Down Home Blues Classics, Volume 3: Chicago 1946–1954

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Blow Wind Blow
2▶CD: Big World
3▶CD: Tough Times
4▼CD: Korea Blues
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1Jimmy’s Boogie
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
Jimmy Reed2:46
2Rattlesnake
John Brim3:11
3Tonight With a Fool
recording of:
Tonight With a Fool
writer:
Walter Jacobs (blues performer and songwriter)
Little Walter2:53
4Shelby County Blues
Little Johnny Jones3:19
5Be on Your Merry Way
Albert King52:52
6Korea Blues
J.B. Lenoir2:50
7(I’m Gonna) Dig Myself a Hole
Robert Lockwood, Jr.2:38
8Big Stars Falling
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-12-04)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1953-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (American Chicago blues drummer) (on 1953-12-04)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1953-12-04) and Tampa Red (on 1953-12-04)
harmonica:
Walter “Shakey” Horton (blues harmonica player) (on 1953-12-04)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1953-12-04)
vocals:
Tampa Red (on 1953-12-04)
Tampa Red3:10
9Juniors Wail
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-06-08)
bass guitar:
Dave Myers
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994)
harmonica:
Junior Wells
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
vocals:
Junior Wells
Junior Wells2:54
10Who’s Gonna Be Your Sweet Man
recording of:
Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters53:04
11Gary Stomp
John Brim2:51
12Gonna Buy Me a Telephone
Morris Pejoe2:39
13Crosstown Blues
Snooky Pryor2:58
14Murmur Low
Big Boy Spires2:41
15Roll and Rhumba
double bass [acoustic bass]:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1953-06-06)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Albert King (well‐known US blues guitarist & singer) (on 1953-06-06)
guitar:
John Brim (blues performer and songwriter) (on 1953-06-06) and Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
harmonica:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
vocals:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician) (on 1953-06-06)
Jimmy Reed2:46
16Out on the Road
Jimmy Rogers2:52
17So Glad I Found You
bass and double bass:
Ernest "Big" Crawford
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Elga Edmonds (American blues drummer and washboard player)
guitar:
Jimmy Rogers (blues artist) and Johnny Shines (singer and guitarist)
harmonica:
Little Walter (blues performer and songwriter)
vocal:
Johnny Shines (singer and guitarist)
Johnny Shines2:25
18Left Me With a Broken Heart
Jimmy Rogers2:57
19One of These Days
Big Boy Spires3:36
20Green and Lucky Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1951-07-28)
bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1951-07-28)
guitar and kazoo:
Tampa Red (on 1951-07-28)
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1951-07-28)
vocals:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist) (on 1951-07-28) and Tampa Red (on 1951-07-28)
Tampa Red2:48
21Please Don’t Say Goodbye
Roosevelt Sykes Trio3:15
22Come On Baby Now
Rocky Fuller2:37
23Bout the Break of Day
recording of:
Early in the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson, 1914–1948)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Junior Wells3:15
24About to Lose My Mind
Big Boy Spires2:31
25Eagle Rock
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1953-06-08)
bass guitar:
Dave Myers
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Louis Myers (Blues musician, 1929-1994)
harmonica:
Junior Wells
piano:
Johnnie Jones (Chicago blues pianist)
vocals:
Junior Wells
Junior Wells2:21