The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: B.B. King: Birth of a Legend

~ Release by B.B. King (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

2nd barcode: 9781908025265

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: B.B. King: Birth of a Legend
2▼CD: Original Bluesmen
#TitleArtistLength
1Farther Up the Road
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:00
2Bad Luck Blues
Albert King3:13
3Shake ’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
4Have You Ever Loved a Woman
engineer:
Randall Merryman
cover recording of:
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Billy Myles
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
Freddie King3:08
5Shake That Boogie
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1946-08-06)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1946-08-06)
guitar:
Willie Lacey (on 1946-08-06)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1946-08-06)
piano:
Blind John Davis (on 1946-08-06)
Sonny Boy Williamson2:48
6Reconsider Baby
recording of:
Reconsider Baby
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Arc Music Corp.
Lowell Fulson3:11
7Call It Stormy Monday
recording of:
Call It Stormy Monday (but Tuesday Is Just as Bad)
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker
publisher:
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. (ended), Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Songs Of The Knoll, 日音 Synch事業部, Peermusic III, Ltd. (until 2018-11-01), Gregmark Music Inc (from 1959 to present), Lord and Walker Publishing (from 1959 to present) and Raleigh Music Group (from 2018-11-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Scandinavia AB (in 1994)
T‐Bone Walker3:03
8Tomorrow Night
Lonnie Johnson3:04
9The Sky Is Crying
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1959-11)
bass guitar:
Homesick James (in 1959-11)
drums (drum set):
Odie Payne (in 1959-11)
guitar:
Elmore James (in 1959-11)
piano:
Little Johnny Jones (in 1959-11)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
[unknown] (in 1959-11) and J.T. Brown (in 1959-11)
lead vocals:
Elmore James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1991)
recording of:
The Sky Is Crying (in 1959-11)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Longitude Music Co.
Elmore James2:49
10I Can’t Quit You Baby
cover recording of:
I Can’t Quit You Baby
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Conrad Music and Hoochie Coochie Music
Otis Rush3:07
11Blues After Hours
Pee Wee Crayton2:34
12The Things That I Used to Do
recording of:
The Things That I Used to Do
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jones
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
Guitar Slim3:00

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part of:Music Rough Guides (number: 1277) (order: 277)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1419305 [info]