Various Artists - The Rough Guide To Slide Guitar Blues LP

From the very start, blues guitarists forged an irresistible partnership with the slide, the sound of which epitomizes the very essence of the genre, this Rough Guide highlights the revolutionary players who pioneered this most captivating of styles during the early recorded heyday of the blues.

Highlighting how slide-playing cultivated great variety and skill, from the Hawaiian-in uenced guitar styles to the rawness and intensity of the Delta blues and gospel. Includes tracks by blues legends Charley Patton, Son House, Blind Willie Johnson and Leadbelly and the slide guitar wizardry of Texas blues pioneers Black Ace, Oscar Woods & Ramblin' Thomas.

An incredibly diverse selection of tracks which traces the development of the slide style in the early days of recorded blues, simply a must-have album for blues and guitar enthusiasts.

Tracklist:

1. Mother's Children Have a Hard Time [Blind Willie Johnson]
2. Love Changing Blues [Blind Willie McTell]
3. The New Frisco Train [Bukka White]
4. Goin' Up the Country [Barbecue Bob]
5. Lone Wolf Blues [Oscar Woods]
6. Feels So Good [Kokomo Arnold]
7. Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door [Casey Bill Weldon]
8. Your Enemy Cannot Harm You [Rev. Edward W. Clayborn]
9. Magnolia Blues [Charley Patton]
10. Trifling Woman [Black Ace]
11. My Black Mama - Part 1 [Son House]
12. Moanin' Heart Blues [Tampa Red]

About this product: this release is pressed on black vinyl.