Ten Years in Memphis 1927 – 1937 [1968]

A1 	George Torey  -  	Married Woman Blues 		
A2 	George Torey  -  	Lonesome Man Blues 		
A3 	Gus Cannon  -  	Poor Boy 		
A4 	Allen Shaw  -  		Moanin' The Blues 		    
A5 	Robert Wilkins  -  	Jailhouse Blues 		
A6 	Robert Wilkins  -  	Falling Down Blues 		
A7 	Big Boy Cleveland  -  	Goin' To Leave You Blues 		play
B1 	Furry Lewis  -  	Billy Lyons And Stack O' Lee 		
B2 	Furry Lewis  -  	Big Chief Blues 		
B3 	Frank Stokes  -  	What's The Matter Blues 		
B4 	Frank Stokes  -  	Jazzin' The Blues 		    play
B5 	Tom Dickson  -  	Happy Blues 		
B6 	Tom Dickson  -  	Death Bell Blues 		
B7 	Kansas Joe	 -  	Pile Drivin' Blues         

A visit to Memphis' Beale Street these days is like walking through a museum or movie set. Clubs, stores, and even (yes) museums still do business, but more as an homage to the past than as a part of a vibrant present. For decades, however, Memphis was known as "the Main Street of Negro America," a drag where Black business thrived during the day, and entertainment/nightlife during the dark.

Music, naturally, was a big part of that scene, and although the blues wasn't the only game in that part of town, it was a big part for several decades. As early as 1912, the community had an anthem, "Memphis Blues," penned by W.C. Handy. In the years prior to World War II, it was home to a diverse mixture of blues performers, from jugbands to Delta guitarists. In the early 1950s, it was the most important crucible of the electric blues bar Chicago. Memphis blues has also played a huge role in the evolution of American popular music via its influence on the early rockabilly music and '60s soul empire for which Memphis is also renowned.

As one of the major urban centers of the South, Memphis had attracted a large African-American population for a long time before the blues became widely known. Though it wasn't far North enough for many Blacks, who went on to Northern cities (especially Chicago) for more racial tolerance and economic opportunity, Memphis was as far as many newcomers to the urban experience got. Even those who eventually went on to Chicago and other cities would frequently stop in Memphis on the way, whether to live for a few years or for only a bit.

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