The Blues

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Tracklist

1▶CD: USA Pre War Bluesplayers
2▼CD: USA Post War Bluesplayers 1
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1Hound Dog
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-08-13)
recording engineer and mixer:
Joel Moss
assistant engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer), Brandon Harris (US engineer) and Sue McLean
producer:
Hummie Mann, Johnny Otis and Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist)
editor:
Curtis Roush
double bass [bass]:
Albert Winston (R&B bassist) (on 1952-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Leard Bell (R&B drummer) (on 1952-08-13)
guitar:
Pete Lewis (on 1952-08-13)
piano:
Devonia Williams (US R&B pianist/singer) (on 1952-08-13)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Johnny Otis (on 1952-08-13)
vocals:
Big Mama Thornton (on 1952-08-13)
orchestra:
Johnny Otis & His Orchestra (on 1952-08-13)
conductor:
Artie Kane
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Hound Dog (on 1952-08-13)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (on 1952-08-12)
composer:
Mike Stoller (on 1952-08-12)
previously attributed to:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane, Cherry Lane Music, Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Lion Publishing Co., MCA Music Inc. (US-based music publishers), MCA Music Ltd., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!), Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
Big Mama Thornton4.652:51
2Old and Grey
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup4:12
3Wang Dang Doodle
Koko Taylor3:03
4Baby, Scratch My Back
Slim Harpo2:35
5Burning Fire
Otis Spann3:18
6Talk to Me Baby
Elmore James2:17
7Boogie Chillen
John Lee Hooker3:11
8I Got the Blues Again
T‐Bone Walker3:19
9Lady Sings the Blues
recording of:
Lady Sings the Blues
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Herbie Nichols (jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Northern Music Company
Billie Holiday3:47
10Everybody’s Fishin’
James Cotton3:19
11Lead Me On
Bobby Bland2:06
12Hate to See You Go
Little Walter2:19
13Everything Is Broken
R.L. Burnside4:53
14Little Red Rooster
Otis Rush4:44
15Hustled Down in Texas
Johnny Winter3:30
16Going to New York
Jimmy Reed2:19
17Free Again
Robert Pete Williams5:04
18Mean Old Highway
Sonny Boy Williamson3:24
19I’ll Die Tryin’
J.B. Lenoir3:08
3▶CD: USA Post War Bluesplayers 2
4▶CD: USA Modern Bluesplayers
5▶CD: UK Bluesplayers 1
6▶CD: UK Bluesplayers 2