Presenting...the best of The Blues

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Born to Be No Good
T‐Bone Walker3:12
2Bobby Sox Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:38
3First Love Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:54
4Hypin’ Woman Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:48
5T‐Bone Jumps Again
T‐Bone Walker2:42
6T‐Bone Shuffle
T‐Bone Walker2:58
7Baby, Please Don’t Go
recording of:
Baby, Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
version of:
Another Man Done Gone
Big Bill Broonzy3:12
8Hey! Bud Blues
Big Bill Broonzy4:54
9Down by the Riverside
recording of:
Down by the Riverside
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Big Bill Broonzy3:02
10Kind Hearted Blues
Big Bill Broonzy3:21
11Letter to My Baby
Big Bill Broonzy3:08
12Frankie and Johnny
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
Josh White2:56
13I Gave My Love a Cherry
recording of:
The Riddle Song (aka “I Gave My Love a Cherry”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 330)
is based on:
I Gave My Love a Diamond
Josh White2:34
14Free and Equal Blues
Josh White2:12
15John Henry
recording of:
John Henry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
Josh White3:09
16Nobody Wants You When You’re Down and Out
Josh White3:03
17Ramblin’ on My Mind
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
Ramblin’ on My Mind (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson4.52:50
18Stop Breakin’ Down Blues
recording of:
Stop Breaking Down Blues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
MPCA King of Spades
Robert Johnson2:15
19They’re Red Hot
recording of:
They’re Red Hot
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
King of Spades Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK) and Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson2:57
20When You Got a Good Friend
recording of:
When You Got a Good Friend
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson2:36
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dinah’s Blues
Dinah Shore2:56
2Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly
recording of:
Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly (Annie Get Your Gun)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Ltd.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Dinah Shore3:08
3It’s So Nice to Have a Man Around the House
recording of:
It’s So Nice to Have a Man Around the House
lyricist:
John Elliot (1914-1972 US film songwriter mostly Westerns, aka Jack Ellott)
composer:
Harold Spina (composer/conductor)
Dinah Shore2:47
4Shoo‐Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1946-01-20)
orchestra:
Sonny Burke and His Orchestra (on 1946-01-20)
conductor:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
recording of:
Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy (on 1946-01-20)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Guy Wood
Dinah Shore2:47
5Dear Hearts and Gentle People
recording of:
Dear Hearts and Gentle People
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
Sammy Fain
Dinah Shore2:37
6Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
Dinah Shore2:48
7Goodnight, My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
Ella Fitzgerald3:29
8A Little Bit Later On
cover recording of:
A Little Bit Later On
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Al J. Neiburg (lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
9A‐Ticket, A‐Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
10You Won’t Be Satisfied
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
11Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
cover recording of:
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
Ella Fitzgerald3:24
12Stairway to the Stars
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Ella Fitzgerald3:30
13Mean to Me
cover recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan3:41
14Lover Man
cover recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan3:42
15A Hundred Years From Today
cover recording of:
A Hundred Years From Today
lyricist:
Ned Washington and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Warock Corp.
Sarah Vaughan3:15
16I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
Sarah Vaughan2:39
17I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Billie Holiday3:07
18The Man I Love
recording of:
The Man I Love
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday3:24
19God Bless the Child
recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Billie Holiday3:10
20Georgia on My Mind
recording of:
Georgia on My Mind
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Billie Holiday3:24
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Seminole Blues
recorded in:
Aurora, Illinois, United States (on 1937-10-11)
guitar:
Willie B. James (on 1937-10-11) and Tampa Red (on 1937-10-11)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1937-10-11)
Tampa Red53:03
2Boogie Woogie
Jimmy Rushing3:16
3Jimmy’s Blues
Jimmy Rushing2:42
4High Priced Woman
recording of:
High Priced Woman
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:44
5I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
recording of:
I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
writer:
Roy Jordan and William Weldon (blues slide guitar player)
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
Josh White3:05
6Hadr Time Blues
Josh White3:00
7Strange Fruit
cover recording of:
Strange Fruit
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
Josh White3:11
8The Lass With the Delicate Air
Josh White3:16
9Don’t Cry, Baby
cover recording of:
Don’t Cry Baby
writer:
Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson and Stella Unger
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Jimmy Rushing2:58
10I Wish You Were Mine
T‐Bone Walker2:52
11I Got the Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:55
12On a Christmas Day
Huddie Ledbetter2:52
13Stormy Weather
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
Lena Horne3:23
14Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
Bessie Smith3:00
15I’m Wild About That Thing
Bessie Smith2:50
16Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
Bessie Smith3:33
17Am I Blue
recording of:
Am I Blue?
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Billie Holiday2:44
18Gloomy Sunday
recording of:
Gloomy Sunday
lyricist:
Jávor László (Hungarian poet)
composer:
Rezső Seress
translator:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
translated version of:
Szomorú vasárnap
Billie Holiday3:09
19Me, Myself and I
recording of:
Me, Myself and I
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter) and Alvin S. Kaufman
composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
Billie Holiday2:33
20My Blue Heaven
Maxine Sullivan3:06