125 Blues Hits

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Tracklist

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1Lonesome Woman Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:30
2My Gal's Been Foolin' Me
clarinet:
Odell Rand (on 1936-07-09)
guitar:
Kokomo Arnold (on 1936-07-09)
guitar and membranophone:
[unknown]
piano:
Albert Ammons (on 1936-07-09)
vocals:
Sam Theard (on 1936-07-09)
Oscar's Chicago Swingers2:41
3It's Raining Again
Joe Williams & Count Basie2:45
4Boom Boom
producer:
Calvin Carter
bass:
James Jamerson
drums (drum set):
Benny Benjamin (in 1961)
guitar:
John Lee Hooker
piano:
Joe Hunter
tenor saxophone:
Hank Crosby
vocals:
John Lee Hooker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, 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 (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
publisher:
Conrad Publishing Co. Inc. and Tristan Music Ltd.
John Lee Hooker2:29
5Pinebluff, Arkansas
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
Bukka White2:49
6Keep What You Got
Lonnie Johnson2:57
7Devil Got My Woman
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James (in 1931-02)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2006)
recording of:
Devil Got My Woman (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James (in 1931)
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James2:59
8Goodby Blues
T‐Bone Walker3:09
9Harmonica and Washboard Breakdown
Blind Boy Fuller and Sonny Terry2:35
10I Win the Car Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1944-12-14)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Armand “Jump” Jackson (on 1944-12-14)
guitar:
Ted Summitt (on 1944-12-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1944-12-14)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1944-12-14)
recording of:
Win the War Blues (Publisher work code 00000000324855) (on 1944-12-14)
lyricist and composer:
Williamson Willie
publisher:
Arc Music
sub-publisher:
BMG Rights Management GmbH
John Lee Williamson2:45
11Burr Clover Blues
recording of:
Burr Clover Blues
writer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters3:11
12Midnight Hour Blues
recording of:
Midnight Hour Blues
composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (in 2016)
Leroy Carr3:05
13Ain't No Tellin'
Brownie McGhee2:52
14Stormy Weather No.1
Josh White3:01
15Shake 'em on Down
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1937-09-02)
guitar:
[unknown] (on 1937-09-02) and Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1937-09-02)
recording of:
Shake ’Em On Down (on 1937-09-02)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
publisher:
Conrad Music
Bukka White3:01
16Hot Headed Woman
Sonny Terry3:12
17Warehouse Man Blues
Champion Jack Dupree2:48
18Give Me a 32 - 20
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-04-14)
double bass:
Ransom Knowling (on 1942-04-14)
guitar:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1942-04-14)
vocals:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup (on 1942-04-14)
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup2:52
19Blues (That Mean Old Twister)
Lightnin’ Hopkins3:09
20Chains of Love
Big Joe Turner3:19

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