1. Catfish Blues - Robert Petway ~ Various Artists
2. Baby, Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams ~ Various Artists
3. Ham An' Eggs - Leadbelly ~ Various Artists
4. Mississippi River Blues - Big Bill Broonzy ~ Various Artists
5. Just A Good Woman Through With The Blues - Trixie Butler ~ Various Artists
6. Garbage Man Blues - Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies ~ Various Artists
7. Panama Limited, The - Bukka "Washington" White ~ Various Artists
8. Cool Drink Of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson ~ Various Artists
9. Midnight Special, The - Leadbelly ~ Various Artists
10. Worried Man Blues - The Carter Family ~ Various Artists
11. Les Blues De Voyage - Amede Ardoin & Denus McGee ~ Various Artists
12. K.C. Railroad Blues - Andrew & Jim Baxter ~ Various Artists
13. Somebody's Been Stealin' - Rev. J.M. Gates ~ Various Artists
14. Beale Street Blues - Alberta Hunter ~ Various Artists
15. Devil In The Wood Pile - Noah Lewis ~ Various Artists
16. Walk Right In - Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers ~ Various Artists
17. Ninety-Nine Year Blues - Julius Daniels ~ Various Artists
18. Got Cut All To Pieces - Bessie Tucker ~ Various Artists
19. Feather Bed - Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers ~ Various Artists
20. Can't Put A Bridle On That Mule This Morning - Julius Daniels ~ Various Artists
21. Davidson County Blues - Deford Bailey ~ Various Artists
22. Fankie And Johnny - Frank Crumit ~ Various Artists
23. Dixie Bo-Bo - Taskiana Four ~ Various Artists
24. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Paul Robeson ~ Various Artists
25. St. Louis Blues - The Hall Johnson Choir ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. Telephoning The Blues - Victoria Spivey ~ Various Artists
2. Viola Lee Blues - Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers ~ Various Artists
3. Haven't Got A Dollar To Pay Your House Rent Man - Genevieve Davis ~ Various Artists
4. Saturday Blues - Ishman Bracey ~ Various Artists
5. When I Woke Up This Morning She Was Gone - Jim Jackson ~ Various Artists
6. Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson ~ Various Artists
7. Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell ~ Various Artists
8. Stealin' Stealin' - Memphis Jug Band ~ Various Artists
9. Judge Harsh Blues - Furry Lewis ~ Various Artists
10. Rent Man Blues - Edna Winston ~ Various Artists
11. I Don't Care What You Say - Harris & Harris ~ Various Artists
12. I Hate A Man Like You - Lizzie Miles ~ Various Artists
13. 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do Pt. 1 - Frank Stokes ~ Various Artists
14. I'm A Mighty Tight Woman - Sippie Wallace ~ Various Artists
15. Blue Yodel #9 - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists
16. Girl I Love She Got Long Curly Hair, The - Sleepy John Estes ~ Various Artists
17. Don't Want No Woman - McCoy & Johnson ~ Various Artists
18. Cocaine Habit Blues - Memphis Jug Band ~ Various Artists
19. Married Woman Blues - Blind Willie Reynolds ~ Various Artists
20. Red Nightgown Blues - Jimmie Davis ~ Various Artists
21. Hardworking Woman - Mississippi Matilda ~ Various Artists
22. Doubled Up In A Knot - Bo Carter ~ Various Artists
23. If You Want Me Baby - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah ~ Various Artists
24. First Time I Met The Blues, The - Little Brother Montgomery ~ Various Artists
25. Sales Tax - Mississippi Sheiks ~ Various Artists
Disc 3
Song Title
Sample
1. That's Chicago's South Side - Sam Theard ~ Various Artists
2. Peetie Wheatstraw - Pete Wheatstraw ~ Various Artists
3. Devil's Island Gin Blues - Roosevelt Sykes ~ Various Artists
4. Black Gal What Makes Your Head So Hard? - Joe Pullum ~ Various Artists
5. I Lost My Baby - Lil Johnson ~ Various Artists
6. I Lost My Baby - Lil Johnson ~ Various Artists
