Memphis, February 1, 1928
01. 41822-1	Downtown Blues 
02. 41822-2	Downtown Blues 
03. 41825-1	Bedtime Blues 
04. 41826-1	What's The Matter Blues 

Memphis, August 27, 1928
05. 45419-1	Mistreatin' Blues 
06. 45420-1	It Won't Be Long Now 
07. 45420-2	It Won't Be Long Now 
08. 45421-2	Nehi Mamma Blues 
09. 45422-2	I Got Mine 

Memphis, August 28, 1928
10. 45426-2	Stomp That Thing 

Memphis, August 30, 1928
11. 45452	'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Part 1 
12. 45453-1	'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Part 2
13. 45453-2	'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do - Part 2 
14. 45454-2	Take Me Back 
15. 45455-1	How Long 

Memphis, September 23, 1929
16. 55573-2	South Memphis Blues 
17. 55574-1	Bunker Hill Blues 

Memphis, September 25, 1929
18. 55584-2	Right Now Blues 
19. 55591-1	Shiney Town Blue 

Memphis, September 30, 1929
XX. 56303	I'm Going Away Blues 
XX. 56304	Old Sometime Blues 
20. 56305-2	Frank Stokes' Dream 
21. 56306-2	Memphis Rounders Blues 

Frank Stokes – guitar, vocals
Dan Sane (?) – guitar (1-4, 11-15)
Will Batts – violin (16-19)

This 21-song compilation of Frank Stokes' late-'20s recordings for the Victor label is a more expansive version of the Stokes collection available on Yazoo Records, with very little overlap between the two. The sound is variable, as is usually the case with Document's releases, some songs sounding like they came from decent master sources and others purely of academic interest, in terms of the playback quality. What isn't variable is the quality of Stokes' playing, singing, and songwriting, which is filled with wry humor throughout, veiling a certain degree of pride and restlessness, and all manner of clever lyrical and musical conceits. This disc is well worth owning in tandem with CDs devoted to Stokes' work with the Mississippi Sheiks. --- Bruce Eder, AllMusic Review

Frank Stokes was first recorded by Victor in 1927 with his "Downtown Blues" and "Bedtime Blues" selling well and when Victor returned to Memphis in August 1928 they recorded ten further selections. In 1929, Stokes and Sane recorded again for Paramount, resuming their 'Beale Street Sheiks' billing for a few cuts. In September, Stokes was back on Victor to make what were to be his last recordings, this time without Sane, but with Will Batts on fiddle. --- sundayblues.org

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1. Memphis Rounders Blues	2:50
2. Unnamed Blues	3:06
3. Nehi Mamma Blues	3:10                            play
4. 'Tain't Nobody's Business If I Do Part.2	3:20    play
5. Mr. Crump Don't Like It	2:41
6. Mistreatin' Blues	3:19	
7. It Won't Be Long Now	3:07
8. Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon	3:06
9. You Shall	2:44
10. Sweet To Mama	2:56
11. Stomp That Thing	3:23	
12. Wasn't That Doggin' Me	3:08	
13. Beale Town Bound	2:54
14. It's A Good Thing	2:59

Performer:
Frank Stokes (Guitar, Vocals),
The Beale Street Sheiks

Frank Stokes and partner Dan Sane recorded as The Beale Street Shieks, a Memphis answer to the musical Chatmon family string band, the Mississippi Shieks. According to local tradition, Stokes was already playing the streets of Memphis by the turn of the century, about the same time the blues began to flourish. As a street artist, he needed a broad repertoire of songs and patter palatable to blacks and whites. A medicine show and house party favorite, Stokes was remembered as a consummate entertainer who drew on songs from the 19th and 20th centuries with equal facility. Solo or with Sane and sometimes fiddler Will Batts, Stokes recorded 38 sides for Paramount and Victor. These treasures include blues as well as older pieces: "Chicken You Can't Roost Too High for Me," "Mr. Crump Don't Like It," an outstanding version of "You Shall" (commonly known as "You Shall Be Free"), and "Hey Mourner," a traditional comic anticlerical piece. Stokes possessed a remarkable declamatory voice and was an adroit guitarist. His duets with Sane merit special attention because of their subtle interplay and propulsive rhythm. ---Barry Lee Pearson, allmusic.com

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