GUS CANNON — The Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 1 • 1927-1928 | DOCD-5032 (1990) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Cannon's Jug Stompers were one of the best jug bands in the 1920s and '30s, featuring a wild, fun sound with a solid blues base and frequent, unexpected melodic turns that kept them continually interesting. The group's earliest recordings are here, including the classics "Feather Bed," "Viola Lee Blues," and "Minglewood Blues," but it's the first five tracks that make this compilation something more than just a first act. Recorded in 1927, prior to the formation of the Jug Stompers, and released under the name Banjo Joe, the first five cuts are duets of sorts with Gus Cannon on five-string banjo and the great Blind Blake on acoustic guitar, including one track, "Poor Boy, Long Way From Home," in which Cannon actually plays bottleneck slide banjo. There are several single-disc collections of Cannon's Jug Stompers on the market, but the inclusion of the Cannon/Blake material makes this one special. Steve Leggett
Tracklist :
1 –Banjo Joe Jonestown Blues 3:07
2 –Banjo Joe Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 3:08
Guitar – Blind Blake
3 –Banjo Joe Madison Street Rag 2:55
Guitar, Voice [Speech], Whistling – Blind Blake
4 –Banjo Joe Jazz Gypsy Blues 2:54
Guitar – Blind Blake
5 –Banjo Joe Can You Blame The Coloured Man 2:41
Guitar – Blind Blake
6 –Banjo Joe My Money Never Runs Out 2:49
Guitar – Blind Blake
7 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Minglewood Blues 3:40
8 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Big Railroad Blues 3:15
9 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Madison Street Rag 3:12
10 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Springdale Blues 2:59
11 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Ripley Blues 3:00
12 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Pig Ankle Strut 3:04
13 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Noah's Blues 2:51
14 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Hollywood Rag 3:05
15 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Heart-Breakin' Blues 3:02
16 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Feather Bed 3:13
17 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Cairo Rag 2:59
18 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Bugle Call Rag 3:02
19 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Viola Lee Blues (Take 1) 3:05
20 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Viola Lee Blues (Take 2) 2:39
21 –Cannon's Jug Stompers Riley's Wagon 2:57
Credits :
Banjo – Elijah Avery (tracks: 11 to 21), Gus Cannon
Guitar – Ashley Thompson (tracks: 7 to 10), Elijah Avery (tracks: 11 to 21)
Harmonica – Noah Lewis (tracks: 7 to 21)
Jug – Gus Cannon (tracks: 7 to 21)
Kazoo – Elijah Avery (tracks: 11)
Kazoo [Probably] – Hosea Woods (tracks: 17 to 21)
Vocals – Ashley Thompson (tracks: 7, 8), Gus Cannon (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21), Noah Lewis (tracks: 19, 29)

GUS CANNON & NOAH LEWIS — The Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order ★ Volume 2 • 1929-1930 | DOCD-5032 (1993) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Highlighted by Gus Cannon's signature "Walk Right In" -- popularized in the early 1960s by The Rooftop Singers -- the second volume in Document's series is a jumble of prime recordings by Cannon and longtime partner Noah Lewis, collecting both solo sides and various group outings. The first tracks come from the Beale Street Boys, a duo comprising Cannon and vocalist/banjoist Hosea Woods, and are followed by a handful of solo harmonica recordings by Lewis; despite their extracurricular activities, by the time all three come together as Cannon's Jug Stompers they're in peak form, shifting easily from the ribald "Tired Chicken" to the plaintive "Going to Germany." With an ad hoc jug band including guitarist Sleepy John Estes and mandolinist Yank Rachell, Lewis then headlines four more sides before rejoining Cannon for one final session which brought their recording career together to a close. Jason Ankeny
Tracklist :     
1    Cannon And Woods (The Beale Street Boys)–    Last Chance Blues
Banjo, Vocals – Hosea Woods
Guitar, Lead Vocals – Gus Cannon
2    Cannon And Woods (The Beale Street Boys)–    Fourth And Beale
Banjo, Lead Vocals – Hosea Woods
Guitar, Vocals – Gus Cannon
3    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Last Chance Blues
Banjo, Jug – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
4    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Tired Chicken Blues
Banjo, Jug, Vocals – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals [interjections] – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
5    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Going To Germany
Banjo, Jug – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals [interjections] – Hosea Woods
Harmonica, Vocals – Noah Lewis
6    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Walk Right In
Banjo, Jug, Vocals – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals, Kazoo – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
7    Noah Lewis–    Chickasaw Special
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
8    Noah Lewis–    Devil In The Woodpile
Harmonica, Speech – Noah Lewis
9    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Mule, Get Up In The Alley
Banjo, Jug, Vocals – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals, Kazoo – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
10    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    The Rooster's Crowing Blues
Banjo, Jug – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
11    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Jonestown Blues
Banjo, Jug, Vocals – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals [interjections] – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
12    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Pretty Mama Blues
Banjo, Jug – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals [interjections] – Hosea Woods
Harmonica, Vocals – Noah Lewis
13    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Bring It With You When You Come
Banjo, Jug – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
14    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Wolf River Blues
Banjo – Hosea Woods
Banjo, Jug, Vocals – Gus Cannon
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
15    Noah Lewis–    Like I Want To Be
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
16    Noah Lewis's Jug Band–    Ticket Agent Blues
Guitar – Sleepy John Estes
Harmonica, Vocals – Noah Lewis
Jug – Ham Lewis
Mandolin – Yank Rachell
17    Noah Lewis's Jug Band–    New Minglewood Blues
Guitar – Sleepy John Estes
Harmonica, Vocals – Noah Lewis
Jug – Ham Lewis
Mandolin – Yank Rachell
18    Noah Lewis's Jug Band–    Selling The Jelly
Guitar – Sleepy John Estes
Harmonica, Vocals – Noah Lewis
Jug – Ham Lewis
Mandolin – Yank Rachell
Vocals – Mrs. Van Zula Carter Hunt
19    Noah Lewis's Jug Band–    Bad Luck's My Buddy
Guitar – Sleepy John Estes
Harmonica, Vocals – Noah Lewis
Jug – Ham Lewis
20    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Money Never Runs Out
Banjo – Hosea Woods
Banjo, Jug, Vocals – Gus Cannon
Harmonica – Noah Lewis
21    Cannon's Jug Stompers–    Prison Wall Blues
Banjo, Jug – Gus Cannon
Banjo, Vocals – Hosea Woods
Harmonica – Noah Lewis