These transciptions are a loosely chronological collection of recordings of artists from the Delta to Chicago. The songs include tunes that were the blues 'hits' in their days - such as Robert Johnson's "Traveling Riverside Blues" - and well-known classics - like "Baby What You Want Me to Do, " by Jimmy Reed. In addition, there are undiscovered (but no less brilliant) rarities like "South Carolina Rag, " by Willie Walker, and Lonnie Johnson's "Away Down in the Alley Blues." Together, the songs offer a sampling of blues history. Some of the techniques covered in this collection including playing in five tunings and nine keys, bottleneck playing, syncopated picking styles, and a wide range of harmonic and melodic ideas.