Various Artists Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Vinyl LP Due Out 12/06/26

Various Artists - Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 12th June 2026

Tracklist:

1. Old Jabo
2. Mule-Ridin' Blues
3. Joggie Boogie
4. Black Woman
5. Mercury Blues
6. Ran the Blues Out of My Window
7. Leaving Blues
8. One Dime Blues
9. County Farm Blues
10. Clog Dance (Stomping Blues)
11. Boll Weevil
12. Nickel's Worth of Liver
13. Don't Leave Me Here
14. Jimmy Bell
15. Candy Man
16. Beer Drinking Woman
17. Come Go Home with Me
18. Careless Love
19. I Asked Her If She Loved Me
20. Rising Sun
21. Pony Blues
22. Vicksburg Blues
23. Vastopol
24. Drifting Along Blues
25. Oh Baby, You Don't Have to Go
26. Don't Lie Buddy

Blues is a living and dynamic tradition that has resounded throughout Black communities for over a century, channeling transcendent grief and strength. In the mid-20th century, Folkways Records became a major hub for blues legends such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee. Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways spans half a century and features these and other foundational figures in blues history performing in the Delta, St.FLouis, Southwest, Piedmont, and Chicago styles. From boogie to ballads and laced with innuendo and irony, this classic collection is available on vinyl for the first time on two LPs with extensive notes by musician and scholar Dr. Barry Lee Pearson.