Hear Me Howling! Blues, Ballads And Beyond

Various Artists

Arhoolie

A 4 CD box set of blues, folk, gospel and jazz recorded in the Bay Area by Chris Strachwitz, the founder of of Arhoolie Records, between 1954 and 1971. Includes 72 tracks, more than half of which are previously unreleased, and is accompanied by a 136 page hardback book. Features visiting and local musicians and includes early tracks by Country Joe & The Fish, Notes From The Underground and Joy Of Cooking.

Tracks / Musicians

CD 1:

• Hump in My Back - Jesse Fuller *
• Brother Low Down - Jesse Fuller *
• Berkeley's Junko Partner - Skid Band *
• Tight Like That - Skid Band *
• Moose March - Bob Mielke's Bearcats
• Highway 49 - Big Joe Williams *
• Oakland Blues - Big Joe Williams with Mary Williams *
• Greystone (Alameda County Jail) Blues - Big Joe Williams
• I Know You Didn't Want Me - K.C. Douglas and band
• Night Shirt Blues - K.C. Douglas and band
• Stop Time - K.C. Douglas and band *
• Hear Me Howling - K.C. Douglas and band
• Stand Alone Blues - Lonnie Johnson *
• Brenda - Lonnie Johnson *
• Changed the Lock on my Door - Sonny Terry *
• Bald Eagle Train (take 1) - Bukka White *
• Tom Moore's Farm - Lightning Hopkins *
• Up on Telegraph (Avenue) - Lightning Hopkins
• Lady Luck - Mercy Dee

• I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish *
• You Turned Your Back - Toni Brown
• How Could I Stand It - Toni Brown
• Don't Forget Me, Love - Toni Brown
• Charles Giteau - Crabgrass
• Midnight Blues - Joy of Cooking *
• Depression Gone from Me - T.A. Talbott
• Mr. Brakeman - T.A. Talbott *
• Who's Going to Be My Man? - Debbie Green *
• Come See - Bob Neuwirth *
• Lady Gay - Janet Smith
• Talking Protest Blues - Merritt Herring
• Black Jack David - Alice Stuart
• Eventually - Perry Lederman
• Impressions of John Henry - Perry Lederman
• Deportees - Barbara Dane
• Grand Texas - Hackberry Ramblers *
• Jolie Blonde - Hackberry Ramblers *
• Turtle Tail - Hackberrry Ramblers *
• The Beatles are in Town - The Fondettes

• Willie Poor Boy - Mance Lipscomb
• The Titanic - Mance Lipscomb
• Mean Boss Man - Mance Lipscomb
• Sugar Babe - Mance Lipscomb
• Working on a Building - Rev. Louis Overstreet *
• The Old Ship of Zion - Rev. Louis Overstreet *
• I'm a Soldier - Rev. Gary Davis *
• Floor Sweepin' Boy - Rev. Gary Davis *
• Courtin' Boy - Rev. Gary Davis *
• Shake 'Em on Down - Fred McDowell
• Louise - Fred McDowell
• Write Me a Few of Your Lines - Fred McDowell *
• Low Down Dirty Things - Skip James *
• 22-20 Blues (Mr. Kress) - Skip James *
• Sea Walking Jesus - Skip James *
• No Special Lover - Skip James *
• Peace in the Valley - Skip James *

• Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong - Vern & Ray *
• The Touch of God's Hand - Vern & Ray *
• 'Fore Day in the Mornin' - Big Mama Thornton *
• Ball and Chain - Big Mama Thornton *
• Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton *
• Monsieur Leonard - John Semien & the Opelousas Playboys *
• Chi Ca Nai - John Semien & the Opelousas Playboys
• Bye Bye Rosa - John Semien & the Opelousas Playboys *
• Mr. Charlie - Clifton Chenier *
• Louisiana Rock - Clifton Chenier
• What Am I Doing Here? - Notes from the Underground
• To Be a Thief - Stanley Willis *
• Pretty Good - NOW Creative Arts Ensemble
• In the Breeze - Jerry Hahn
• To 'Trane - Smiley Winters
• The Beauty of Isis - Sonny Simmons