Various Artists - A Short Cut To The Grave (Gin, Justice, Jail & Judgement 1924-1942)

Type:	Album - Compilation
Released:	2014
Length:	4:58:45
Genres:	Blues
Label:	JSP Records

Disc 1: Gambling · 1926-1941
01.	Four-Eleven-Forty Four	Papa Charlie Jackson	3:02
02.	Numbers on the Brain	Willie Jackson	3:04
03.	Coon Can Blues	Charlie 'Dad' Nelson	2:47
04.	Skin Game Blues	Peg Leg Howell	3:07
05.	Georgia Skin	Walter Beasley	2:58
06.	Snitchin’ Gambler Blues	Memphis Jug Band	3:23
07.	Policy Blues	Jim Jackson	3:10
08.	Alley Crap Game	Ma Rainey’s Boys	3:03
09.	Gambler’s Blues	Leroy Carr	3:09
10.	Poker Woman Blues	Blind Blake	2:43
11.	Bad Luck Dice	Clifford Gibson	3:16
12.	Hitting the Numbers	Mississippi Sheiks	3:01
13.	Dices Blues	Bob Campbell	2:51
14.	Policy Blues	Louisiana Johnny	2:52
15.	Policy Dream Blues (You Better Get on It)	Bumble Bee Slim	2:48
16.	Policy Blues	Cripple Clarence Lofton	3:11
17.	Policy Wheel Blues	Kokomo Arnold	2:57
18.	I’m a Gamblin’ Woman	Memphis Minnie	3:12
19.	Coon Can Shorty	Peetie Wheatstraw	2:55
20.	Gambling Man	Red Nelson	2:48
21.	Drunken Gambler	Roosevelt Sykes	2:40
22.	Policy Writer’s Blues	Washboard Sam	2:41
23.	Number Runner’s Blues	Jimmie Gordon	2:45
24.	Good Gamblin’	Robert Nighthawk	3:08
25.	Roaming Gambler	Doctor Clayton	2:47
Disc 2: Alcohol, Coke & Gin · 1924-1942
01.	Booze and Blues	Ma Rainey	3:11
02.	Corn Liquor Blues	Lewis Black	2:59
03.	Dope Head Blues	Victoria Spivey	3:20
04.	Cocaine Blues	Luke Jordan	3:25
05.	Dead Drunk Blues	Margaret Johnson	3:07
06.	Bootlegging Blues	Jim Jackson	2:57
07.	Canned Heat Blues	Tommy Johnson	3:39
08.	Don’t Drink It in Here	Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band	2:53
09.	Whiskey Moan Blues	Clifford Gibson	2:45
10.	Whiskey Drinkin’ Blues	Jenny Pope	3:15
11.	Me and My Whiskey	Barbecue Bob	3:09
12.	Cocaine Habit Blues	Memphis Jug Band	2:51
13.	Papa Wants to Knock a Jug	Leroy Carr	2:32
14.	Corn Whiskey Blues	J. T. “Funny Paper” Smith	2:55
15.	Barrel of Whiskey Blues	James 'Stump' Johnson	2:54
16.	Devil’s Island Gin	Roosevelt Sykes	3:03
17.	Drinking Blues	Lucille Bogan	2:57
18.	Bad Liquor Blues	Scrapper Blackwell	2:48
19.	Drunken Woman Blues	Jimmie Gordon	2:49
20.	Bootleggin’ Ain’t Good No More	Teddy Darby	3:08
21.	Blackberry Wine	Jack Newman	2:49
22.	Haven’t Seen No Whiskey	“Jackson” Joe Williams	3:24
23.	Good Gin Blues	Bukka White	2:23
24.	Beer Drinking Woman	Memphis Slim	3:00
25.	Blues That Made Me Drunk	Sonny Boy Williamson	3:01
Disc 3: Prison · 1926-1941
01.	New Prison Blues	Peg Leg Howell	3:18
02.	Ninety Nine Year Blues	Julius Daniels	3:05
03.	The Jail House Blues	Sam Collins	2:32
04.	Jailhouse Fire Blues	Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins	2:31
05.	The Escaped Convict	George "Bullet" Williams	2:58
06.	Penitentiary Bound Blues	Sylvester Weaver	3:04
07.	Hangman’s Blues	Blind Lemon Jefferson	3:25
08.	Judge Harsh Blues	Furry Lewis	3:00
09.	Penitentiary	Bessie Tucker	3:27
10.	Prison Bound Blues	Tampa Red	3:30
11.	My Crime Blues	Ed Bell	2:50
12.	Police Sergeant Blues	Robert Wilkins	3:04
13.	Whiskey Selling Woman	Lucille Bogan	3:12
14.	Robbin’ and Stealin’ Blues	Gene Campbell	2:45
15.	He’s in the Jailhouse Now	Memphis Jug Band	3:13
16.	Buggy Jail House Blues	Lillie Mae	2:45
17.	Big House Blues	Leroy Carr	3:04
18.	Joliet Bound	Kansas Joe McCoy	3:09
19.	High Sheriff Blues	Charley Patton	3:13
20.	Chain Gang Blues	Kokomo Arnold	3:05
21.	Jailhouse Blues	Red Nelson	2:59
22.	Parchman Farm Blues	Bukka White	2:40
23.	Jailhouse Blues	Sleepy John Estes	2:57
24.	Angola Blues	Champion Jack Dupree	2:55
25.	County Jail Blues	Big Maceo	2:54
Disc 4: Death · 1927-1941
01.	See That My Grave Is Kept Clean	Blind Lemon Jefferson	2:54
02.	My Daddy’s Coffin Blues	Bessie Mae Smith	3:11
03.	Burying Ground Blues	Mooch Richardson	2:48
04.	Death Bell Blues	Tom Dickson	3:13
05.	Down in the Cemetery	Billy Bird	3:14
06.	Dying Pickpocket Blues	Nolan Welsh	2:51
07.	Prayer of Death Part 2	Charley Patton	2:51
08.	Suicide Blues	Thomas A. Dorsey	2:35
09.	Dying Mercy Blues	Tampa Red	3:11
10.	Laying in the Graveyard	Leola Manning	3:04
11.	Death Cell Blues	Blind Willie McTell	3:09
12.	Dead and Gone Mother	Bumble Bee Slim	3:02
13.	Graveyard Blues (Dead and Gone Blues)	Jimmie Gordon	3:13
14.	Death Letter Blues	Lead Belly	3:02
15.	Six Cold Feet in the Ground	Leroy Carr	3:04
16.	Graveyard Blues	Georgia White	2:35
17.	Crying Mother Blues	Red Nelson	2:39
18.	When the Breath Bids the Body Goodbye	Walter Jacobs	3:02
19.	Death of the Gambler	John D. Twitty	2:40
20.	Gonna Kill My Baby	Washboard Sam	3:06
21.	Bone Yard Blues	Little Son Joe	2:15
22.	Strange Place Blues	Bukka White	2:53
23.	Death of Walter Barnes	Leonard Caston	2:57
24.	A Short Cut to the Grave	Bill Gaither	2:49
25.	Death Valley Blues	Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup	3:14