Greatest Blues of All-Time

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Tracklist

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1CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Howlin' for My Darling (a.k.a. Calling on My Darling)
Albert King & Otis Rush3:06
2The Thrill Is GoneB.B. King5:27
3Little Bittie Gal's Blues
Big Joe Turner3:22
4Turn on Your Love Light
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:39
5Stone Crazy
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Donald Hankins (on 1961-12-07)
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1961-12-07)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Fred Below (on 1961-12-07)
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
piano:
Otis Spann (on 1961-12-07)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Jarett Gibson (on 1961-12-07) and Bob Neely (on 1961-12-07)
vocals:
Buddy Guy (on 1961-12-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1961)
recorded at:
Chess Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1961-12-07)
recording of:
Stone Crazy (on 1961-12-07)
composer:
Buddy Guy
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Editions Black & Blue and Tristan Music Ltd.
Buddy Guy7:11
6Whose Muddy Shoes
Elmore James3:18
7Worried About My BabyHowlin’ Wolf2:56
8Lonesome Mood
John Lee Hooker5:12
9I Got What It Takes
Koko Taylor3:08
10Stand By Me
Junior Parker2:34
11Rolling Stone
recording of:
Rollin’ Stone (Muddy Waters)
lyricist and composer:
Muddy Waters
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. and Sony Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Catfish Blues (Robert Petway)
Muddy Waters3:07
12Why My Baby
T‐Bone Walker2:53
13Walking the Blues
Willie Dixon3:05
14No Money No LuckB.B. King3:46
15Two Steps From the Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:36
16Hard Luck Blues
Little Milton3:02
17Brownie's New Blues
guest performer:
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee5:02
18Ask Me No Questions
recording of:
Ask Me No Questions
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
publisher:
Pamco Music Inc.
B.B. King3:09
19Ain't No Big Deal on You
Little Milton2:20
20They Call It Stormy Monday (a.k.a. "Stormy Monday Blues")
T‐Bone Walker2:24
2CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Guess Who
recording of:
Guess Who
writer:
Jesse Belvin and JoAnne Belvin
publisher:
Michele Publ. Co.
B.B. King4:08
2Corinne, Corrina
Big Joe Turner2:32
3Billy's Blues, Part Two
Billy Stewart2:27
4Do What You Set Out to Do
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:39
5Third Degree
Eddie Boyd3:16
6Depression Blues
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown2:55
7How Many More Years
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1951-05-14)
drums (drum set):
Willie Steele (on 1951-05-14)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (on 1951-05-14)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
piano:
Ike Turner (on 1951-05-14)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2013)
recording of:
How Many More Years (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett (in 1951)
Howlin’ Wolf2:42
8I Put My Trust in You
John Lee Hooker5:18
9Big Boss ManKoko Taylor4:20
10Moanin' the Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-09-10)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1934-09-10) and Memphis Minnie (on 1934-09-10)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1934-09-10)
Memphis Minnie3:06
11She's Nineteen Years Old
recording of:
She's Nineteen Years Old
lyricist and composer:
McKinley Morganfield
Muddy Waters3:19
12Every Night I Have to Cry
T‐Bone Walker2:48
13Piney Brown Blues
Big Joe Turner2:54
14Rainin' All the TimeB.B. King2:55
15Touch of the BluesBobby “Blue” Bland3:20
16Blind Man
Little Milton3:24
17Hole in the Wall
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee3:48
18Chains and Things
assistant engineer:
John Henning, Llyllianne Douma and Mike D. Stone
engineer:
Gary Kellgren and Bill Szymczyk
producer:
Bill Szymczyk
bass:
Bryan Garofalo (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
electric piano:
Carole King (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
guitar:
B.B. King (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
vocals:
B.B. King (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
strings arranger:
Jimmie Haskell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1970)
recorded at:
The Record Plant in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
recording of:
Chains and Things (from 1970-05 until 1970-06)
writer:
Dave Clark and B.B. King
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, MCA, Inc., Pamco Music Inc. and Sounds Of Lucille, Inc.
B.B. King feat. Carole King4:55
19Funky Butt
Muddy Waters2:54
20Goin' to Funky Town
T‐Bone Walker5:00
3CD
#TitleArtistLength
1Help the PoorB.B. King2:39
2Doggin' the Dog
Big Joe Turner2:46
3Farther Up the Road
Bobby “Blue” Bland2:59
4Buddy's Groove
Buddy Guy3:44
5The Sun Is Shining
recording of:
The Sun Is Shining
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
Elmore James2:44
6Tail Dragger
recording of:
Tail Dragger
writer:
Willie Dixon
Howlin’ Wolf2:59
7Heartaches and Troubles
Jimmy Reed2:22
8Tantalizing With the Blues
John Lee Hooker5:06
9Wang Dang Doodle
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1965-12-07)
producer:
Willie Dixon
bass:
Jack Meyers (on 1965-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Fred Below
guitar:
Buddy Guy (on 1965-12-07) and Johnny "Twist" Williams (on 1965-12-07)
piano:
Lafayette Leake (on 1965-12-07)
saxophone [sax]:
Gene Barge (on 1965-12-07) and Donald Hankins (on 1965-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge
background vocals:
Willie Dixon (on 1965-12-07)
lead vocals:
Koko Taylor
vocals:
Koko Taylor (on 1965-12-07)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 1995)
cover recording of:
Wang Dang Doodle (on 1965-12-07)
lyricist:
Willie Dixon (in 1960-06)
composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
Koko Taylor3:02
10Weary Woman's Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1935-05-27)
guitar:
[unknown] (on 1935-05-27) and Memphis Minnie (on 1935-05-27)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1935-05-27)
Memphis Minnie2:56
11Can't Get No Grindin' (What's the Matter With the Mill)Muddy Waters2:48
12Party Girl
T‐Bone Walker3:04
13Driftin' Blues
Bobby “Blue” Bland3:27
14Let Me Make You Cry a Little LongerB.B. King5:49
15Mother-In-Law Blues
Junior Parker2:33
16We're Gonna Make ItLittle Milton2:41
17Sugar Sweet
recording of:
Sugar Sweet
writer:
Mel London
Muddy Waters2:31
18I Like to Live the LoveBobby Bland & B.B. King3:29
19Confusion Blues
T‐Bone Walker2:53
20Let the Good Times Roll (live)Bobby Bland & B.B. King5:30