Limited edition of 1,000 copies.

These two CDs contain a more or less chronological taste of the blues from Baton Rouge, one of the several cities alongside the Mississippi that has been thought of as a blues town. Like New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis and some smaller places, Baton Rouge's local blues players made a big contribution to the recorded legacy of the blues. The story goes beyond the Excello sound and the music of Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo, and also features folk music by Willie B. Thomas, Robert Pete Williams and others.A detailed introduction to the topic and artist biographies for each individual performer can be found in the extensive 52-page illustrated booklet.The recordings have been carefully remastered................

Disc 1:

Slim Harpo - Blues Hang-Over

Butch Cage and Willie B. Thomas - Who Broke The Lock

Lightnin’ Slim - Bad Luck

Lightnin’ Slim - Bugger Bugger Boy

Schoolboy Cleve - Strange Letter Blues

Clarence Edwards - Smokestack Lightning

Robert Pete Williams - Angola Special

Butch Cage and Willie B.Thomas - Jelly Roll

Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee

Lonesome Sundown - My Home Is A Prison

Lightning Slim - Mean 'Ol Lonesome Train

Clarence Edwards - Stack O' Dollars

Robert Pete Williams - Come Here Baby

Sally Dotson and Smokey Babe - Your Dice Won't Pass

Lazy Lester - They Call Me Lazy

Jimmy Dotson - Looking For My Baby

Raful Neal - Crying Hard

Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter

Lightnin’ Slim - Lightnin's Troubles

Slim Harpo - One More Day

Lightning Slim - Rooster Blues

Lightnin’ Slim and Lazy Lester - Trip To Chicago (alt)

Slim Harpo - What A Dream

Smokey Babe and Clyde Causey - Black Gal

Smokey Babe and Lazy Lester - Mississippi River So Deep And Wide

Herman E. Johnson - Depression Blues

Disc 2:

Slim Harpo - Rainin' In My Heart

Lightning Slim - I'm Tired Waitin' Baby

Tabby Thomas - Hoodo Party

Lonesome Sundown - My Home Ain't Here

Jimmy Anderson - Naggin'

Silas Hogan - Trouble At Home Blues

Lightnin’ Slim - Winter Time Blues

Jimmy Anderson - Goin Thru the Park

Lightnin’ Slim - I'm Evil

The Nitehawks (Bo Melvin) - Boogie Chillun

Whispering Smith - Mean Woman Blues

Silas Hogan - I'm Goin In The Valley

Silas Hogan - Dark Clouds Rollin'

Lightnin’ Slim - Can't Live This Life No More

Isaiah Chattman - Cold In Hand

Slim Harpo - Baby Scratch My Back

Slim Harpo - I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil)

Silas Hogan - Hoo Doo Blues

Henry Gray - Showers Of Rain

Arthur Kelley - Number Ten At The Station (and number 12 is on the road)

Arthur Kelley - How Can I Stay (When All I Have Is Gone)

Moses Smith - Baton Rouge Breakdown

Silas Hogan - Honey Bee Blues

Silas Hogan - I Didn't Tell Her To Leave

Slim Harpo - The Music's Hot

Robert Pete Williams - Goodbye Slim Harpo

Slim Harpo - Talking Blues (aka Blues Hangover)