Subtitled Down the Country Way, this 20-track collection cherry-picks the best stuff from ten different Prestige-Bluesville albums that were originally issued during the first blues revival between 1960 and 1962. The song selection is impeccable, and with each artist getting a two-song entry, the set holds together remarkably well. Highlights include Smoky Babe ("Hottest Brand Goin'"), Robert Pete Williams ("Free Again"), Wade Walton ("Rock Me, Mama"), J.T. Adams and Shirley Griffith ("Match Box Blues"), Big Joe Williams ( ...
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Subtitled Down the Country Way, this 20-track collection cherry-picks the best stuff from ten different Prestige-Bluesville albums that were originally issued during the first blues revival between 1960 and 1962. The song selection is impeccable, and with each artist getting a two-song entry, the set holds together remarkably well. Highlights include Smoky Babe ("Hottest Brand Goin'"), Robert Pete Williams ("Free Again"), Wade Walton ("Rock Me, Mama"), J.T. Adams and Shirley Griffith ("Match Box Blues"), Big Joe Williams ("Coal and Iceman Blues"), Pete Franklin ("Black Gal"), Scrapper Blackwell ("Blues Before Sunrise") and Blind Willie McTell ("Broke Down Engine Blues"). Another added bonus is the inclusion of Tampa Red's impossibly rare Atlantic single, "Dark and Stormy Night," originally issued under the pseudonym of Barrelhouse Sammy. ~ Cub Koda, Rovi
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