PEETIE WHEATSTRAW — Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4 · 1936- 1937 | DOCD-5244 (1994) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The recordings compiled onto the fourth of Document's sevenfold Peetie Wheatstraw retrospective were made in 1936 and 1937 when the East St. Louis-based bluesman was experiencing his greatest surge of popularity. Singing while kneading the piano, he was accompanied by guitarists Charlie McCoy and (on eight out of 23 titles) Kokomo Arnold, whose wonderful technique added an extra dimension to Peetie's musical landscape. Interestingly, "Deep Sea Love" appears to have been the only record ever to be released with "The High Sheriff from Hell" printed right on the label. Like "Beggar Man Blues," his "Jungle Man Blues" describes the plight of the homeless during the Great Depression. Wheatstraw didn't have to look very far to find a "hobo jungle" in St. Louis, as most cities of that size contained sizeable homeless encampments. On October 26, 1936, Wheatstraw became an exclusive Decca recording artist and cut half-a-dozen sides including the animated "Little House (I'm Gonna Chase These Peppers)," which has references to feline measles, a canine cough, and Peetie's pressing need to get his hambone boiled. The participation of a string bassist added rhythmic ballast to this session as well as the next, with the two takes of the "Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp" standing out among the liveliest, most entertaining performances in his entire discography. Here more than anywhere else, the Devil's Son-In-Law presents his definitive self portrait. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1.    Old Good Whiskey Blues 2:56
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
2.    When A Man Gets Down 2:50
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
3.    Deep Sea Love 2:53
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
4.    Drinking Man Blues 3:09
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
5.    Country Fool Blues 3:10
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
6.    Jungle Man Blues 3:05
Guitar – Unknown Artist
7.    Santa Fe Blues 3:07
Guitar – Unknown Artist
8.    Mistreated Love Blues 3:07
Guitar – Unknown Artist
9.    Remember And Forget Blues 3:09
Guitar – Unknown Artist
10.    Don't Take A Chance 3:05
Guitar – Unknown Artist
11.    Froggie Blues 3:02
Guitar – Unknown Artist
12.    Block And Tackle 3:16
Guitar – Unknown Artist
13.    Cut Out Blues 3:18
Guitar – Unknown Artist
14.    When A Man Gets Down 2:50
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
15.    I Don't Want No Pretty Faced Woman
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
16.    False Hearted Woman 2:46
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
17.    Little House (I'm Gonna Chase These Peppers) 2:42
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
18.    Fairasee Woman (Memphis Woman) 2:43
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
19.    Beggar Man Blues 2:41
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Kokomo Arnold
20.    Crazy With The Blues 3:06
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
21.    Ramblin' Man 3:03
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
22.    Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp 2:27
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
23.    Peetie Wheatstraw Stomp No. 2 2:37
Bass [String Bass] – Unknown Artist
Guitar – Unknown Artist
Credits : 
Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
Liner Notes – Paul Garon
Remastered By – Gerhard Wessely
Vocals, Piano – Peetie Wheatstraw
Notes :
Mispress: Track 2 listed as "Poor Millionaire's Blues," but "When A Man Gets Down," identical to track 14, plays instead. This error was corrected by Document Records when they issued "Poor Millionaire's Blues" on "Too Late, Too Late": More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes, Volume 6 (1924-1946) (DOCD-5461).