Bobby Shad, the legendary producer, recorded a group of southern blues artists in the late 1940's and early 1950's who were to become blues legends. These are original "field recordings" recorded at the time on a Magnecord tape recorder, which was way ahead of its time. The sound is as clear as the day they were recorded. Artists featured include: John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Brownie McGee and much mo'…. Produced by Bobby Shad and compiled and remastered for AUDIO FIDELITY by the maestro of mastering, Steve Hoffman.

Track Listing

SIDE ONE
1. Key To The Highway (1952) Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters
2. Yes, Baby Baby (1951) John Lee Hooker
3. Mean Old 'Frisco (1951) Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
4. I Love You Baby (1951) Smokey Hogg
5. Cryin' Blues (1950) Sonny "Hootin'" Terry & His Night Owls
6. Junco Partner (1951) James Wayne
7. Goin' Down Slow (1952) Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
8. My Heart To Weep (1951) Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins

SIDE TWO
1. Bulldog Blues (1952) Bob Gaddy & His Alley Cats
2. Please Tell Me Baby (1951) Peppermint Harris
3. Lookin' For A Woman (1954) John Lee Hooker
4. Ease My Worried Mind (1952) Brownie McGhee & His Jook Block Busters
5. So Sorry (1952) L. C. Williams
6. New York Boogie (1951) Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
7. Dangerous Woman (With A 45 In Her Hand) Sonny Terry And The Buckshot Five