Kansas Joe 1905-1950

Overview

Works:	209 works in 281 publications in 1 language and 2,597 library holdings
Genres:	Blues (Music) Songs Songs and music Gospel music Alternate takes (Sound recordings) Ragtime music Old-time music Sermons Hymns Spirituals (Songs)
Roles:	Performer, Instrumentalist, Composer, Author, Singer, Lyricist, cb=

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Kansas Joe

The rough guide to ragtime blues by Neil Record( Recording )

7 editions published in 2017 in English and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ragtime had a profound influence on many early blues performers who strived to reproduce its complicated piano sounds on the guitar. With its faster rhythm and good-time feel, this danceable style was performed with mesmerizing skill by blues greats such as Blind Blake, Reverend Gary Davis, and Blind Boy Fuller

The rough guide to the roots of the blues( Recording )

3 editions published in 2020 in English and held by 166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"From the earthy guitar-driven country blues of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton to the sequined glamour of classic blues singers Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey, this Rough Guide charts the early recorded history of the blues through its key pioneers."--Publisher description

Goodbye, Babylon( Recording )

3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Collection of 135 gospel songs from the period 1902-1960, and 25 sermons from the period 1926-1941. Accompanying book contains history, program and biographical notes, lyrics, transcriptions of sermons, and associated Bible verses

People take warning! : murder ballads & disaster songs, 1913-1938 by Son House( Recording )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Whether documenting the sinking of the Titanic or a long-forgotten local murder, these 70 recordings are audio messages in a bottle, reflecting a lost world where age-old ballads rubbed up against songs inspired by the day's headlines

The rough guide to delta blues : reborn and remastered( Recording )

3 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The most influential of all the blues forms, Delta blues laid the foundations for what was to become rock n' roll. Born in the punishing and poverty-stricken environment of the Mississippi Delta, this Rough Guide traces its early origins with classic tracks by many Delta legends as well as lesser-known artists shrouded in mystery

Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie : 1929- 1934 recordings in chronological order by Memphis Minnie( )

5 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 89 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

I have to paint my face : Mississippi blues, 1960( )

3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The rough guide to unsung heroes of country blues. reborn and remastered( Recording )

2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Blues masters : the essential blues collection( Recording )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The stuff that dreams are made of( Recording )

1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 75 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The blues line; a collection of blues lyrics by Eric Sackheim( Book )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 73 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An anthology of blues lyrics heavily weighted to the so-called "country blues" but covering the whole spectrum of blues, from beginnings in Texas, the Mississippi delta, Alabama, and Georgia, as well as the female "city blues" singers of the mid-'20's, to later developments in such urban centers as Memphis, St. Louis and Chicago

The rough guide to hokum blues : reborn and remastered( Recording )

1 edition published in 2018 in English and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Enthält unter anderem: Cigarette blues / Bo Carter -- Truckin' my blues away No.2 / Bild boy Fuller -- Hokum stomp / Big Bill Broonzy -- Need a little sugar in my bowl -- Too tight blues No. 2 -- Satisfaction blues -- Keep it clean -- Barbecue Bess -- Bow Wos blues -- Hokum blues -- What's the matter with the mill -- Adam and Eve in the garden -- Honey your going to fast -- Shake that thing -- Sam the hot dog man -- Sake it and break it -- Selling the jelly -- Ma Rainey's black bottom -- Your wagon's worn out now -- Can't you wait till you get home

Times ain't like they used to be. Early American rural music : Classic recordings of the 1920s and 30s( Recording )

2 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The first time I met the blues( Recording )

1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

B.B. King & friends by B. B. ( King( Recording )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 62 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This collection explores the world of Delta blues by showcasing B.B. King, his forerunners and peers, including the likes of Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James, Mississippi Fred McDowell, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf and many others. This CD consists 16 digitally-remastered recordings and include biographical information on each legendary bluesman represented, providing both a history and a deeper experience of the music they call the Delta blues

Good time blues : harmonicas, kazoos, washboards, and cow-bells( Recording )

1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 54 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sampler by Bluebird( Recording )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 51 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Queen of country blues( )

1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Roots of rock( Recording )

3 editions published between 1978 and 2002 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Blue bird blues by Sonny Boy Williamson( Recording )

1 edition published in 1965 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide