by Various · CD · EAN 0082333195226
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«The Birth of the Blues» is a blues compilation by various artists released by Charly Classics on CD.
A collection of historic recordings tracing the origins of the blues and its regional variants, from Delta blues to the styles of Memphis, Texas and Louisiana. Includes Charlie Patton, B.B. King, W.C. Handy, Mamie Smith, Sonny Boy Williams and Harry Belafonte, in a selection of genre classics.
CD edition with catalogue number CDCD 2011, released under the Charly Classics and Charly Records Ltd labels.
For those approaching the blues for the first time and for collectors of classic CD compilations.
