Best of Blues, Volume 1

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (US drummer) (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
piano:
Joe Hunter (of the Motown "Funk Brothers" studio ensemble)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Universal Recording Corporation, Studio B in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-10-26)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 218) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 463)
recording of:
Boom Boom (on 1961-10-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker3.252:32
2Down Now Baby
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:16
3Country Blues
producer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John Wesley Work (John Wesley Work III)
guitar:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1941-08-26 until 1941-08-31)
vocals:
Muddy Waters (blues musician) (from 1941-08-26 until 1941-08-31)
recording of:
Country Blues #2
writer:
Muddy Waters (blues musician)
Muddy Waters3:24
4Good Morning Blues
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (from 1940 to present)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
Lead Belly2:55
5Lady Luck Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1923-06-14)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1923-06-14)
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer) (on 1923-06-14)
Bessie Smith43:08
6When You've Got a Good Friend
recording engineer:
Vincent Liebler
executive producer:
Art Satherly
producer:
Don Law
guitar:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
vocals:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) (on 1936-11-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Soul Jam Records (in 2015)
recorded at:
Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23)
recording of:
When You Got a Good Friend (on 1936-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
publisher:
Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd.
Robert Johnson42:39
7Brother James
Big Joe Turner2:56
8St Louis Blues
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
Billie Holiday2:53
9Sail on Boogie
T‐Bone Walker2:39
10Boogie Chillen
recorded in:
Detroit, Michigan, United States (in 1948-09)
producer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
vocals:
John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Boogie Chillen’ (in 1948-09)
writer:
Bernard Besman (producer, label owner and songwriter) and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., La Cienega Music and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
John Lee Hooker33:09

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ASIN:UK: B00003W88R [info]