Tracklist

1CD: 1916–1948
2CD: 1944–1958
3CD: 1956–1962
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Brown Eyed Handsome Man
producer:
Leonard & Phil Chess (legendary US production duo)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (on 1956-04-19)
drums (drum set):
Melvin Billups (on 1956-04-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Chuck Berry (on 1956-04-19)
piano:
Johnnie Johnson (US jazz/blues/rock’n’roll pianist) (on 1956-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 2003)
recorded at:
Universal Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1956-04-19)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 375)
recording of:
Brown Eyed Handsome Man (on 1956-04-19)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Chuck Berry32:19
2Say Boss Man
double bass:
Willie Dixon
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) and Jody Williams (blues guitarist/singer)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
Say Boss Man
writer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:33
3Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
producer:
Milt Gabler
bass:
Mort Herbert (on 1958-02-04)
clarinet:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Barrett Deems (on 1958-02-04)
guitar:
George Barnes (on 1958-02-04)
organ:
Nickie Tagg (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Billy Kyle (on 1958-02-04)
trombone:
Trummy Young (on 1958-02-04)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1958-02-04)
choir vocals:
The Sy Oliver Choir (on 1958-02-04)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1958-02-04)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1958-02-04)
performer:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
C. Mose Music
Louis Armstrong with Sy Oliver's Choir and Orchestra3:04
4The Great Grandfather
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
harmonica:
Billy Boy Arnold (US blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter)
maracas:
Jerome Green
membranophone:
Frank Kirkland
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
recording of:
The Great Grandfather
lyricist and composer:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
Bo Diddley2:29
5Better Git It in Your Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1959-05-05)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
alto saxophone:
John Handy (US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933) (on 1959-05-05)
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1959-05-05)
drums (drum set):
Dannie Richmond (drummer) (on 1959-05-05)
piano:
Horace Parlan (American‐Danish jazz pianist) (on 1959-05-05)
tenor saxophone:
Curtis Porter (on 1959-05-05) and Booker Ervin (tenor saxophonist) (on 1959-05-05)
trombone:
Jimmy Knepper (trombonist) (on 1959-05-05)
recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul (on 1959-05-05)
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Charles Mingus57:25
6Kiyakiya
producer:
Al Ham
Babatunde Olatunji4:17
7Carrie Belle
recorded in:
St. Simons, Georgia, United States (on 1959-10-12)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1959-10-12)
lead vocals:
John Davis (40s/50s US blues/gospel artist) (in 1959-10)
vocals:
Joe Armstrong (Gospel singer from Georgia Sea Islands) (in 1959-10), Jerome Davis (American gospel singer) (in 1959-10), Peter Davis (US Gospel/Blues musician) (in 1959-10), Bessie Jones (in 1959-10), Henry Morrison (US gospel singer) (in 1959-10), Willis Proctor (in 1959-10) and Ben Ramsay (American gospel singer) (in 1959-10)
John Davis and the Spiritual Singers of Georgia3:39
8Working Man
guitar:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
maracas:
Jerome Green (in 1960)
membranophone:
Clifton James (in 1960)
vocals:
Bo Diddley (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer) (in 1960)
Bo Diddley2:33
9Ancient Aiethopia
engineer:
Dave Shirk (engineer)
producer:
Alton Abraham
baritone saxophone:
Charles Davis (saxophone player) (in 1958)
bass:
Ronnie Boykins (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
William Cochran (drummer) (in 1958)
piano:
Le Sun Ra (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
John Gilmore (US saxophonist, played with Sun Ra) (in 1958)
trombone:
Julian Priester (in 1958)
trumpet:
Hobart Dotson (in 1958)
woodwind:
Marshall Allen (American free jazz saxophonist) (in 1958), Pat Patrick (American jazz musician) (in 1958) and James Spaulding (jazz) (in 1958)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Evidence Music, Inc. (Do not use for release Label)
recorded at:
El Saturn Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1958)
recording of:
Ancient Ethiopia
composer:
Sun Ra
Sun Ra9:06
10Georgia on My Mind
producer:
Sid Feller
bass guitar:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1960-03-25)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1960-03-25)
piano:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
vocals:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) (on 1960-03-25)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ray Charles Ent. (in 1960)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-03-25)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 16), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 44) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 283)
cover recording of:
Georgia on My Mind (on 1960-03-25)
anthem of:
Georgia, United States (from 1979 to present)
lyricist:
Stuart Gorrell (in 1930)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1930)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI), Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (from 1930 to present) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (from 1930 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
arrangement of:
Georgia on My Mind (Solo piano arrangement)
Ray Charles43:36
11Death Don’t Have No Mercy
guitar:
Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
vocals:
Reverend Gary Davis (on 1960-08-24)
recording of:
Death Don’t Have No Mercy
lyricist and composer:
Reverend Gary Davis
publisher:
Chandos Music Company, Hillgreen Music and Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Reverend Gary Davis4:42
12Chain Gang
producer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Luigi Creatore and Hugo Peretti
guitar:
Clifton White
lead vocals:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
conductor:
Glenn Osser
additionally recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1960-04-13)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1960 (number: 37)
recording of:
Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
Sam Cooke32:36
13Work Song
recording of:
Work Song (lyrics added by Oscar Brown Jr.)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Nat Adderley
publisher:
Upam Music Co. and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
version of:
Work Song (original instrumental)
Oscar Brown Jr.2:36
14Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Snooks Eaglin2:18
15Are You Sure
cover recording of:
Are You Sure
lyricist and composer:
Meredith Willson
Aretha Franklin2:44
16Exodus
Eddie Harris6:42
17Minstrel and Queen
recording of:
Minstrel and Queen
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1963 to ????)
The Impressions2:23
18You Can’t Judge a Book (By Looking at the Cover)
recording of:
You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Hoochie Coochie Music
Bo Diddley3:15
19Judge Harsh Blues
Furry Lewis5:32
20We Shall Overcome
Guy Carawan3:40