Blues Records From 1929

BLUES BEFORE SUNRISE FOR 11/16/25 TAKE ME BACK TO OLD YAZOO
This week on BBS we’ll sample sides from the Yazoo Label. Before there was the Document Label making prewar blues sides available on CD, the Yazoo Label was reissuing prewar 78s on 12” LPs. Starting in the mid 1960s, Nick Perls was tapping into his own collection plus borrowing sides from a network of Blues 78s collectors on the East coast, ultimately cobbling together 80+ LPs of prewar Blues – some devoted to a single Bluesman or woman – others issued as anthologies, focused on Blues styles particular to specific cities or regions – and all of great listenable sound quality. We’ll take time during Hour #3 to look back and listen to the Yazoo Blues label. Only on BBS!
HOUR #1
TROUBLES GOOD-BYE	JIMMY LIGGINS
WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO KNOW	KING COLE TRIO
BRING ANOTHER DRINK	KING COLE TRIO
ANY OLD TIME	KING COLE TRIO
TOO MARVEILOUS	KING COLE TRIO
JUST ABOUT KNOCK ME OUT	KING COLE TRIO
STAND BACK & SMILE	ELLA JOHNSON
WHEN MY MAN COMES HOME	ELLA JOHNSON
SOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’ ON MY DOOR	ELLA JOHNSON
I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S TROUBLING YOUR MIND	ELLA JOHNSON
DON’T TRY YOUR JIVE ON ME	UNA MAE CARLISLE
NOW I LAY MEDOWN TO DREAM	UNA MAE CARLISLE
WALKING BY THE RIVER	UNA MAE CARLISLE
YOU’RE SO MEAN TO ME	UNA MAE CARLISLE
SWINGING ON THE STRINGS	INKSPOTS
A STEADY TIME SPECIAL	DERYCK SAMPSON
TIRED OF EATING IN RESTAURANTS	BERT WILLIAMS
THIS IS ALWAYS	DON BYAS
HOUR #2
GET TOUGH	JIMMY McCRACKLIN
ROCK & ROLL CALL	TRENIERS
SUGAR DOO	TRENIERS
BOOGIE OOGIE	LARRY DARNELL
HE’S THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS	TERRY TIMMONS
SECONDHAND FOOL	JIMMY T-99 NELSON
THE THRILL IS GONE	ROY HAWKINS
S.K. JUMP PT 2	SAUNDERS KING
JUNGLE HOP	DON & DEWEY
FARMER JOHN	DON & DEWEY
TWO O’CLOCK BLUES	JIMMY YANCY
99 BLUES	LIL GREEN
HOW COME YOU DO ME LIKE YOU DO	LIL GREEN
ROMANCE IN THE DARK	LIL GREEN
MY KIND OF MAN	ETHEL WATERS
YOU BROUGHT A NEW KIND OF LOVE	ETHEL WATERS
WHEN THEY RING THE GOLDEN BELLS	GOLDEN GATE QUARTET
FROM THE PARLOR TO THE PIG PEN	REV JOHNNY BLAKEY
TROUBLES IN MY WAY	DIXIE HUMMINGBIRDS
HOUR #3
SPECIAL RIDER BLUES	SKIP JAMES
DEATH BELL BLUES	TOM DICKSON
HUNKIE TUNKIE	CHARLIE JORDAN
GONE DEAD TRAIN	KING SOLOMON HILL
MAM TAIN’T LONG ‘FORE DAY	BLIND WILLIE McTELL
COFFEE GRINDER BLUES	JAYBIRD COLEMAN
LAST TIME BLUES	CHARLIE McCOY
TWELVE POUND DADDY	PEARL DICKERSON
DEVIL SENT THE RAIN	CHARLIE PATTON
VOICE THROWIN’ BLUES	BUDDY BOY HAWKINS
RISING RIVER BLUES	GEORGE CARTER
SOUTH CAROLINA RAG #2	WILLIE WALKER
I WANT YOU TO KNOW	BO CARTER
RAGTIME MILLIONAIRE	WILLIAM MOORE
HOW ABOUT ME	LEROY CARR
C’MON MAMA DO THAT DANCE	TAMPA RED
HOUR #4
HOUND DOG	BIG MAMA THORNTON
JUST LIKE A DOG BARKING UP	BIG MAMA THORNTON
THE WOBBLE LOU	RAY AGEE
I GOTTA HAVE YOUR LOVE	RAY AGEE/WILMAJEAN HILL
MY SILENT PRAYER	RAY AGEE/ELLY JOHNSON
WHEN THE DEAL GOES DOWN	RAY AGEE
YOU HIT ME WHERE IT HURTS	RAY AGEE
THE MONKEY ON MY BACK	RAY AGEE
MISTAKE IN LIFE	JIMMY WILSON
MERCURY BOOGIE	K.C. DOUGLAS
LONELY BOY BLUES	K.C. DOUGLAS
TRAILING MY BABY	MERCY DEE WALTON
THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USE TO BE	JAMES REED
BIG EYES	LITTLE CAESAR
DON’T EVER LEVE ME AGAIN	FRANK MOTLEY
FIRST STAGE OF THE BLUES	JOHNNY FULLER
DON’T TALK ABOUT ME	BIG MAMA THORNTON
REMEMBER	JOHNNY FULLER
HOUR #5
DON’T BE A BABY BABY	MILLS BROS
LOVE WALKED IN	SONNY STITT
I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU	ELLA FITZGERALD
MISTY	LOU DONALDSON
I DON’T GET MY KICKS ANYMORE	ANNIE LAURIE
IM THE MOOD FOR YOU	ANNIE LAURIE
CRYIN’ SIGHIN’ DYIN’	ANNIE LAURIE
I LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN	FLEETWOOD MAC
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN	FLEETWOOD MAC
ONE SUNNY DAY	FLEETWOOD MAC
STOP MESSIN’ AROUND	FLEETWOOD MAC
WITHOUT YOU	FLEETWOOD MAC
THE WORLD KEEP ON TURNIN’	FLEETWOOD MAC
ALBATROSS	FLEETWOOD MAC