St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith), vocals (1st-12th works); Lonnie Johnson, guitar, violin, and vocals (1st-9th works); Alice Moore, vocals (13th-22nd works); Ike Rodgers, trombone (13th-22nd works); Henry Brown, piano (13th-22nd works)
Compact disc.
Program notes in container.
Reissue of recordings made in St. Louis, May 1927; Chicago, Dec. 1927-Dec. 1928; Richmond, Ind., Aug. 1929; and in Grafton, Wis., Nov. 1929.
St. Louis Bessie (Mae Smith) (1927-1928): Cryin' for daddy blues ; High water blues ; Creepin' eel blues ; Ghost creepin' blues ; Boa constrictor blues ; Dead sea blues ; Sneakin' lizard blues ; My daddy's coffin blues ; Mean bloodhound blues ; Death Valley moan ; Sweet Black woman ; Good feelin' blues -- Alice Moore (1929): Black and evil blues ; Prison blues ; My man blues ; Broadway St. woman blues ; Have mercy blues ; Cold iron walls ; Loving heart blues ; Serving time blues ; Lonesome dream blues ; Kid man blues