The third CD in the I heard it On NPR series, Shake These Blues offers a glimpse into the musical form called the blues. Hewn from trouble, toil, and sorrow, the blues emerged from the South and changed the world. From pioneers like Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, and Muddy Waters to modern greats like B.B. King and Bonnie Raitt, the fourteen triumphant tracks of Shake These Blues embody all the grit, grace, and gumption we know as the blues.

TRACK LISTING

1. St. Louis Blues  Bessie Smith w/Louis Armstrong
2. Mannish Boy  Muddy Waters
3. Good Morning Little School Girl  Fred McDowell
4. No Gettin'Over You  Bonnie Raitt
5. How Long Before I Change My Clothes  Alvin Y Hart
6. My Soul's in Louisiana  Otis Taylor
7. A Sunday Kind of Love  Etta James
8. One Room Country Shack  Buddy Guy
9. Call It Stormy Monday  T-Bone Walker
10. Love in Vain  Robert Johnson
11. Boggie Chillen  John Lee Hooker
12. Rock Me Baby  B. B. King
13. Not Tonight  Shemekia Copeland
14. It Hurt So Bad  Susan Tedeschi