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1 Sam Chatmon I Have To Paint My Face
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – Sam Chatmon
2:50
2 K.C. Douglas Big Road Blues
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – K.C. Douglas
2:32
3 Sam Chatmon I Stand And Wonder
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – Sam Chatmon
3:54
4 Big Joe Williams Texas Blues
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – Big Joe Williams
3:43
5 K.C. Douglas Night Shirt Blues
Vocals, Guitar, Written By – K.C. Douglas
2:07
6 K.C. Douglas With Bruce Bratton Mercury Blues
Bass [Tub Bass] – Bruce BrattonVocals, Guitar, Written By – K.C. Douglas
2:49
7 Sam Chatmon Hollandale Blues
Vocals, Guitar, Written By – Sam Chatmon
5:10
8 Jasper Love With Columbus Jones The Slop
Vocals, Piano, Written By – Jasper Love Voice [Talking] – Columbus Jones
3:20
9 R.C. Smith* Stella Ruth
Vocals, Guitar, Written By – R.C. Smith*
3:35
10 Sam Chatmon God Don't Like Ugly
Vocals, Guitar, Written By – Sam Chatmon
3:54
11 Wade Walton Rooster Blues
Guitar, Written By – Wade WaltonOther [Rooster Crowing] – Unknown Artist
1:23
12 Wade Walton / R.C. Smith* Barbershop Rhythm
Guitar, Voice [Talking] – R.C. Smith*Voice [Talking], Percussion [Slapping Straight Razor] – Wade Walton
2:26
13 R.C. Smith* Going Back To Texas
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – R.C. Smith*
2:46
14 K.C. Douglas / Sidney Maiden Blues And Trouble
Piano, Harmonica – Sidney MaidenWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – K.C. Douglas
3:22
15 R.C. Smith* Lonely Widower
Written-By, Vocals, Guitar – R.C. Smith*
2:54
16 R.C. Smith* Lost Love Blues
Vocals, Guitar, Written By – R.C. Smith*
3:54
17 Big Joe Williams Married Woman Blues
Vocals, Guitar, Written By – Big Joe Williams
2:00
18 Jasper Love Love's Honeydripper
Piano, Written By – Jasper Love
1:25
19 Jasper Love Desert Blues
Vocals, Piano, Written By – Jasper Love
3:43
20 Butch Cage & Willie Thomas* One Thin Dime
Written-By, Vocals, Fiddle – Butch CageWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Willie Thomas*
4:46
21 Butch Cage & Willie Thomas* Butch's Blues
Written-By, Vocals, Fiddle – Butch CageWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Willie Thomas*
5:36
22 Butch Cage & Willie Thomas* Forty Four Blues
Written-By, Vocals, Fiddle – Butch CageWritten-By, Vocals, Guitar – Willie Thomas*
4:45
23 Sidney Maiden / K.C. Douglas Chicago Blues
Guitar – K.C. DouglasVocals, Harmonica, Piano, Written By – Sidney Maiden
3:35

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
  • Glass Mastered At – Nimbus

Credits

  • Cover – Wayne Pope
  • Recorded By, Producer, Liner Notes, Edited By, Photography By – Chris Strachwitz

Notes

Recorded in 1960 in Mississippi, California, and Louisiana.

Tracks 1, 3, 8, 11-13, 15-16, 19, and 21-22 previously released on Arhloolie LP 1005. Tracks 2, 4, and 14 previously released on Arhoolie LP 1005 (2nd edition). Tracks 9-10, 17-18, and 20 previously released on Arhoolie LP 1006. Track 23 previously released on Arhoolie LP 1006 (2nd edition). Tracks 5-7 previously unissued.

Catalog number CD 432 on spine; catalog number CD-432 on disc face; catalog number 432 on front and rear covers.

No durations are printed on the release.

Copyright © & ℗ 1960 & 1995 by Arhoolie Productions Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 96297 04322 6
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout: ARH 432 :MASTERED: :BY NIMBUS:
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L125

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
F 1005 Various I Have To Paint My Face ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Arhoolie Records F 1005 US 1960
F 1005 Various I Have To Paint My Face - A Random Collection Of Mississippi Delta Blues ‎(LP, RM) Arhoolie Records F 1005 US 1969
F1005 Various I Have To Paint My Face - A Random Collection Of Mississippi Delta Blues ‎(LP, Comp, RE) Arhoolie Records F1005 US 1980

Various - I Have To Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues – 1960

Performer: Various

Album Title: I Have To Paint My Face: Mississippi Blues – 1960

Genre: Blues

Label: Arhoolie Records ‎– CD 432, Arhoolie Records ‎– CD-432, Arhoolie Records ‎– 432
Type: CD, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Date of released: 1995
Category: Blues
Style: Country Blues, Delta Blues, Harmonica Blues

MP3 album zip size: 1697 mb

FLAC album zip size: 1873 mb

Rating: 4.9 / 5

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