This info-filled volume samples the many sounds of early acoustic blues, with transcriptions of six classic tunes, notes on the history and development of the genre, extensive instruction in the different playing styles, and biographies of the pioneering artists. The CD features examples of all songs, exercises, and licks. Includes: Baby, Please Don't Go (Lightnin' Hopkins) • Come Back Baby (Mance Lipscomb) • Hey Hey (Big Bill Broonzy) • I'm So Glad (Skip James) • The Prodigal Son (Reverend Robert Wilkins) • and Stack O'Lee (Mississippi John Hurt).

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Baby, Please Don't Go
Come Back Baby
Hey Hey
I'm So Glad
Stack O'Lee
The Prodigal Son