Head Rag Hop: Piano Blues 1925-1960

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Piano Blues 1925-1929
2▶CD: Piano Blues 1929-1932
3▶CD: Piano Blues 1933-1936
4▼CD: Piano Blues 1936-1960
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1Dirty No Gooder
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-10-26)
guitar:
Brownie Stubblefield (on 1936-10-26)
piano:
Mack Rhinehart (on 1936-10-26)
vocals:
Mack Rhinehart (on 1936-10-26)
Brownie Stubblefield3:02
2Brown House Blues
recorded in:
San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-20)
piano:
Harold 'Black Boy Shine' Holiday (aka Harold Holiday) (on 1936-11-20)
vocals:
Harold 'Black Boy Shine' Holiday (aka Harold Holiday) (on 1936-11-20)
Black Boy Shine2:37
3I Just Can’t Take It
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1936-05-23)
piano:
probably Peetie Wheatstraw (on 1936-05-23)
vocals:
Mary Johnson (on 1936-05-23)
Mary Johnson2:38
4The Flying Crow
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1937-02-15)
piano:
Dave 'Black Ivory King' Alexander (aka Dave Alexander) (on 1937-02-15)
vocals:
Dave 'Black Ivory King' Alexander (aka Dave Alexander) (on 1937-02-15)
Black Ivory King2:48
5Little Girl Little Girl
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-08-03)
piano:
Lee Brown (on 1937-08-03)
vocals:
Lee Brown (on 1937-08-03)
Lee Brown2:57
6Push Cart Pusher
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-11-01)
bass, guitar and piano:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1937-11-01)
vocals:
Alice Moore (early 20th century US blues singer) (on 1937-11-01)
Alice Moore3:05
7Shout for Joy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-01)
solo piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1939-01-01)
recording of:
Shout for Joy (on 1939-01-01)
composer:
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons2:27
8Junker Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1941-01-28)
bass:
possibly Wilson Swain or Ransom Knowling ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1941-01-28)
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1941-01-28)
vocals:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1941-01-28)
recording of:
Junker’s Blues (on 1941-01-28)
lyricist and composer:
Willie “Drive ’Em Down” Hall
Champion Jack Dupree2:45
9Boogie Woogie Man
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-05-07)
drums (drum set):
James F. Hoskins (blues drummer) (on 1941-05-07)
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1941-05-07) and Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) (on 1941-05-07)
recording of:
Boogie Woogie Man (on 1941-05-07)
composer:
Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist)
Johnson & Ammons2:43
10The Rocks
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1943-12)
solo piano:
Jimmy Yancey (in 1943-12)
Jimmy Yancey3:39
11Chicago Breakdown
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Chick” Sanders (on 1945-10-15) and Charles Saunders (on 1945-10-15)
guitar:
Tampa Red (on 1945-10-15)
piano:
Big Maceo Merriweather (on 1945-10-15)
lead vocals:
Big Maceo (on 1945-10-15)
recording of:
Chicago Breakdown (on 1945-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Maceo Merriweather
Big Maceo2:57
12That Woman’s a Pearl Diver
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1946-09)
bass, drums (drum set), tenor saxophone and trumpet:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946-09)
piano:
Jimmie Gordon (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Jimmie Gordon (in 1946-09)
Jimmie Gordon2:53
13Screamin’ Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1947-01)
bass:
Eddie Calhoun (American jazz double-bassist) (in 1947-01)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Hoskins or Buddy Smith ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1947-01)
guitar:
William 'Lefty' Bates (in 1947-01)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (in 1947-01)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Davis (in 1947-01)
Dick Davis2:39
14Mother Fuyer
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-06-02)
guitar:
Lonnie Graham (Blues guitarist) (on 1947-06-02)
piano:
