Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 23 October 1931 to 19 September 1933

~ Release by Blind Willie McTell (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The front cover reads "To 19 DECEMBER 1933." However, the disc and the back cover correctly read "To 19 SEPTEMBER 1933," verified by the booklet's discography.

Recording date, location, matrix, catalog number:
1. October 23, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, 405004-1 OKeh 8921
2. October 23, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, 151906-1 Columbia 14642-D
3. October 23, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, 151907-1 Columbia 14642-D
4. October 31, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, 405084-1, OKeh 8924
5. October 31, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, 405085-1, OKeh 8924
6. October 31, 1931, Atlanta, Georgia, 405086-1, OKeh 8921
7. February 22, 1932, Atlanta, Georgia, 71603-, Victor 23328
8. February 22, 1932, Atlanta, Georgia, 71604-1, Victor 23353
9. February 22, 1932, Atlanta, Georgia, 71605-, Victor 23328
10. February 22, 1932, Atlanta, Georgia, 71606-1, Victor 23353
11. September 14, 1933, New York, 14008-2, Vocalion 02595
12. September 14, 1933, New York, 14009-2, Vocalion unissued
13. September 14, 1933, New York, 14010-1, Vocalion 02622
14. September 18, 1933, New York, 14024-1, American Record Co. unissued
15. September 18, 1933, New York, 14027-1, Vocalion 02623
16. September 18, 1933, New York, 14034-1, Vocalion 02623
17. September 18, 1933, New York, 14035-1, Vocalion 02568
18. September 18, 1933, New York, 14036-2, Vocalion 02577
19. September 18, 1933, New York, 14037-3, Vocalion unissued
20. September 18, 1933, New York, 14038-2, Vocalion 02668
21. September 19, 1933, New York, 14045-1, Vocalion unissued
22. September 19, 1933, New York, 14048-2, Vocalion unissued
23. September 19, 1933, New York, 14049-1, Vocalion 02577
24. September 19, 1933, New York, 14050-1, Vocalion unissued

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-28 22:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rough Alley Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23) and Ruth Willis (on 1931-10-23)
Ruth Mary Willis & Blind Willie McTell3:18
2Experience Blues
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1931-10-23)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocal:
Ruth Day
vocals:
Ruth Willis (on 1931-10-23)
Ruth Day & Blind Willie McTell53:13
3Painful Blues
guitar and spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-23)
vocal:
Ruth Day
vocals:
Ruth Willis (on 1931-10-23)
Ruth Day & Blind Willie McTell52:55
4Low Rider's Blues
guitar:
Georgia Bill (William Samuel McTier; pseudonym on OKeh for Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist), Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-31) and Curley Weaver (on 1931-10-31)
spoken vocals:
Curley Weaver (on 1931-10-31)
vocal:
Georgia Bill (William Samuel McTier; pseudonym on OKeh for Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-31)
recording of:
Low Rider's Blues (on 1931-10-31)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Georgia Bill3:19
5Georgia Rag
guitar:
Georgia Bill (William Samuel McTier; pseudonym on OKeh for Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist), Georgia Bill (on 1931-10-31) and Curley Weaver (on 1931-10-31)
vocal:
Georgia Bill (William Samuel McTier; pseudonym on OKeh for Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist)
vocals:
Georgia Bill (on 1931-10-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Georgia Rag
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Georgia Bill3:06
6Low Down Blues
additional guitar:
Curley Weaver (on 1931-10-31)
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1931-10-31)
vocals:
Ruth Willis (on 1931-10-31)
Ruth Willis3:13
7Rollin' Mama Blues
guitar:
Ruby Glaze (on 1932-02-22) and Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
vocals:
Ruby Glaze (on 1932-02-22) and Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
recording of:
Rollin’ Mama Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Ruby Glaze & Hot Shot Willie3:05
8Lonesome Day Blues
guitar:
Ruby Glaze (on 1932-02-22) and Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
vocals:
Ruby Glaze (on 1932-02-22) and Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
recording of:
Lonesome Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Ruby Glaze & Hot Shot Willie3:17
9Mama, Let Me Scoop You Up
guitar and spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
vocals:
Ruby Glaze (on 1932-02-22) and Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
Ruby Glaze & Hot Shot Willie3:09
10Searching the Desert for the Blues
guitar and spoken vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
vocals:
Ruby Glaze (on 1932-02-22) and Blind Willie McTell (on 1932-02-22)
recording of:
Searching the Desert for the Blues
composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Ruby Glaze & Hot Shot Willie3:10
11Warm It Up to Me
guitar:
Blind Willie (on 1933-09-14) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-14)
vocals:
Blind Willie (on 1933-09-14) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Warm It Up to Me (on 1933-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell & Curley Weaver2:58
12It's Your Time to Worry
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-14) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-14)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-14)
Blind Willie McTell3:04
13It's a Good Little Thing
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-14) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-14)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-14) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-14)
recording of:
It's a Good Little Thing (on 1933-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell & Curley Weaver52:52
14You Was Born to Die
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-18)
Blind Willie McTell & Curley Weaver2:51
15Lord Have Mercy If You Please
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
recording of:
Lord Have Mercy If You Please
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Blind Willie McTell2:58
16Don't You See How This World Made a Change
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-18)
recording of:
Don't You See How This World Made a Change (on 1933-09-18)
Blind Willie McTell & Curley Weaver2:56
17Savannah Mama
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
recording of:
Savannah Mama
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:18
18Broke Down Engine
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
recording of:
Broke Down Engine
writer:
Blind Willie McTell
arranger:
Bob Dylan
version of:
Broke Down Engine
recording of:
Broke Down Engine
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
arranger:
Michael Jerome Browne
Blind Willie McTell3:15
19Broke Down Engine No. 2
guitar and other vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
Blind Willie McTell2:55
20My Baby's Gone
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-18)
recording of:
My Baby's Gone
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:00
21Love-Makin' Mama
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-19)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19)
recording of:
Love Makin' Mama
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell2:56
22Death Room Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-19)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19)
recording of:
Death Room Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell2:58
23Death Cell Blues
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19) and Curley Weaver (on 1933-09-19)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19)
Blind Willie McTell3:10
24Lord, Send Me an Angel
guitar:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19)
vocals:
Blind Willie McTell (on 1933-09-19)
recording of:
Lord, Send Me an Angel
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell2:52

Credits

Release

liner notes:Alan Balfour (in 1990)
producer:Johnny Parth (in 1990)
compiler:Johnny Parth (in 1990)
copyrighted (©) by:Document Records (AT / UK)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7638128 [info]