ED BELL (Barefoot Bill • Sluefoot Joe) Complete Recorded Works (1927-1930) DOCD-5090 (1998) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Document's series of "complete recorded works in chronological order" has resulted not only in all of the performances being reissued of major prewar blues performers, but the work of quite a few minor personalities too. Ed Bell, a singer/guitarist from Atlanta, lived until 1966 but made all of his recordings during 1927 and 1929-1930. One of his best sessions was cut one day in September 1927, a solo date resulting in four memorable lowdown blues. Otherwise, Bell is heard as "Sluefoot Joe," "Barefoot Bill From Alabama," and on two vocal-guitar duets with Pillie Bolling. In addition, this CD has Bolling's only other recordings, two solo numbers from 1930. A collector's item of its kind, this disc will be enjoyed by fans of early country blues. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 –Ed Bell  Mamlish Blues 2:33
2 –Ed Bell Hambone Blues 2:45
3 –Ed Bell  Mean Conductor Blues 2:51
4 –Ed Bell  Frisco Whistle Blues 2:45
5 –Sluefoot Joe Shouting Baby Blues 2:57
Guitar – Clifford Gibson
6 –Sluefoot Joe She's A Fool 2:59
7 –Sluefoot Joe Tooten' Out Blues 3:10
Piano [Probably] – Clifford Gibson
8 –Sluefoot Joe Grab It And Run 2:08
Guitar – Clifford Gibson
9 –Sluefoot Joe Leaving Train Blues 2:44
Guitar – Clifford Gibson
10 –Sluefoot Joe House Top Blues 2:55
Guitar – Clifford Gibson
11 –Sluefoot Joe Rocky Road Moan 2:26
Guitar – Clifford Gibson
12 –Sluefoot Joe Rosca Mama Blues 3:10
Guitar – Clifford Gibson
13 –Barefoot Bill From Alabama My Crime Blues 2:46
14 –Barefoot Bill From Alabama Snigglin' Blues 2:36
15 –Barefoot Bill From Alabama Big Rock Jail 2:44
16 –Barefoot Bill From Alabama From Now On 3:07
17 –Pillie Bolling And Barefoot Bill I Don't Like That 3:00
18 –Pillie Bolling And Barefoot Bill She's Got A Nice Line 3:06
19 –Barefoot Bill Squabblin' Blues 3:00
20 –Barefoot Bill Barefoot Bill's Hard Luck Blues 2:58
21 –Barefoot Bill One More Time 2:58
22 –Barefoot Bill Bad Boy 3:01
23 –Ed Bell  Carry It Right Back Home 2:47
24 –Ed Bell She's A Fool Gal 3:05
25 –Pillie Bolling Brown Skin Woman 3:19
26 –Pillie Bolling Shake Me Like A Dog 3:00
Credits:
Guitar – Barefoot Bill (tracks: 23, 24), Sluefoot Joe (tracks: 6, 7)
Vocals – Ed Bell (tracks: 23, 24), Sluefoot Joe (tracks: 5 to 12)
Vocals, Guitar – Barefoot Bill From Alabama (tracks: 13 to 16), Barefoot Bill (tracks: 17 to 22), Ed Bell (tracks: 1 to 4), Pillie Bolling (tracks: 17, 18, 25, 26)