Various, Henry Thomas, Furry Lewis, Henry Spaulding, Garfield Akers, J. T. "Funny Paper" Smith, Jim Jackson, Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, Henry Brown, Bob Call, Jesse James, Black Ivory King, Roosevelt Sykes, Albert Ammons, Sleepy John Estes, Blind Willie McTell, Blind Boy Fuller, Kokomo Arnold, Johnny Temple, Red Nelson, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Peetie Wheatstraw, Lonnie Johnson, Memphis Minnie, Trixie Smith, Rosetta Crawford, Georgia White, Ruby Smith, Victoria Spivey, Helen Humes, Gus Cannon, Memphis Minnie, Kansas Joe, Frankie Black, Dot Rice, Sleepy John Estes, The Georgia Washboard Stompers, Rosetta Howard, The Harlem Hamfats, Coot Grant, Wesley Wilson, Big Joe Turner, Walter Brown, Jay McShann And His Orchestra, Ella Johnson, Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra, Wynonie Harris, Dinah Washington, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, Sonny Parker, Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five

Credits

Where it leads

One record at a time, and the reason for each step.

Pick a room yourself — every scene in one place.