The George Mitchell Collection is a vital archive of Southern blues, capturing raw, intimate field recordings made by folklorist George Mitchell between the 1960s and early ’80s. Traveling through the South, Mitchell recorded unheralded blues musicians in their homes and communities, including now-legendary figures like R.L. Burnside, Fred McDowell, and Jessie Mae Hemphill. These recordings offer an unfiltered glimpse into regional traditions and musical storytelling that might have otherwise been lost. Celebrated for its authenticity and cultural significance, the collection remains a powerful document of American roots music and the everyday voices that shaped it. 1. Cecil Barfield2. Buddy Moss3. Leon Pinson4. Houston Stackhouse5. Big Joe Williams6. John Lee Ziegler7. Othar Turner8. Lonzie Thomas9. Sleepy John Estes10. Teddy Williams11. Green Paschal12. William "Do-Boy" Diamond13. Dewey Corley and Walter Miller14. Bud Grant15. Bud White16. George Henry Bussey17. Jim Bunkley18. Tom Turner19. James Shorter20. Abe McNeil21. Joe Callicott22. Johnny Woods23. Robert Diggs24. Cliff Scott25. Jimmy Lee Harris26. R.L. Burnside27. Robert Johnson28. Robert Longstreet29. Fred McDowell30. John Henry Barbee31. Albert Macon & Robert Thomas32. Jessie Clarence Gorman33. Will Shade34. Georgia Fife & Drum Band35. Como Fife & Drum36. Maxwell Street Jimmy37. Precious Bryant38. Rosa Lee Hill39. Furry Lewis40. Jimmy Lee Williams41. J.W. Warren42. Eddie Harris43. James Davis44. Robert Nighthawk45. Jessie Mae Hemphill
