James "Sparky" Rucker

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2002 James "Sparky" Rucker with John Davis and Rhonda H. Rucker: 28-10-2002

Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)

01	John Henry/Po' Boy (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			08:12
	Composers: Traditional
02	Take This Hammer (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			01:45
	Composers: Traditional
03	I've Been Working on the Railroad (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			01:08
	Composers: Traditional
04	900 Miles (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			03:44
	Composers: Traditional
05	Stagger Lee (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			04:44
	Composers: Traditional
06	Follow the Drinking Gourd (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			03:23
	Composers: Traditional
07	John Hardy (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)	James "Sparky" Rucker	Heroes & Hard Times: Black American Ballads and Story Songs (feat. John Davis & Rhonda H. Rucker)			06:21
	Composers: Traditional

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℗ 1984 by L+R Records GmbH: 29-04-1996

James "Sparky" Rucker

01	Babylon Blues	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			04:48
	Writer: James "Sparky" Rucker / Composers: James "Sparky" Rucker
02	Lay My Burdon Down	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			03:53
	Writer: Trad. - arr. James "Sparky" Rucker / Composers: Trad. - arr. James "Sparky" Rucker
03	M & O Blues	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			03:54
	Writer: Trad. - arr. James "Sparky" Rucker / Composers: Trad. - arr. James "Sparky" Rucker
04	Blues In A Bordertown Jail	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			02:52
	Writer: James "Sparky" Rucker / Composers: James "Sparky" Rucker
05	Drive Back The Night	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			05:42
	Writer: James "Sparky" Rucker / Composers: James "Sparky" Rucker
06	A Song For Babe	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			04:48
	Writer: James "Sparky" Rucker / Composers: James "Sparky" Rucker
07	Satisfied And Tickled Too	James "Sparky" Rucker	James "Sparky" Rucker			04:07
	Writer: John Hurt / Composers: John Hurt

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1983 L+R Records: 27-03-2009

American Folk Blues Festival

01	Louisiana Hot Sauce	Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends	American Folk Blues Festival			04:39
	Composers: Iverson Minter
02	Black Snake Moan	James "Sparky" Rucker	American Folk Blues Festival			03:56
	Composers: Victoria Spivey-Jefferson
03	Future Blues	Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends	American Folk Blues Festival			08:26
	Composers: Jack DuPree
04	Confusion	Larry Johnson	American Folk Blues Festival			01:29
	Composers: Larry Johnson
05	I Got The Blues	Larry Johnson & Nat Riddles	American Folk Blues Festival			03:45
	Composers: Larry Johnson
06	Johnny Stole An Apple	Lonnie Pitchford	American Folk Blues Festival			06:15
	Composers: Lonnie Pitchford
07	Delta Fish Market Blues	Louisiana Red	American Folk Blues Festival			05:05
	Composers: Iverson Minter

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1984 L+R Records GmbH: 25-11-2008

American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)

01	Rock Me Baby (Live)	James "Sparky" Rucker	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			03:59
	Composers: Mckinley Morganfield
02	Crossroads (Live)	James "Sparky" Rucker	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			04:10
	Composers: Robert Johnson
03	Midnight Hour (Live)	Larry Johnson	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			04:03
	Composers: Leroy Carr
04	That's the Wrong Woman (Live)	Larry Johnson	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			02:20
	Composers: Robert Brown
05	Red's Tribute to Muddy Waters (Live)	Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			07:05
	Composers: Iverson Minter
06	Boy from Black Bayou (Live)	Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			06:26
	Composers: Iverson Minter
07	She Is Worse (Live)	Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends	American Folk Blues Festival '83 (Live)			03:39
	Composers: Carey Bell, Harrington

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℗ 1992 L+R Records: 06-03-1992

American Folk Blues Festival (85)

01	Walkin' Blues	James "Sparky" Rucker	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			03:45
	Writer: Robert Johnson / Composers: Robert Johnson
02	Fanny Mae	Blind Joe Hill	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			03:27
	Writer: Brown / Composers: Brown
03	I Can't Quit You Baby	Cash McCall & The Young Blues Thrillers	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			06:21
	Writer: Willie Dixon / Composers: Willie Dixon
04	Smokey Mountain Blues	James "Son" Thomas	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			03:04
	Writer: James Thomas / Composers: James Thomas
05	Hold It Right There	Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			04:51
	Writer: Perry/Gray/Eddie Vinson / Composers: Perry/Gray/Eddie Vinson
06	From Boogie To Funk	The Young Blues Thrillers, Al Keith, Lance Lee, Rickey Grundy	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			05:16
	Writer: Rickey Grundy/Al Keith/Lance Lee / Composers: Rickey Grundy/Al Keith/Lance Lee
07	Gettin' Closer	The Young Blues Thrillers feat. Rickey Grundy	American Folk Blues Festival (85)			08:23
	Writer: Rickey Grundy / Composers: Rickey Grundy

