Artist	Song
Slim Harpo	I've Got Love If You Want It
from The Best of Slim Harpo (1997)
Muddy Waters	You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
from Muddy Waters: His Best (1956-1964) (1997)
Odetta	Midnight Special
from At the Gate of Horn (2006)
Son House	Grinnin In Your Face
from Legends of Country Blues Guitar (2007)
Buddy Guy	I Love the Life I Live
from Blues Singer (2003)
Big Bill Broonzy	The Glory of Love
from The Big Bill Broonzy Story (1999)
Lead Belly	John Hardy
from In the Shadow of the Gallows Pole (2006)
Precious Bryant	Broke and Ain't Got a Dime
from Fool Me Good (2002)
Howlin' Wolf	Spoonful
from The Chess Box: Howlin' Wolf (1991)
John Lee Hooker	It Serves You Right to Suffer
from John Lee Hooker: The Definitive Collection (2006)
T-Bone Walker	T-Bones Blues
from Papa Ain't Salty (2005)
Jimmy Reed	Take Out Some Insurance
from The Very Best of Jimmy Reed (2005)
Bessie Smith	Back Water Blues
from The Essential Bessie Smith (1997)
Floyd Dixon	Hole In the Wall
from Time Brings About a Change (2006)

Comment:

Mixing the sacred and the secular and spanning a range of emotions and experiences, the blues is a unique music form writ in human lives. Its influence is incalculable. These songs by great artists provide an introduction to some of the most stirring and powerful music of the 20th century. From the swampy sounds of Slim Harpo to Muddy Waters's Chicago grit, from Bessie Smith in the 1920s to Buddy Guy in modern times, this compilation explores the depth and breadth of a great American art form.

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