Tracklist

A1	–Lil' Son Jackson	Gambling Blues
A2	–Lil' Son Jackson	Homeless Blues
A3	–Lee Hunter	Back To Santa Fe
A4	–L.C. Williams	Strike Blues
A5	–Leroy Ervin	Blue, Black, And Evil
A6	–Leroy Ervin	Rock Island Blues
A7	–Lightning Hopkins*	Grievance Blues
B1	–L.C. Williams	You Never Miss The Water
B2	–Thunder Smith*	Santa Fe Blues
B3	–Thunder Smith*	Big Stars Are Falling
B4	–Lightning Hopkins*	Big Mama Jump
B5	–L.C. Williams	I Wonder
B6	–Lightning Hopkins*	Death Bells
B7	–L.C. Williams	I Won't Be Here Long

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Gold Star Recording Studio
• Mastered At – Sierra Sound Laboratories

Credits

• Design [Cover] – Wayne Pope
• Edited By – Chris Strachwitz
• Recorded By – Bill Quinn

Notes

Classic country blues recorded in Houston, Texas and originally issued between 1948 and 1952 on Gold Star 78 rpm singles

First issue with colored rear cover (see images) and Box 5073, Berkeley address on back.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (label, side 1): 137
• Matrix / Runout (label, side 2): 138
• Matrix / Runout (etched, side 1): ARHOOLIE MASTER 137 (R2006) TEXAS BLUES SIDE 1 SSL
• Matrix / Runout (etched, side 2): ARHOOLIE MASTER 138 (R2006) SSL

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
R 2006	Various	Texas Blues Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Arhoolie Records	R 2006	US	Unknown
R 2006	Various	Texas Blues Volume 1 ‎(LP, Comp)	Arhoolie Records	R 2006	US	Unknown