Various - Newport Folk Festival: Best Of The Blues 1959 - 68

Tracklist

Delta Blues	61:09
1-1	–Mississippi John Hurt	Sliding Delta	3:30
1-2	–Mississippi John Hurt	Candy Man	2:32
1-3	–Mississippi John Hurt	Coffee Blues	2:54
1-4	–Mississippi John Hurt	Stagolee	3:21
1-5	–Mississippi John Hurt	Here I Am Lord Send Me	3:54
1-6	–Mississippi John Hurt	Pallet On Your Floor	3:18
1-7	–Skip James	Devil Got My Woman	3:19
1-8	–Skip James	Hard Time Killing Floor	2:17
1-9	–Son House	Preaching Blues	3:52
1-10	–Son House	Death Letter Blues	4:00
1-11	–Son House	Empire State Express	3:52
1-12	–Son House	Son Blues	6:30
1-13	–Bukka White	Aberdeen Mississippi Blues	4:47
1-14	–Mississippi Fred McDowell*	Louise	2:40
1-15	–Mississippi Fred McDowell*	If The River Was Whiskey	2:34
1-16	–Muddy Waters	Walkin' Blues	4:05
1-17	–Muddy Waters	I Can't Be Satisfied	3:21
Country Blues	54:47
2-1	–Robert Pete Williams	Levee Camp Blues	5:22
2-2	–Robert Pete Williams	Midnight Boogie	3:25
2-3	–Robert Pete Williams	On My Way From Texas	3:48
2-4	–Mance Lipscomb	Freddie	1:53
2-5	–Mance Lipscomb	So Different Blues	2:32
2-6	–Mance Lipscomb	God Moves On The Water (The Sinking Of The Titanic)	2:32
2-7	–Jesse Fuller	San Francisco Bay Blues	2:48
2-8	–Jesse Fuller	I Double Double Do Love You	2:41
2-9	–Reverend Gary Davis*	Samson & Delilah	3:36
2-10	–Reverend Gary Davis*	I Won't Be Back No More	3:40
2-11	–Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry	Intro / The Train Is Leaving	6:46
2-12	–Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry	Drink Muddy Water	2:52
2-13	–Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry	Long Gone	2:59
2-14	–Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry	Key To The Highway	3:52
2-15	–Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry	My Baby Done Changed The Lock On The Door	2:39
2-16	–Sleepy John Estes	Clean Up At Home	2:59
Urban Blues	57:00
3-1	–Lightnin' Hopkins	The Woman I'm Loving, She's Taken My Appetite	3:08
3-2	–Lightnin' Hopkins	Baby Please Don't Go	2:46
3-3	–Lightnin' Hopkins With Samuel Lay*	Shake That Thing	1:41
3-4	–John Lee Hooker With Bill Lee	Tupelo	3:14
3-5	–John Lee Hooker With Bill Lee	Bus Station Blues	3:16
3-6	–John Lee Hooker	Let's Make It	2:40
3-7	–John Lee Hooker	Great Fire Of Natchez	4:58
3-8	–John Lee Hooker	Boom Boom	3:00
3-9	–John Lee Hooker	I Can't Quit You Baby / Stop Now Baby	2:31
3-10	–Memphis Slim	How Long	3:24
3-11	–Memphis Slim	Black Cat Crossed My Path	2:48
3-12	–Memphis Slim	Harlem Bound	1:39
3-13	–Memphis Slim	Piano Instrumental	2:10
3-14	–Muddy Waters & Otis Spann	Blow Wind Blow	3:10
3-15	–Muddy Waters & Otis Spann	Flood	4:48
3-16	–The Chambers Brothers	See See Rider	3:23
3-17	–Paul Butterfield Blues Band*	Blues With A Feeling	3:58
3-18	–Paul Butterfield Blues Band*	Born In Chicago	4:06

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Newport Folk Festival
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Vanguard Records
• Copyright (c) – Vanguard Records
• Pressed By – DADC – DIDX-074514
• Pressed By – DADC – DIDX-074515
• Pressed By – DADC – DIDX-074516

Credits

• Compilation Producer – Tom Vickers
• Design – Drew Cartwright
• Engineer [Compilation Engineered For Release By] – Jeff Zaraya
• Liner Notes – John Milward
• Painting [Original Painting] – Meredith Steele
• Photography By – David Gahr, Ray Flerlage

Notes

All tracks recorded live at the 1959-68 Newport Folk Festivals.
Tracks 2-11 to 2-12, 3-6 to 3-8, and 3-10 to 3-15 previously unreleased.

"Compilation ngineered for release from the original analog tapes, converted to 20-bit digital audio using the DCS 904. Sonic Solutions software was used to process the digital audio. The bass that was rolled off the orignal vinyl release has been restored. The final CD was turbo bit mapped."

℗© 2001 Vanguard Records A Welk Music Group Company.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 15707 01932 3
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): DIDX-074514 01
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): DIDX-074515 01
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): DIDX-074516 01
• Mastering SID Code (All Discs): IFPI L337
• Mould SID Code (All Discs): IFPI 5100

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
3VCD 193/95-2	Various	Newport Folk Festival (Best Of The Blues 1959 - 68) ‎(3xCD, Comp)	Vanguard	3VCD 193/95-2	Europe	2001