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Track Listing
  1. Dust My Blues
  2. Three O'Clock Blues
  3. Killing Floor
  4. Stop Watching Your Enemies
  5. Messin' With the Kid
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  1. Dust My Blues
  2. Three O'Clock Blues
  3. Killing Floor
  4. Stop Watching Your Enemies
  5. Messin' With the Kid
  6. Better off With the Blues
  7. When You Walk Out the Door
  8. Don't Start Me to Talkin'
  9. Blues in the Basement
  10. Little Bluebird
  11. Mojo Hand
  12. Big Boss Man
  13. Boogie Chillen'
  14. I'll Take Care of You
  15. Otis in the Dark
  16. Master Charge
  17. Mother Nature
  18. Walking the Back Streets and Crying
  19. Give Me Back My Wig
  20. Prisoner of Love
  21. You Upset Me Baby
  22. Let's Straighten It Out
  23. I'll Play the Blues for You
  24. Must Have Been the Devil
  25. Dimples
  26. Rainin' in My Heart
  27. The Getaway
  28. Too Much Sugar for a Dime
  29. Bright Lights, Big City
  30. Driving Wheel
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Essential Blues is an attempt to trace the evolution of the music from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and other modern, urban cities. It does a fairly good job in providing a brief history, but the main strength of the collection simply comes from the music. Featuring cuts from Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Slim Harpo, Junior Parker, Elmore James, Albert Collins, and many, many others, it's a quick and effective way to sample a variety of different blues styles. For neophytes, Essential Blues does offer a ...

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The Essential Blues [House of Blues] 1995, A&M

UPC: 751416114927

CD

The Essential Blues [House of Blues] 1995, Platinum Entertainment

UPC: 751416114941

Cassette