James Clark (US blues pianist) (on 1947-06-02)
vocals:
Dirty Red Nelson (Wilborn) (on 1947-06-02)
recording of:
Mother Fuyer (on 1947-06-02)
writer:
Dirty Red (Nelson)
Dirty Red (Nelson)2:26
15Chicken Shack Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-11-19)
bass, drums (drum set) and guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1947-11-19)
piano:
Amos Milburn (on 1947-11-19)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1947-11-19)
vocals:
Amos Milburn (on 1947-11-19)
recording of:
Chicken Shack Boogie (on 1947-11-19)
writer:
Lola Ann Cullum and Amos Milburn
publisher:
EMI Partnership MV GmbH and EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Amos Milburn2:51
16X‐Temporaneous Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1947-12-31)
bass:
Dallas Bartley (on 1947-12-31)
drums (drum set):
Roy Milton (on 1947-12-31)
piano:
Camille Howard (on 1947-12-31)
Camille Howard2:07
17Down Home Child
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-02-01)
bass:
Moody Jones (blues performer) (on 1951-02-01)
guitar:
Robert Lockwood, Jr. (on 1951-02-01)
piano:
Albert 'Sunnyland Slim' Luandrew (blues pianist) (on 1951-02-01)
vocals:
Albert 'Sunnyland Slim' Luandrew (blues pianist) (on 1951-02-01)
Sunnyland Slim2:53
18Little Willie’s Boogie
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (from 1948 until 1949)
drums (drum set):
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 1948 until 1949)
piano:
Little Willie Littlefield (from 1948 until 1949)
Little Willie Littlefield2:57
19Lee’s Boogie
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (in 1948)
piano:
Lee Hunter (in 1948)
vocals:
Lee Hunter (in 1948)
Lee Hunter2:29
20Blues n’ Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1950-03-14)
drums (drum set):
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1950-03-14)
piano:
Roosevelt Sykes (on 1950-03-14)
Roosevelt Sykes2:34
21Sampson Street Boogie
recorded in:
Houston, Texas, United States (on 1950-05-16)
bass:
Donald Cooks (on 1950-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Ben Turner (blues drummer) (on 1950-05-16)
piano:
Willie Johnson (1950s Texas singer & pianist) (on 1950-05-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Wiley, Jr. (on 1950-05-16)
vocals:
Willie Johnson (1950s Texas singer & pianist) (on 1950-05-16)
Willie Johnson and His Orchestra2:38
22Red’s Boogie
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1950-07-25)
bass:
W.J. Jones (Blues bass player) (on 1950-07-25)
drums (drum set):
William R. Green (blues drummer) (on 1950-07-25)
piano:
Willie 'Piano Red' Perryman (on 1950-07-25)
recording of:
Red's Boogie (on 1950-07-25)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Perryman
Piano Red2:25
23My Life Depends on You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States
alto saxophone:
Earl Brown (alto saxophonist)
bass:
Joe Toussaint
drums (drum set):
probably San Francisco Jeffers (blues drummer)
guitar:
probably Pee Wee Kingsley (blues guitarist)
piano:
Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
vocals:
Jimmy McCracklin (blues singer, songwriter)
Jimmy McCracklin3:06
243 A.M. Boogie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1951-08)
bass:
probably Billy Hadnott (in 1951-08)
drums (drum set):
Oscar Lee Bradley (in 1951-08)
piano:
Willard McDaniel (in 1951-08)
Willard McDaniel2:17
25Five Long Years
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1952-05-30)
bass:
Alfred Elkins (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Percy Walker (drummer) (on 1952-05-30)
guitar:
L. C. McKinley (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Ernest Cotton (1950s US jazz saxophonist) (on 1952-05-30)
vocals:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist) (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Five Long Years (on 1952-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Boyd (blues pianist)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, Frederick Music Co., Lawn Music, Onward Music Ltd, Westminster Music and Westminster Music Ltd.
Eddie Boyd2:42
26Otis in the Dark
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-23)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1960-08-23)
Otis Spann4:32