7. Keep Your Hands Off Her - Big Bill Broonzy ~ Various Artists
8. When The Sun Goes Down - Minnie Carr ~ Various Artists
9. Selling My Pork Chops - Minnie McCoy ~ Various Artists
10. Every Day I Have The Blues - Pine Top ~ Various Artists
11. Sweet Sixteen - Walter Davis ~ Various Artists
12. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis ~ Various Artists
13. Trouble In Mind - Richard M. Jones ~ Various Artists
14. He Roars Like A Lion - Merline Johnson ~ Various Artists
15. Prowling Night Hawk - Robert Lee McCoy ~ Various Artists
16. Good Morning School Girl - Sonny Boy Williamson ~ Various Artists
17. You Got To Fix It - Speckled Red ~ Various Artists
18. Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Washboard Sam ~ Various Artists
19. Bottle It Up And Go - Tommy McClennan ~ Various Artists
20. Key To The Highway - Bill "Jazz" Gillum ~ Various Artists
21. Don't You Lie To Me - Tampa Red ~ Various Artists
22. What Is That She Got - Johnny Temple ~ Various Artists
23. Going Down Slow - St. Louis Jimmy ~ Various Artists
24. Hobo Blues - Yank Rachell ~ Various Artists
25. He's A Jelly Roll Baker - Lonnie Johnson ~ Various Artists
Disc 4
Song Title
Sample
1. Pearl Harbor Blues - Doctor Clayton ~ Various Artists
2. My Buddy Blues - The Five Breezes ~ Various Artists
3. Worried Life Blues - Big Maceo ~ Various Artists
4. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - The Cats & The Fiddle ~ Various Artists
5. Grinder Man Blues - Memphis Slim ~ Various Artists
6. Walkin' The Boogie - Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson ~ Various Artists
7. Why Don't You Do Right - Lil Green ~ Various Artists
8. Little Boy Blue - Robert Lockwood Jr. ~ Various Artists
9. Angels In Harlem - Doctor Clayton ~ Various Artists
10. Illinois Blues - Sunnyland Slim ~ Various Artists
11. Chicago Is Just That Way - Eddie Boyd ~ Various Artists
12. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup ~ Various Artists
13. Get The Mop - Henry "Red" Allen ~ Various Artists
14. Look On Yonder Wall - Bill "Jazz" Gillum ~ Various Artists
15. Anytime Is The Right Time - Roosevelt Skyes Trio ~ Various Artists
16. When Things Go Wrong With You - Tampa Red ~ Various Artists
17. Dust My Broom - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup ~ Various Artists
18. Soap And Water Blues - Washboard Sam ~ Various Artists
19. Rockin' With Red - Piano Red ~ Various Artists
20. Little Angel - Tampa Red Sweet ~ Various Artists
21. My Baby Left Me - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup ~ Various Artists
22. How Blue Can You Get - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers (Downhearted) ~ Various Artists
23. Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo - Piano Red ~ Various Artists
24. Ride And Rol - Sonny Terry ~ Various Artists
25. Get Rich Quick - Little Richard ~ Various Artists
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info
This boxset compiles the four volumes of the series WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, which are also available as individual CDs.
Producer: David Evans (Compilation)
Technical Info
Release Date : 11/05/2002
Original Release Date : 2002
Catalog ID : 64006
Label : Bluebird RCA (USA)
Number of Discs : 4
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Mixed
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00090266400621
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (12/12/02, p.102) - "...Here's the junk buried under the garage...blues and country and blackface Western swing and ancient death boogie..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.77) - Ranked #5 in Mojo's "Best Blues Albums of 2002"
Mojo (Publisher) (3/03, p.110) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...A surprises-all-the-way switchback ride through one of the great catalogues of 20th century music..."
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