| 1 | –Papa Harvey Hull & Long "Cleve" Reed | Original Stack O' Lee BluesWritten-By – Long "Cleve" Reed, Harvey Hull |
| 2 | –Jimmy Murphy | We Live A Long Time To Get OldWritten-By – Jimmy Murphy |
| 3 | –Joe Hill Louis | When I'm GoneWritten-By – Joe Hill Louis |
| 4 | –Gitfiddle Jim | Paddlin' Madeline BluesWritten-By – Kokomo Arnold |
| 5 | –Uncle Dave Macon | Whoop 'Em Up, CindyWritten-By – Uncle Dave Macon |
| 6 | –Stripling Brothers | Lost ChildWritten-By – Stripling Brothers |
| 7 | –Charley Patton | It Won't Be LongWritten-By – Charley Patton |
| 8 | –The Carter Family | John Hardy Was A Desperate Little ManWritten-By – A.P. Carter |
| 9 | –Hoyt Ming & His Pep Steppers | Indian War WhoopWritten-By – Hoyt Ming |
| 10 | –Lane Hardin | Hard Time BluesWritten-By – Lane Hardin |
| 11 | –Blind Willie Johnson | Dark Was The Night - Cold Was The GroundWritten-By – Willie Johnson |
| 12 | –Clarence Ashley | Coo-Coo BirdArranged By – Clarence AshleyWritten-By – Traditional |
| 13 | –Tennessee Mess Arounders | Mandolin BluesWritten-By – Joe Bussard |
| 14 | –Blind Willie McTell | Statesboro BluesWritten-By – Blind Willie McTell |
| 15 | –Lonnie Johnson | Death Valley Is Just Half Way To My HomeWritten-By – Lonnie Johnson |
| 16 | –Son House | Death Letter BluesWritten-By – Eddie House Jr. |
| 17 | –Uncle Bunt Stephens | Sail Away LadyWritten-By – Bunt Stephens |
| 18 | –Billy Banks & His Orchestra | Bugle Call RagWritten-By – Meyers, Schoebel, Pettis |
| 19 | –Robert Johnson | Cross Road BluesWritten-By – Robert Johnson |
CD is companion to documentary Desperate Man Blues directed by Edward Gillan .