Description
A powerful showcase of the women who shaped and defined the blues, this CD brings together some of the most commanding voices in American music history. Bessie Smith opens with the raw, authoritative ‘Dirty No-Gooder Blues,’ while Big Maybelle delivers the gritty R&B punch of ‘Gabbin’ Blues.’ Sarah Vaughan’s ‘The Blues’ reveals her remarkable ability to bend the form to her jazz sensibility, and a young Aretha Franklin contributes ‘Muddy Water’ and ‘Evil Girl Blues,’ offering a glimpse of the extraordinary talent she would become. With further contributions from Ida Cox, Helen Merrill, Ruth Brown, and Ruby Smith, this is an essential and wide-ranging document of female artistry in blues and soul…
- Dirty No-Gooder Blues – Bessie Smith
- Back Water Blues – Ruby Smith
- Four Day Creep – Ida Cox & Her All Star Band
- Gabbin’ Blues – Big Maybelle
- Maybelle’s Blues – Big Maybelle
- Careless Love – Helen Merrill
- The Blues – Sarah Vaughan
- Hurry On Down – Ruth Brown
- Muddy Water – Aretha Franklin
- Evil Girl Blues – Aretha Franklin
