A Short Cut to the Grave

Various Artists

Release Date:

23/06/2014

Record Label:

JSP Records

Disc 1 of 4
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	Four-Eleven-Forty Four by Papa Charlie Jackson	3:02
2	Numbers on the Brain by New Orleans Willie Jackson	3:03
3	Coon Can Blues by Charlie 'Dad' Nelson	2:47
4	Skin Game Blues by Peg Leg Howell	3:06
5	Georgia Skin by Walter Beasley	2:57
6	Snitchin' Gambler Blues by Memphis Jug Band	3:23
7	Policy Blues by Jim Jackson	3:10
8	Alley Crap Game by Foster & Harris	3:03
9	Gambler's Blues by Leroy Carr	3:09
10	Poker Woman Blues by Blind Blake	2:43
11	Bad Luck Dice by Clifford Gibson	3:16
12	Hitting the Numbers by Mississippi Sheiks	3:01
13	Dices Blues by Bob Campbell	2:51
14	Policy Blues by Louisiana Johnny	2:52
15	Policy Dream Blues (You Better Get on It) by Bumble Bee Slim	2:48
16	Policy Blues (You Can't 3-6-9 Me) by Cripple Clarence Lofton	3:11
17	Policy Wheel Blues by Kokomo Arnold	2:57
18	I'm a Gamblin' Woman by Memphis Minnie	3:11
19	Coon Can Shorty by Peetie Wheatstraw	2:55
20	Gambling Man by Red Nelson	2:48
21	Drunken Gambler by Roosevelt Sykes	2:40
22	Policy Writer's Blues by Washboard Sam	2:41
23	Number Runner's Blues by Jimmie Gordon	2:45
24	Good Gamblin' by Robert Nighthawk	3:08
25	Roaming Gambler by Peter Cleighton	2:46

Disc 2 of 4
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	Booze and Blues by Ma Rainey	3:11
2	Corn Liquor Blues by Lewis Black	2:58
3	Dope Head Blues by Victoria Spivey	3:19
4	Cocaine Blues by Luke Jordan	3:25
5	Dead Drunk Blues by Margaret Johnson	3:07
6	Bootlegging Blues by Jim Jackson	2:57
7	Canned Heat Blues by Tommy Johnson	3:38
8	Don't Drink It in Here by Bill Johnson's Jug Band	2:53
9	Whiskey Moan Blues by Clifford Gibson	2:45
10	Whiskey Drinkin' Blues by Jenny Pope	3:15
11	Me and My Whiskey by Barbecue Bob	3:09
12	Cocaine Habit Blues by Memphis Jug Band	2:50
13	Papa Wants to Knock a Jug by Leroy Carr	2:32
14	Corn Whiskey Blues by Funny Paper Smith	2:54
15	Barrel of Whiskey Blues by James 'Stump' Johnson	2:54
16	Devil's Island Gin by Roosevelt Sykes	3:02
17	Drinking Blues by Lucille Bogan	2:57
18	Bad Liquor Blues by Scrapper Blackwell	2:48
19	Drunken Woman Blues by Jimmie Gordon	2:49
20	Bootleggin' Ain't Good No More by Blind Teddy Darby	3:08
21	Blackberry Wine by Jack Newman	2:49
22	Haven't Seen No Whiskey by Joe Williams	3:23
23	Good Gin Blues by Bukka White	2:23
24	Beer Drinking Woman by Memphis Slim	2:59
25	Blues That Made Me Drunk by Sonny Boy Williamson	3:00

Disc 3 of 4
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	New Prison Blues by Peg Leg Howell	3:17
2	Ninety Nine Year Blues by Julius Daniels	3:05
3	The Jail House Blues by Sam Collins	2:32
4	Jailhouse Fire Blues by Buddy Boy Hawkins	2:31
5	The Escaped Convict by George 'Bullet' Williams	2:57
6	Penitentiary Bound Blues by Sylvester Weaver	3:04
7	Hangman's Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson	3:24
8	Judge Harsh Blues by Furry Lewis	3:00
9	Penitentiary by Bessie Tucker	3:26
10	Prison Bound Blues by Tampa Red	3:29
11	My Crime Blues by Ed Bell	2:49
12	Police Sergeant Blues by Robert Wilkins	3:03
13	Whiskey Selling Woman by Lucille Bogan	3:12
14	Robbin' and Stealin' Blues by Gene Campbell	2:45
15	He's in the Jailhouse Now by Memphis Jug Band	3:13
16	Buggy Jail House Blues by Lillie Mae	2:44
17	Big House Blues by Leroy Carr	3:04
18	Joliet Bound by Joe McCoy	3:09
19	High Sheriff Blues by Charley Patton	3:12
20	Chain Gang Blues by Kokomo Arnold	3:04
21	Jailhouse Blues by Red Nelson	2:59
22	Parchman Farm Blues by Bukka White	2:39
23	Jailhouse Blues by Sleepy John Estes	2:57
24	Angola Blues by Champion Jack Dupree	2:54
25	County Jail Blues by Big Maceo	2:53

Disc 4 of 4
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean by Blind Lemon Jefferson	2:54
2	My Daddy's Coffin Blues by Bessie Mae Smith	3:10
3	Burying Ground Blues by Mooch Richardson	2:47
4	Death Bell Blues by Tom Dickson	3:12
5	Down in the Cemetary by Billy Bird	3:14
6	Dying Pickpocket Blues by Nolan (Barrel House) Welsh	2:50
7	Prayer of Death Part 2 by Charley Patton	2:51
8	Suicide Blues by Georgia Tom	2:35
9	Dying Mercy Blues by Tampa Red	3:10
10	Laying in the Graveyard by Leola Manning	3:04
11	Death Cell Blues by Blind Willie McTell	3:08
12	Dead and Gone Mother by Bumble Bee Slim	3:02
13	Graveyard Blues (Dead and Gone Blues) by Jimmie Gordon	3:13
14	Death Letter Blues by Leadbelly	3:01
15	Six Cold Feet in the Ground by Leroy Carr	3:04
16	Graveyard Blues by Georgia White	2:35
17	Crying Mother Blues by Red Nelson	2:39
18	When the Breath Bids the Body Goodbye by Walter Vincson	3:02
19	Death of the Gambler by Black Spider Dumplin'	2:39
20	Gonna Kill My Baby by Washboard Sam	3:06
21	Bone Yard Blues by Little Son Joe	2:15
22	Strange Place Blues by Bukka White	2:52
23	Death of Walter Barnes by Baby Doo	2:57
24	A Short Cut to the Grave by Bill Gaither	2:49
25	Death Valley Blues by Big Boy Crudup	3:14

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