ABC of the Blues

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Kokomo Arnold & Billy Boy Arnold
2▶CD: Richard Berry & Barbecue Bob
3▶CD: Bobby “Blue” Bland & Charles Brown
4▶CD: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown & Blue Lu Baker
5▶CD: Big Bill Bronzy, Scrapper Blackwell & Blind Blake
6▶CD: Champion Jack Dupree & Cousin Joe
7▶CD: Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell & Pee Wee Crayton
8▶CD: Bo Diddley
9▶CD: Willie Dixon & Floyd Dixon
10▶CD: Snooks Eaglin & Sleepy John Estes
11▶CD: Lowell Fulson & The Four Blazes
12▶CD: Buddy Guy, Arthur Gunter & Slim Gaillard
13▶CD: John Lee Hooker & Wynonie Harris
14▶CD: Earl Hooker & Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
15▶CD: Lightnin’ Hopkins
16▶CD: Howlin’ Wolf
17▶CD: Alberta Hunter & Ivory Joe Hunter
18▶CD: Robert Johnson
19▶CD: Elmore James & Lonnie Johnson
20▶CD: Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson & Skip James
21▶CD: B.B. King
22▶CD: Little Walter
23▶CD: Lightnin’ Slim & J.B. Lenoir
24▶CD: Leadbelly
25▶CD: Little Willie John & Smiley Lewis
26▶CD: Furry Lewis & Robert Lockwood
27▶CD: Magic Sam & Jimmy McCracklin
28▶CD: Percy Mayfield & Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers
29▶CD: Memphis Minnie & Big Maybelle
30▶CD: Roy Milton & Amos Milburn
31▼CD: Big Maceo & Blind Willie McTell
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1Worried Life Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (in 1941, on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983)
recording of:
Worried Life Blues (on 1941-06-21)
writer:
Sleepy John Estes and Maceo Merriweather
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Universal Duchess Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Someday Baby Blues
Big Maceo2:57
2County Jail Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
Big Maceo2:56
3Can’t You Read
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
Big Maceo3:12
4Tuff Luck Blues
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
Big Maceo3:03
5It’s All Up to You
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
Big Maceo3:10
6Poor Kelly Blues
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
Big Maceo3:19
7My Last Go Round
drums (drum set):
Clifford "Snags" Jones (on 1942-07-28)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1942-07-28)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1942-07-28)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1942-07-28)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-07-28)
Big Maceo3:04
8I Got the Blues
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
Big Maceo2:52
9Ramblin’ Mind Blues
double bass [string bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1941-06-24)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-06-24)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-06-24)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-06-24)
Big Maceo3:12
10Why Should I Hang Around
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1941-12-15)
piano:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
washtub bass [imitation string bass]:
Alfred Elkins (on 1941-12-15)
vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1941-12-15)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-12-15)
Big Maceo3:13
11Georgia Rag
recording of:
Georgia Rag
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:05
12Rough Alley Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:17
13Low Rider’s Blues
recording of:
Low Rider's Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:16
14Painful Blues
Blind Willie McTell2:54
15Experience Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:12
16Low Down Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:13
17Lonesome Day Blues
recording of:
Lonesome Day Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:14
18mama, Let Me Scoop For You
Blind Willie McTell3:09
19Rollin’ Mama Blues
recording of:
Rollin’ Mama Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:05
20Searching the Desert For the Blues
recording of:
Searching the Desert for the Blues
composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell3:08
32▶CD: Memphis Slim & Tommy McLennan
33▶CD: Mississippi Fred McDowell & Mississippi John Hurt
34▶CD: Robert Nighthawk & Johnny Otis
35▶CD: Charley Patton & Snooky Pryor
36▶CD: Professor Longhair & Junior Parker
37▶CD: Jimmy Reed & Otis Rush
38▶CD: Jimmy Rushing & Tampa Red
39▶CD: Bessie Smith
40▶CD: Huey “Piano” Smith & Frankie Lee Smith
41▶CD: Roosevelt Sykes & Son House
42▶CD: Sunnyland Slim & Johnny Shines
43▶CD: Big Mama Thornton & Sister Rosetta Tharpe
44▶CD: Sonny Terry & Eddie Taylor
45▶CD: Big Joe Turner & Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
46▶CD: T‐Bone Walker & Jimmy Witherspoon
47▶CD: Muddy Waters & Junior Wells
48▶CD: Sippie Wallace & Peetie Wheatstraw
49▶CD: Johnny Guitar Watson & Big Joe Williams
50▶CD: Sonny Boy Williamson I. & Sonny Boy Williamson II.
51▶CD: Bukka White & Josh White
52▶CD: Jimmy Yancey