Various - The Rural Blues: A Study Of The Vocal And Instrumental Resources FLAC

1	–Moochie Reeves	Key To The Highway
2	Simple Rhythm
3	Bass- Plucked
4	Volume One, Side Two: Vocal Ornamentation
5	–Blind Willie Johnson	Nobody's Fault But Mine
6	Added Rhythm Instruments
7	–Skip James	Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues
8	Washboard
9	Volume One, Side One: Vocal Styles
10	Bass- Bowed
11	Volume Two: Instrumental
12	–Blind Willie Johnson	Take Your Burden To The Lord
13	Growl
14	Recitative Verses
15	–Lightnin' Hopkins	One Kind Favor
16	–Virgil Perkins	Solo
17	Laugh
18	Banjo
19	–Leroy Carr And Scrapper Blackwell	New How Long How Long Blues
20	Extended Vocal Chant
21	–Sonny Terry & Oh Red With Blind Boy Fuller	Harmonica Stomp
22	Bottle Neck
23	Piano
24	–Peg Leg Howell	Coal Man Blues
25	Larger Accompaniment Groups
26	Coarse Vocal Tone
27	Complex Regular Rhythms
28	Violin
29	–Arthur Crudup	If I Get Lucky
30	Mixed Style
31	–Virgil Perkins	Trouble In Mind
32	Clearer Head Tones
33	–Ham Gravy	Mama Don't 'Low It
34	–Robert Johnson	From Four Until Late
35	Side Three: Guitar As Melodic Voice
36	–Blind Willie McTell	Southern Can Mama
37	–Sleepy John Estes	Milk Cow Blues
38	–Furry Lewis	Warm Up
39	Falsetto
40	–Peg Leg Howell	Skin Game Blues
41	Guitar As Complex Rhythmic Accompaniment
42	Piano And Guitar
43	–Lightnin' Hopkins	Goin Back To Florida
44	–Frank Stokes	Shiney Town Blues
45	Hum
46	–Blind Willie McTell	Mama T'aint Long Fo' Day
47	–Blind Boy Fuller	Thousand Woman Blues
48	–Charlie Burse	Tippin' Round
49	Deeper Chest Tones
50	–Bukka White	Bukka's Jitterbug Swing
51	–Hambone Willie Newburn	Shelby County Work House Blues
52	–Charlie Pickett	Down The Highway
53	–Robert Johnson	Standing At The Crossroads
54	–Arthur Crudup	Mean Old Frisco
55	Harmonica
56	–Charlie Lincoln	My Wife Drove Me From My Door
57	Picked
58	Side Four: Added Melodic Instruments
59	–Furry Lewis	You Can Leave, Baby
60	Freely Rhythmic Chant
61	–Papa Charlie Jackson	Airy Man Blues
62	–Will Shade	I Can't Stand It
63	Kazoo
64	Irregular Phrase Length, Regular Rhythm
65	Spoken Interjection
66	–Brownie McGhee	Sportin' Life Blues
67	–L'il Son Jackson	Roberta Blues
68	–Charlie Burse	Take Your Fingers Off It
69	–Kokomo Arnold	Milk Cow Blues
70	False Bass
71	–Tommy McClennan	New Highway 51
72	Other Instruments
73	12 String Guitar

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RF 202, RF-202	Various	The Rural Blues: A Study Of The Vocal And Instrumental Resources ‎(2xLP, Comp + Box)	RBF Records, RBF Records	RF 202, RF-202	US	1960
RF 202, 202X, RF 202(x)	Various	The Rural Blues: A Study Of The Vocal And Instrumental Resources ‎(2xLP, Comp + Box)	RBF Records, RBF Records, RBF Records	RF 202, 202X, RF 202(x)	US	1964
XTRA 1035	Various	The Rural Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono + Box)	XTRA	XTRA 1035	UK	1966
XTRA 1035	Various	The Rural Blues ‎(2xLP, Comp, Mono)	XTRA	XTRA 1035	UK	1966
RF 202	Various	The Rural Blues: A Study Of The Vocal And Instrumental Resources ‎(2xCDr, Comp, Enh, RE)	Smithsonian Folkways	RF 202	US	2007

• Compiled By, Liner Notes, Photography By – Samuel B. Charters
• Design [Cover] – Ronald Clyne
• Photography By – Ann Charters
• Recorded By – Samuel B. Charters (tracks: A1, A4, B5, B8, C1, C3, D3, D6, D9)

There are several editions of this box set, each with its own variations in tracklisting, artwork, and liner notes. This version has orange lettering and catalog number RF 202 on the front of the box, catalog number 202X on the booklet, and catalog number RF 202(x) on the disc labels. In addition, this version of the set includes the phrase "All original recordings are included in their entirety" on the rear box label.

A number of misprints appear on this version of the release: the title of track D1 is incorrectly given as "Harmonic Stomp" in the booklet; the title of track B6 is incorrectly given as "My Wife Drive Me From My Door" on the box label; track A5 is incorrectly listed as "Sloppy Drunk Blues" on the box label.

© 1964 by Record, Book, and Film Sales, Inc.

"This material is intended as a study of the musical resources of the rural blues. It is not often recognised that Afro-American music is marked by considerable variation within its various styles and that a style like the blues is a unique musical idiom. It is hoped that this study will clarify these idiomatic characteristics."

Includes a large, 8-page booklet with a scholarly essay.

The examples by Will Shade and Charlie Burse were recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in December, 1956. Track A1 is from unissued material in Samuel B. Charters' collection. Other material from this session was issued on Folkways Record FA2610, "American Skiffle Bands."

The examples by Furry Lewis were recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 24, 1959 and October 3, 1959. Tracks A4 and C3 are from the second session, showing the use of a bottle neck. All these examples are from unissued material in Samuel B. Charters' collection.

Lightnin' Hopkins was recorded in Houston, Texas, on February 4, 1959. Track C1 is from unissued material in Samuel B. Charters' collection. The other examples are issued on Folkways Record 3469, "Lightnin' Hopkins."

The examples by Virgil Perkins were recorded in Houston, Texas, in November, 1955. This material, and the example by Moochie Reeves, recorded in Mobile, Alabama, in July, 1954, is previously unissued and from Samuel B. Charters' collection.

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Run-Out, Hand-Etched): CO984A RF202(X)A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Run-Out, Hand-Etched): RF202(X)B CO984B
• Matrix / Runout (Side C Run-Out, Hand-Etched): RF202(X)C CO984C
• Matrix / Runout (Side D Run-Out, Hand-Etched): RF202(X)D CO984D

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