The Blues

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: USA Pre War Bluesplayers
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Murderer’s Home Blues
Blind Willie McTell3:07
2Honky Tonk Train Blues
Meade "Lux" Lewis4:17
3Death Letter
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States
producer:
Frank Driggs and John Hammond (producer)
steel guitar and lead vocals:
Son House (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2007)
recording of:
Death Letter (from 1965-04-12 until 1965-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Son House
publisher:
Sondick Music
Son House54:22
4Hellhound on My Trail
Robert Johnson2:37
5Backwater Blues
Bessie Smith3:20
6Avalon Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-21)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-12-21)
recording of:
Avalon Blues
composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt43:04
7Dealing With the Devil
Brownie McGhee2:36
8Further on Up the Road
David “Honeyboy” Edwards4:20
9Key to the Highway
Big Bill Broonzy2:36
10Let Me Ride
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-01-15)
piano and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1935-01-15)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-01-15)
Memphis Minnie2:59
11Poor Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-02-01)
guitar:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-02-01)
vocals:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician) (on 1934-02-01)
Charley Patton3:01
12She’s Coming Back Some Rainy Day
Barbecue Bob3:09
13The Boll Weevil
Lead Belly3:04
14Jefferson Jack O’Diamond Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1926-05)
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-05)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter) (in 1926-05)
recording of:
Jack o’ Diamonds Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
Blind Lemon Jefferson2:50
15I’m So Glad
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
recording of:
I’m So Glad (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
Skip James2:51
2▼CD: USA Post War Bluesplayers 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer), Brandon Harris (US engineer) and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton4.652:51
2Old and Grey
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup4:12
3Wang Dang Doodle
Koko Taylor3:03
4Baby, Scratch My Back
Slim Harpo2:35
5Burning Fire
Otis Spann3:18
6Talk to Me Baby
Elmore James2:17
7Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker3:11
8I Got the Blues Again
T‐Bone Walker3:19
9Lady Sings the Blues
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
Billie Holiday3:47
10Everybody’s Fishin’
James Cotton3:19
11Lead Me On
Bobby Bland2:06
12Hate to See You Go
Little Walter2:19
13Everything Is Broken
R.L. Burnside4:53
14Little Red Rooster
Otis Rush4:44
15Hustled Down in Texas
Johnny Winter3:30
16Going to New York
Jimmy Reed2:19
17Free Again
Robert Pete Williams5:04
18Mean Old Highway
Sonny Boy Williamson3:24
19I’ll Die Tryin’
J.B. Lenoir3:08
3▼CD: USA Post War Bluesplayers 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Dollar Got the Blues
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown5:27
2Stone Crazy
Buddy Guy2:59
3Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
recording of:
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
B.B. King2:37
4Texas Flyer
Freddie King3:47
5W‐O‐M‐A‐N
recording of:
W-O-M-A-N
lyricist:
Dorothy Hawkins (singer), Etta James, Abbye Mallory and Jean Mitchell
composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
version of:
I’m a Man
Etta James13:16
6My Home Is in the Delta
recording of:
My Home Is in the Delta
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Watertoons Music
Muddy Waters4:02
7A Good Man Is a Hard to Find
Alberta Hunter4:00
8Evil
recording of:
Evil (aka “Evil Is Going On”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Bug Music Ltd. and Hoochie Coochie Music
Howlin’ Wolf2:57
9Tollin’ Bells
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-02-09)
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-02-09)
guitar:
Lowell Fulson (on 1956-02-09)
instruments:
Unknown ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-02-09)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Eddie Chamblee (on 1956-02-09)
vocals:
Lowell Fulson (on 1956-02-09)
recording of:
Tollin’ Bells
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
Lowell Fulson3:06
10Blues for Hawaiians
recording of:
Blues for Hawaiians
composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Isalee Music Publishing Company
