Proto-Blues

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This is the music played during the late 1800s and early 1900s from which the Blues evolved.

Armstrong, Howard

Louie Bluie

Blue Suit 106

Bailey, Deford

Harmonica Showcase

Matchbox MSE 218

Cannon, Gus

Cannon’s Jug Stompers

Herwin 208

Cotten, Elizabeth

Freight Train

Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40009

Davis, Reverand Gary & Pink Anderson

Gospel

Riverside OBC-524

Evans, Joe & Arthur McClain

Two Poor Boys

Earl BD-616

Fuller, Jesse

Frisco Bound

Arhoolie R 2009

Graves, Blind Roosevelt

1929-36

Wolf WSE 110

Howell, Peg Leg & His Gang

Complete Recordings 1928-29

Matchbox MSE 205

Hurt, Mississippi John

The 1928 Sessions

Yazoo L-1065

Jackson, Jim

Kansas City Blues

Agram AB 2004

Jackson, Jim

The Best of Jim Jackson 1928-30

Earl BD-613

Jackson, John

Blues & Country Dance Tunes

Arhoolie F1025

Jackson, New Orleans Willie

1926-28

Old Tramp OT-1215

Jackson, Papa Charlie

Fat Mouth 1024-27

Yazoo L-1029

Jones, Coley & the Dallas String Band

Coley Jones & the Dallas String Band

Matchbox MSE 208

Kimbrough, Lottie & Winston Holmes

1928-29

Wolf WSE 114

Leadbelly

Gwine Dig A Hole To Put The Devil In

Rounder CD 1045

Leadbelly

Hudie Leadbetter

Fantasy 24715

Leadbelly

Last Sessions Part 1

Folkways FA 2941 A/B

Leadbelly

Last Sessions Part 2

Folkways FA 2941 C/D

Leadbelly

Last Sessions Part 3

Folkways FA 2942 A/B

Leadbelly

Last Sessions Part 4

Folkways FA 2942 C/D

Leadbelly

Let It Shine

Rounder CD 1046

Leadbelly

Recorded in Concert

Playboy Records PB-119

Leadbelly

The Library of Congress

Elektra EKL-301/2

Lipscomb, Mance

Texas Songster Vol. 2

Arhoolie F 1023

Miller, Emmett

Minstrel Man From Georgia

Columbia/Legacy CK 66999

Mississippi Sheiks

1930 Vol. 1

Matchbox MSE 1005

Mississippi Sheiks

Stop and Listen

Mamlish S-3804

Peg Leg Sam

Medicine Show Man

Trix 3302

Stokes, Frank

Creator of the Memphis Blues

Yazoo L-1060

Stovepipe No. 1 & David Crockett

1924-30

Blues Documents BD-2019

Thomas, Henry

Texas Worried Blues

Yazoo 1080-1

Various

Afro-American Blues & Game Songs

Library of Congress AFS L4

Various

Afro-American Folk Music

Library of Congress AFS L67

Various

Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs & Ballads

Rounder CD 1510

Various

Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads

Library of Congress AFS L3

Various

Ain’t Gonna Rain No More: Blues & Pre-Blues

Rounder 2016

Various

Alabama Harmonica Kings 1927-30

Wolf WSE 127

Various

American Primitive Vol. 2

Revenant 214

Various

Black Banjo Songsters

Smithsonian/Folkways SF CD 40079

Various

Cap’n, You’re So Mean:Negro Songs of Protest, Vol. 2

Rounder 4013

Various

Classic African-American Ballads

Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40191

Various

Country Blues-The First Generation

Matchbox MSE 201

Various

Deep River of Song: Black Appalachia

Rounder 1823

Various

Earliest Negro Vocal Groups

Document DOCD-5531

Various

Earliest Negro Vocal Groups Vol. 3

Document DOCD-5355

Various

Georgia Sea Island Songs

New World Records NW 278

Various

Georgia String Bands 1928-30

RST Document BD-2002

Various

Great Songsters 1927-29

RST Blues Document BD-2007

Various

Jug & Washboard Bands-Vol. 1

Blues Documents BD-2023

Various

Jug Bands

RF Records 6

Various

Jug, Jook and Washboard Bands

Blues Classics BC-2

Various

Lost Sounds: Blacks & the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922

Archeophone 772151090-2

Various

Music From The South, Vol. 1:Country Brass

Folkways FA 2650

Various

Negro Prison Camp Worksongs

Folkways FE 4475

Various

Negro Songs of Protest

Rounder 4004

Various

Never Let the Same Bee Sting You Twice: Blues, Ballads, Rags & Gospel In The Songster Tradition

Document DOCD-5678

Various

Roots of the Blues

New World Records NW 252

Various

Savannah Syncopators: African Retentions

CBS 52799

Various

Songsters & Saints: Vocal Traditions

Matchbox 2001/2002

Various

Songsters & Saints: Vocal Traditions Vol. 2

Matchbox MSEX 2003/2004

Various

Southern Prison Blues

Everest/Tradition 2066

Various

Traveling Through The Jungle: Negro Fife

Testament T-2223

Various

Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues

Blue Ridge Institute BRI 001