From the granddaddy of Delta blues comes this incredible compilation of his greatest songs. He began playing music around 1900 and by the time he was 19, about a decade later, he had already written his most popular tune "Pony Blues" and was on his way to becoming the first superstar of the Delta blues. He was soon the most requested performer all over the South and influenced many young musicians, like Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Robert Johnson, to name a few. But it was not only his mastery of the guitar and incredible vocal style that gained him popularity. His rock star-style showmanship and stage antics, made him the idol of young would-be musicians (and non) everywhere he played. And like a true rock star, by age 42 he was dead, which of course, only fueled his fame.

Track Listing
Pony Blues
A Spoonful Blues
Down The Dirt Road Blues
Prayer Of Death, Pt. 1
Prayer Of Death, Pt. 2
Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues
Banty Rooster Blues Side
Tom Rushen Blues
It Won't Be Long
Shake It & Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
Pea Vine Blues
Mississippi Boweavil Blues
Lord I'm Discouraged
I'm Goin' Home