- 1265 downloads at 29 mb/s
MP3 version
- 1302 downloads at 15 mb/s
FLAC version
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Homesick James | Set A DateBass – Willie DixonDrums – Frank Kirkland |
2:44 |
| A2 | –John Lee Hooker | Dusty RoadWritten-By – John Lee Hooker |
3:05 |
| A3 | –Sleepy John Estes | CorinnaHarmonica, Jug – Hammy Nixon*Mandolin – Yank Rachel* |
2:45 |
| A4 | –Muddy Waters | Nineteen Years OldBass – Sonny Wimberley*Drums – S.P. LearyGuitar – Pee Wee Madison*, Luther JohnsonHarmonica – George Smith Piano – Otis SpannWritten-By – McKinley Morganfield |
4:55 |
| A5 | –Jesse Fuller | San Francisco Bay BluesWritten-By – Jesse Fuller |
2:40 |
| A6 | –Mance Lipscomb | Blues In GWritten-By – Mance Lipscomb |
3:33 |
| A7 | –Rev. Gary Davis | If I Had My Way (Samson And Delilah)Written-By – Gary Davis* |
3:05 |
| B1 | –Mississippi John Hurt | Moanin' The BluesGuitar [2nd] – Patrick Sky |
3:15 |
| B2 | –Junior Wells | Stormy Monday BluesGuitar – Buddy GuyWritten-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Bob Crowder* |
4:19 |
| B3 | –Johnny Shines | Dynaflow BluesWritten-By – J. Shines* |
2:35 |
| B4 | –Son House | Empire State BluesGuitar [2nd] – Al Wilson Written-By – Son House |
3:01 |
| B5 | –Sonny Terry | Mountain Blues | 3:04 |
| B6 | –Joe Turner* & Pete Johnson | It's All Right, Baby | 2:30 |
| C1 | –Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | Key To The HighwayWritten-By – Broonzy*, Charles Segar |
3:38 |
| C2 | –Otis Spann | Burning Fire | 3:15 |
| C3 | –Lightning Hopkins* | Cotton Field Blues | 5:36 |
| C4 | –Big Bill Broonzy | Louise, Louise BluesWritten-By – J. Mayo Williams, Johnny Temple |
2:55 |
| C5 | –Johnny Young | Tighten Up On ItWritten-By – Johnny Young |
3:06 |
| C6 | –James Cotton | Ain't Nobody's Business | 3:23 |
| D1 | –Jimmy Rushing | How Long, How Long BluesWritten-By – Leroy Carr |
4:45 |
| D2 | –Skip James | Cypress Grove BluesWritten-By – Skip James |
4:10 |
| D3 | –J.B. Hutto | Please HelpWritten-By – Hutto* |
2:52 |
| D4 | –Fred McDowell | Fred's Rambling Blues | 2:05 |
| D5 | –Ida Cox | Four Day CreepBass – W. Page*Drums – J. Jones*Guitar – F. Greene*Piano – J.P. Johnson*Tenor Saxophone – Lester YoungTrombone – Dickie WellsTrumpet – Buck ClaytonWritten-By – Ida Cox |
3:25 |
| D6 | –Robert Pete Williams | On My Way From Texas | 3:43 |
| D7 | –Otis Rush | It's A Mean Old World | 2:22 |
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSD 25/26 | Various | The Great Blues Men (2xLP, Comp) | Vanguard | VSD 25/26 | US | 1972 |
| VSD 25/26 | Various | The Great Blues Men (2xLP, Comp) | Vanguard | VSD 25/26 | Australia | 1972 |
| VMS 73104 | Various | The Great Blues Men (LP, Comp) | Vanguard | VMS 73104 | US | 1987 |
| VSD 25/26 | Various | The Great Blues Men (2xLP, Comp) | Vanguard | VSD 25/26 | New Zealand | 1972 |
| VSD 25/26 | Various | The Great Blues Men (2xLP, Comp, Quad) | Vanguard | VSD 25/26 | France | 1972 |
