents: title: Yarum praise songs (Fra-Fra tribesmen) (2:56); title: Stack o' Lee blues (Mississippi John Hurt) (2:45); title: Travelin' blues (Blind Willie McTell) (3:18); title: Stone pony blues (Charley Patton) (2:49); title: Black snake moan (Blind Lemon Jefferson) (3:01); title: Pig meat papa (Leadbelly) (3:15); title: Broken yo-yo (Texas Alexander) (3:02); title: Broke and hungry blues (Peg Leg Howell) (3:19); title: It won't be long now (Barbecue Bob and Laughing Charley) (3:28); title: Georgia crawl (Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony)(3:20); title: Dangerous woman (Mississippi Jook Band) (2:43); title: Gator wobble (Memphis Jug Band) (2:39); title: In the house blues (Bessie Smith) (3:00); title: Shake it down (Lillian Glinn) (3:12); title: Pratt City blues (Bertha "Chippie" Hill) (2:53); title: What it takes to bring you back (Mama keeps it all the time) (Butterbeans and Susie) (3:24); title: (cont.): Midnight hour blues (Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell) (3:04) ; East St. Louis blues (Faber Smith/Jimmy Yancey) (2:48) ; Good whiskey blues (Peetie Wheatstraw) (3:06) ; W.P.A. blues (Casey Bill/Black Bob) (3:15) ; Sorry feeling blues (Bo Carter) (3:08) ; Little queen of spades (Robert Johnson) (2:14) ; Parchman Farm blues (Bukka White) (2:37) ; Me and my chauffeur blues (Memphis Minnie) (2:45); title: I want some of your pie (Blind Boy Fuller/Sonny Terry) (2:40) ; Million lonesome women (Brownie McGhee) (2:34) ; Wild cow moan (Joe Williams/Sonny Boy Williamson) (2:51) ; All by myself (Big Bill Broonzy) (2:26) ; Roll 'em Pete (Joe Turner/Pete Johnson) (2:50) ; Bloody murder (Otis Spann) (3:34) ; Sunnyland (Elmore James) (2:20) ; I don't know (Johnny Shines) (3:30).