Murder, Theft And Devilish Deals

 

CD

 

"23 criminal classics about Murder, Theft and Devilish Deals that inspired Led Zeppelin, Dylan, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, The White Stripes, Nick Drake, The Pogues, Ry Cooder, Roy Orbison, Sandy Denny and Pentangle. Comprehensive sleeve-notes by Dave Henderson from MOJO".

 

Tracklisting

 

 1  PEANUTS WILSON  Cast Iron Arm

 

 2  WOODY GUTHRIE  Vigilante Man

 

 3  FRANK CRUMIT  Frankie And Johnny

 

 4  BLIND WILLIE McTELL  Dying Crapshooter's Blues

 

 5  JOHN JACOB NILES  Bonnie Farday aka Babylon

 

 6  WOODY GUTHRIE  Bad Lee Brown aka Cocaine Blues

 

 7  DICK JUSTICE  Henry Lee

 

 8  EDWARD L. CRAIN (THE TEXAS COWBOY)  Bandit Cole Younger

 

 9  WOODY GUTHRIE  Pretty Boy Floyd

 

10  THE CARTER FAMILY  John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man

 

11  BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD  Banks Of The Ohio

 

12  MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT  Stack O'Lee

 

13  DOCK BOGGS  Pretty Polly

 

14  FURRY LEWIS  John Henry

 

15  ALMEDA RIDDLE  Jesse James

 

16  ETHEL WATERS  Miss Otis Regrets

 

17  THE MEMPHIS JUG BAND  Stealin' Stealin'

 

18  ROBERT JOHNSON  Me And The Devil Blues #2

 

19  GB GRAYSON  Omie Wise

 

20  KELLY HARRELL & THE VIRGINIA STRING BAND  Charles Giteau

 

21  WOODY GUTHRIE  Billy The Kid

 

22  LEADBELLY  The Gallis Pole

 

23  LEROY CARR  Prison Cell Blues