Texas Blues (History Of Texas Blues Music)

This album and video are a tribute to the men and women who pioneered the Texas Blues sound. From Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lightnin' Hopkins to ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan we honor these Blues legends with tracks from the 1930's through the 1990's. Join us as we take a walk through time from Lead Belly to Janis Joplin and beyond. This is our first Texas Blues album and one of our longest but we could easily do a part 2. Texas music has influenced almost everything that came after it from Country and Blues to Jazz and Rock n Roll! 1. Texas Blues...McCall Brothers Band 2. Black Snake Moan...Blind Lemon Jefferson 3. Mojo Hand...Lightnin' Hopkins 4. Dark Was The Night...Blind Willie Johnson 5. Matchbox Blues...Blind Lemon Jefferson 6. Trouble In Mind...Lightnin' Hopkins 7. Midnight Special...Lead Belly 8. Farther On Up The Road...Bobby Blue Bland 9. Hideaway...Freddie King 10. Born Under A Bad Sign...Stevie Ray Vaughan/Albert King 11. Life By The Drop...Stevie Ray Vaughan/Doyle Bramhall 12. Waitin' On The Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago...ZZ Top 13. Frosty...Albert Collins 14. Drifting Blues...Charles Brown 15. Goodnight Irene...Lead Belly 16. That'll Be The Day...Buddy Holly 17. Waymore's Blues...Waylon Jennings 18. Big Country Blues...Townes Van Zandt 19. Houston City Limits...McCall Brothers Band 20. Gambler's Blues...Lil' Son Jackson 21. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean...Blind Lemon Jefferson 22. It's A Sin To Be Rich...Lightnin' Hopkins 23. Deep Elem Blues...Ida Mae Mack/Bessie Tucker 24. Ball And Chain...Big Mama Thornton/Janis Joplin 25. Brown Sugar...ZZ Top 26. Texas Hangmen...McCall Brothers Band 27. Texas Flood...Stevie Ray Vaughan/Larry Davis 28. Six Strings Down...Jimmie Vaughan 29. Gangster Of Love...Johnny Guitar Watson 30. Mean Town Blues...Johnny Winter 31. Stormy Monday...T Bone Walker 32. Jesus Won't You Come By Here...Lightnin' Hopkins 33. My Old Friend The Blues...Steve Earle