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While never as world-renowned as Chess, the label it would later evolve into, Aristocrat was nevertheless significant in the nurturing and promotion of many key blues acts in the late Forties. It may have had a short life span, but nobody can deny its prolific output a magnificent 264 titles were recorded for release. Judging by the calibre of the acts on this superb 2 disc compilation including Laura Rucker, Clarence Samuels, Muddy Waters and Robert Nighthawk, the label richly deserved its nickname of The Aristocrat of Records! CD1 1. Rollin' And Tumblin' (Part 1) - Muddy Waters 2. My Baby, My Baby - Sunnyland Slim 3. Jackson Town Gal - Robert Nighthawk 4. Shelby County Blues - Little Johnny Jones 5. I Feel Like Crying - Andrew Tibbs 6. Memory Of Sonny Boy - Forest City Joe 7. Boogie Woogie Blues - Clarence Samuels 8. Locked Out Boogie - LeRoy Foster 9. Florida Hurricane - St. Louis Jimmy 10. Ice Man Blues - Tom Archia W/George Kirby 11. You're Gonna Miss Me - Muddy Waters 12. Toothless Woman Blues - Andrew Tibbs 13. Chicago Boogie - Five Blazes & Ernie Harper 14. I'm Bound For Canaan Land - Famous Blue Jay Singers Of Birmingham 15. Crying The Blues - Laura Rucker 16. Mean And Evil Baby - Tom Archia W/ Sheba Griffin 17. Six Three 0 - Robert Nighthawk 18. Johnson Machine Gun - Sunnyland Slim CD2 1. Annie Lee Blues - Robert Nighthawk W/Robert McCullum 2. Lollipop Mama - Clarence Samuels 3. Screamin' And Cryin' - Muddy Waters 4. She Ain't Nowhere - Sunnyland Slim 5. A Woman On Every Street - Forest City Joe 6. Drinkin' Blues - Tom Archia 7. So Nice And Kind - St. Louis Jimmy 8. Baby I'm Sick Of You - Duke Jenkins' Aristocrats 9. Shady Grove Blues - LeRoy Foster 10. She's Gone - The Dozier Boys 11. Married Man Blues - Andrew Tibbs W/Tom Archia 12. Black Angel Blues - Robert Nighthawk W/Robert McCullum 13. Fly Right Little Girl - Sunnyland Slim 14. Tonky Boogie - Forrest Sykes 15. Cherry - Tom Archia W/Sheba Griffin 16. Big Town Playboy - Little Johnny Jones 17. Bilbo Is Dead - Andrew Tibbs 18. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters