Shake That Thing: East Coast Blues 1935-1953

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Overview

JSP's Shake That Thing: East Coast Blues compiles four CD's of performances by country blues pickers Gabriel Brown, Dan Pickett, and Ralph Willis. It's hard to go wrong with these 105 obscure recordings cut between 1935 and 1953. The tracks have been remastered, making the majority of this material sound great. Unlike other packages of this type, the liner notes are informative; listing personnel, dates, and concise history without going on ad nauseam. As an extra bonus this is a budget-priced set making it highly recommended, for both the collector and the blues novice. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2006
Label:	Jsp
UPC:	0788065775322
Rank:	103365

Tracks

Disc 1

1. John Henry  - Gabriel Brown
2. John Henry  - Gabriel Brown
3. Blues  - Gabriel Brown
4. Tone the Bell Easy  - Gabriel Brown
5. Motherless Child  - Gabriel Brown
6. Po' Boy, Long Way from Home  - Gabriel Brown
7. A Dream of Mine  - Gabriel Brown
8. Education Blues  - Gabriel Brown
9. Talking in Sebastopol  - Gabriel Brown
10. Careless Love  - Gabriel Brown
11. I Get Evil When My Love Comes Down  - Gabriel Brown
12. You Ain't No Good  - Gabriel Brown
13. Black Jack Blues  - Gabriel Brown
14. Going My Way  - Gabriel Brown
15. Down in the Bottom  - Gabriel Brown
16. Bad Love  - Gabriel Brown
17. I've Got to Stop Drinkin'  - Gabriel Brown
18. Cold Love  - Gabriel Brown
19. Not Now, I'll Tell You When  - Gabriel Brown
20. I'm Gonna Take It Easy  - Gabriel Brown
21. That's Alright  - Gabriel Brown
22. Stick with Me  - Gabriel Brown
23. I've Done Stopped Gamblin'  - Gabriel Brown
24. Doing My Best  - Gabriel Brown
25. Good-Time Papa  - Gabriel Brown
26. Baby, Boy, Baby  - Gabriel Brown
27. It's Getting Soft  - Gabriel Brown

Disc 2

28. Don't Worry About It  - Gabriel Brown
29. Mean Old Blues  - Gabriel Brown
30. You Have to Be Different  - Gabriel Brown
31. The Jinx Is on Me  - Gabriel Brown
32. It's Time to Move  - Gabriel Brown
33. Hold Me Baby  - Gabriel Brown
34. Nobody Loves Me Like My Little Girl  - Gabriel Brown
35. Youngster's Blues  - Gabriel Brown
36. Cold Mama  - Gabriel Brown
37. I'm Just Crazy  - Gabriel Brown
38. I Am Playing the Game  - Gabriel Brown
39. I Am Just Hard Luck  - Gabriel Brown
40. Got No Money Blues  - Gabriel Brown
41. I Had My Hands on It  - Gabriel Brown
42. Laughing Rag  - Dan Pickett
43. Baby How Long  - Dan Pickett
44. You Got to Do Better  - Dan Pickett
45. Ride to a Funeral in a V-8  - Dan Pickett
46. Decoration Day  - Dan Pickett
47. Drivin' That Thing  - Dan Pickett
48. That's Grieving Me  - Dan Pickett
49. 99 1/2 Wond Do  - Dan Pickett
50. Baby Don't You Want to Go  - Dan Pickett
51. Chicago Blues  - Dan Pickett
52. Something's Gone Wrong  - Dan Pickett

Disc 3

53. Worried Blues  - Ralph Willis
54. Comb Your Kitty Kat  - Ralph Willis
55. Just a Note  - Ralph Willis
56. Church Bells  - Ralph Willis
57. Trouble Don't Last  - Ralph Willis
58. Shake That Thing  - Ralph Willis
59. So Many Days  - Ralph Willis
60. That Gal's No Good  - Ralph Willis
61. New Goin' Down Slow  - Ralph Willis
62. Goin' to Chattanooga  - Ralph Willis
63. Steel Mill Blues  - Ralph Willis
64. I Will Never Love Again  - Ralph Willis
65. Goin' to Virginia  - Ralph Willis
66. Boar Hog Blues  - Ralph Willis
67. Eloise  - Ralph Willis
68. I've Been a Fool  - Ralph Willis
69. Christmas Blues  - Ralph Willis
70. Amen Blues  - Ralph Willis
71. Neighborhood Blues  - Ralph Willis
72. Mama, Mama Blues  - Ralph Willis
73. Tell Me Pretty Baby  - Ralph Willis
74. I'm Gonna Rock  - Ralph Willis
75. Cool That Thing  - Ralph Willis
76. Sportin' Life  - Ralph Willis
77. Everyday I Weep and Moan  - Ralph Willis
78. Somebody Is Got to Go  - Ralph Willis

Disc 4

79. Blues, Blues, Blues  - Ralph Willis
80. I Got a Letter  - Ralph Willis
81. Too Late to Scream and Shout  - Ralph Willis
82. Hoodoo Man  - Ralph Willis
83. Income Tax Blues  - Ralph Willis
84. Bed Tick Blues  - Ralph Willis
85. Cold Chills  - Ralph Willis
86. Black and Tan  - Ralph Willis
87. Church Bell Blues  - Ralph Willis
88. Tell Me Pretty Baby  - Ralph Willis
89. Goodbye Blues  - Ralph Willis
90. Lazy Woman Blues  - Ralph Willis
91. Old Home Blues  - Ralph Willis
92. Salty Dog  - Ralph Willis
93. Cold Chills  - Ralph Willis
94. Amen  - Ralph Willis
95. Gonna Hop on Down the Line  - Ralph Willis
96. Do Right  - Ralph Willis
97. Door Bell Blues  - Ralph Willis
98. Why'd You Do It  - Ralph Willis
99. Early One Morning  - Dan Pickett
100. Number Writer  - Dan Pickett
101. Lemon Man  - Dan Pickett
102. Laughing Blues  - Dan Pickett
103. Number Writer  - Dan Pickett
104. I Can Shake It  - Dan Pickett
105. Drivin' That Thing  - Dan Pickett

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gabriel Brown   Primary Artist
Ralph Willis   Primary Artist
Dan Pickett   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Brownie McGhee   Guitar,Vocals
Dumas Ransom   Bass
Peter Sanders   Washboard
Gary Mapp   Bass
Sonny Terry   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Gary Mapp   Group Member
Brownie McGhee   Group Member
Peter Sanders   Group Member
Sonny Terry   Group Member