This is the story of the pioneering artists who laid the groundwork for the Blues and Rock boom of the 1960s, without whom British, American, and global Popular music would sound very different today. Taking in the Trad Jazz roots, through to Skiffle and Folk Blues, before landing on the harder edge Chicago Blues and R & B, this compilation is the complete audio document of the evolution of British music leading up to its golden age in the 1960s and 1970s. All of the pioneers are included including Chris Barber, Ken Colyer, Lonnie Donegan, Cyril Davies, Alexis Korner and many more. TRACK LISTING: DISC ONE - Ken Colyer's Jazzmen - La Harpe Street Blues / Chris Barber's Jazz Band - New Orleans Blues / The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Rock Island Line / The Saint's Jazz Band - Boogie Woogie Stomp / Bobby Mickelburgh's Bobcats - Livery Stable Blues / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - KC Moan / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - Casey Jones / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - Midnight Special / Ken Colyer's Jazzmen ft Diz Disley & Acker Bilk - Far Away Blues / Cy Laurie's Jazz Band - Royal Garden Blues / Sid Phillips And His Band - Pete Kelly's Blues / Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Wildcat Blues / Chris Barber's Jazz Band ft Ottilie Patterson - Weeping Willow Blues / Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Tishomingo Blues / Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Camp Meeting Blues / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - New St. Louis Blues / The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - New Burying Ground / The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Worried Man Blues / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - Take This Hammer / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - Down By The Riverside / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - Go Down Old Hannah / Ken Colyer's Skiffle Group With Alexis Korner - Streamline Train. DISC TWO - Jack Parnell & His Orchestra - Shake Rattle And Roll / The Southlanders - Ain't That A Shame / Suzi Miller - Dance With Me Henry / Four Jones Boys - Tutti Frutti / Eric Winstone Orchestra - Rhythm 'n' Blues / Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Wabash Blues / Humphrey Lyttelton ft Johnny Parker - Bad Penny Blues / The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group – Stackalee / The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - Bring A Little Water Sylvie / The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group - I'm Alabamy Bound / Beryl Bryden's Backroom Skiffle ft Alexis Korner & Cyril Davies - Kansas City Blues / Beryl Bryden's Backroom Skiffle ft Alexis Korner & Cyril Davies - Casey Jones / George Melly With Mick Mulligan's Jazz Band - Organ Grinder Blues / Humphrey Lyttelton - Apex Blues/ Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Leaving Blues / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Rotten Break / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Alberta / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Roundhouse Stomp / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Skip To My Lou / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Good Morning / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Boll Weevil / Alexis Korner’s Breakdown Group ft Cyril Davies - Ella Speed. DISC THREE - Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group ft Cyril Davies - I Ain't Gonna Worry No More / Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group ft Cyril Davies - County Jail / Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group ft Cyril Davies - Kid Man / Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group ft Cyril Davies - Easy Rider / Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Jail House Blues / Humphrey Lyttelton - Big Bill Blues / Humphrey Lyttelton - Trouble In Mind / Humphrey Lyttelton - Weary Blues / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Sail On / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - National Defence Blues / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Go Down Sunshine / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Death Letter / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Badspell Blues / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Kidman Blues / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Four Point Blues / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Backwater Blues / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Kansas City Blues / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - It's All Over / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Tell Me Why / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Can't Afford To Do It / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Blues Before Sunrise / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Me And My Chauffeur / Ottilie Patterson With Chris Barber's Jazz Band - Trixie's Blues. DISC FOUR - Beryl Bryden With Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band - Young Woman's Blues / Davy Graham - Davy's Train Blues / Davy Graham With Alexis Korner - 3/4 AD / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Gotta Move / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - I Got My Brand On You / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Spooky But Nice / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Keep Your Hands Off Her / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - I Wanna Put A Tiger In Your Tank / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - I Got My Mojo Working / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Finkle's Café / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Hoochie Coochie / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - Down Town / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - How Long, How Long, Blues / Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated ft Cyril Davies - I Thought I Heard That Train Whistle Blow / The Roundhouse Jug Four - KC Moan / The Roundhouse Jug Four - Hesitation Blues / The Roundhouse Jug Four - It's The Same Old Thing / The Roundhouse Jug Four - Short Legs Shuffle / Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I Can Tell / Johnny Kidd & The Pirates- A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues.