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1.StopFrisco Town – Memphis Minnie 02:56
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2.StopSpike Driver Blues – Mississippi John Hurt 03:15
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3.StopFeather Bed – Cannon's Jug Stompers 03:16
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4.StopThe Fox and the Hounds – Henry Thomas 02:38
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5.StopA Lazy Farmer Boy – Buster Carter, Preston Young 03:01
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6.StopPick Poor Robin Clean – Luke Jordan 03:13
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7.StopNappy Head Blues – Bob Grant 02:46
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8.StopSourwood Mountain – Taylor's Kentucky Boys 02:35
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9.StopLevee Camp Moan Blues – Alger "Texas" Alexander 03:07
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10.StopJohn Henry Blues – Evans & McClain, Joe Evans, Arthur McClain 03:25
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11.StopComing to Christ – Biddleville Quintette 02:53
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12.StopHouse Carpenter – Clarence Ashley 03:15
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13.StopFurniture Man – Lil McClintock 03:08
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14.StopAlabama Strut – Cow Cow Davenport 02:52
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15.StopKassie Jones, Pt. 1 – Furry Lewis 03:07
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16.StopThousand Woman Blues – Blind Boy Fuller 02:50
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17.StopChampaign Charlie Is My Name – Blind Blake 02:32
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18.StopMolly Man – Rev. Moses Mason 03:07
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19.StopChicken You Can Roost Behind the Moon – Frank Stokes 03:07
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20.StopLittle Birdie – John Hammond, Jr. 02:47
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21.StopBlack Skunk Blues – Barbecue Bob 03:02
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22.StopDrunkard's Special – Coley Jones 03:15
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23.StopEasy Winner – The Blue Boys 02:53
This final volume in an indispensable series collects work by better-known artists like Memphis Minnie and Mississippi John Hurt as well as more obscure geniuses like Henry Thomas and Texas Alexander. What stands out is the amazingly consistent level of quality of the recordings. While some preservation efforts such as this might fill spaces with padding, all the music here is heartbreakingly beautiful. Tim Sheridan, Rovi
- Genre: Blues, Country, Rock, Religious
- Subgenre: Traditional Country, Traditional Gospel, Traditional Folk, Country Blues, CCM/Contemporary Gospel, East Coast Blues
- Category Traditional Gospel, Old-Timey, Jug Band, Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Acoustic Memphis Blues, Blues Revival
- Release Date: March 19, 1996
- Artist: Before the Blues Vol. 3: The Early American Bl
- Additional Artist: Cannon's Jug Stompers (Performer), Buster Carter (Performer), Preston Young (Performer), The Blue Boys (Performer), Biddleville Quintette (Performer), Taylor's Kentucky Boys (Performer), Rev. Moses Mason (Performer), Clarence Ashley (Performer), Various artists collection, Barbecue Bob (Vocals), Blind Boy Fuller (Vocals), Joe Evans (Vocals), Alger "Texas" Alexander (Vocals), Arthur McClain (Vocals), Rev. Moses Mason (Vocals), Barbecue Bob (Performer), Cow Cow Davenport (Performer), Blind Boy Fuller (Performer), John Hammond Jr. (Performer), Mississippi John Hurt (Performer), Furry Lewis (Performer), Memphis Minnie (Performer), Frank Stokes (Performer), Henry Thomas (Performer), Joe Evans (Performer), Blind Blake (Performer), Alger "Texas" Alexander (Performer), Bob Grant (Performer), Coley Jones (Performer), Luke Jordan (Performer), Arthur McClain (Performer)