Mance Lipscomb

Mance Lipscomb

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Discovered by chance on a remote Texas farm in 1960, this simple sharecropper went on to establish himself as one of the finest black songwriters, performing folk songs, blues, ragtimes and ballads with equal joy and conviction. Mance Lipscomb's gentle voice, impeccable guitar playing, finger picking (strings played with several fingers of the right hand) and warm personality made him very popular with white audiences on college campuses and at folk festivals. He has recorded numerous high-quality albums.

Top tracks

03
When Death Come Creeping in Your Room (Run, Sinner, Run) (Take 1; Remastered Version)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:57
Writer: Traditional
16
Jack O'Diamonds
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
04:03
Composers: Unspecified
02
Careless Love (Version; Take 2; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
04:33
Writer: H. Andy - Koenig - Williams
01
Captain, Captain (Version; Take 2; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:34
Writer: Traditional
07
Shake, Shake Mama
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:52
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
15
So Different Blues
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
03:05
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
17
Cocaine Done Kill My Baby
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:33
Writer: Traditional
06
Night Time Is the Right Time (Take 1; Remastered Version)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
04:49
Writer: Leroy Carr
04
Alabama Bound (Version; Take 2; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:36
Writer: De Sylva - Green - Henderson
17
Sugar Babe
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:04
Composers: Traditional
02
God Moves on the Water
Mance Lipscomb
Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971
02:35
Composers: Mance Lipscomb

