Mississippi Bluesmen

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Mannish Boy part of: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 229) recording of: Mannish Boy writer: Ellas McDaniel, Mel London and McKinley Morganfield publisher: Bug Music Ltd. and Tristan Music Ltd. part of: Risky Business (film soundtrack)	Muddy Waters	2:59
2	Smokestack Lightning recording of: Smokestack Lightning lyricist and composer: Chester Arthur Burnett publisher: Arc Music	Howlin’ Wolf	3:08
3	It’s My Own Fault recording of: It’s My Own Fault lyricist and composer: John Lee Hooker publisher: Arc Music, Arc Music Corp. and Tristan Music Ltd.	B.B. King	3:41
4	Sweet Home Chicago recording engineer: Vincent Liebler executive producer: Art Satherly producer: Don Law guitar: Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23) vocals: Robert Johnson (on 1936-11-23) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Soul Jam Records (in 2015) recorded at: Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, United States (on 1936-11-23) part of: Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1983) cover recording of: Sweet Home Chicago (on 1936-11-23) lyricist and composer: Robert Johnson publisher: Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd., Standing Ovation and Encore Music, The Bicycle Music Company and Horoscope Music (in 1982)	Robert Johnson	3:04
5	I 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 Rush	3:09
6	The 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 James	2:46
7	Baby Please Don’t Go recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1947-07-22) double bass [bass]: Ransom Knowling (on 1947-07-22) drums (drum set) [drums]: Judge Lawrence Riley (on 1947-07-22) guitar and lead vocals: Big Joe Williams (on 1947-07-22) harmonica: Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1947-07-22) additional performer: Alfred Elkins and Sonny Boy Williamson recording of: Baby, Please Don’t Go lyricist and composer: [traditional] arranger: Big Joe Williams publisher: EMI Full Keel Music, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. version of: Another Man Done Gone	Big Joe Williams	2:51
8	I’m in the Mood	John Lee Hooker	3:10
9	Down the Dirt Road Blues recorded in: Richmond, Indiana, United States (on 1929-06-14) guitar and lead vocals: Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14) additional vocals: [unknown] (on 1929-06-14) recording of: Down the Dirt Road Blues (on 1929-06-14) lyricist and composer: Charley Patton	Charley Patton	3:05
10	Death Letter Blues	Son House	3:32
11	So Glad I’m Living	James Cotton	3:11
12	Fixin’ to Die Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08) guitar and lead vocals: Bukka White (on 1940-03-08) washboard: Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08) vocals: Bukka White (on 1940-03-08) recording of: Fixin’ to Die Blues (on 1940-03-08) lyricist and composer: Bukka White	Bukka White	2:54
13	Mean Old Frisco Blues	Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup	2:39
14	Louis Collins	Mississippi John Hurt	2:58
15	Honest I Do	Jimmy Reed	2:43
16	Come On Home	Eddie Boyd	2:38
17	Walking the Blues recorded in: Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-05) recording of: Walkin’ the Blues (in 1955-05) writer: Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree cover recording of: Walkin’ the Blues writer: Teddy McRae and William Jack Dupree	Willie Dixon	3:05