Let Me Tell You About the Blues: Memphis - The Evolution of Memphis Blues

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1Sun Brimmer’s Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-02-24)
guitar:
Will Weldon (on 1927-02-24)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1927-02-24)
jug:
Charlie Polk (on 1927-02-24)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1927-02-24)
vocals:
Will Weldon (on 1927-02-24)
recording of:
Sun Brimmer’s Blues (on 1927-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
Will Shade
Memphis Jug Band3:12
2Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Banjo Joe3:12
3Corn Liquor Blues
Lewis Black2:58
4Little Rock Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-12-12)
guitar:
Can (on 1927-12-12) and Pet (on 1927-12-12)
vocals:
Pearl Dickson (on 1927-12-12)
Pearl Dickson3:02
5Springdale Blues
Cannon’s Jug Stompers3:07
6Downtown Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-01)
acoustic guitar [guitar]:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-02-01)
vocals:
Frank Stokes (on 1928-02-01)
recording of:
Downtown Blues (on 1928-02-01)
writer:
Dan Sane and Frank Stokes
Frank Stokes3:14
7Big Road Blues
Tommy Johnson3:12
8Saturday Blues
Ishmon Bracey3:30
9Frankie
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Mississippi John Hurt (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Frankie
lyricist and composer:
Mississippi John Hurt
Mississippi John Hurt3:24
10Away Down in the Alley Blues
Lonnie Johnson2:51
11Death Bell Blues
Tom Dickson3:12
12I’m Wild About My Lovin’
Jim Jackson3:14
13Cannon Ball Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (on 1928-08-28)
Furry Lewis3:06
14Last Time Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
guitar:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1929-09-22)
vocals:
“Papa” Charlie McCoy (on 1929-09-22)
Charlie McCoy3:05
15That’s No Way to Get Along
recording of:
That’s No Way to Get Along (aka “The Prodigal Son”)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Wilkins
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Robert Wilkins2:55
16Cottonfield Blues, Part 1
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-23)
guitar:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23) and Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1929-09-23)
vocals:
Garfield Akers (on 1929-09-23)
Garfield Akers2:52
17The Girl I Love, She Got Long
Sleepy John Estes2:58
18Rowdy Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-25)
guitar:
[unknown] (on 1929-09-25) and Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
vocals:
Kid Bailey (on 1929-09-25)
Kid Bailey2:59
19Chickasaw Special
Noah Lewis3:17
20Fare Thee Well Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-20)
guitar:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
vocals:
Mississippi Joe Callicott (on 1930-02-20)
Mississippi Joe Callicott3:11
21Bedside Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Jim Thompkins (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Jim Thompkins (on 1930-02-21)
Jim Thompkins3:06
22Bumble Bee
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-02-21)
guitar:
Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1930-02-21) and Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1930-02-21)
recording of:
Bumble Bee
composer:
Memphis Minnie
Memphis Minnie3:18
23The Panama Limited
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26) and Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
vocals:
Booker T. Washington White (on 1930-05-26)
recording of:
The Panama Limited (on 1930-05-26)
writer:
Bukka White
Bukka White3:10
24Married Man Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-11-26)
guitar:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
vocals:
Blind Willie Reynolds (on 1930-11-26)
Blind Willie Reynolds3:17
25Moanin’ the Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1934-09-18)
guitar:
Allen Shaw (on 1934-09-18) and Willie Borum (on 1934-09-18)
vocals:
Allen Shaw (on 1934-09-18)
Allen Shaw3:02
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1Jazzbo Stomp
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-11-06)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1934-11-06)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1934-11-06)
jug and piano:
Jab Jones (on 1934-11-06)
violin:
Charlie Pierce (on 1934-11-06)
washboard:
Robert Burse (on 1934-11-06)
Memphis Jug Band2:59
2Old Jim Canaan’s
Robert Wilkins2:54
3The Cockeyed World
Minnie Wallace2:59
4Hard Scufflin’ Blues
Little Buddy Doyle2:41
5Beale Street Holiday
Charlie Burse & His Memphis Mudcats2:26
6Single Man Blues
James De Berry And His Memphis Playboys2:33
7Boogie in the Park
Joe Hill Louis2:47
8Little Boy Blue
Big Walter Horton2:59
9I’m Lonsome Baby
Ike Turner3:02
10Rocket 88
Jackie Brenston2:52
11Moanin’ at Midnight
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:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (on 1951-05-14)
recording of:
Moanin’ at Midnight (on 1951-05-14)
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:56
12She’s Dynamite
recording of:
She’s Dynamite
lyricist and composer:
Hudson Whittaker
B.B. King2:32
13Juiced
Billy Love2:33
14Three O’Clock Blues
recording of:
Three O’Clock Blues (First recorded in 1946)
writer:
Lowell Fulson
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc. and Powerforce Music
B.B. King3:03
15Dr. Ross Boogie
Doctor Ross2:40
16Booted
Rosco Gordon3:10
17Rats in My Kitchen
Sleepy John Estes3:04
18Saddle My Pony
recording of:
Saddle My Pony
writer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
Howlin’ Wolf2:34
19T-Model Boogie
Rosco Gordon2:38
20The Last Time
Woodrow Adams2:55
21We All Gotta Go Sometime
Big Walter Horton2:59
22Seems Like a Million Years
Willie Nix2:50
23Sweet Home Chicago
David “Honeyboy” Edwards3:00
24Easy
Jimmy & Walter3:00
25Bear Cat
Rufus Thomas2:52
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1Walked All Night
Charley Booker2:46
2Greyhound Blues
D.A. Hunt2:38
3Feelin’ Good
Little Junior Parker2:56
4County Farm Blues
William Stewart1:57
5Tiger Man
Rufus Thomas2:48
6Believe I’ll Settle Down
Boyd Gilmore3:08
7Blue Guitar
recording of:
Blue Guitar
composer:
Earl Hooker
publisher:
ABC/Dunhill Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France
Earl Hooker2:47
8Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
Pinetop Perkins2:47
9Beggin’ My Baby
Little Milton2:27
10Ugly Woman
Johnny O’Neal2:30
11Hydramatic Woman
Joe Hill Louis2:32
12Mystery Train
Little Junior Parker2:23
13Straighten Up Baby
James Cotton2:20
14Wolf Call Boogie
Coy “Hot Shot” Love2:37
15But High
Kenneth Banks2:35
16Way After Midnight
Billy Love2:51
17Lookin’ for My Baby
Little Milton2:36
18Cotton Crop Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips
recording of:
Cotton Crop Blues
lyricist and composer:
James Cotton
James Cotton3:03
19That’s All Right
cover recording of:
That’s All Right
lyricist and composer:
Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Crudup Music, Hill & Range Songs, Inc., Intersong GmbH, PW Ballads, Special Rider Music, St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music and Unichappell Music, Inc.
Elvis Presley1:58
20I’m Gonna Murder My Baby
Pat Hare2:57
21Mystery Train
cover recording of:
Mystery Train
writer:
Junior Parker and Sam Phillips
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Mijac Music, MJ Publishing Trust, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Hilo Music Inc. (in 1953)
Elvis Presley2:27
22When It Rains It Pours
Billy “The Kid” Emerson3:06
23The Boogie Disease
Doctor Ross2:36
24Feel So Worried
Sammy Lewis & Willie Johnson2:28
25Cheese and Crackers
Rosco Gordon2:50