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  • Discography
Albums
Navasota
2021 Sunset Blvd Records
17-09-2021
Navasota
01
Texas Blues (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
03:29
Writer: Mance Lipscomb / Composers: Mance Lipscomb
02
Alabama (Jubilee) (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
02:37
Composers: Jack Yellen - George Cobb
03
See See Rider (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
04:49
Composers: Traditional
04
I Want to Do Something for You (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
02:45
Writer: Mance Lipscomb / Composers: Mance Lipscomb
05
Baby, Please Don't Go (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
03:04
Writer: Traditional / Composers: Traditional
06
I Ain't Got Nobody (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
02:08
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
07
Going Down Slow (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Navasota
03:40
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
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Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
Top Collection
02-09-2015
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
01
Nobody Cares For Me
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
01:53
02
Good As I Am To You
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
02:23
03
Goin' Down Slow
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
03:32
04
Rock Me Mama
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
04:28
05
So Different Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
02:45
06
Late Hours Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
02:26
07
Shorty George Cut Down
Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb - Top Collection: Mance Lipscomb
03:36
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Nobody Cares for Me
℗ 2014 Cugate ltd.
01-01-2012
Nobody Cares for Me
01
Nobody Cares for Me
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
01:53
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
02
Good as I Am to You
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
02:24
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
03
Goin' Down Slow (Version No. 1)
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
03:32
Composers: St. Louis Jimmy Oden
04
Rock Me Mama
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
04:29
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
05
So Different Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
02:46
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
06
Late Hours Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
02:26
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
07
Shorty George Cut Down
Mance Lipscomb
Nobody Cares for Me
03:37
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
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The Best of Mance Lipscomb
(P) 2009 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
17-11-2009
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
01
Baby, Don't Lay It on Me
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:23
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
02
Charlie James
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
03:36
Composers: Unspecified
03
So Different Blues
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
03:04
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
04
Long Tall Girl Got Stuck on Me
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:41
Composers: Unspecified
05
Joe Turner Killed a Man
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
04:35
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
06
Willie Poor Boy
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
03:28
Composers: Unspecified
07
Shake, Shake Mama
Mance Lipscomb
The Best of Mance Lipscomb
02:52
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
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Pure! Texas Country Blues
(P) 2002 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
01-01-2002
Pure! Texas Country Blues
01
Texas Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
04:07
Composers: Unknown
02
Black Gal
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
03:50
Composers: Unknown
03
Oh, Baby! (You Don't Have to Go)
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
04:24
Composers: Unknown
04
Whiskey Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
04:17
Composers: Unknown
05
Haunted House Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
02:52
Composers: Unknown
06
Mance's Blues
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
04:38
Composers: Unknown
07
Does She Ever Think of Me
Mance Lipscomb
Pure! Texas Country Blues
04:36
Composers: Unknown
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Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
(P) 2000 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
01-01-2000
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
01
Stop Time (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
01:58
Composers: Unspecified
02
I Ain't Got Nobody (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
01:32
Composers: Graham - Williams
03
Downtown Blues (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
03:23
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
04
Shake, Shake, Mama (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
02:56
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
05
The Sinking of the Titanic (God Moves on the Water) (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
03:28
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Traditional
06
Take Your Arms from around My Neck, Sugar Babe (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
03:30
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
07
When the Saints Go Marching In (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
01:41
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Traditional
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Live! at The Cabale
(P) 1999 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
01-01-1999
Live! at The Cabale
01
Baby Don’t You Lay It on Me (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
02:24
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
02
Meet Me in the Bottom (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
02:37
Composers: Willie Dixon
03
You Gonna Miss Me (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
02:51
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
04
Keep on Truckin' (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
01:55
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
05
Trouble in Mind (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
02:53
Composers: Richard M. Jones
06
Tom Moore Blues (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
03:41
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Sam Hopkins
07
Mance's Short Haired Woman (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Live! at The Cabale
03:42
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
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Captain, Captain!
(P) 1998 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
01-01-1998
Captain, Captain!
01
Captain, Captain!
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
03:09
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Traditional
02
Ain't You Sorry
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
02:20
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
03
Night Time Is the Right Time
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
04:00
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
04
Mr. Tom's Rag (Guitar Solo)
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
02:07
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
05
I Want to Do Something for You
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
02:34
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
06
Long Tall Girl Got Stuck On Me
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
02:43
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
07
Rag In "A" (Guitar Solo)
Mance Lipscomb
Captain, Captain!
01:27
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
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You Got to Reap What You Sow
(P) 1993 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Originally released on Arhoolie Records.
01-01-1993
You Got to Reap What You Sow
01
Charlie James
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
03:36
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
02
Come Back Baby
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
04:03
Composers: Walter Davis
03
Spanish Flang Dang
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
02:03
Composers: Mance Lipscomb - Unspecified
04
You Got to Reap What You Sow
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
02:30
Composers: Unspecified
05
Cocaine Done Killed My Baby
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
01:23
Composers: Unspecified
06
Joe Turner Killed a Man
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
04:34
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
07
Bumble Bee
Mance Lipscomb
You Got to Reap What You Sow
03:16
Composers: Memphis Minnie
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Trouble In Mind
℗ 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
01-01-1961
Trouble In Mind
01
Captain, Captain (Version; Take 2; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:34
Writer: Traditional
02
Careless Love (Version; Take 2; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
04:33
Writer: H. Andy - Koenig - Williams
03
When Death Come Creeping in Your Room (Run, Sinner, Run) (Take 1; Remastered Version)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:57
Writer: Traditional
04
Alabama Bound (Version; Take 2; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
02:36
Writer: De Sylva - Green - Henderson
05
Buck Dance (Version; Instrumental; Remastered)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
01:33
Writer: Traditional
06
Night Time Is the Right Time (Take 1; Remastered Version)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
04:49
Writer: Leroy Carr
07
Rocks and Gravel Makes a Solid Road (Take 6; Remastered Version)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble In Mind
04:01
Writer: Traditional
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Singles
Trouble in Mind (Live)
2021 Sunset Blvd Records
02-09-2021
Trouble in Mind (Live)
01
Trouble in Mind (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble in Mind (Live)
02:51
Writer: Mance Lipscomb / Composers: Mance Lipscomb
02
Rag in F (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Trouble in Mind (Live)
01:52
Composers: Mance Lipscomb
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Darkest Blues
2021 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
24-09-2021
Darkest Blues
01
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Darkest Blues
02:45
02
Hellhound Blues (Hellhound On My Trail)
John Hammond
Darkest Blues
04:30
Composers: Robert Johnson
03
Nobody Cares for Me
Mississippi John Hurt
Darkest Blues
03:42
04
St. James Infirmary
Junior Mance
Darkest Blues
03:14
Writer: Traditional
05
When Death Come Creeping In Your Room (Run, Sinner, Run) [Take 1]
Mance Lipscomb
Darkest Blues
02:57
06
Walkin' Blues (Remastered 1997)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Darkest Blues
03:17
Writer: Robert Johnson
07
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Reverend Gary Davis
Darkest Blues
04:07
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Blues Roots
22-03-2005
Blues Roots
01
Frisco Lines
Fred McDowell
Blues Roots
04:00
02
Fare You Well Baby Blues
Joe Callicot
Blues Roots
03:19
03
Long Haired Doney
R.L. Burnside
Blues Roots
03:34
04
Mean Stepfather
Joe Williams
Blues Roots
02:44
05
Bald Eagle Train
Bukka Whitte
Blues Roots
05:39
06
Don't Drive Me Away
R.C. Smith
Blues Roots
02:25
07
Long Tall Girl Got Stuck On Me
Mance Lipscomb
Blues Roots
02:40
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Blues 100
2021 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
07-05-2021
Blues 100
01
Mannish Boy (Live) [feat. Muddy Waters]
The Band
Blues 100
06:40
Writer: Elias Mcdaniel - McKinley Morganfield - Melvin London / Composers: Elias Mcdaniel - McKinley Morganfield - Melvin London
02
Ain't Nobody's Business What We Do
Freddie King
Blues 100
03:38
Composers: Jimmy Witherspoon
03
Mustang Sally
Wilson Pickett
Blues 100
03:07
Writer: Bonny Rice - Sir Mack Rice / Composers: Bonny Rice - Sir Mack Rice
04
I Just Want to Make Love to You (Single Version)
Foghat
Blues 100
04:21
Writer: Willie Dixon / Composers: Willie Dixon
05
Hallelujah, I Just Love Him So
Ann Rabson
Blues 100
03:01
Writer: Charles / Composers: Charles
06
Born Under a Bad Sign
Brook Benton
Blues 100
03:07
Writer: Bell - Steve Jones / Composers: Bell - Steve Jones
07
.30-06
Brent Cobb
Blues 100
04:16
Writer: Adam Hood - Brent Cobb - Scotch Taylor
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Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
2022 Fire Records, a division of Gulf Coast Music
25-08-2025
Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
01
How Long Has That Train Been Gone? (Remastered)
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
03:37
Writer: Lightnin’ Hopkins / Composers: Lightnin’ Hopkins
02
Monday Morning Blues
Mississippi John Hurt
Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
03:11
Writer: Mississippi John Hurt / Composers: Mississippi John Hurt
03
I Am in the Heavenly Way
Bukka White
Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
03:44
Writer: Bukka White / Composers: Bukka White
04
Trouble in Mind (Live)
Mance Lipscomb
Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
02:51
Writer: Mance Lipscomb / Composers: Mance Lipscomb
05
Wild Cow Moan
Big Joe Williams
Sinners Blues (Acoustic)
02:45
Writer: Big Joe Williams / Composers: Big Joe Williams