Twenty First St. Stomp - The Piano Blues Of St. Louis (2002)

1 - Stump Johnson - Kind Babe Blues - 2:57
2 - Henry Brown - Henry Brown Blues - 3:00
3 - Mary Johnson - Black Men Blues - 2:58
4 - Sparks Brothers - 4-11-44 - 3:13
5 - Eddie Miller - Good Jelly Blues - 2:54
6 - Peetie Wheatstraw - Ice And Snow Blues - 2:36
7 - Charlie 'Speck' Pertum - Harvest Moon Blues - 2:57
8 - Charles McFadden - Low Down Rounders Blues - 3:25
9 - Roosevelt Sykes - Drinkin' Woman Blues - 2:49
10 - Walter Davis - West Coast Blues - 3:23
11 - Stump Johnson - Don't Give My Lard Away - 2:48
12 - Stump Johnson - Bound To Be A Monkey - 3:05
13 - Henry Brown - Twenty First St. Stomp - 2:43
14 - Eddie Miller - Whoopee - 2:59
15 - Sparks Brothers - East Chicago Blues - 2:47
16 - James Gordon - Neck Bones Blues - 2:59
17 - Dorothy Parker - Steady Grinding Blues - 3:14
18 - Robert Peeples - Fat Greasy Baby - 3:16
19 - Mary Johnson - No Good Town Blues - 2:46
20 - Mary Johnson - Death Cell Blues - 2:58
21 - Tecumseh McDowell - So Called Friend Blues - 3:03
22 - Milton Sparks - Grinder Man Blues - 3:17
23 - Sparks Brothers - 61 Highway - 3:11

The St. Louis blues scene has always been recognized, although it has never been a genre focal point the way that New Orleans or Chicago has been. Still, many pioneers of the blues have come from St. Louis, and many of them are featured on Twenty First St. Stomp. The compilation celebrates this area's rich blues history, featuring Henry Brown, "Stump" Johnson, and Walter Davis, among others. These songs are wonderful examples of the scene, from the delicate sorrow of Mary Johnson's "Black Men Blues" to the proto-R&B of "Stump" Johnson's "Bound to Be a Monkey." Like most classic blues compilations, the sound quality is pretty wretched, but that is almost to be expected from recordings this old. Blues fans who have never experienced this area's genre contributions should give this a listen -- this makes for an excellent primer on the St. Louis scene. ---Bradley Torreano, Rovi

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