Contrariamente a quanto si possa pensare, il blues non parla solo di amore, sesso, alcohol, morte e destino, ma alcuni artisti provano a comunicare un messaggio come quelli che riempiono oquesta raccolta: da Fred McDowell a Juke Boy Bonner, da Robert Pete Williams a Mance Lipscomb.
1. I Have To Paint My Face (2:50)
2. John Henry (3:53)
3. Walked Down So Many Turn Rows (3:08)
4. Tom Moore's Farm (3:41)
5. Tom Moore Blues (5:01)
6. River Blues, Pts. 1-2 (5:19)
7. Levee Camp Blues (5:35)
8. The 1919 Influenza Blues (4:04)
9. Why I Like Roosevelt (5:59)
10. Little Soldier Boy (3:03)
11. Prisoner's Talking Blues (5:14)
12. I Got To Climb A High Mountain (3:15)
13. Depression Blues (4:46)
14. Stockyard Blues (3:24)
15. What Will I Tell The Children (3:30)
16. It's Enough (2:59)
17. Things Gonna Get Better (3:10)
18. Back Home Blues (4:21)