Chuck Berry3:26
11You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley3:15
12I Been Burning Bad Gasoline
Lightnin’ Hopkins4:16
13The Train Is Coming (Of Five long Years)
Eddie Boyd4:27
14It Don’t Make Sense (You Can’t Make Peace)
Willie Dixon4:26
15Honey Hush
Albert Collins4:19
16The Panic’s On
Earl King3:22
17I Want to Ta‐Ta You Baby
producer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
arranger:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
recording of:
I Want to Ta-Ta You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Johnny “Guitar” Watson45:47
18Sweet Home Chicago
John Hammond4:29
19You’re Tough Enough
Junior Wells2:30
4▼CD: USA Modern Bluesplayers
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)
Taj Mahal3:31
2Tightrope
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble4:43
3Please Call Home
recording of:
Please Call Home
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Allman Brothers Band4:03
4Joyful Noise
recording of:
Joyful Noise
writer:
Kofi Burbridge, Javier Colon, Yonrico Scott, Todd Smallie and Derek Trucks
publisher:
Javier Cake Publishing, Kofi Burbridge Music, Yondez Publishing and Younkin Music
The Derek Trucks Band5:50
5I’m Gonna Find Another You
recording of:
I'm Gonna Find Another You
lyricist and composer:
John Mayer (US singer‐songwriter)
John Mayer2:42
6Hell at Home
Sonny Landreth3:44
7Gone Woman Blues
Rory Block3:46
8The Way You Are
Eric Bibb3:14
9Don’t Try to Explain
assistant recording engineer:
Rose Landaur (engineer)
recording engineer:
Joe McGrath and John Strother
assistant engineer:
Rich Veltrop
producer:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
mixer:
Joe McGrath
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Devonshire Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
mixed at:
Red Zone Studios in Burbank, California, United States
engineered at:
Penguin Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Try to Explain
writer:
Keb’ Mo’
Keb’ Mo’4:01
10Blues in the Night
Dr. John4:41
11Colour and Shape
Joe Bonamassa5:05
12Band See the Light
Jeff Healey4:29
13Something for the Pain
Robben Ford4:57
14Smoking Gun
recording engineer:
Bill Dashiell
executive producer:
Larry Sloven (producer)
producer:
Bruce Bromberg and Dennis Walker
assistant mixer:
Charlie Brocco
mixer:
Jeff Hendrickson (sound engineer)
bass:
Richard Cousins
drums (drum set):
David Olson (drummer)
guitar:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
keyboard:
Peter Boe
tenor saxophone:
Andrew Love
trombone and trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns)
vocals:
Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
recorded at:
Sage & Sound, Los Angeles in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Village Recorders, Los Angeles (Village Studios, aka The Village Recorder) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Smoking Gun
writer:
Bruce Bromberg, Richard Cousins and Robert Cray (blues guitarist, singer and songwriter)
Robert Cray44:09
15Nobody Gets Me Down
T-Model Ford3:16
16Gimme Dat Harp Boy
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band3:37
17Fannie Mae
Canned Heat3:08
5▼CD: UK Bluesplayers 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1County Jail
Alexis Korner's Skiffle Group3:12
2Black Night
Savoy Brown4:54
3Strange Brew
recording of:
Strange Brew
writer:
Eric Clapton, Gail Collins and Felix Pappalardi
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Pronto Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windfall Music Enterprises Incorporated
Cream2:49
4I Put a Spell on You
Them2:40
5New York City Blues
recording of:
New York City Blues
writer:
Chris Dreja and Keith Relf
The Yardbirds4:22
6All My Life
cover recording of:
All My Life
writer:
Jimmie Lee Robinson (US blues musician)
John Mayall3:58
7Crossroads (live)
live cover recording of:
Cross Road Blues (a/k/a “Crossroads”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), Encore Music (US label), King of Spades Music, Lehsem II, LLC, MPCA King of Spades, Noma Music Inc., Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Eric Clapton5:19
8Boom Boom
The Animals3:15
9Junior’s Wailing
Steamhammer3:19
10Slow Blues
Mick Taylor3:22
11Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Duffy Power1:49
12Down Home Girl
John Dummer Blues Band3:26
13How’s Your House
recording of:
How's Your House?
lyricist and composer:
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
Ian Hunter4:21
14Blackjack Game
Paul Lamb & The King Snakes7:40
15Messin’ With the Kid (live)
Rory Gallagher4:19
6▶CD: UK Bluesplayers 2