Rough Guide To Bullets and Blues

From the classic murder ballads “Stack O Lee” and “Frankie & Johnny” to songs of jealous pistol-yielding lovers, blues music and the gun have long crossed paths. This Rough Guide charts this troubled association with tracks from country blues legends including Mississippi John Hurt, Furry Lewis and Skip James.

A1. Skip James: 22-20 Blues A2. Blind Boy Fuller: Pistol Slapper Blues A3. Walter Roland: 45 Pistol Blues A4. Furry Lewis: Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee A5. Peetie Wheatstraw: Machine Gun Blues A6. Bob Campbell: Shotgun Blues A7. Georgia Tom: Six Shooter Blues B1. Roosevelt Sykes: 44 Blues B2. Mississippi John Hurt: Frankie B3. Leroy Carr with Scrapper Blackwell: Shinin' Pistol B4. Will Bennett: Railroad Bill B5. Bo Weavil Jackson: Pistol Blues B6. "Funny Papa" Smith: Forty-Five Blues