Gimme Dat Harp Boy! Roots of the Captain

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
[unknown]0:18
2New Minglewood Blues
recording of:
The New Minglewood Blues (on 1900-11-26)
additional writer:
Bob Dylan
writer:
Noah Lewis
version of:
Minglewood Blues
Noah Lewis Jug Band2:44
3The Lion
Duke Mitchell1:50
4Diddie Wa Diddie
recording of:
Diddie Wa Diddie (on 1929-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Blake (1920s blues singer)
Blind Blake2:57
5Mope-Itty Mope
Boss-Tones2:00
6New Black Snake Blues, Part One
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-10-13)
piano:
Victoria Spivey (on 1928-10-13)
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-10-13) and Victoria Spivey (on 1928-10-13)
Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson2:51
7New Black Snake Blues, Part Two
guitar:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-10-13)
piano:
Victoria Spivey (on 1928-10-13)
vocals:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) (on 1928-10-13) and Victoria Spivey (on 1928-10-13)
Victoria Spivey & Lonnie Johnson2:49
8Best Batch Yet
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:28
9His Majesty the Policeman
Lord Buckley2:09
10Rubber Dolly Rag
Uncle Bud Landress with The Georgia Yellow Hammers2:53
11Tomi Tomi
steel guitar:
David Kanui (Hawaiian guitarist and instructor) (on 1933-06-21)
vocals:
David Kanui (Hawaiian guitarist and instructor) (on 1933-06-21)
recording of:
Tomi Tomi (on 1933-06-21)
lyricist and translator:
Helen Bertini and Anthony Franchini
writer:
David Nape
Kanui & Lula2:55
12Cream Puff Comment
[unknown]0:04
13Old Folks' Boogie
Al Simmons2:59
14You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson3:08
15Wild Cat Blues
piano:
James P. Johnson (on 1947-04-19)
soprano saxophone:
Sidney Bechet (on 1947-04-19)
recording of:
Wild Cat Blues (on 1947-04-19)
composer:
Thomas Waller (Fats Waller) and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Sidney Bechet & James P. Johnson1:57
16Rockin' Chair Blues
guitar:
Robert Petway (on 1940-03-28)
vocals:
Robert Petway (on 1940-03-28)
Robert Petway3:18
17Weaver's Life
guitar:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1937-02-18) and Howard Dixon (on 1937-02-18)
vocals:
Dorsey Dixon (on 1937-02-18) and Howard Dixon (on 1937-02-18)
Dixon Brothers3:20
18Jungle Suite
Rahsaan Roland Kirk1:57
19Egg Comment
[unknown]0:19
20Keep on the Firing Line
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-12-06)
guitar:
Blind Joe Taggart (on 1926-12-06)
lead vocals:
Blind Joe Taggart (on 1926-12-06) and James Taggart (on 1926-12-06)
Blind Joe & James Taggart2:33
21Who's Yehoodi?
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1940-05-15)
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1940-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1940-05-15)
guitar:
Danny Barker (on 1940-05-15)
piano:
Benny Payne (jazz pianist and vocalist) (on 1940-05-15)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1940-05-15)
saxophone:
Andrew Brown (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1940-05-15) and Walter Thomas (on 1940-05-15)
trombone:
Tyree Glenn (on 1940-05-15), Quentin Jackson (on 1940-05-15) and Keg Johnson (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-15)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1940-05-15), Dizzy Gillespie (on 1940-05-15) and Lammar Wright (on 1940-05-15)
vocals:
Cab Calloway (on 1940-05-15)
part of:
Vocalion (by matrix number) (number: 27301-1)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:09
22Howlin' Wolf Comment
[unknown]0:07
23Hungry Wolf
Funny Papa Smith53:04
24Somebody's Leaving
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:12
25The Fang
Nervous Norvus2:23
26Skeleton in the Closet
recording of:
Skeleton in the Closet (in 1936)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra3:41
27Poem
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band0:37
28Koko
live recording of:
Ko Ko (on 1948-09-04)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
Charlie Parker2:50
29Go Away From My Door
Monroe Moe Jackson2:59
30Little Scratch
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:31
31Johnny B. Goode
Al White and The Hi-Liters2:44
32New Highway 51
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-05-10)
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1940-05-10)
guitar and lead vocals:
Tommy McClennan (on 1940-05-10)
vocals:
Tommy McClennan (on 1940-05-10)
Tommy McClennan2:49
33Stravinsky Comment
[unknown]0:36
34Flaming Autograph
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band4:00