Various Artists - Rough Guide To Booze & Blues

Nothing can convey a drinker's tangled and often troubled relationship with alcohol quite like the blues. From the harrowing tales of Delta legends Tommy Johnson and Skip James to the tipsy humour of Bo Carter and Tampa Red, these classic early recordings highlight how the two have often gone hand in hand.Side A01 Ma Rainey: Booze And Blues02 Tommy Johnson: Canned Heat Blues03 Bo Carter: Let's Get Drunk Again04 Bumble Bee Slim: Runnin' Drunk Blues05 Barbecue Bob: Me And My Whiskey06 Bessie Smith: Moonshine Blues Side B01 Memphis Minnie: Drunken Barrel House Blues02 Blind Blake: Bootleg Rum Dum Blues03 Tampa Red's Hokum Jug Band: Good Gordon Gin04 Skip James: Drunken Spree05 Ray Brothers: Got The Jake Leg Too06 Big Bill Broonzy: Rukus Juice Blues07 Clifford Gibson: Whiskey Moan Blues