The definitive collection of blues music from New York City and the north-eastern region from the early 1940s to the early 1960s. The third box set in Wienerworld’s Down Home Blues series that explores the unique regions of the black American blues scene. Features 37 artists, many of whom were influential in developing the down home blues scene, including Brownie McGhee, Big Chief Ellis, Alonzo Scales, Cousin Leroy and others. A four CD set, packaged in a deluxe digipak with an outer slip case, featuring 110 rare tracks, all digitally remastered, some of which have never been reissued since their original release. Includes an 80 page book on the origins of the music and the blues scene in this region by eminent blues writer and scholar Chris Bentley, complete with essay, rare photos, tracklisting and full sessionography.
