1 | –Blind Willie McTell | Travelin' BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Willie McTellWritten-By – McTell | 3:18 |
2 | –Otis Spann | Bloody Murder | 3:31 |
3 | –Robert Johnson | Little Queen Of SpadesWritten-By – Johnson | 2:14 |
4 | The Origins Of The Blues |
5 | World War II And After |
6 | Blues And Entertainment |
7 | –Leroy Carr / Scrapper Blackwell | Midnight Hour BluesWritten-By – L. Carr | 3:05 |
8 | –Mississippi John Hurt | Stack O' Lee BluesArranged By – Mississippi John HurtVocals, Guitar – Mississippi John HurtWritten-By – Traditional | 2:44 |
9 | –Bertha 'Chippie' Hill | Pratt City BluesCornet – Louis ArmstrongWritten By – Hill/JonesWritten-By – Hill, Jones | 2:52 |
10 | –Leadbelly | Pig Meat PapaVocals, Guitar – LeadbellyWritten-By – Leadbetter | 3:14 |
11 | –Barbecue Bob / Laughing Charley | It Won't Be Long NowVocals, Guitar – Barbecue Bob, Laughing Charley | 3:30 |
12 | –Elmore James | SunnylandWritten-By – E. James | 2:19 |
13 | –Lillian Glinn | Shake It DownWritten-By – Williams, Urquhart | 3:12 |
14 | –Joe Williams / Sonny Boy Williamson | Wild Cow MoanWritten-By – Williams | 2:50 |
15 | –Peg Leg Howell | Broke And Hungry BluesFiddle – Unknown ArtistVocals, Guitar – Peg Leg HowellWritten-By – Howell | 3:19 |
16 | –Memphis Minnie | Me And My Chauffeur BluesGuitar [2nd] – Little Son JoeWritten-By – Lawlar | 2:45 |
17 | –Big Bill Broonzy | All By MyselfPiano – Memphis SlimWritten-By – Broonzy | 2:26 |
18 | –Bessie Smith | In The House BluesWritten-By – B. Smith | 2:56 |
19 | –Casey Bill / Black Bob | W.P.A. BluesWritten-By – W. Weldon, L. Melrose | 3:14 |
20 | –Texas Alexander | Broken Yo-YoGuitar – Lonnie Johnson Written-By, Vocals – Alexander | 3:02 |
21 | –Henry Williams / Eddie Anthony | Georgia CrawlVocals, Fiddle – Eddie AnthonyVocals, Guitar – Henry Williams | 3:19 |
22 | –Peetie Wheatstraw | Good Whiskey BluesWritten-By – Bunch | 3:06 |
23 | –Faber Smith / Jimmy Yancey | East St. Louis BluesWritten-By – Yancy | 2:48 |
24 | –Mississippi Jook Band | Dangerous WomanPiano – Cooney VaughnWritten-By – Graves | 2:48 |
25 | –Blind Lemon Jefferson | Black Snake Moan | 3:00 |
26 | The Thirties, Urban And Rural Blues |
27 | –Brownie McGhee | Million Lonesome WomenWritten-By – McGhee | 2:34 |
28 | –Joe Turner / Pete Johnson | Roll 'Em PeteWritten-By – Johnson | 2:51 |
29 | –Johnny Shines | I Don't KnowWritten-By – J. Shines | 3:28 |
30 | –Bo Carter | Sorry Feeling Blues | 3:08 |
31 | –Memphis Jug Band | Gator WobbleHarmonica – Will ShadeWritten-By – Burse, Shade | 2:38 |
32 | –Blind Boy Fuller / Sonny Terry | I Want Some Of Your Pie | 2:42 |
33 | –Charley Patton | Stone Pony BluesVocals, Guitar – Charley PattonWritten-By – Patton | 2:48 |
34 | –Butterbeans And Susie | What It Takes To Bring You Back (Mama Keeps It All The Time) | 3:23 |
35 | –Fra-Fra Tribesmen | Yarum Praise SongsVocals, Fiddle, Other [Rattle] – Fra-Fra TribesmenWritten-By – Traditional | 2:58 |
36 | –Bukka White | Parchman Farm BluesWritten-By – White | 2:36 |