Play Me the Blues… The Legendary Blues Singers

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume 1
2▶CD: Volume 2
3▶CD: Volume 3
4▶CD: Volume 4
5▼CD: Volume 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Jockey Blues
Mike Bloomfield3:50
2Backwater Blues
Lead Belly2:56
3Smokestack Lightning
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (American electric blues guitarist) (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Howlin’ Wolf33:04
4Trust My Baby
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1960-09-15)
producer:
Marshall Chess
editor:
Ron Malo
double bass [bass]:
Willie Dixon (on 1960-09-15)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1960-09-15)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1960-09-15) and Luther Tucker (on 1960-09-15)
harmonica:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1960-09-15)
vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965) (on 1960-09-15)
recording of:
Trust My Baby (on 1960-09-15)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (Aleck “Sonny Boy Williamson” Miller, 1912–1965)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:42
5Last Night
Little Walter2:42
6Self Destruction Blues
cover recording of:
Self Destruction Blues
lyricist and composer:
Andy McCoy
Johnny Winter3:27
7I Need You
Elmore James2:45
8Long Distance Call
recording of:
Long Distance Call
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
publisher:
Watertoons (BMI-affiliated - publisher associated with Muddy Waters)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
Muddy Waters2:38
9Trouble, Trouble
Memphis Slim2:39
10One Room Country Shack
producer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell
orchestra:
Bumps Blackwell Orchestra (Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell) (on 1957-11-11)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-11-11)
cover recording of:
One Room Country Shack (on 1957-11-11)
writer:
Mercy Dee Walton
publisher:
Venice Music
Johnny “Guitar” Watson2:36
11Stop Crying (All Your Throwing Away Is Mine)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:33
12A Big Man
recording of:
A Big Man
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Hibiscus Music Co
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
live recording of:
A Big Man
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
publisher:
Hibiscus Music Co
sub-publisher:
Strictly Songs France
John Mayall4:52
13Tail Dragger
double bass:
Jerome Arnold (blues bassist) (on 1962-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Junior Blackman (on 1962-09-28)
guitar:
Hubert Sumlin (Chicago blues guitarist and singer) (on 1962-09-28)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1962-09-28)
piano:
Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1962-09-28)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (on 1962-09-28)
recording of:
Tail Dragger (on 1962-09-28)
writer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf32:56
14Fine Little Mama
Elmore James2:32
15Sugar Mama
John Lee Hooker3:13
16Ride in My New Car
Big Joe Williams2:38
6▶CD: Volume 6
7▶CD: Volume 7
8▶CD: Volume 8
9▶CD: Volume 9
10▶CD: Volume 10