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- Date Released: August 26, 2003
- Genre: Blues
- Label: Shanachie Entertainment / INgrooves
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Yazoo Records has long been one of the prime sources for rural blues reissues from the 1920s and '30s. Transferred from old 78s, some so rare only a single copy or two are known to exist, these tracks offer a wonderful glimpse into a fabled blues past. Essentially a kind of greatest-hits collection for Yazoo, The Best There Ever Was features lesser known songs from several giants of the genre (Blind Willie Johnson's "I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole," Charley Patton's "It Won't Be Long," Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Prison Cell Blues") that exhibit the same sort of range and power of their better known works. Also included are stellar tracks from more obscure performers, making the end result a great introduction to country blues. Highlights include the high tenor voice of Sam Collins on "Graveyard Digger's Blues" (a variant of "Sugar Babe," perhaps best known as performed by blues banjoist Dock Boggs), the taut guitar work of Garfield Akers on "Dough Roller Blues," and Geeshie Wiley's forlorn, haunting, and absolutely stirring vocal take on "Last Kind Word Blues." Classic songs by Skip James ("Cypress Grove"), Tommy Johnson ("Big Road Blues"), and Son House ("My Black Mama") round out an impressive track list.
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Dough Roller Blues
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3:12 |
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| 02. | |
Big Road Blues
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3:20 |
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| 03. | |
My Black Mamma - Part 1
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3:09 |
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| 04. | |
Ain't No Tellin
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3:01 |
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Cypress Grove
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3:12 |
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I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole
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3:06 |
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| 07. | |
Mama, Tain't Long Fo' Day
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3:04 |
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| 08. | |
Barefoot Blues
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3:01 |
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| 09. | |
I'll Go With Her Blues
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3:07 |
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| 10. | |
Squabblin Blues
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3:04 |
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| 11. | |
It Won't Be Long
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3:23 |
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What's The Matter Blues
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3:08 |
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Last Kind Word Blues
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3:04 |
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Bullfrog Blues
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3:11 |
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| 15. | |
You Gonna Quit Me Blues
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2:47 |
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The Gone Dead Train
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3:20 |
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| 17. | |
Outdoor Blues
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3:10 |
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Prison Cell Blues
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2:46 |
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Graveyard Digger's Blues
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3:15 |
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Big Chief Blues
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2:54 |
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20 Total Tracks, 62:14 Total Length
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Credits
- Sam Collins - ? // Sam Collins - ? // Skip James - ? // Blind Lemon Jefferson - ? // Blind Willie Johnson - ? // Blind Willie Johnson - ? // Tommy Johnson - ? // Furry Lewis - ? // Furry Lewis - ? // Furry Lewis - ? // Blind Willie McTell - ? // Blind Willie McTell - ? // Blind Willie McTell - ? // Memphis Minnie - ? // Memphis Minnie - ? // Charley Patton - ? // Charley Patton - ? // Charley Patton - ? // Frank Stokes - ? // Blind Blake - ? // Don Kent - Liner Notes // Richard Nevins - Compilation Producer // Richard Nevis - Producer // Richard Nevis - Remastering
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