51 Biggest Sons of Blues : Blue Monday

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(As of 2020-10-24).

  • Northern America: 🇺🇸 United States (us)
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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blue Monday
John Lee Hooker2:29
2All Alone Blues
Sonny Terry3:04
3Match Box Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010)
recording of:
Match Box Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson3:00
4Lost the Blackout Blues
Billie Holiday3:11
5Blues in the Night
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Shirley Bassey3:58
6Willie’s Blues
Willie Mabon3:04
7I’m Leaving You
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-07)
bass:
Willie Dixon
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) and Robert Lockwood, Jr.
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano and lead vocals:
Otis Spann
Otis Spann2:44
8Born to Sing the Blues
Shirley Bassey2:50
9Ease It to the Blues
Barbecue Bob2:56
10Midnight Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-06)
bass:
Billy Hadnott
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley, Sr. (jazz drummer, active 40s-60s)
electric guitar:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
piano:
Willard McDaniel
tenor saxophone:
“Bumps” Myers
trumpet:
Teddy Buckner (US dixieland jazz trumpeter)
performer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
T‐Bone Walker2:42
11Bad Luck Blues
Albert King33:01
12I’m in Love Again
producer:
Dave Bartholomew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Everest Records (classical) and EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1991)
recorded at:
J&M/Cosimo Recording Studios (New Orleans, circa 1945-1955) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 6)
recording of:
I’m in Love Again (on 1955-10-15)
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino) and Dave Bartholomew
Fats Domino52:03
13If I Didnt Love You So
The Robins3:12
14I’m the Wolf
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-04-18)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1954-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (on 1954-04-18)
guitar:
Lee Cooper (Blues guitarist) (on 1954-04-18) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1954-04-18)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1954-04-18)
recording of:
I’m the Wolf (on 1954-04-18)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Tristan Music Ltd.
Howlin’ Wolf13:00
15Guitar Lovin’ Man
recorded in:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1953)
producer:
Henry Stone
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Eddie Kirkland (US blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Guitar Lovin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:39
16Boogie Chillen
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1959-01-22)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (on 1959-01-22)
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:33
17609 Boogie
John Lee Hooker3:13
18Lonesome Road Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:14
19High Priced Woman
guitar:
Andres Durham (guitar player) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
recording of:
High Priced Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:42
20I Want You to Love Me
recording of:
I Want You to Love Me
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:04
21Every Day
vocals:
Jimmy Witherspoon (from 1959-12-02 until 1959-12-09)
recorded at:
The Renaissance Club in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-12-04)
live recording of:
Every Day (from 1959-12-02 until 1959-12-09)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Chatman
cover recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
Jimmy Witherspoon2:43
22Salty Dog Blues
recording of:
Salty Dog Blues
arranger:
Papa Charlie Jackson (in 1924)
arrangement of:
Salty Dog
Papa Charlie Jackson3:01
23Evil Man’s Blues
trumpet:
Hot Lips Page (on 1940-12-10)
Hot Lips Page3:23
24Kansas City Blues
Jim Jackson3:13
25Backwater Blues
recording engineer:
Moses Asch
recorded at:
WFMT in Chicago, Illinois, United States
cover recording of:
Backwater Blues (Leadbelly Arrangement)
guitar arranger:
Lead Belly
version of:
Backwater Blues
Big Bill Broonzy2:55
26Goin’ to Chicago Blues
Billie Holiday3:23
27I’m a Man
recording of:
I’m a Man
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bo Diddley2:47
28Good Bye Now
Brownie McGhee2:48
29In the Evening
cover recording of:
In the Evening
lyricist:
Leroy Carr
version of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
Big Joe Turner5:04
30Get Together Blues
Esther Phillips & Junior Ryder2:37
31Goin South
John Lee Hooker3:07
32Boogy Guitar
Johnny Otis2:36
33Cotton
Lightnin’ Hopkins5:59
34Story to Tell
Big Joe Turner2:29
35Brownskin Woman
Howlin’ Wolf2:39
36Be on Your Merry Way
Albert King52:53
37Candyman Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-28)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-28)
Mississippi John Hurt2:45
38Rusty Dusty Blues
Billie Holiday3:11
39The Dirty Dozen
piano:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
Speckled Red (on 1929-09-22)
recorded at:
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
recording of:
The Dirty Dozens (on 1929-09-22)
lyricist and composer:
Rufus Perryman
Speckled Red3:12
40Hobo Blues
recording of:
Hobo Blues
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:50
41The Little Red Hen
Redd Lyte2:31
42Old Devil Moon
producer:
Voyle Gilmore
alto saxophone:
Harry Klee (on 1956-01-16) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1956-01-16)
baritone saxophone:
Morton Friedman (on 1956-01-16)
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1956-01-16)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-01-16)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1956-01-16), Ennio Bolognini (Argentine-American cellist and composer) (on 1956-01-16) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1956-01-16)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (on 1956-01-16)
guitar:
George van Eps (on 1956-01-16)
harp:
Kathryn Julye (on 1956-01-16)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1956-01-16)
piano:
William (Bill) Miller (pianist) (on 1956-01-16)
tenor saxophone:
Justin Gordon (on 1956-01-16) and James Williamson (Saxophone player) (on 1956-01-16)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-01-16), Jim Priddy (on 1956-01-16) and Juan Tizol (on 1956-01-16)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-01-16), Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-01-16), Manny Klein (on 1956-01-16) and Mickey Mangano (on 1956-01-16)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1956-01-16), Maxine Johnson (on 1956-01-16) and Milton Thomas (violist) (on 1956-01-16)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1956-01-16), Alex Beller (on 1956-01-16), Harold Dicterow (on 1956-01-16), David Frisina (on 1956-01-16), Henry Hill (Violin player) (on 1956-01-16), Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff) (on 1956-01-16), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1956-01-16), Paul Shure (on 1956-01-16), Felix Slatkin (on 1956-01-16) and Marshall Sosson (on 1956-01-16)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1956-01-16)
orchestra:
The Nelson Riddle Orchestra
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1956-01-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
KHJ Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-01-16)
cover recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (on 1956-01-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Frank Sinatra13:54
43Rock Me Baby
recording of:
Rock Me Baby
writer:
Joe Josea and B.B. King
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Powerforce Music, Sidney A. Seidenberg Music Ltd., Universal Music Careers, BMG Music (in 1994) and Modern Sparta Music Ltd. (in 1994)
is based on:
Rockin’ and Rollin’
B.B. King3:13
44K.C Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04) and Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band42:31
45Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Elmore James2:57
46The Sun Is Rising
Howlin’ Wolf2:36
47She Moves Me
bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford and Willie Dixon
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
harmonica:
Big Walter Horton (blues harmonica player)
piano:
Otis Spann
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
recording of:
She Moves Me
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters12:55
4844 Blues
Roosevelt Sykes2:59
49Outside Woman Blues
Blind Joe Reynolds2:55
50Walk On
Sonny Terry2:55
51Jimmy’s Blues
alto saxophone:
Rudy Powell and Earle Warren
baritone saxophone:
Danny Bank (reeds)
bass:
Milt Hinton
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson
guitar:
Danny Barker
piano:
Nat Pierce
tenor saxophone:
Coleman Hawkins and Buddy Tate (US jazz saxophonist & clarinetist)
trombone:
Urbie Green and Dicky Wells
trumpet:
Emmett Berry, Doc Cheatham, Buck Clayton and Mel Davis (US jazz trumpeter)
vocals:
Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Rushing3:28

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