Play Me the Blues...

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 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 Hooker3.252:31
2Mean Mistreatin' Mama
recording of:
Mean Mistreatin’ Mama
writer:
Elmore James and Bobby Robinson
Elmore James2:43
3Coming Home
recording of:
Coming Home
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:28
4Lost and Gone
recording of:
Lost and Gone
lyricist and composer:
John Mayall
John Mayall2:44
5Going Down Slow
cover recording of:
Going Down Slow
lyricist and composer:
James Oden (blues singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Johnny Winter4:45
6It's My Own Fault Baby
recording of:
It's My Own Fault Baby
writer:
Riley B. King and Jules Taub
publisher:
MCA Music Entertainment GmbH
B.B. King3:37
7Baby Lee
recording of:
Baby Lee
writer:
James Bracken and John Lee Hooker (US blues singer, songwriter & guitarist)
John Lee Hooker2:45
8Coffee for Mama
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:32
9Blues for the Lowlands
guitar:
Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962)
vocals:
Brownie McGhee (from 1961 until 1962) and Sonny Terry (from 1961 until 1962)
recorded at:
The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California, United States (from 1961 until 1962)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee4:49
10Lightning's Bad Luck
Lightnin’ Slim2:37
11Wolverine Blues
recording of:
Wolverine Blues
lyricist:
Benjamin F Spikes (Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes) and John Spikes
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Morton3:27
12West Coast Idea
recording of:
West Coast Idea
writer:
Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton2:22
13Outside Help (short version)
live recording of:
Outside Help
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
recording of:
Outside Help
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
B.B. King3:40
14Lonesome Blues
Mississippi John Hurt3:49
15Nothin' but the Blues
bass:
Donald Cooks (in 1954-04)
drums (drum set):
Ben Turner (blues drummer) (in 1954-04)
electric guitar:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04)
vocals:
Lightnin’ Hopkins (in 1954-04)
recorded at:
ACA Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1954-04)
recording of:
Nothin' but the Blues (in 1954-04)
writer:
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Lightnin’ Hopkins2:24
16Little Red Rooster
Big Mama Thornton5:53
17Baby Please Don't Go
Big Joe Williams1:49
18Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Mississippi John Hurt3:37