Rough Guide to Legends of the Delta Blues

This collection brings together six pioneering figures whose legacies encapsulate the very essence of the Delta blues - the cornerstone of American popular music and the bedrock of rock 'n' roll. Like arrows through time, these seminal tracks belie the age in which they were recorded.

Skip James - Devil Got My Woman / Tommy Johnson - Cool Drink Of Water Blues / Bukka White - Fixin' To Die Blues / Charley Patton - It Won't Be Long / Willie Brown - Future Blues / Son House - My Black Mama - Part 1 / Skip James - I'm So Glad Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues / Bukka White - Shake 'Em On Down / Charley Patton - I'm Goin' Home / Willie Brown - M & O Blues / Son House - Walkin' Blues