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
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1Dust 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 James2:45
2Sho’ Nuff I Do
recording of:
Sho' Nuff I Do
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:55
3Please Find My Baby
recording of:
Please Find My Baby
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James3:07
4Cry For Me Baby
recording of:
Cry for Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Lonmel Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Elmore James2:47
5Sunny LAnd
recording of:
Sunnyland
writer:
Elmore James and Joe Josea
publisher:
Uncle Doris Music Ltd.
Elmore James3:17
6The 12 Year Old Boy
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1957)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1957)
guitar:
Wayne Bennett (blues guitarist) (in 1957) and Eddie Taylor (electric blues guitarist and singer) (in 1957)
membranophone:
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (in 1957)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (in 1957)
slide guitar and lead vocals:
Elmore James (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
J.T. Brown (saxophonist) (in 1957)
recording of:
The 12 Year Old Boy (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Mel London
Elmore James3:06
7It Hurts Me, Too
recording of:
It Hurts Me Too
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James and Mel London
writer:
Kevin Moore
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Lonmel Publishing (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Rhinelander Music Inc. and Mo’ Than Jus’ Music (in 2000)
Elmore James3:04
8Hawaiian Boogie
recording of:
Hawaiian Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:20
9T.V. Mama
Elmore James2:49
10Have to Change Keys (to Play These Blues)
recording of:
Have to Change Keys
writer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) and Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues)
Lonnie Johnson3:04
11Mr. Johnson’s Blues
recording of:
Mr. Johnson's Blues
composer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
Lonnie Johnson2:43
12Mean Old Bedbug Blues
recording of:
Mean Old Bedbug Blues
Lonnie Johnson2:57
13Toothache Blues Pt. 1
recording of:
Toothache Blues, Part 1
writer:
Oscar Jefferson, Georgia White and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Lonnie Johnson2:50
14Toothache Blues Pt. 2
recording of:
Toothache Blues, Part II
writer:
Oscar Jefferson and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
Lonnie Johnson3:23
15Sweet Potato Blues
recording of:
Sweet Potato Blues
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Lonnie Johnson3:00
16Guitar Blues
recording of:
Guitar Blues
writer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician) and Eddie Lang (New Orleans blues)
Lonnie Johnson3:17
17She’s Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight
recording of:
She's Making Whoopee Tonight
composer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
Lonnie Johnson3:12
18Got the Blues For Murder Only
recording of:
Got the Blues for Murder Only
composer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
Lonnie Johnson3:25
19I’m Nuts About That Gal
recording of:
I'm Nuts About That Gal
composer:
Lonnie Johnson (American blues and jazz musician)
Lonnie Johnson3:10
20Deep Blue Sea Blues
recording of:
Deep Blue Sea Blues
composer:
Alger “Texas” Alexander
Lonnie Johnson3:05
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
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