The Story of the Blues by Paul Oliver - Volume 1 (2 LP CBS - 6218), 1969


The Story of the Blues by Paul Oliver - Volume 1 (2 LP)


Side One: The Origins Of The Blues

01. Fra-Fra Tribesmen - Yarum Praise Songs (2:58)
02. Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O'Lee Blues (2:45)
03. Blind Willie McTell - Travelin' Blues (3:17)
04. Charley Patton - Stone Pony Blues (2:49)
05. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan (3:01)
06. Leadbelly - Pig Meat Papa (3:15)
07. Texas Alexander - Broken Yo-Yo (3:02)
08. Peg Leg Howell - Broke And Hungry Blues (3:19)		 LP Vol 1 - Side 1
Side Two: Blues And Entertainment

09. Barbecue Bob - It Won't Be Long Now (Part 1) (3:29)
10. Henry Williams - Georgia Crawl (3:20)
11. Mississippi Jook Band - Dangerous Woman (2:43)
12. Memphis Jug Band - Gator Gobble (2:39)
13. Bessie Smith - In The House Blues (2:57)
14. Lillian Glinn - Shake It Down (3:12)
15. Bertha 'Chippie' Hill - Pratt City Blues (2:53)
16. Butterbeans And Susie - What It Takes To Bring You Back (3:23)		 LP Vol 1 - Side 2
Side Three: The Thirties, Urban And Rural Blues

17. Leroy Carr - Midnight Hour Blues (3:06)
18. Faber Smith - East St Louis Blues (2:48)
19. Peetie Wheatstraw - Good Whiskey Blues (3:07)
20. Casey Hill - W.P.A. Blues (3:15)
21. Bo Carter - Sorry Feeling Blues (3:09)
22. Robert Johnson - Little Queen Of Spades (2:15)
23. Bukka White - Parcham Farm Blues (2:37)
24. Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur Blues (2:44)		 LP Vol 1 - Side 3
Side Four: World War II And After

25. Blind Boy Fuller - I Want Some Of Your Pie (2:41)
26. Brownie McGhee - Million Lonesome Women (2:35)
27. Joe Williams - Wild Cow Moan (2:51)
28. Big Bill Broonzy - All By Myself (2:26)
29. Joe Turner - Roll 'Em Pete (2:49)
30. Otis Spann - Bloody Murder (3:31)
31. Elmore James - Sunnyland (2:19)
32. Johnny Shines - I Don't Know (3:30)		 LP Vol 1 - Side 4



The Story of the Blues by Paul Oliver - Volume 2 (2 LP CBS - 66232), 1970


The Story of the Blues by Paul Oliver - Volume 2 (2 LP)


Side One: The Guitar Pickers

01. Curley Weaver - No No Blues (3:07)
02. Little Hat Jones - Hurry Blues (3:09)
03. Emery Glen - Blue Blazes Blues (2:54)
04. 'Mooch' Richardson - 'Mooch' Richardson's Low Down / Barrelhouse Blues (3:17)
05. Lonnie Johnson - Broken Levee Blues (3:18)
06. Buddy Moss - Undertaker Blues (3:09)
07. J.B. Lenoir - Mojo Boogie (2:44)
08. Son House - Pearline (4:31)		 LP Vol 2 - Side 1
Side One: The Piano Players

09. Whistlin' Alex Moore - West Texas Woman (2:55)
10. Sylvester Palmer - Lonesome Man Blues (3:31)
11. George Noble - The Seminole Blues (3:10)
12. Cripple Clarence Lofton - Brown Skin Girls (2:48)
13. Bumble Bee Slim - Ramblin' With That Woman (2:56)
14. Roosevelt Scott - Black Gal Blues (2:52)
15. Roosevelt Sykes - Training Camp Blues (2:51)
16. Champion Jack Dupree - Junker Blues (2:43)		 LP Vol 2 - Side 2
Side One: The Blues Girls

17. Maggie Jones - Good Time Flat Blues (3:08)
18. Clara Smith - Whip It To A Jelly (3:21)
19. Cleo Gibson - I've Got Ford Movements In My Hips (3:23)
19. Martha Copeland - Desert Blues (3:11)
20. Victoria Spivey - Christmas Morning Blues (3:19)
21. Liza Brown & Ann Johnson - Get On Out Of Here (3:12)
22. The Yas Yas Girl - Good Old Easy Street (2:46)
23. Big Maybelle - Maybelle's Blues (3:12)		 LP Vol 2 - Side 2
Side One: The Blues Groups

24. Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - That Will Be Alright (3:08)
25. Mississippi Mud Steppers - Jackson Stomp (3:12)
26. Jazzbo Tommy & His Lowlanders - Blaze Face Cow (2:35)
27. Duskey Dailey & His Band - Miss Georgia Blues (2:35)
28. Otis Rush - Love That Woman (2:55)
29. Magic Sam - All Your Love (2:52)
30. John Littlejohn - Been Around The World (5:20)		 LP Vol 2 - Side 2