25 Blues Masters - Volume 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Boom BoomJohn Lee Hooker2:31
2Lightnin's StompLightnin’ Hopkins2:39
3Cc Rider
recording of:
CC Rider
Ray Charles2:42
4Can't Hold On
producer:
Johnny Otis
cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music, Arc Music Corporation and Tristan Music Ltd.
Canned Heat2:33
5Dust My Broom
recording of:
Dust My Broom
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music, Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
Howlin’ Wolf3:53
6Casey Jones
Mississippi John Hurt3:08
7The Boll Weevil
Lead Belly3:11
8Kidney Stew
Pinetop Perkins4:09
9Honest I Do
recording of:
Honest I Do
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed
writer:
Ewart G. Abner, Jr.
Jimmy Reed2:48
10G.I. Blues
Lightnin’ Slim2:36
11Wish Me Well
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Alex Atkins
bass:
Sam Chatman (on 1959-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Billy Stepney (on 1959-08-18)
electric guitar:
Matt Murphy (on 1959-08-18)
guitar:
Matt Murphy
piano:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
saxophone:
Alex Atkins (on 1959-08-18), John Calvin (on 1959-08-18) and Ernest Cotton (on 1959-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
John Calvin and Ernest Cotton
lead vocals:
Memphis Slim
vocals:
Memphis Slim (on 1959-08-18)
performer:
Memphis Slim and The Houserockers (on 1959-08-18)
Memphis Slim2:43
12Chains Of Love
Big Joe Turner4:01
13Corrina CorrinaMuddy Waters3:38
14Miss Brown To YouBillie Holiday1:49
15Sugar Mama
Big Joe Williams2:40
16Process
John Lee Hooker3:39
17Santa Fe BluesLightnin’ Hopkins3:16
18Rockin' Chair Blues
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair Blues
lyricist and composer:
William York
Ray Charles2:48
19Goin' Down Slow
double bass and spoken vocals:
Willie Dixon (in 1961-12)
drums (drum set):
Sam Lay (in 1961-12)
guitar:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12), Jimmy Rogers (in 1961-12) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1961-12)
piano:
Henry Gray (in 1961-12)
lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1961-12)
cover recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Goin’ Down Slow (in 1961-12)
lyricist and composer:
James Burke Oden
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd. and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Howlin’ Wolf3:26
20My Creole Belle
Mississippi John Hurt3:44
21John Hardy
Lead Belly3:40
22Yonders Wall
Pinetop Perkins3:23
23I'm Nervous
live recording of:
I'm Nervous
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed2:33
24My Babe
Lightnin’ Slim2:27
25Jump For JoyBig Joe Turner3:26