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There are so many great songs in the public domain arena. We are ripping and specially mastering MP3 files as fast as we can. We hope you enjoy our selections.
A Spoonful BluesbyCharlie Patton blues Charlie Patton's remarkable bottleneck slide technique has been imitated by generations of guitar slingers, but no one has duplicated his unique lyrical style. Here is...more »
Where Is My Good Man At?byMemphis Minnie blues Memphis Minnie ranks as one of the blues' most influential and historically significant female artists. Sometime during her early teens she began playing and singing...more »
Walk Right InbyCannon's Jug Stompers blues Gus Cannon and his Jug Stompers helped define Jug music in the early 1900's. Derived from spiritual and early folk music, it's influence is still...more »
Praise God I'm SatisfiedbyBlind Willie Johnson blues Blind Willie Johnson, Texas blues man and virtuoso of the "bottleneck" or slide guitar, was born in Marlin, Texas, about 1902, and blinded at age...more »
I'm So GladbySkip James blues Skip James invented his own guitar picking method, and "I'm So Glad" was a perfect vehicle for his free form lightning licks.more »
Shake 'Em On DownbyBukka White blues Hailing from Oklona, Mississippi Booker White learned guitar from his father, and helped to define Delta Blues music as we know it. White's interpretation of...more »
Diddie Wa DiddiebyBlind Blake blues Diddie Wa Diddie shows off Blind Blake's distinctive vocal and guitar rhythm. This song was later covered by Ry Cooder and Hot Tuna.more »
When The Levee BreaksbyKansas Joe and Memphis Minnie blues, public domain With his wife Memphis Minnie on lead guitar, Joe McCoy laid down this seminal cut which much later became a hit for Led Zeppelin. A...more »
Statesboro BluesbyBlind Willie McTell blues McTell was a prolific recording artist; he recorded for many labels under a variety of pseudonyms from 1927 to 1956. His catalog includes not only...more »
Texas Easy StreetbyHenry Thomas blues Born in 1874 in Big Sandy, TX, Henry Thomas learned to hate cotton and to love writing songs. This is some heavy blues from the...more »
Won't You Be Kind?byHattie Hart blues Hattie's voice vibrates in many ways, up and down and to the side too. These sounds help me appreciate the finer things in life.more »
Slave To The BluesbyMa Rainey blues Ma Rainey is the original super star. This song was recorded in the 20's, is in the public domain and is free for you to...more »
Big Road BluesbyTommy Johnson blues Tommy Johnson was a true original with his own vocal style and peculiar rhythmic mojo. His signature song "Big Road Blues" has been covered by...more »