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℗ 2024 L+R Records: 22-03-2024

Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken

01	Levee Woman	Philadelphia Jerry Ricks	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			04:17
	Writer: Gerald Lawrence Ricks - Oscar Klein / Composers: Gerald Lawrence Ricks - Oscar Klein
02	I Ain't Got No Lovin' Baby Now	Bowling Green John Cephas	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			04:49
	Writer: Trad. - John Cephas - Phil Wiggins / Composers: Trad.
03	The Woman I Love	Blind John Davis	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			03:28
	Writer: John Davis / Composers: John Davis
04	Talk to Your Daughter	J.B. Lenoir	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			02:42
	Writer: J.B. Lenoir / Composers: J.B. Lenoir
05	Love Blues	CeDell "Big G" Davis	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			05:25
	Writer: Ellis Davis / Composers: Ellis Davis
06	Easy to Love You	Carey Bell's Blues Harp Band	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			07:25
	Writer: Carey Bell Harrington / Composers: Carey Bell Harrington
07	So Bad	The Eddie Taylor Blues Band	Heartache Blues - Songs for the Lonely, Lovesick and Heartbroken			05:26
	Writer: Eddie Taylor / Composers: Eddie Taylor

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L+R Records: 14-01-2022

American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)

01	Baby, Please Come Home (Live 1972)	Memphis Slim	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			01:56
	Writer: Big Joe Williams / Composers: Big Joe Williams
02	Chicago Bound (Live 1972)	Jimmy Rogers	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			03:18
	Writer: Jimmy Rogers / Composers: Jimmy Rogers
03	Gold Tail Bird (Live 1983)	Louisiana Red & His Chicago Blues Friends	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			04:06
	Writer: James A. Lane / Composers: James A. Lane
04	Thirty Dirty Women (Live 1980)	Louisiana Red	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			02:53
	Writer: Kent Cooper - Iverson Minter / Composers: Kent Cooper - Iverson Minter
05	Here Rattler Here (Live 1983)	James "Sparky" Rucker	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			03:43
	Writer: trad. - James Rucker / Composers: trad.
06	Come on in My Kitchen (Live 1983)	James "Sparky" Rucker	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			03:51
	Writer: Robert Johnson / Composers: Robert Johnson
07	Richmond Blues (Live 1981)	Bowling Green John Cephas	American Folk Blues Festival - Outtakes & Rarities '70-'83 (Live)			04:13
	Writer: Blind Boy Fuller / Composers: Blind Boy Fuller

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L+R Records: 24-03-2023

Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs

01	Good Advice	J.B. Lenoir	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			02:44
	Writer: J.B. Lenoir / Composers: J.B. Lenoir
02	Come on in My Kitchen	Guitar Slim	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			03:17
	Writer: Robert Johnson / Composers: Robert Johnson
03	Reno Factory	Bowling Green John Cephas	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			04:45
	Writer: Trad. - John Cephas - Phil Wiggins / Composers: Trad.
04	Diggin' My Potatoes	Guitar Frank	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			04:21
	Writer: Trad. / Composers: Trad.
05	John Jackson Breakdown (Live 1969)	John Jackson	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			01:43
	Composers: John William Jackson
06	Pallet on the Floor	Philadelphia Jerry Ricks	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			03:51
	Writer: Gerald Lawrence Ricks - Oscar Klein / Composers: Trad.
07	61 Highway (Live 1982)	James "Son" Thomas	Brothers of Blues - Old Recordings of Guitar and Harmonica Songs			03:18
	Writer: Trad. - James "Son" Thomas / Composers: Trad.

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L+R Records: 02-06-2023

Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue

01	Mississippi Moan (Live 2004)	Down Home Percolators	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			03:26
	Writer: Trad. - Klaus Mojo Kilian / Composers: Trad.
02	A Beautiful Life	James "Sparky" Rucker	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			03:24
	Writer: Trad. / Composers: Trad.
03	Little Red Rooster	Willie Mabon	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			04:17
	Writer: Willie Dixon / Composers: Willie Dixon
04	I Feel so Good	J.B. Lenoir	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			01:51
	Writer: J.B. Lenoir / Composers: J.B. Lenoir
05	When I've Been Drinking	Blind John Davis	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			02:25
	Writer: John Henry Davis / Composers: John Henry Davis
06	Before You Accuse Me	Eddie Kold Band	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			04:38
	Writer: Ellas McDaniel / Composers: Ellas McDaniel
07	Hurry Sundown (Edit)	Cash McCall	Blues BBQ - No Better Cure for Sadness Than Blues And Barbecue			03:24
	Writer: Margie Ann Evans - Morris Dollison / Composers: Margie Ann Evans - Morris Dollison

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